REGISTRATION — Founder’s Day with Paul Conroy
Founding members — please register for this Sunday’s Founder’s Day event with award-winning war photojournalist, filmmaker, and author Paul Conroy
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I am not quite recovered from RadPod’s interview with Paul Conroy. Please have a listen:
In doing this work, I often find people who are the truest heroes of our times. Conroy is now covering his 19th war, despite life-threatening injuries in Syria, and his current assignment — documenting the obliteration of Kherson with author and war correspondent Zarina Zabrisky, who our Founding Members had a chance to meet last month.
Because of the dangers they are facing, I moved up the date to this Sunday for this month’s Founder’s Day.
Thank you everyone who is helping to finance their new documentary film, and those of you who reached out on how you can help can start by contacting Zabrisky directly at zarinazabrisky@gmail.com.
Here are the specific details about our upcoming Founder’s Day event:
Bette’s Founder’s Day, November 5, 1:30 pm — featuring Paul Conroy, a British independent war correspondent, filmmaker, and author currently working in Ukraine. His work is featured in the film, Under Deadly Skies/Ukraine’s Eastern Front, a Byline Films production, which documents multiple Russian war crimes. It is an important film — I encourage all to watch it and do whatever you can to help the people in Ukraine and encourage US support.
Conroy is a former soldier with the Royal Artillery, a veteran of 19 wars, and he wrote a book about his experience in Syria, where he was injured covering events from the Syrian city of Homs after the building he was staying in with other journalists was targeted. Among the reporters killed was foreign correspondent Marie Colvin and French photojournalist Remi Ochlik. In our interview with Conroy from today, he shares important stories about Syria and Colvin, a true light was lost.
Below are two beautiful photo essays featuring Conroy’s work:
Conroy just launched a substack and you can follow him here:
Please consider upgrading your membership to Founding Member — Substack defaults the amount to $210, but it is anything above the full $60 annual rate, so for many of you, upgrading to Founding Member will cost a small amount on top of your annual membership. Although those who opt to donate the full Founding membership amount truly help keep the lights on as I do work that I feel is very necessary.
Thank you so much!
Onward and upward.
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“We just have to see that the battle for democracy is broader. It's deeper.”—David Pepper
“I need people to see they're on the frontline. Wherever you live, if you’re doing this work, you are the frontline.”—David Pepper
“The message should be a fair deal… fairness everywhere.”—Martin Sheil
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“I say a silent prayer of thanksgiving as I walk upon the earth.”-Audrey Peterman.
“May the viral hope for truth and humanity wash away the chaos of these years.”-S.C., Bette community member
“Something Sacred never dies in almost all of us, who can hear the invitation of Truth…”-words from a Bette Dangerous community member
“Non-violent protest is a life-affirming activity as it seeks to promote a more humane society.”-Ellen Zucker
“Nothing but blue skies from now on…”-Irving Berlin
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(Photo, courtesy Paul Conroy)
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