The Sanders Institute and I.NY | The Ireland New York Project, warmly welcome Senator Bernie Sanders to Dublin’s Vicar Street for an evening of conversation about America’s current moment, the responsibility to respond, how his political life has prepared him for this critical time in international politics, and the values and vision that underpin his work and ground his political commitment.
In Dublin to deliver the keynote speech to the Robert Tressel Festival, this second Dublin event is in partnership with The Sanders Institute, the Vermont-based progressive think tank established in the wake of Sanders’ presidential campaign in 2016. The Sanders Institute is driven by the premise that a vital democracy requires an informed electorate, civil discourse and bold ideas – topics that will be at the heart of the Vicar Street conversation.
Bernie Sanders is the longest-serving independent Senator in U.S. political history. Currently leading a series of ‘anti-oligarchy’ rallies across the United States with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, regularly drawing crowds in the tens of thousands, he has, for the past decade, held an increasingly remarkable position in international politics – lifting and brightening the debate on social policy, and connecting deeply with people the world over as a result.
Elevated to this reputation during two ground-breaking campaigns for the White House, and through the policies he advanced and messages of community he promoted, he is arguably the most prominent voice and recognisable face of a more equal, empathic and people-focused politics. Bernie conjures ideas of a tireless drive for basic fairness in our economies and societies, and a striving for decency and compassion in our understandings of one another. He is the rare politician known simply, admiringly, by his first name.
The Sanders Institute and I.NY | The Ireland New York Project, welcome Senator Bernie Sanders to Vicar Street for a conversation at Vicar Street, Dublin on Tuesday, May 27th. Doors open 7.30pm, with event beginning from 8pm. Tickets at €43 + booking fee available now from vicarstreet.com and ticketmaster.ie.