Democracy Now! celebrated 25 years on the air with a virtual event on December 7th. Special guests included, Winona LaDuke

Winona LaDuke joins Democracy Now! Celebrating 25 years on the air virtual event on December 7th, 2021.

Special guests included:

  • Noam Chomsky, world-renowned political dissident and author

  • Angela Davis, legendary activist and scholar

  • Danny Devito, Emmy Award-winning actor

  • Martín Espada, National Book Award-winning poet

  • Danny Glover, actor and activist

  • Winona LaDuke, Indigenous leader

  • Arundhati Roy, the acclaimed Indian writer and activist.

The event also featured musical performances by the Grammy Award-winning Mexican singer & songwriter Lila Downs and Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine.

Amy Goodman, Juan González & Nermeen Shaikh hosted the virtual event.

Watch the ‘Shell River Seven #StopLine3’ with I am a Patriot by Jackson Brown film directed by Keri Pickett below.

Filmed by Honor the Earth’s River Akemann and Sarah LittleRedfeather and others.

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