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11th Annual
Walter Cronkite Faith &
Freedom Award
Honorees
Asra Nomani
Author, Activist
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Judy Shepard
Executive Director, the
Matthew Shepard
Foundation
Rabbi Kula
President of CLAL: The
National Jewish Center
for Learning and
Leadership |
11th Annual
Walter Cronkite Faith & Freedom
Award Gala
The Rainbow Room | New York City
| Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Judith Light
Actress, Activist
Raymond, in an exciting addition
to this year's Walter
Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award
Gala, we will be joined by
Judith Light! Ms. Light is
an award-winning actress,
currently starring in Ugly
Betty. She is an outspoken
advocate for equality, and
producer and star of Save Me,
a 2007 Sundance Film Festival
selection.
One week from today, Ms. Light
will join Mr. Walter Cronkite
and Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy,
along with the Board of
Directors and staff of the
Interfaith Alliance Foundation,
to honor the work of Walter
Cronkite Faith & Freedom Award
honorees Asra Nomani, Judy
Shepard and Rabbi Irwin
Kula. They are three of the
most important figures working
towards equality, liberty and
the true inter-religious
community today.
Will you join us at the
Rainbow Room on Tuesday,
November 11th?
Ms. Nomani led the Pearl
Project, bringing together
students at Georgetown
University to explore the tough
questions surrounding the murder
of journalist Daniel Pearl. She
is the author of Standing
Alone: An American Woman's
Struggle for the Soul of Islam.
Mrs. Shepard lost her
son, Matthew Shepard, in a
murder motivated by anti-gay
hate. Mrs. Shepard is an
international spokeswoman,
activist and executive director
of the Matthew Shepard
Foundation, working to pass
national hate crimes
legislation.
Rabbi Kula, as President
of CLAL: The National Jewish
Center for Learning and
Leadership, is at the forefront
of the discussion of religious
expression in this country. He
is the author of Yearnings:
Embracing the Sacred Messiness
of Life and is a regular
guest on The Today Show.
We hope you will
join with us to
celebrate the accomplishments of
our honorees. If you can't be
with us in New York,
please consider a special
donation to the
Interfaith Alliance Foundation.
