Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman and her brother, investigative journalist David Goodman, will speak at 7 p.m. Friday, April 17, at the Grass Valley Veteran’s Hall in a fundraising benefit for KVMR community radio.

“We’re looking forward to returning to Grass Valley” Goodman said. “We so appreciate the warm reception from people who are involved, engaged, and enthusiastic about making positive change in their community.”



Amy and David Goodman look at who wields the greatest power in America — ordinary citizens who take a chance and stand up for what they believe in.

The Goodman’s hope that the examples they share in their talk and in their book, "Standing Up to the Madness" (now available in paperback), will inspire ordinary people to become active in preserving their country’s values.

As they explain in their introduction, “great change begins with small steps taken at home.”

KNOW AND GO

What: KVMR Presents and Evening with Amy Goodman

Date: Friday, April 17, 2009

Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Grass Valley Veterans Memorial Hall

255 South Auburn St., Grass Valley

Tickets: Advance, $16 KVMR members, $21 nonmembers; at the door, $20 members, $25 nonmembers; online at kvmr.org; at Briar Patch Community Co-op in Grass Valley; and at the KVMR office by calling (530) 265-9073.

About the Goodmans

Amy Goodman is an internationally acclaimed journalist and host of the daily grassroots global news hour Democracy Now!, which airs on more than 700 radio and TV stations around the world and on www.democracynow.org. Democracy Now! is the largest media collaboration in North American public broadcasting.

Goodman has won many of the most prestigious awards in journalism, including the George Polk Award, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award, and the Robert F. Kennedy Prize for International Reporting.



David Goodman is an award-winning independent journalist, the author of seven books, and a contributing writer to Mother Jones. His articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Outside, The Nation, and numerous other publications. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book Fault Lines: Journeys into the New South Africa. He lives with his wife and two children in Vermont.

About KVMR

KVMR broadcasts Goodman's radio show at 7 p.m. daily.

KVMR builds community by bringing people together to celebrate the music of the world and give voice to the community. KVMR broadcasts in the Sierra foothills and Sacramento area at 89.5 FM, at 105.1 FM in Truckee and Lake Tahoe, and on the Web at www.kvmr.org.

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