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Robert Redford

Actor, Director, Environmentalist

Robert Redford | March 27, 2008 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Ken Burns

Acclaimed Documentary Filmmaker

Ken Burns | November 13, 2007 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Joyce Vance

Former U.S. Attorney & Legal Analyst

Gail Collins

New York Times Columnist

Gail Collins | June 26, 2012 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

Sonia Sotomayor

Supreme Court Justice

Sonia Sotomayor | January 22, 2013 | Wortham Center | The Progressive Forum

AL Gore

Nobel laureate, Environmentalist

Al Gore | June 7, 2006 | Hobby Center | The Progressive Forum