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James O'Keefe Lecture

Americans for Prosperity - Nevada

Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:00 PM (EDT)

Portland, ME

James O'Keefe Lecture

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Friday, September 16, 2011

7:00 PM
University of Southern Maine
Wishcamper Community Center
34 Bedford Street
Room 133

 

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James O'Keefe, 26, is an investigative journalist and filmmaker. He is president of Project Veritas, a non-profit organization dedicated to training video muckrakers nationwide. James’ investigations expose corruption and malfeasance in major taxpayer-funded institutions, including ACORN, Planned Parenthood, the U.S. Census Bureau, and elected officials. One expose featured the New Jersey teachers union and was hailed by N.J. Governor Chris Christie as "enlightening and enraging."

James is most well-known for his 2009 ACORN investigation, which exposed systematic corruption in multiple offices, such as the facilitation of child prostitution, human trafficking, and tax evasion. The U.S. House and Senate promptly voted to defund ACORN and the U.S. Census cut ties with the group. The organization was ultimately forced to disband.

 

In addition to his own reporting, James is committed to empowering the next generation of citizen journalists. From student newspaper editors to bloggers to video producers, enterprising young reporters across the country look to James for inspiration, advice, and encouragement.

 

He started his own career as a journalist writing for the Daily Targum at his alma mater, Rutgers University, before founding and editing The Rutgers Centurion. There he made a point about political-correctness run amok, successfully leading a campaign to ban Lucky Charms cereal from the school cafeteria because it stereotypes Irish people.

 

 


Read more: http://www.americansforprosperity.com/082511-james-okeefe-lecture#ixzz1WQPjxKYX

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University of Southern Maine Wishcamper Community Center
34 Bedford Street
Room 133
Portland, ME 04101

Friday, September 16, 2011 at 7:00 PM (EDT)


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Americans for Prosperity - Nevada

AFP NV

Americans for Prosperity™ (AFP) is committed to educating citizens about economic policy and mobilizing those citizens as advocates in the public policy process. AFP is an organization of grassroots leaders who engage citizens in the name of limited government and free markets on the local, state and federal levels. The grassroots members of AFP advocate for public policies that champion the principles of entrepreneurship and fiscal and regulatory restraint.

231 W. Charleston Blvd #130

Las Vegas, NV 89102

Phone: (702)518-3660

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