Dr. Christine Blasey Ford made a surprise appearance at the ACLU SoCal’s Annual Bill of Rights Awards Dinner on Sunday night, taking the stage to accept the Richard Baldwin Courage Award. More than…
SoCal’s Annual Bill of Rights Awards Dinner on Sunday night, taking the stage to accept the Richard Baldwin Courage Award.
She continued, “Although I underestimated the pain, I also underestimated the love and the support that I have received. I am thankful that sharing my experience has prompted over 200,000 people from across our country and around the world to send messages of support, many handwritten, sharing their own stories of assault and abuse.
Other honorees included Don Cheadle, songwriter Justin Tranter and longtime activist Judy Balaban. Before accepting the Bill of Rights award, presented by Regina King, Cheadle spoke with“There is a potpourri of issues that we have to tackle together at the same time,” Cheadle said. “The umbrella over all of them is climate change.
While presenting Tranter with the award, Gomez spoke of how their activism and ideals had impacted her.
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