John Edwards to be honored

Realizing Democracy's Promise: Demos Celebration 2008

Thursday, May 15, 2008
5:30 – 8:30pm
Inside Park at St. Bart's
109 E. 50th Street at Park Avenue
New York City

Demos will host a celebratory fundraising event, marking our achievements over the past eight years and redoubling our commitment to make change in the next year and years to come.

The event will honor Senator John Edwards and Susan Berresford, Former President of the Ford Foundation, for their lifetime's work toward the America that Demos envisions: one with a vibrant and inclusive democracy, a prosperity that is widely shared, and a public sector with the capacity and accountability to plan for the common good.

Event Co-Chairs include: Henry Cisneros, Chairman of CityView and Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottlieb Professor of Law at Harvard UniversityRobert Franklin, President of Morehouse College.

The evening will feature a political art auction to benefit Demos, curated and featuring work by The New Yorker’s cartoonist Roz Chast.

Also including pieces by Jules Feiffer, Edward Koren and Frank Modell.

A limited number of Young Professional discounted tickets are available for $125 each. To purchase these, or any other tickets by phone, or for more information please contact Rachel Whiting at 212.419.8771 or

rwhiting@demos.org.