AWAKE FROM YOUR SLUMBER
AWAKE FROM YOUR SLUMBER
Feb 14, 2008
"Ralph Nader and Patti Smith: Awake From Your Slumber" "Awake From Your Slumber" brings together two visionaries:citizen-activist Ralph Nader and punk poet Patti Smith, in a powerfuldialogue of war and peace. Touring together as the Democracy Rising Peace Tour, Ralph and Patti make the case against the Iraq war and thecorporate takeover of our democracy. Produced by the Hudson MohawkIndependent Media Center, Awake mixes image, music and spoken word tostrip away the facade of political lies and reveal the annihilation ofcivilization, war profiteering, the unseen dead, and the unheard cries of motherhood. Awake From Your Slumber is history lesson, poetry readingand rock concert. Above all, it is an inspiring, mesmerizing, and deeply moving call to action, showing the power of the people to make change.Special features include three additional songs by Patti Smith, aninterview with Ralph Nader by Amy Goodman, and additional informationabout Ralph, Patti, Democracy Rising and the Hudson-Mohawk Indy Media Center. 2008.
