Al Franken and Global Justice, with Jokes
Comedian, radio show host, speaker, author of the new book The Truth, with Jokes, and possible contender for U.S. Senate Al Franken spoke at the First Annual Global Justice Awards Dinner, Saturday, October 22, 2005, held at the new Busboys and Poets at 14th and V streets NW.
From the Global Justice website
Global Justice operates three campaigns/projects of its own, along with working in partnership with advocacy organizations worldwide. To learn more about Global Justice and the work that it does, please visit the website’s of our three current campaigns/projects:
Award winners included:
Adam Taylor, winner of the Founder’s Award, is a co-founder of Student Global AIDS Campaign and the former executive director of Global Justice.
Ben Wikler, co-founder of Student Global AIDS Campaign and producer of Al Franken’s radio show, won the “Student Activist Award.”
Actor and Global Justice supporter Rupert Everett won the “Adam Taylor Award,” named for the winner of the Founder’s Award, Adam Taylor.
Also winning the “Student Activist Award,” but not in attendance, was Michael Bernstein, of the Student Campaign for Child Survival.
Special: Be sure to watch the video at Amazon.com (Click here and scroll down) and watch for Ben Wikler help Al Franken deal with a bad review from a right wing dittohead. This is hilarious. Franken is a very funny physical comedian, as I discovered watching DVDs of “Lateline.” Wikler adds just the right punch.
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