On Piracy & Music Courtney Love May 16, 2000 – Digital Hollywood Online Entertainment Conference, New York City Today I want to talk about piracy and music. What is piracy? Piracy is the act of stealing an artist’s work without any intention of paying...
Oscar Speech Halle Berry March 25, 2001 – Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles CA Oh my God. I’m sorry. This moment is so much bigger than me. This moment is for Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Diahann Carroll. It’s for the women that stand beside me...
The Future of the Oceans Kathleen Sullivan May 25, 1995 – Washington DC After many years in the Astronaut Corps, I realized I didn’t want to just observe from the sidelines. Like many of you, I wanted to contribute in a more direct way, in my case, to the...
Survival of the Cheetah Laurie Marker September 21 – Barrows Conservation Lecture Series, Cincinnati Zoo, Cincinnati OH The cheetah’s survival is in jeopardy due to declining numbers of prey species; conversion of land to agriculture and livestock...
Bread and Freedom Vandana Shiva February 21, 2014 – Food Otherwise Conference, Wageningen, Netherlands I want to thank the organisers because I had started to give up hope on the Netherlands. The 80s used to be so vibrant. My first ever soil...
On Founding PETA Ingrid Newkirk April 2001 – Colorado “Eleventh Hour” address In 1980, a small group of friends started People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Back then, no one had heard of “animal rights.” Today, people remain...
