On July 22nd the Commonweal Institute Board of Directors threw a big welcome party for new Executive Director Barry Kendall. Over a hundred committed progressives showed up to meet him and the rest of Commonweal's staff and hear about the exciting next steps in our growth. The party featured a belly dance troupe, Dancers for Democracy; Al Mite Te Dollar, the billionaire magician; and loads of great food catered by Chef Mirit Cohen of Google's Cafe 5IVE.
See photos and read about the party. My favorite part, captured in video (use link at party URL), was Barry leading the crowd in song to illustrate the relevance of a lesson from the 19th century evangelical Methodist movement to today's progressive movement.