Molly Ivins First Year Memorial & Blogfest @ Grace Cathedral
To Honor Molly and End the War in Iraq

6:00-9:30 pm Thursday, January 31, 2008

Event Program

6:00 PM – 9:30 PM-Continuous Blogging by activist bloggers and the
public, signing of the Molly Ivins Pledge, and audio streaming of the Event.

6:15 PM-6:45 PM-Harp Music By DIANA STORK

6:45 PM-6:48 PM-Welcome by Emcee & Intro. of  Robert Manning.

6:48 PM-6:50 PM- I thank all who assisted in creating event/campaign.

6:50 PM-6:52 PM-Emcee introduces Interfaith Ceremony-Christian,
Jewish, & Muslim Spiritual Leaders
participants-

• SISTER PAMELA CLARE
• RABBI DAVID COOPER
• ISLAMIC LEADER IFTEKHAR HAI

6:52 PM-7:07 PM-Interfaith Ceremony-each Faith speaking-5 min.

7:07 PM-7:13 PM-Veterans Village
(NADIA McCAFFREY) and SWORDS TO PLOWSHARES  - 3 minutes each.

7:13 PM-7:15 PM-Emcee introduces JEFF HEATON

7:15 PM-7:35 PM-Meditation or Walk Labyrinth.

7:35 PM-7:37 PM-Emcee introduces poet/veteran Shepherd Bliss.

7:45 PM-7:50 PM-Emcee introduces judges

• COUNTRY JOE McDONALD
• UTAH PHILLIPS
• KINKY FRIEDMAN
• RONNIE GILBERT
• CHARLOTTE McCANN
• DAVID RICHARDS).

7:50 PM-7:52 PM-Emcee announces Song Writing Contest Winner

7:54 PM-7:59 PM-Winning Song played on main screen.

8:00 PM-8:21 PM-J.C. FLYER BAND performs.

8:21 PM-8:36 PM-Break.

8:36 PM-8:38 PM-Emcee introduces tributes to Molly Ivins
(well-known personalities, by video)

8:38 PM-9:00 PM-Tributes on main screen.

9:00 PM-9:07 PM-Molly Ivins Retrospective shown on large screen.

9:07 PM-9:08 PM-Emcee introduces ROBERT MANNING

9:08 PM-9:18 PM-ROBERT MANNING, Power Point Presentation and
MOLLY IVINS RESOLUTION.

9:30 - Event completion