On Saturday, April 18, Reverend Billy Talen — a self-proclaimed reverend, performance artist and activist — will open his campaign office to support his run for Mayor of New York City. Talen is running as a Green Party candidate with a campaign slogan of “The Rise of the Neighborhoods.”
On April 16th, the Wall Street Journal covered Reverend Billy Talen and his campaign. Below is an excerpt from the story by David Weidner:
…Enter Reverend Billy Talen, the New York-based street preacher, performer and activist who — along with his flock, the Church of Life After Shopping — believes government has a moral obligation to support communities before big banks.
David Weidner speaks with Rev Billy Talen, a self-ordained minister who preaches against the evils of consumerism is now running for mayor of New York City…
I can walk you through it on the phone if you want. Pretty simple.
Wow! Lots of press for Reverend Billy lately.
Photo and flattering write-up in the Village Voice:
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/04/rev_billy_on_a.php
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The NY Press:
http://www.nypress.com/blog-3928-who-would-jesus-elect-rev-billy-continues-his-run-for-mayor.html
quote from NY Press
– I dare say, with his genuine concern for the city and his underdog status, he may just stir up some real populist sympathy. –
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Video from Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/video/start-spreading-the-wealth-in-nyc/8596795D-2C9F-4C6A-B9A4-BD8E6CE0ECD6.html
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(Ummm…Paulie…if you know how to make the video “appear”, please do. Forgive me, because I think you tried to explain to me how to do it as someone who has writer-access to the site. But, I cannot figure it out…)
Don’t forget the IPR Blogtalk Radio interview today at 1pm with Ross Levin interviewing Reverend Billy:
Live at 1pm today. (And, then I think you can listen anytime after to the archived show.)
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Ind-Pol-Report/2009/04/18/Ross-Levin-interviews-Reverend-Billy-Talen