ARTini

Utah State Fairpark
December 31, 2010- Salt Lake City, Utah

Over 400 people joined High Road for Human Rights on New Year's Eve for the second annual ARTini celebration- an evening of food and festivities in support of grassroots action.  Guests enjoyed dancing to live music by the Disco Drippers, delicious hors d'oeuvres, an open bar, and a silent auction with nearly 100 pieces from some of Utah's top artists.

Rally for Accountability 

Pioneer Park
November 19, 2010- Salt Lake City, Utah

Around 60 members of the community gathered at Pioneer Park to demand that Bush and other criminals in their administration be held accountable for their illegal and immoral conduct.  George W. Bush's cross country book signing tour arrived at the Costco in Sandy, UT on November 19th, 2010 promoting his memoir "Decision Points," in which he openly brags about condoning torture during his administration.  While the rally was concurrent with Bush's visit to Utah, the  message of the rally was bi-partisan: that all citizens must be held accountable according to the rule of law.  Speaker line-up included Ashley Anderson, co-director of Peaceful Uprising; Retired Brigadier General David Irvine; Archie Archuleta, President of Utah Coalition of La Raza; youth activist Molly Robbins; and Rocky Anderson, former mayer of SLC and Executive Director for High Road for Human Rights.

Read Ret'd Brig. Gen. David Irvine's Speech

Press:  ABC 4 News    Salt Lake Tribune    KSL    Salt Lake Weekly (with video)

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  Presentation To Democratic Women of Utah County

November 16, 2010 - Orem, Utah

Rocky Anderson presented to the Democratic Women of Utah County, sharing High Road's mission, focusing on High Road's issue of genocide, and stressing the important role citizen activism can play in stopping human rights abuses worldwide.  You can view our presentation here.

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Presentation at Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy
 
Westminster College
  October 11, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

The High Road team spoke before a group of seven international visitors at Westminster College as part of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy's program.  The group is traveling under the auspices of the US Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program to examine human rights advocacy and awareness. 

The group included representatives from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Tajikistan.  They discussed their experiences in developing their various projects, ranging from a transitional justice organization to a transgender rights nonprofit.  The workshop drew out a variety of shared lessons, arriving at Joe Hill's core message: "Don't mourn; organize!"

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High Road Cooler World Music Festival
 
Liberty Park
  October 9, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

 Thousands of people gathered at Liberty Park on October 9th to enjoy free music and to raise awareness about the climate crisis.  Green business, community groups, artists, and other organizations came together for the festival.  In conjunction with thousands of events all over the world organized through 350.org, the festival was part of the most widespread day of environmental action in world history. 

Press:  City Weekly   Deseret News   Daily Utah Chronicle   Salt Lake Tribune Park City Mountain Resort   blogs

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Candlelight Serenade Benefit Acoustic Festival

Thanksgiving Point
  August 21, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

On August 21, High Road participated as a community partner in a Candlelight Serenade to benefit Child Rescue.  The event raised awareness about the child sex trade, and raised funds to support law enforcement.  Rocky Anderson spoke twice during the day-long festival, and High Road provided visitors with our new set of concrete solutions to combat slavery. 

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Jazz Festival Jam Session with Seth MacFarlane

Green Pig Pub
July 10, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

See photos

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UTADP Rally to Say No to the Death Penalty
 
Utah State Capitol
June 17, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

High Road members, together with Utahns for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, took a stand against state-sanctioned killing on June 17, the eve of the execution of Ronnie Lee Gardner by firing squad.  The sunset rally on the steps of Utah's capitol featured music by Kate McLeod and speeches by Ralph Dellapiana, ACLU Chairman Robert Wood, Rev. Reyes Rodriguez, Brian King, Sandy McGunigall-Smith, Nanice Ellis, Kent Hart, and Clark Newhall, MD.

 More info on High Road's death penalty project can be found here.

Press:  KSL 5   New York Times   Deseret News  ABC 4

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Commencement Address at Realms of Inquiry
 
Realms of Inquiry
June 2, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

Rocky Anderson's Commencement Address

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High Road Part of Diverse Coalition Urging Protection
of Miranda Rights
 
NACDL
May 17, 2010 - Washington, DC

High Road is part of a broad coalition of 35 organizations that sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder on May 17, urging him to reconsider his call to weaken Miranda Rights through the codification and expansion of the "public safety exception".  Full text here.

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 Crimes Are Crimes - No Matter Who Does Them

New York Review of Books
May 27, 2010 - New York, NY

High Road Director Rocky Anderson joined Cindy Sheehan, Cornel West, Chris Hedges, Daniel Ellsberg, Noam Chomsky, Ray McGovern, Carl Dix, Bill Quigley, William Blum, Joyce Kozloff, Ann Messner, David Swanson, Sunsara Taylor, Stephen Rohde, Fr. Bob Bossie, Peter Phillips, Jed Stone, Tomas Olmos, Peter McLaren, Jodie Evans, Margaret Lawrence, Matthis Chiroux, Larry Everest, Andy Worthington, Blase Bonpane, William Ayers, Dahr Jamail, Kathy Kelly, Mike Gravel, and others in signing the statement Crimes Are Crimes - No Matter Who Does Them.  The statement appears in a full-page, full-color ad in the New York Review of Books.  See the statement here.   

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Viva Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Gorilla Design Warehouse
May 5, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

See photos

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 High Road Death Penalty Project Director on RadioActive

KRCL
April 26, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

Ralph Dellapiana, High Road's Death Penalty Project Director, appeared on KRCL's RadioActive to speak about the flaws and injustices inherent in capital punishment.  He was joined by Nancy Appleby, fellow UTADP coaliton member and member of Peace and Justice Commission for the Episcopal Diocese of Utah.  Listen to the hour-long broadcast here. 

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Press Conference Announces the Formation of Utahns for Alternatives to the Death Penalty 

  Matheson Courthouse
April 23, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

Organizations, religious leaders and other concerned community members gathered at Matheson Courthouse to announce the formation of Utahns for Alternatives to the Death Penalty, of which High Road is a founding member.  Speakers at the conference included The Most Reverend John C. Wester, Reverend David A. Henry, Dee Rowland, and High Road Death Penalty Project Director Ralph Dellapiana.  See the press release announcing UTADP's formation, and read the UTADP Position Paper.

Laura Seitz, Deseret News

Press:  Salt Lake Tribune    Deseret News    VIDEO: FOX 13    VIDEO: KSL 5

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 U of Utah Public Debate: "The Nuclear Question" 

 University of Utah
April 13, 2010 - Salt Lake City, Utah

Rocky Anderson moderated the biannual debate hosted by the University of Utah Debate Team around "The Nuclear Question."  Debaters included Christopher Thomas, Policy Director of the Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah, Tom Magette, Senior Vice President of EnergySolutions Inc., Peter Jenkins, a health physicist and Chairman of the Utah Radiation Control Board, and Gary Sandquist, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Utah.