FAIR News: Liberty Lovers Gather in Memphis
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Dear Friends of FAIR,
Last week, FAIR attended the FreedomFest: The Soul Of Liberty, in Memphis, Tennessee!
FAIR was represented by our interim Executive Director Maud Maron, FAIR advisory board member Monica Harris, and staff members Gavin Coon and Maizy Thorvaldson. As steadfast supporters of civil rights and liberties for all individuals, we were thrilled to be a part of this year's conference. It was energizing to be surrounded by so many free-thinking, liberty-loving people from across the country.
Thanks to everyone who came by the FAIR booth, signed up for our mailing list, and took home some merch! We were honored to receive such positive feedback and words of encouragement from you all in support of the continued success of our pro-human mission. A few highlights from the conference:
FAIR Advisor Monica Harris gave a talk on her book The Illusion of Division about how we have more in common with people who we perceive to be our enemies than we think, as well as a lecture titled “Where Do We Go From Here” on the legacy of MLK and the need for civic unity at the Lorraine Motel, the assassination site of MLK Jr. turned National Human Rights Museum.
FAIR Advisors Daryl Davis participated in a panel discussion: Black American Music: The Memphis Impact on American Music and also gave a spectacular musical performance later in the evening!
The Anthem Film Festival featured the documentary The UnRedacted (formerly “Jihad Rehab”), and filmmaker Meg Smaker was in attendance for the Q&A, hosted by the Chairman of FAIR’s Board of Directors, Faisal Al Mutar.
FAIR in the Arts Fellow Winston Marshall gave a talk titled “When Artists Censor Other Artists,” about cancel culture and freedom of expression in the arts.
FAIR Advisor Micheal Shermer gave a talk titled: “How Lives Turn Out: Genes, Environment, Luck, and Tools For What We Can & Cannot Control in Life.”
FAIR Advisor Michael Shellenberger gave a talk titled “Ecomodernism: A Human-Centric Approach to the Problem of Climate Change.”
Many other notable guests were in attendance, including FAIR Board Member Angel Eduardo, FAIR Advisor John Wood Jr., FAIR Perspectives podcast guest Salomé Sibonex, former Levi’s executive Jennifer Sey, host of the DarkHorse Podcast Dr. Bret Weinstein, former ACLU Director Nadine Strossen, journalist Matt Taibbi, evolutionary biologist Colin Wright, and many other friends of FAIR!
It’s always heartening when we get to gather with other thought leaders working to make America a more free and prosperous place, and we look forward to attending next year.
Warmly,
The Team at the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism
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Great stuff, except for Shellenberger's warmed-over Bjorn Lomborg schtick. "Ecomodernism" is just another word for "do nothing"... or as the journalist Paul Thacker put it "delay is the new denial." Thacker's detailed 3-part series on Shellenberger's fossil fuel shilling is on Substack -- and clearly shows that Shellenberger is not worthy of being associated with FAIR. "Human-centered" is not the same thing as "corporate-centered."
Just another reminder that climate change denialism is the Right's version of "transwomen are women" -- both are anti-scientific and divorced from reality.