Ralph Nader to Read and Sign Books

We are pleased to announce a reading by Ralph Nader. The event will be Wednesday, April 18 at 7:30pm at the Plymouth Congregational Church, 1900 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis.

Ralph Nader was recently named by the Atlantic as one of the 100 most influential figures in American history, one of only four living people to be so honored. The son of immigrants from Lebanon, he has launched two major presidential campaigns and founded or organized more than one hundred civic organizations. His groups have made an impact on tax reform, atomic power regulation, the tobacco industry, clean air and water, food safety, access to health care, civil rights, congressional ethics.

"My boyhood in a small town in Connecticut was shaped by my family, my friends, our neighbors, my chores and hobbies, the town's culture and environment, its schools, libraries, factories, and businesses, their workers, and by storms that came from nowhere to disrupt everything.... Yet childhood in any family is a mysterious experience.... What shapes the mind, the personality, the character?"

So begins The Seventeen Traditions, the unexpected and extraordinary book by Ralph Nader. Known for his lifetime of selfless activism, Nader now looks back to the earliest days of his own life, to his serene and enriching childhood in bucolic Winsted, Connecticut. From listening to learning, from patriotism to argument, from work to simple enjoyment, Nader revisits seventeen key traditions he absorbed from his parents, his siblings, and the people in his community, and draws from them inspiring lessons for today's society. Warmly human, rich with sensory memories and lasting wisdom, it offers a kind of modern-day parable of how we grow from children into responsible adults--a reminder of a time when nature and community were central to the way we all learned and lived.

THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT Advance tickets are $5 at Magers and Quinn, $7 at the door (if any remain). Three dollars of each ticket goes to the Groveland Food Shelf.

Plymouth Church is currently celebrating 150 years of ministry in the heart of Minneapolis with liberal theology, social justice, traditional worship and the arts as integral to spiritual life. The Groveland Emergency Foodshelf, located in the Plymouth Congregational Church building, distributes over 25,000 pounds of food to about 900 individuals and families each month in nearby downtown neighborhoods.

We hope you can join us for this great event.