Tavis Smiley's "Remaking America" forum to open in DC tomorrow

Broadcaster Tavis Smiley will lead a conversation on "Remaking America" Thursday, January 12, from 6:30 p.m.– 9 p.m. at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC. The event will be free and open to the public.

The event comes on the heels of Smiley being fired from speaking at a MLK event over the weekend. It was reported that people who purchased tickets to the event did not want him to speak. Smiley and sidekick Dr. Cornel West have been criticized for being critical of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Thursday's symposium participants will discuss solutions for restoring America's prosperity and dissect the findings from a recently released White Paper from Indiana University on "the new face of the poor."

On the panel will be Cornel West, Princeton professor and author; Suze Orman, personal financial adviser; Michael Moore, Academy Award®-winning filmmaker; Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed; Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University Professor of Health Policy and Management; Majora Carter, Urban Revitalization Strategist; and Vicki B. Escarra, President and CEO of Feeding America.

The event will be broadcast live on CSpan. Admission will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 5 p.m. Self-parking is available on site. All attendees must register at http://www.tavistalks.com/events/remaking-america.

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