Noted author (“The World Is Flat”), New York Times columnist, and Minnesota native Thomas Friedman will be speaking on behalf of Shalom Green at the St. Paul Rivercenter at 8PM on June 23, 2009 to talk about how the whole world needs to go green.  Ticket information can be found on the Shalom Green website.

Thomas Friedman is a wonderful speaker whose views on world affairs bring a practical and thoughtful perspective to some of the most difficult problems we all face, from glabalization to the problems in the Middle East.  He’s a frequent guest on PBS’s Newshour With Jim Lehrer and Charlie Rose, and I watch the listings for his appearances just because he makes practical arguments without an overt political agenda and has a great spirit of optimism.