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Page Six: Harvard Law professor says Trump won’t be indicted

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The Common Good hosted an excellent evening of discussion with Dr. Laurence Tribe, expert Harvard legal scholar, and John Heilemann, host of The Circus, on February 28th, 2019. Dr. Tribe provided insight into the current seeming constitutional crisis and the role of the modern Supreme Court as the audience hung on to every word. New York City media also took note, and Dr. Tribe’s predictions were reported on in Page Six:

 

The crowd that gathered in a Fifth Avenue apartment to hear Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe was as deep blue as the ocean.

John Heilemann, who was filming the event for his Showtime program, “The Circus,” asked the audience to raise their hands if they had voted for Hillary Clinton. Nearly everyone raised their hand. ‘Now raise your hand if you voted for Donald Trump.’ One hand went up. ‘For the Upper East Side, this is a very ideologically diverse crowd,’ Heilemann quipped.

Tribe disappointed the faithful at the event, organized by Patricia Duff for the Common Good, when he predicted that President Trump would not be indicted. The lawyer, who has argued 35 cases before the US Supreme Court, also said, ‘The public is obsessed with impeachment.’ He compared the Never Trumpers to children on a long car ride who keep asking, ‘Are we there yet?’

- Page Six reporter Richard Johnson, READ MORE


The Guardian: Parkland survivor David Hogg aims to 'create the NRA – except for the opposite issues'

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The Common Good was honored to recognize the work of student gun reform activist David Hogg with the Changemaker Scholarship for Citizen Activism. Former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg presented him the award at The Common Good Forum 2018. This award is a notable achievement that marks Hogg’s remarkable impact at such a young age, and the press have taken note:

On Monday, the former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg presented Hogg with an award for citizen activism from The Common Good, a non-profit founded by entertainment industry leaders. Bloomberg, a billionaire gun control advocate who funds the country’s largest gun violence prevention group, Everytown for Gun Safety, was previously one of the NRA’s most reviled opponents. Bloomberg called Hogg “an inspiring young man”. He also presented Hogg with a check for $2,500 to go towards his future college tuition. His advice to the 18-year-old, Bloomberg said, was to “start out by finishing high school and then go to college”. […]

- Loris Beckett for The Guardian US

You can read The Guardian’s entire profile on our Changemaker here.

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Page Six: Parkland activists make the rounds in NYC

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The Common Good was incredibly honored to recognize the work of student activist David Hogg at The Common Good Forum 2018, awarding him with the Changemaker Scholarship for Citizen Activism. Former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg presented the award, and David gave a moving speech to a captivated audience. The media took note, with Page Six reporting on David’s accomplishment:

David Hogg was presented an award at The Common Good Forum by Michael Bloomberg, along with a $2,500 scholarship. ‘This battle will not take days or years, it will take lifetimes,’ Hogg said

- Page Six reporter Richard Johnson, READ MORE


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Vibe: Oscars 2018 - Meet The 10 Activists Spotlighted In Andra Day And Common's Performance

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During the 2018 Oscars, The Common Good American Spirit Award recipient Nicole Hockley was spotlighted during rapper Common and singer Andra Day’s performance. Vibe magazine noted her incredible activism and many achievements, including being an American Spirit Award recipient:

Nicole Hockley, mother of Dylan Hockley who was tragically killed in the Sandy Hook Shooting, is the Founder and Managing Director for Sandy Hook Promise (SHP)- the national non-profit organization founded and led by several family members who lost loved ones at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. Hockley has worked to enable social change and promote gun violence prevention. She has lead SHP to educate and train over 3 million youths, teens, and adults in all 50 states through the organization’s four proven “Know the Signs” programs. Hockley was named one of PEOPLE’s 25 Women Changing the World by PEOPLE Magazine in 2016, received The Common Good American Spirit Award for Citizen Activism in 2013 and most recently nominated for the 2018 People’s Choice Award for Change Makers, by the Child Mind Institute.

- Christine Imarenezor for Vibe, READ MORE

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