FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 25, 2003
Contact: South Bay Mobilization, 408-998-8504

AWARD-WINNING BBC INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR OF NY TIMES BEST SELLER "THE BEST DEMOCRACY MONEY CAN BUY" TO SPEAK IN SAN JOSE

GREG PALAST EXPOSES THE TRUTH ABOUT GLOBALIZATION, CORPORATE CONS,AND HIGH FINANCE

Greg Palast will host an evening with questions and answers about the fraudulent presidential elections of 2000, corporate cons, and high finance fraudsters.

Palast will speak at the First United Methodist Church, 24 N. Fifth Street, in San Jose, on Monday, April 28, at 7 p.m. The meeting is cosponsored by South Bay Mobilization and the San Jose Peace Center.

Palast's writings have appeared in The Washington Post, Harpers, and The Nation. He has been a guest on Politically Incorrect, C-SPAN Washington Journal, and does regular investigative reports for BBC's Newsnight. Winner of Salon.com 2001 Politics Story of the Year.
Greg Palast is a legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership worldwide. A native of California, he divides his time between New York and London.

"...courageous reporting...read this book!" -- Michael Moore

***There will be a press conference at 6 p.m at the church before his talk. The local press and media are invited and welcome. ****

www.gregpalast.com