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TEDxMarin is proud to present a very special TEDxSalon
The Future of Democracy
An evening with the remarkable LAWRENCE LESSIG
plus opening political satirist WILL DURST

Thursday April 18th, 2019
Angelico Hall, 7:30 PM
Dominican University

There is a corruption at the heart of American politics, caused by the dependence of candidates on funding from the tiniest percentage of citizens. That’s the argument at the core of legal scholar Lawrence Lessig’s life long work about Democracy. Fundamentally cross-partisan, and incredibly hopeful, Mr. Lessig conveys a roadmap for a democracy we could reclaim.

The entire evening will be with Lawrence Lessig including a Q&A segment with the audience. Opening the program we have a very special guest, political satirist Will Durst.

This promises to be a thoughtful look at the outlook for our Democracy.


Hosted By
Dominican University in San Rafael

It might be crazy to expect a high government official to speak the truth. It might be crazy to believe that government policy will be something more than the handmaiden of the most powerful interests. It might be crazy to argue that we should preserve a tradition that has been part of our tradition for most of our history — a free culture. If this is crazy, then let there be more crazies. Soon.

LAWRENCE LESSIG

Lawrence Lessig is the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Prior to returning to Harvard, he taught at Stanford Law School, where he founded the Center for Internet and Society, and at the University of Chicago. He clerked for Judge Richard Posner on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals and Justice Antonin Scalia on the United States Supreme Court.

Lessig is a founding board member of Creative Commons and serves on the Scientific Board of AXA Research Fund. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Association, he has received numerous awards including a Webby, the Free Software Foundation’s Freedom Award, Scientific American 50 Award, and Fastcase 50 Award. Books by Mr. Lessig here

Opening performance by Will Durst  Acknowledged by peers and press alike as one of the premier political satirists in the country, Will Durst has patched together a comedy quilt of a career, weaving together columns, books, radio and television commentaries, acting, voice overs and most especially, stand up comedy, into a hilarious patchwork of outraged and outrageous common sense. His abiding motto is “You can’t make stuff up like this.” The New York Times calls him “possibly the best political comic in the country.”
More info here.

We are grateful to these sponsors supporting the TEDxSalon Series. We encourage you to support them as well. To inquire on how to  become involved please contact us.

Presented by

Gold Sponsors

Premier Sponsors

Participating Organizations

Indivisible Marin | Citizens Climate Lobby  |  Marin Democratic Party |

 Mill Valley Community Action Network  |  Marin County Young Democrats | Marin Coalition | Social Justice Center of Marin | San Rafael Chamber of Commerce

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