Benjamin Barber

Author of If Mayors Ruled the World, Distinguished Senior Fellow @fordhamnotes Fordham University Urban Consortium and Founder of @intrdpndncemvmt @GPMProject

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Great to see my good friends last week @tavissmiley @marcsteiner to meet about the importance of #globalcities and #localresistance to Trump

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Mayor @MarvinJRees visiting from Bristol to work with #GPM Consultative Committee on @GPMProject #SanctuaryCities proposal #citysolidarity

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Mayor Patricia de Lille of Cape Town, new Chair of the Global Parliament of Mayors, meeting with Dr. Barber in NYC to discuss #GPM strategy

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

With Paris Mayor Hidalgo at the C40 #Women4Climate meeting at Columbia University talking about climate and the Global Parliament of Mayors

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

"Wonderful meeting between Paris Mayor @Anne_Hidalgo and @BenjaminRBarber prophet and visionary on the role of mayors" Deputy Mayor Klugman https://t.co/82BlXqtwof

[Patrick Klugman @PKlugman]

Merveilleuse rencontre entre @Anne_Hidalgo et @BenjaminRBarber prophète et visionnaire sur le rôle des maires.

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Forgive my recent silence. I am dealing with major health challenge. Be assured that with you I continue our fight for cities against Trump

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

"Be Encouraged" Governor Martin O'Malley writes to supporters, praising my essay for @thenation on cities resisting Trumpism

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Watch me, @Richard_Florida and @JonHaidt debate: “Empowering Cities Under the New Administration" @NYUSchack https://t.co/mzd6oSm9d8

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Trump's learning the US isn't a company he can boss around but a Republic of laws he must serve. Judge Robart -- the law -- is his master.

[GPM Project @GPMProject]

Check out this PDF shared by #cityscope to read about specific and successful urban innovations around the world. https://t.co/BbK0qI5xxs

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Time for urban civil disobedience: sanctuary cities produce most of wealth Trump wants to withhold from them: so keep the dough, let HIM sue

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

The Nation's inauguration issue THE PEOPLE VS THE PRESIDENT has just appeared with 6 compelling cover essays, including mine on CITIES. https://t.co/mF9T5BE7c5

[The Nation @thenation]

Under Donald Trump, the Resistance Will Be Localized https://t.co/9Va2by7w3M

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

My wife Leah & daughter Nellie join millions worldwide to tell Trump "no America first!" Equality for all everywhere!

[ColorOfChange @ColorOfChange]

"Sisters and brothers, you are what democracy looks like!" - @lsarsour
https://t.co/SDKmGqTk9H

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

@BillKristol @howiewolf that's not what America first Trump said, Bill. Will you retain your courage and tell him so?

[Peter Daou @peterdaou]

Good one from @VanJones68:
"Obama came in to fix things Bush broke. Trump is coming in to break things Obama fixed."

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Courage friends:Trump is President. But democracy grows bottom up and belongs to citizens. It is our country and its destiny is in our hands

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

On this day joining Christmas and Hannukah, joy to all without rancor, recrimination or resentment. -- a day of peace & mutual understanding

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

Catch me and LA Mayor @ericgarcetti on @FareedZakaria GPS Sunday @CNN 10AM+1PM ET discussing vital role of #cities during Trump presidency

[Benjamin Barber @BenjaminRBarber]

If ExxonMobile CEO Tillerson's taking over State Dept how about Al Gore taking over Exxon? US Gov can push big oil while Exxon pushes solar!