About This Webinar
Join AFT President Randi Weingarten and MSNBC’s Ali Velshi for the May AFT Book Club event on May 18 at 6:00 p.m. ET, featuring his new book Small Acts of Courage: A Legacy of Endurance and the Fight for Democracy.
In this conversation, Velshi will explore his family's 125-year journey through political upheaval and social change, beginning with his great-grandfather’s decision to send his young son to Gandhi’s ashram in South Africa. That moment sparked a generational commitment to public service, social justice and equality—values that have shaped Velshi’s work and worldview.
Drawing from his deeply personal book, Velshi will show how everyday people can have an outsized impact on democracy and civil society. Small Acts of Courage connects past struggles to today’s challenges and reminds us that action, even when difficult, can change the course of history.
This book club is a call to action, inviting educators and readers to reflect on the power of small acts—and how we can all contribute to a more just world.
Save the date and join us for this timely and inspiring conversation.
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Ali Velshi is an award winning journalist, host of "Velshi" and Chief Correspondent for MSNBC, and a weekly economics contributor to NPR's "Here And Now." He has covered multiple U.S. Midterm and Presidential elections and significant news stories around the globe, including extensive reporting from Israel during the war with Israel and Hamas, Ukraine and across Central and Eastern Europe during the Russian invasion, the Syrian refugee crisis from Turkey and Jordan, and the Iran Nuclear Deal in Tehran. He hosts the "Velshi Banned Book Club” on MSNBC, and the "Velshi Banned Book Club" podcast. Velshi is known for his immersive on-the-ground reporting and his interactive discussions with small groups, which form part of his ongoing series, Velshi Across America. He previously worked as an anchor and correspondent for Al Jazeera America and CNN. He has been nominated for multiple Emmy Awards, and is the recipient of two National Headliner Awards and a Society of Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi Award.
