Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson Speaks at RIT March 24

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson will speak at Rochester Institute of Technology March 24. Peterson will present "Exposing America’s Domestic and Foreign Enemies" at 6 p.m. in Ingle Auditorium in the Student Alumni Union. Part of RIT’s Student Government speaker series, the event is hosted by the RIT College Republicans. It is free and open to the public. Sign-language interpreters have been requested.

Peterson is a national syndicated radio and TV talk-show host, entreprenuer, featured speaker and the founder/president of the national non-profit organization, Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny. The thirteen-year-old organization’s purpose, rebuilding the family by rebuilding the man, stresses the importance of self-reliance, honesty and helping others through patience.

Peterson hosts a national syndicated call-in radio talk show in Los Angeles and a national TV show at Media One in South Central Los Angeles. He has been on featured news programs including CNN, World News Tonight with Peter Jennings and Nightline with Ted Koppel. He has appeared on TV and radio talk shows hosted by Bill O’Reilly, Hanitty and Colmes, Geraldo Rivera, Dennis Prager and others.

Peterson speaks at seminars, conferences, forums, schools, universities and prisons. He has garnered a number of awards including the Turn Freedom Award, Inglewood Firefighter Association Award and the Los Angeles Unified School District Award. He is a board member of the California Christian Coalition and is on the advisory board of Project 21.

For more information, contact RIT College Republicans chair John Georges at 737-6448.

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