SIGNED! Kathleen Saadat with Thomas Lauderdale & Pink Martini | CD

*** SIGNED BY KATHLEEN SAADAT *** "Kathleen Saadat infuses her rich life history into these songs - making familiar lyrics sound new and reminding us why these melodies became classics in the first place." – Ari Shapiro, co-host of NPR’s All Things Considered Oregon civil rights activist Kathleen Saadat is one of the state’s most respected and admired leaders. A graduate of Reed College, she has been on the front lines of political and social activism for over 40 years. She was the Affirmative Action Director of Oregon under Governor Neil Goldschmidt, and was one of the drafters of the Portland Civil Rights Ordinance. She has tirelessly worked for social justice, advocating for people of color, women, the LGBQ community, and the economically disadvantaged, among others. “Kathleen is the social conscience of Oregon,” says Thomas Lauderdale, who became friends with Kathleen in the summer of 1991, when both were working for City Commissioner Gretchen Kafoury and Lauderdale was contemplati