Consumer Watchdog hosts the Rage for Justice Awards to honor the heroes and heroines of the public interest movement. The awards are named after Congressman Phillip Burton, one of the most productive and driven progressive legislators in American history. His story is told in John Jacobs’ acclaimed book, A Rage for Justice. A full detailed list of past honorees and videos of speeches are below.
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Consumer Advocate Hall of Fame
- Annette Ramirez [bio video] [intro by RoseAnn DeMoro] [speech]
- RoseAnn DeMoro [bio video] [intro by Jane Sanders] [Jane Sanders honors RoseAnn DeMoro] [speech] [tribute from Bernie Sanders]
- Tammy and Tim Smick [bio video] [intro by Carmen Balber] [speech]
- Bob Pack [Speech, with intro by Jamie Court]
- Kay McVay [Speech, with intro by Rose Ann DeMoro]
- Dana Christensen [bio video] [intro by Jamie Court] [speech]
- Hilda Sarkisyan [bio video] [intro by Jamie Court] [speech]
- Joan B. Claybrook
- Wally Marks, Jr.
- Mary Lee
- Kathy, Scott and Steven Olsen
- Harry Snyder
- Strumwasser & Woocher
Citizen Activist Award
- 2022 Charles Johnson [bio video] [intro by Annette Ramirez] [speech]
- 2019 Alastair Mactaggart [bio video] [intro by Jamie Court] [speech]
- 2018 Nacole S. [intro by Ashley Aitken] [bio video] [speech]
- 2007 Mike Farrell [intro by Robert Greenwald] [speech]
- 2004 Robert Greenwald
- 2003 Margery Tabankin
Lifetime Legal Achievement Award
- 2022 Nick and Courtney Rowley [bio video] [intro by ] [speech]
- 2019 Ricardo Echeverria [bio video] [intro by Mike Bidart] [speech]
- 2018 Frank Pitre [bio video] [intro by Joe Cotchett] [speech]
- 2017 Christine Spagnoli [bio video] [intro by Julie Kane] [speech]
- 2015 Bruce Brusavich [bio video] [intro by Harvey Rosenfield] [speech]
- 2013 Mark P. Robinson, Jr. [Speech, with intro by Browne Greene]
- 2011 Joe Cotchett [bio video] [intro by John Burton] [speech]
- 2009 David Casey, Jr.
- 2008 Mike Bidart
- 2007 Wylie Aitken
- 2006 Browne Greene
- 2004 Bruce Broillet
- 2003 Herb Hafif
- 2002 William Shernoff
Phillip Burton Public Service Award
- 2022 Tom Morello [bio video] [intro by ] [speech]
- 2017 Jackson Browne [bio video] [intro by Bruce Broillet] [speech]
- 2015 Al Franken [bio video] [intro by Wylie Aitken] [speech]
- 2011 Tom Steyer [bio video] [intro by Benjamin Bratt] [speech]
- 2009 Dennis Quaid
- 2008 US Senator Barbara Boxer
- 2007 Elizabeth Edwards
- 2006 Rose Ann DeMoro [Intro by Warren Beatty and Speech]
- 2004 Warren Beatty
- 2003 Betty and Stanley Sheinbaum
- 2002 Hon. John Burton
People Speak Media Award
- 2013 Chris Moore [Speech, with Intro by J.J. Abrams]
Public Servant Award
- 2017 Bernie & Jane Sanders [bio video] [intro by Harvey Rosenfield] [intro by RoseAnn DeMoro] [Jane’s speech] [Bernie’s speech]
- 2009 CA Senator Sheila Kuehl [intro by RoseAnn DeMoro] [speech]
- 2006 Hon. Antonio Villaraigosa
- 2002 Hon. Martha Escutia
Year in Review Videos
- Our 2019 Videos: [CWD Highlights] [Healthcare Fights Retrospective] [Privacy Fights Retrospective]
- Our 2018 Video: [CWD Highlights] [Prop 103’s 30th Anniversary] [Harvey Rosenfield on Prop 103’s 30th] [Full awards presentation]
- Our 2017 Videos:
[Rage Highlights] [CWD in Action] [CWD Exposes] [CWD Humor] [Remembering Kathy Olsen] - Our 2015 Videos:
[A Look Back] [Then and Now] [Consumer Watchdog : Change] - Our 2013 Videos:
[Legacy of Prop 103] [Justify Rates] [Golden Wasteland]
[In the courts: Autism] [In the courts: AIDS] [Consumer Watchdog’s founder, Harvey Rosenfield] - Our 2011 Video
- Our 2009 Video
- Our 2008 Video
- Our 2007 Video
- Our 2006 Video
- Our 2005 Video
- Our 2003 Video
- Our 2002 Video