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Public Citizen’s 50th Anniversary Gala

Join us Tuesday, June 13, 2023 from 6:00 to 10:00pm at the National Portrait Gallery and Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

If you can’t attend, please help ensure our work goes on by contributing to our People. Power. Progress. Action Fund or by submitting a Congratulatory Message.

50th Anniversary – Josh Working Copy

50th Anniversary Celebration Leadership

Honorary Chair

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita

Honorary Chair
Honorary Chair

Democratic Leader Charles E. Schumer

Honorary Chair
Honorary Co-Chair

Representative Pramila Jayapal

Honorary Co-Chair
Honorary Co-Chair

Senator Bernie Sanders

Honorary Co-Chair
Honorary Co-Chair

Senator Elizabeth Warren

Honorary Co-Chair

Congratulatory Messages

Memory Bank

We are collecting stories and memories from our allies and friends about our impact over 50 years.
Click below to hear some stories and scroll to the bottom to submit a memory yourself!
President Emeritus: Joan Claybrook
President Emeritus: Joan Claybrook
Rob McGarrah, Bethesda, MD
Rob McGarrah, Bethesda, MD
Freddy Barrera, New York, NY
Freddy Barrera, New York, NY
Arthur Fox, Washington, DC
Arthur Fox, Washington, DC
Susanne Huttner, Monroe, NC
Susanne Huttner, Monroe, NC
Phyllis Ohlemacher and Bob Wages, Denver, CO
Phyllis Ohlemacher and Bob Wages, Denver, CO
 Steven Wodka, Little Silver, NJ
Steven Wodka, Little Silver, NJ
 Kersti Rose, Oakland, CA
Kersti Rose, Oakland, CA
Salome Gvinianidze, New York, NY
Salome Gvinianidze, New York, NY
Kwasi Appiah, Nashville, TN
Kwasi Appiah, Nashville, TN
David Vladeck, Washington, DC
David Vladeck, Washington, DC
Nancy Rader, Berkeley, CA
Nancy Rader, Berkeley, CA
Katherine Meyer, Washington, DC
Katherine Meyer, Washington, DC