The Al Filipov Peace & Justice Forum
2012 Speaker

John Hockenberry

Journalist and Advocate


Wednesday, September 19th, 7pm – 9pm
 

Four-time Peabody Award winner and four-time Emmy Award winner, John Hockenberry has reported from all over the world in virtually every medium. He is a former anchor for MSNBC and correspondent for NBC News, ABC News, and National Public Radio.  A paraplegic since an auto accident at age nineteen, Hockenberry is the author of a best-selling memoir, Moving Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs and Declarations of Independence.  Mr. Hockenberry is currently co-host of the live public radio morning news program, The Takeaway, produced by Public Radio International and WNYC New York.

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Mission

The mission of the Al Filipov Peace & Justice Forum is to promote peace and justice among all people and to demonstrate the power of an individual to make a positive difference in the world. Held annually in September, the Forum invites a distinguished individual to speak about his or her work and vision. In recognition of the tenth anniversary of the events of 9/11, the Forum inaugurated the Al Filipov Peace & Justice Award to honor our distinguished speaker’s work and commend the speaker’s contributions to a more peaceful and just world. More

About

The Forum honors the memory of Al Filipov, a beloved member of Trinitarian Congregational Church of Concord Massachusetts, who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. An engineer by training, Al was a husband and father, a human rights activist, painter, inventor, and raconteur. He sought out the best in people and cared passionately about the world in its beauty and pain. He earnestly believed in the power of an individual to make a difference in the world. More

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Beginning in September, 2002, and annually thereafter, the Forum has sponsored speakers and related events to advance its mission of peace and justice. Past speakers have included The Rev. Dr. James Forbes, founder of the Healing of the Nations Foundations; Rye Barcott, co-founder of Carolina for Kibera, Jessica Jackley, co-founder of Kiva.org, and James Yee, author of For God and Country. More