Take Back America 2008 - Agenda
Agenda for Take Back America 2008
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* = invited speaker
Agenda
| Time | Session Name | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:30 AM |
Opening Plenary: THE PROGRESSIVE PLAN FOR VICTORY   |
Diane Archer Robert Borosage Donna Edwards Anthony "Van" Jones |
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| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Real Security: Emerging Challenges |
Tom Andrews Joseph Cirincione Johanna Mendelson Forman |
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| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Healthcare for All: The Plan to Get There |
Jacob Hacker Roger Hickey Ezra Klein Maya Rockeymoore |
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| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
The Crackup of Conservatism |
Rick Perlstein Cliff Schecter Cliff Schecter State Representative Kyrsten Sinema Mike Zielinski |
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| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Hope Is in the States: Leading the Way on Health Care and Immigration Reform |
Joel Barkin The Honorable Spencer Coggs Robert Kraig Stephanie Luongo Delegate Victor Ramirez |
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| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Preparation: What to do to Position Yourself to Run and Win This session will provide the A,B,Cs that go into one’s thinking and decision-making on whether to run for office. While each state has its own unique set of rules and laws t... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Mike Foley Ryan Mello Dean Nielsen Erin Vilardi |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Six Fail Safe Steps to Developing and Delivering your Stump Speech This session will cover the basic elements of giving speeches, and will be offered at the beginning of the conference so candidates can then work individually with a specialist. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Jennie Blackton |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Campaign Planning 101: Developing the Right Campaign Plan to Win This session will cover the fundamentals of organizing - how to identify progressive voters, communicate with those voters, get them out to vote on election day and create the r... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Luis Navarro Michael Obermueller Gia Vitali |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Angles of Vision: Big Media People's Media |
Eric Boehlert Michael Calderone Mark Green Michael Hirsh Cenk Uygur Tracy Van Slyke |
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| 12:00 PM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Cool Cars, Green Grid: Plugging Vehicles into Renewable Energy to Reduce Oil Dependence and Climate Change Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles are coming. Come hear how electricity can replace oil, how renewable energy can replace fossil fuels, and how electric cars can make renewable e... |
Self-Organizing Session | Tom Collina |
| 12:00 PM Ends: 1:00 PM |
What are Progressive Values? Tell Your Personal Story At the core of every movement is a set of values. Filmmakers Edwin Rutsch and Joan Kuenz will lead a discussion on the question, "What are Progressive Values?" We'll go through ... |
Self-Organizing Session | Edwin Rutsch |
| 1:00 PM Ends: 1:15 PM |
Book Signing Eric Boehlert, Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush Joe Cirincione, Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons Jacob Hacker, The Great Risk Shift: The Ne... |
Book Signing | |
| 1:00 PM Ends: 2:30 PM |
Out of the Hole: An Economy that Works for Working People |
Luncheon | Larry Cohen Roger Hickey Robert Kuttner Andrea Batista Schlesinger |
| 2:30 PM Ends: 2:45 PM |
Book Signing Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Robert Kuttner, The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity Jona... |
Book Signing | Eric Alterman Naomi Klein Robert Kuttner Jonathan Steele |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Election 2008: The Map |
Mike Podhorzer Matt Stoller Gloria Totten Kristina Wilfore |
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| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Global Warming: Meeting a Real and Present Danger |
Marjorie Alt Adrienne Marie Brown John Podesta Carl Pope Jessy Tolkan |
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| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
A New Social Contract: Preserving the American Dream |
Kate Kahan Karen Kornbluth Miles Rapoport Julie Smith |
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| 2:45 PM Ends: 3:45 PM |
GRAND THEFT JESUS - How the Right Kidnapped Jesus & Progressives Can Win Back Religious Voters Join Rev. Ray Dubuque and Robert McElvaine for this session to discuss themes common to Bob's new book, Grand Theft Jesus and Ray's web site Liberals Like Christ: how the wolves... |
Self-Organizing Session | Robert McElvaine |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 3:45 PM |
The Single Payer Health Care Movement and the Plans of the Democratic Presidential Nominee Many progressives believe that the only solution to America's health care crisis is a single payer/Medicare-For All system like H.R. 676 which has been introduced in Congress by... |
Self-Organizing Session | Representative John Conyers Courtney Farr Miles Mogulescu |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Fundraising 101: Building your Base This session will cover the fundamentals of creating and implementing a political fundraising plan. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Chrstine Lange Susan Markham |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone A high speed Internet connection will soon deliver nearly all media - television, radio, phone service, and of course, blogs and the Web. Join senior policy directors to Senator... |
Steve Abbott Julius Genachowski Debbie Goldman Susan Ness Josh Silver |
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| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Voter Contact 101: Connecting with Voters, Part I This session will cover the basics of connecting with voters by mail, phone, Internet and in the Field. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Steve Belhumuer Kristen Crowell Rudy López |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Progressive Values 101: The Politics of Conviction, Part I This session will cover frameworks, messages and examples of how progressives can harness true political power and build a lasting political majority. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Luis Navarro Gloria Totten |
| 4:00 PM Ends: 5:00 PM |
The New American Dream There is now clear expert consensus that the American Dream is spinning us towards environmental and social catastrophe. Leading scientists report that the impact of industrial-... |
Self-Organizing Session | Benjamin Phelan |
| 4:00 PM Ends: 5:00 PM |
A Shared Agenda for The Great Lakes Region America's post-industrial Midwest is fast becoming the Resurgent Rust Belt through innovative economic development, community organizing and progressive political networks. Many... |
Self-Organizing Session | Patrick Clark |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Millennials Rising: Young Voters Revitalizing Democracy |
Carmen Berkley Anthony Daniels Anton Gunn Heather Smith |
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| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Out of Iraq: The Strategy to End the War |
Darcy Burner Leslie Cagan John Cavanagh Nita Chaudhary Camilo Mejia Eli Pariser Tom Swan |
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| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Debt and Debacle: America in the Global Economy |
Sarita Gupta Rob Johnson Naomi Klein David Sirota |
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| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Politics the Wellstone Way: Field and Base Vote Organizing |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Erik Peterson |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Six Fail Safe Steps to Developing and Delivering your Stump Speech This session will cover the basic elements of giving speeches, and will be offered at the beginning of the conference so candidates can then work individually with a specialist. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Jennie Blackton |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Fundraising 101: Building your Base This session will cover the fundamentals of creating and implementing a political fundraising plan. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Anna Ekindjian Cynthia Leigh |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Does Your Vote Count? Fixing A Flawed Election System The right to vote is a foundational principle of our democracy, however, millions of voters in this country are disenfranchised every election cycle. A strong democracy, and a ... |
Judith Brown Regina Eaton Deborah Goldberg Ashindi Maxton State Senator Jamie Raskin |
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| 5:15 PM Ends: 6:15 PM |
Brainstorming for Effective Activitism Panel and Audience will brainstorm on the most effective activism techniques for awakening our fellow citizens and influencing our "less-than-reponsive" government. |
Self-Organizing Session | Beth Brenneman |
| 5:15 PM Ends: 6:15 PM |
Tapping the Power of Stories to Strengthen Your Stump Speech or Organizational Message Any talk that has stories included in them will hold attention and touch the listener far more powerfully than a talk that is just about facts and issues. This presentation will... |
Self-Organizing Session | Rob Kall |
| 5:30 PM Ends: 6:00 PM |
Meet the Authors Coffee Break FEATURING Campaign for America’s Future authors: Rick Perlstein, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus David Sirota, Hostile Take... |
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| 6:00 PM Ends: 7:30 PM |
Progressive Majority Reception |
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| 7:00 PM Ends: 8:00 PM |
Pizza & Pasta Dinner |
Senator James Webb | |
| 8:00 PM Ends: 10:00 PM |
Film Night Featuring: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song – introduced by Lara Bergthold & Body of War – introduced by Phil Donahue |
Phil Donahue | |
| 9:15 PM Ends: 12:00 AM |
NEXT GENERATION'S PROGRESSIVE ST. PAT'S PARTY Join young progressive leaders for an evening of networking, comedy, drinks and more. Hosted by Young People For, Living Liberally, CPL's New Leaders Program, Rock the Vote, ... |
Below is the developing agenda for Take Back America 2008. We add information regularly, so please check back for updates. You can also download a printer-friendly version of the full agenda here.
* = invited speaker
Agenda
| Time | Session Name | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:30 AM |
Opening Plenary: THE PROGRESSIVE PLAN FOR VICTORY |
Diane Archer Robert Borosage Donna Edwards Anthony "Van" Jones |
|
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Real Security: Emerging Challenges |
Tom Andrews Joseph Cirincione Johanna Mendelson Forman |
|
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Healthcare for All: The Plan to Get There |
Jacob Hacker Roger Hickey Ezra Klein Maya Rockeymoore |
|
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
The Crackup of Conservatism |
Rick Perlstein Cliff Schecter Cliff Schecter State Representative Kyrsten Sinema Mike Zielinski |
|
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Hope Is in the States: Leading the Way on Health Care and Immigration Reform |
Joel Barkin The Honorable Spencer Coggs Robert Kraig Stephanie Luongo Delegate Victor Ramirez |
|
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Preparation: What to do to Position Yourself to Run and Win This session will provide the A,B,Cs that go into one’s thinking and decision-making on whether to run for office. While each state has its own unique set of rules and laws t... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Mike Foley Ryan Mello Dean Nielsen Erin Vilardi |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Six Fail Safe Steps to Developing and Delivering your Stump Speech This session will cover the basic elements of giving speeches, and will be offered at the beginning of the conference so candidates can then work individually with a specialist. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Jennie Blackton |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Campaign Planning 101: Developing the Right Campaign Plan to Win This session will cover the fundamentals of organizing - how to identify progressive voters, communicate with those voters, get them out to vote on election day and create the r... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Luis Navarro Michael Obermueller Gia Vitali |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Angles of Vision: Big Media People's Media |
Eric Boehlert Michael Calderone Mark Green Michael Hirsh Cenk Uygur Tracy Van Slyke |
|
| 12:00 PM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Cool Cars, Green Grid: Plugging Vehicles into Renewable Energy to Reduce Oil Dependence and Climate Change Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles are coming. Come hear how electricity can replace oil, how renewable energy can replace fossil fuels, and how electric cars can make renewable e... |
Self-Organizing Session | Tom Collina |
| 12:00 PM Ends: 1:00 PM |
What are Progressive Values? Tell Your Personal Story At the core of every movement is a set of values. Filmmakers Edwin Rutsch and Joan Kuenz will lead a discussion on the question, "What are Progressive Values?" We'll go through ... |
Self-Organizing Session | Edwin Rutsch |
| 1:00 PM Ends: 1:15 PM |
Book Signing Eric Boehlert, Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush Joe Cirincione, Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons Jacob Hacker, The Great Risk Shift: The Ne... |
Book Signing | |
| 1:00 PM Ends: 2:30 PM |
Out of the Hole: An Economy that Works for Working People |
Luncheon | Larry Cohen Roger Hickey Robert Kuttner Andrea Batista Schlesinger |
| 2:30 PM Ends: 2:45 PM |
Book Signing Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Robert Kuttner, The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity Jona... |
Book Signing | Eric Alterman Naomi Klein Robert Kuttner Jonathan Steele |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Election 2008: The Map |
Mike Podhorzer Matt Stoller Gloria Totten Kristina Wilfore |
|
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Global Warming: Meeting a Real and Present Danger |
Marjorie Alt Adrienne Marie Brown John Podesta Carl Pope Jessy Tolkan |
|
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
A New Social Contract: Preserving the American Dream |
Kate Kahan Karen Kornbluth Miles Rapoport Julie Smith |
|
| 2:45 PM Ends: 3:45 PM |
GRAND THEFT JESUS - How the Right Kidnapped Jesus & Progressives Can Win Back Religious Voters Join Rev. Ray Dubuque and Robert McElvaine for this session to discuss themes common to Bob's new book, Grand Theft Jesus and Ray's web site Liberals Like Christ: how the wolves... |
Self-Organizing Session | Robert McElvaine |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 3:45 PM |
The Single Payer Health Care Movement and the Plans of the Democratic Presidential Nominee Many progressives believe that the only solution to America's health care crisis is a single payer/Medicare-For All system like H.R. 676 which has been introduced in Congress by... |
Self-Organizing Session | Representative John Conyers Courtney Farr Miles Mogulescu |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Fundraising 101: Building your Base This session will cover the fundamentals of creating and implementing a political fundraising plan. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Chrstine Lange Susan Markham |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone A high speed Internet connection will soon deliver nearly all media - television, radio, phone service, and of course, blogs and the Web. Join senior policy directors to Senator... |
Steve Abbott Julius Genachowski Debbie Goldman Susan Ness Josh Silver |
|
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Voter Contact 101: Connecting with Voters, Part I This session will cover the basics of connecting with voters by mail, phone, Internet and in the Field. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Steve Belhumuer Kristen Crowell Rudy López |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Progressive Values 101: The Politics of Conviction, Part I This session will cover frameworks, messages and examples of how progressives can harness true political power and build a lasting political majority. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Luis Navarro Gloria Totten |
| 4:00 PM Ends: 5:00 PM |
The New American Dream There is now clear expert consensus that the American Dream is spinning us towards environmental and social catastrophe. Leading scientists report that the impact of industrial-... |
Self-Organizing Session | Benjamin Phelan |
| 4:00 PM Ends: 5:00 PM |
A Shared Agenda for The Great Lakes Region America's post-industrial Midwest is fast becoming the Resurgent Rust Belt through innovative economic development, community organizing and progressive political networks. Many... |
Self-Organizing Session | Patrick Clark |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Millennials Rising: Young Voters Revitalizing Democracy |
Carmen Berkley Anthony Daniels Anton Gunn Heather Smith |
|
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Out of Iraq: The Strategy to End the War |
Darcy Burner Leslie Cagan John Cavanagh Nita Chaudhary Camilo Mejia Eli Pariser Tom Swan |
|
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Debt and Debacle: America in the Global Economy |
Sarita Gupta Rob Johnson Naomi Klein David Sirota |
|
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Politics the Wellstone Way: Field and Base Vote Organizing |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Erik Peterson |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Six Fail Safe Steps to Developing and Delivering your Stump Speech This session will cover the basic elements of giving speeches, and will be offered at the beginning of the conference so candidates can then work individually with a specialist. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Jennie Blackton |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Fundraising 101: Building your Base This session will cover the fundamentals of creating and implementing a political fundraising plan. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Anna Ekindjian Cynthia Leigh |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Does Your Vote Count? Fixing A Flawed Election System The right to vote is a foundational principle of our democracy, however, millions of voters in this country are disenfranchised every election cycle. A strong democracy, and a ... |
Judith Brown Regina Eaton Deborah Goldberg Ashindi Maxton State Senator Jamie Raskin |
|
| 5:15 PM Ends: 6:15 PM |
Brainstorming for Effective Activitism Panel and Audience will brainstorm on the most effective activism techniques for awakening our fellow citizens and influencing our "less-than-reponsive" government. |
Self-Organizing Session | Beth Brenneman |
| 5:15 PM Ends: 6:15 PM |
Tapping the Power of Stories to Strengthen Your Stump Speech or Organizational Message Any talk that has stories included in them will hold attention and touch the listener far more powerfully than a talk that is just about facts and issues. This presentation will... |
Self-Organizing Session | Rob Kall |
| 5:30 PM Ends: 6:00 PM |
Meet the Authors Coffee Break FEATURING Campaign for America’s Future authors: Rick Perlstein, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus David Sirota, Hostile Take... |
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| 6:00 PM Ends: 7:30 PM |
Progressive Majority Reception |
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| 7:00 PM Ends: 8:00 PM |
Pizza & Pasta Dinner |
Senator James Webb | |
| 8:00 PM Ends: 10:00 PM |
Film Night Featuring: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song – introduced by Lara Bergthold & Body of War – introduced by Phil Donahue |
Phil Donahue | |
| 9:15 PM Ends: 12:00 AM |
NEXT GENERATION'S PROGRESSIVE ST. PAT'S PARTY Join young progressive leaders for an evening of networking, comedy, drinks and more. Hosted by Young People For, Living Liberally, CPL's New Leaders Program, Rock the Vote, ... |
| Time | Session Name | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM Ends: 8:30 AM |
How Valuable Are Your Sexuality and Your Sexual Free Speech? You must be 18 or over to attend this session. Enjoy a little spicy intercourse (conversation) with your breakfast croissant at this early morning session. Along with a provoc... |
Self-Organizing Session | Crystal Haidl |
| 7:30 AM Ends: 8:30 AM |
Volunteers Gone Wild! House Party Activism and Member-Driven Events Discuss best practices in developing and deploying a house party strategy for fundraising, listbuilding, member engagement, and media cultivation. |
Self-Organizing Session | David Salie |
| 8:30 AM Ends: 9:45 AM |
Progressive Movement in a Democratic Era: The Lessons of King and the Civil Rights Movement |
Plenary Session | Taylor Branch Reverend Jesse Jackson Roger Wilkins |
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:45 AM |
Building Political Power from the Ground Up |
Doug Kelly Greg Speed Gloria Totten |
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| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:45 AM |
The Emerging New Progressive Majority |
Page Gardner Anna Greenberg Eric Lotke Cecilia Munoz Karen Nussbaum |
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| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:45 AM |
The Republic against the Rogue Presidency |
David Cole Representative John Conyers Christy Hardin Smith |
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| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:45 AM |
Blog Power: 2008 and Beyond |
Chris Bowers Digby Digby Terrance Heath Ari Melber Tracy Russo Pam Spaulding |
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| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:45 AM |
Immigrants and the Soul of America |
Cristina Lopez Adam Luna Ali Noorani Frank Sharry Jamila Woods-Jones |
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| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:45 AM |
Relationship Building: Getting Endorsements and Support from Progressive Organizations and Constituency Groups This session will cover strategies for reaching out to progressive communities (e.g. labor, reproductive choice, environmental, GLBT, etc.), garnering key endorsements and maxim... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Crisanta Duran Edie Gilliss Peter Goldin Anne Bomstad Miller |
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:45 AM |
Moving and Managing your Message: Enhancing Media Opportunities This session will cover the basics elements of a strategic media communications plan, including message development and management and understanding media tools (from newspaper ... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Adam Green Ann Liston |
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:45 AM |
Advanced Progressive Values 201: Voicing Your Values to Persuade Voters The purpose of this workshop is to explain how to use progressive values to persuade voters that you share their values and that you are on their side. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Bernie Horn Tim McFeeley |
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:30 AM |
Speaking American About Our Issues Communicating successfully with mainstream Americans about progressive issues is our biggest challenge. We need to use language that can evoke the ideal American values we too s... |
Self-Organizing Session | Susan C. Strong |
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:30 AM |
Change the Conversation It's not about the candidate it's about us! |
Self-Organizing Session | Anasa Troutman |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 12:00 PM |
Book Signing David Cole, Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror Bracken Hendricks, Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy |
Book Signing | |
| 12:00 PM Ends: 1:30 PM |
The New Green Deal |
Luncheon | Phil Angelides Majora Carter Joel Rogers |
| 1:30 PM Ends: 1:45 PM |
Book Signing Larry Korb, Reshaping America's Military: Four Alternatives Jared Bernstein, Crunch: If the Economy's Doing So Well, Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? Robert Pollin, A Measure of... |
Book Signing | |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Race Matters: Progressive Transformation in the 21st Century |
Katherine Abisa Dennis Parker Maya Wiley |
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| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Challenging the Second Gilded Age |
Chuck Collins Barbara Ehrenreich Bill Gates Sr. |
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| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Healthcare: Building a Coalition to Win |
John Arensmeyer Barbara Coufal Roger Hickey Richard Kirsch Khalid Pitts Marvin Randolph |
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| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Empowering Workers: Progressive Imperative |
Stewart Acuff Mary Beth Maxwell Hilary Shelton Greg Tarpinian |
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| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Arguing our Case: Pros and Cons |
Martin Collier John Halpin Celinda Lake Dr. Drew WestenPh.D. |
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| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Voter Contact 101: Connecting with Voters, Part I This session will cover the basics of connecting with voters by mail, phone, Internet and in the Field |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Ari Appel Sharon Lettman Ed Sanders Marcos Vilar |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Finding Support, Seizing Opportunities and Addressing Challenges in Underserved Communities This session will provide a forum for candidates and elected officials to share information, insights and stories about their experiences and perspectives as candidates or offic... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Tressa Feher Ramona Fonseca Kweli Kitwana Cherese Williams |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Advanced Fundraising 201: Practice your Pitches, Plans and More This session is a follow-up to Voter Contact 101, and will provide an opportunity for participants to take the skills they learned to role-play and create their own mail, phone,... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Ann Liston Megan Van Ens |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 2:45 PM |
Mobile Activism Join CREDO Mobile and a group of successful practitioners for a discussion of the new frontier in progressive activism: the mobile phone. Find out how a variety of organizations... |
Self-Organizing Session | Becky Bond |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 2:45 PM |
Election Protection 2008 Experts on election fraud will discuss practical ways to insure that every voter that comes to the polls in November gets to vote, and that their votes are properly counted. In ... |
Self-Organizing Session | Allegra Dengler |
| 3:00 PM Ends: 3:15 PM |
Book Signing Drew Westen, The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation Bernie Horn, Framing the Future: How Progressive Values Can Win Elections and Influen... |
Book | |
| 3:00 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Consensus and Organizing Tent City Protests - Summer 2008 Food Not Bombs co-founder and developer of Formal Consensus, C.T. Butler, will host a workshop on the use of Formal Consensus in organizing this summer's tent city protests agai... |
Self-Organizing Session | C.T. Butler |
| 3:00 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Turning A Red State Blue From core values to being part of the 50 state strategy ... participants will learn what it takes to turn a red state blue ... and leave with tools to make it happen |
Self-Organizing Session | Shawn O'Donnell |
| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
Imperial Sorrows: The Domestic Costs of Policing the Globe |
Jared Bernstein Lawrence Korb Robert Pollin Susan Shaer |
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| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
New Media, New Motion: New Avenues for Activism |
Dr. Alan Bean Adam Green Robert Greenwald Jane Hamsher Michael Kieschnick |
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| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
The Courts: Your Constitutional Rights in Jeopardy |
Emily Bazelon Simon Heller Kathryn Kolbert Bill Lurye Nancy Zirkin |
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| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
The Housing Bust: Causes, Cures, and Impact on the Whole Economy |
Dean Baker Theresa DiMartino Al Meyerhoff Lisa Ransom |
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| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
Advanced Campaign Planning 201: Practice, Plan and Learn This session will offer more detailed information about budgeting and targeting, and will provide an opportunity for participants to apply what they’ve learned through mock bu... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Nicholl Caruso Kweli Kitwana Mark Lotwis |
| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
Managing Conflicts: Understanding How Healthy Conflict-Resolution Methods Can Advance Your Campaign The goal of this workshop is to understand how people resolve conflicts in different ways and using that knowledge to build a strong campaign team. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Bernie Horn Tim McFeeley |
| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
Online Communications: Using the Internet to Recruit and Communicate with Voters, Donors and the Press This session will cover the basics of using the Internet (including blogs) as a campaign tool to communicate, educate, raise funds, organize, mobilize voters and network with ne... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Darcy Burner Jen Caltrider Jeff Coryell Jeff Lucas |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:15 PM |
A Review of Latino and African American Politics and the Impact in the 2008 Election The session will review the political landscape of both communities in terms of minority-majority cities and state and federal districts, and analyze the prospects for electoral... |
Self-Organizing Session | Cesar Moreno Perez |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:15 PM |
Buiding a Youth Coalition 2008 is the first year in which the Millennial generation has asserted its powerful voice. The youth vote, of those aged 18 to 30, has already played a huge role in the 2008 ele... |
Self-Organizing Session | Nate Loewentheil |
| 4:30 PM Ends: 5:00 PM |
Meet the Authors Coffee Break Featuring CAF Authors: Rick Perlstein, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus David Sirota, Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corr... |
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| 7:00 PM Ends: 9:00 PM |
Gala Awards Dinner Master of Ceremonies: Kathleen Turner Honorees: Van Jones and Majora Carter Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award Presented by Jerome Ringo The Honorable Jan Sc... |
Majora Carter Anthony "Van" Jones Norman Lear Bill Moyers Representative Jan Schakowsky Kathleen Turner |
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| 9:30 PM Ends: 12:00 AM |
Come Party with CREDO Mobile and George W. Bush If we’re going to take back America, we’ll need to take time to laugh along the way. Close out your day with a drink and a few laughs courtesy of George W. Bush—or at le... |
James Adomian Michael Kieschnick |
Below is the developing agenda for Take Back America 2008. We add information regularly, so please check back for updates. You can also download a printer-friendly version of the full agenda here.
* = invited speaker
Agenda
| Time | Session Name | Track | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:30 AM |
Opening Plenary: THE PROGRESSIVE PLAN FOR VICTORY |
Diane Archer Robert Borosage Donna Edwards Anthony "Van" Jones |
|
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Real Security: Emerging Challenges |
Tom Andrews Joseph Cirincione Johanna Mendelson Forman |
|
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Healthcare for All: The Plan to Get There |
Jacob Hacker Roger Hickey Ezra Klein Maya Rockeymoore |
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The Crackup of Conservatism |
Rick Perlstein Cliff Schecter Cliff Schecter State Representative Kyrsten Sinema Mike Zielinski |
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Hope Is in the States: Leading the Way on Health Care and Immigration Reform |
Joel Barkin The Honorable Spencer Coggs Robert Kraig Stephanie Luongo Delegate Victor Ramirez |
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Preparation: What to do to Position Yourself to Run and Win This session will provide the A,B,Cs that go into one’s thinking and decision-making on whether to run for office. While each state has its own unique set of rules and laws t... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Mike Foley Ryan Mello Dean Nielsen Erin Vilardi |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Six Fail Safe Steps to Developing and Delivering your Stump Speech This session will cover the basic elements of giving speeches, and will be offered at the beginning of the conference so candidates can then work individually with a specialist. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Jennie Blackton |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Campaign Planning 101: Developing the Right Campaign Plan to Win This session will cover the fundamentals of organizing - how to identify progressive voters, communicate with those voters, get them out to vote on election day and create the r... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Luis Navarro Michael Obermueller Gia Vitali |
| 11:45 AM Ends: 1:00 PM |
Angles of Vision: Big Media People's Media |
Eric Boehlert Michael Calderone Mark Green Michael Hirsh Cenk Uygur Tracy Van Slyke |
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Cool Cars, Green Grid: Plugging Vehicles into Renewable Energy to Reduce Oil Dependence and Climate Change Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles are coming. Come hear how electricity can replace oil, how renewable energy can replace fossil fuels, and how electric cars can make renewable e... |
Self-Organizing Session | Tom Collina |
| 12:00 PM Ends: 1:00 PM |
What are Progressive Values? Tell Your Personal Story At the core of every movement is a set of values. Filmmakers Edwin Rutsch and Joan Kuenz will lead a discussion on the question, "What are Progressive Values?" We'll go through ... |
Self-Organizing Session | Edwin Rutsch |
| 1:00 PM Ends: 1:15 PM |
Book Signing Eric Boehlert, Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush Joe Cirincione, Bomb Scare: The History and Future of Nuclear Weapons Jacob Hacker, The Great Risk Shift: The Ne... |
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Out of the Hole: An Economy that Works for Working People |
Luncheon | Larry Cohen Roger Hickey Robert Kuttner Andrea Batista Schlesinger |
| 2:30 PM Ends: 2:45 PM |
Book Signing Naomi Klein, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Robert Kuttner, The Squandering of America: How the Failure of Our Politics Undermines Our Prosperity Jona... |
Book Signing | Eric Alterman Naomi Klein Robert Kuttner Jonathan Steele |
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Election 2008: The Map |
Mike Podhorzer Matt Stoller Gloria Totten Kristina Wilfore |
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Global Warming: Meeting a Real and Present Danger |
Marjorie Alt Adrienne Marie Brown John Podesta Carl Pope Jessy Tolkan |
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A New Social Contract: Preserving the American Dream |
Kate Kahan Karen Kornbluth Miles Rapoport Julie Smith |
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GRAND THEFT JESUS - How the Right Kidnapped Jesus & Progressives Can Win Back Religious Voters Join Rev. Ray Dubuque and Robert McElvaine for this session to discuss themes common to Bob's new book, Grand Theft Jesus and Ray's web site Liberals Like Christ: how the wolves... |
Self-Organizing Session | Robert McElvaine |
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The Single Payer Health Care Movement and the Plans of the Democratic Presidential Nominee Many progressives believe that the only solution to America's health care crisis is a single payer/Medicare-For All system like H.R. 676 which has been introduced in Congress by... |
Self-Organizing Session | Representative John Conyers Courtney Farr Miles Mogulescu |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Fundraising 101: Building your Base This session will cover the fundamentals of creating and implementing a political fundraising plan. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Chrstine Lange Susan Markham |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone A high speed Internet connection will soon deliver nearly all media - television, radio, phone service, and of course, blogs and the Web. Join senior policy directors to Senator... |
Steve Abbott Julius Genachowski Debbie Goldman Susan Ness Josh Silver |
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Voter Contact 101: Connecting with Voters, Part I This session will cover the basics of connecting with voters by mail, phone, Internet and in the Field. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Steve Belhumuer Kristen Crowell Rudy López |
| 2:45 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Progressive Values 101: The Politics of Conviction, Part I This session will cover frameworks, messages and examples of how progressives can harness true political power and build a lasting political majority. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Luis Navarro Gloria Totten |
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The New American Dream There is now clear expert consensus that the American Dream is spinning us towards environmental and social catastrophe. Leading scientists report that the impact of industrial-... |
Self-Organizing Session | Benjamin Phelan |
| 4:00 PM Ends: 5:00 PM |
A Shared Agenda for The Great Lakes Region America's post-industrial Midwest is fast becoming the Resurgent Rust Belt through innovative economic development, community organizing and progressive political networks. Many... |
Self-Organizing Session | Patrick Clark |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Millennials Rising: Young Voters Revitalizing Democracy |
Carmen Berkley Anthony Daniels Anton Gunn Heather Smith |
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Out of Iraq: The Strategy to End the War |
Darcy Burner Leslie Cagan John Cavanagh Nita Chaudhary Camilo Mejia Eli Pariser Tom Swan |
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Debt and Debacle: America in the Global Economy |
Sarita Gupta Rob Johnson Naomi Klein David Sirota |
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Politics the Wellstone Way: Field and Base Vote Organizing |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Erik Peterson |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Six Fail Safe Steps to Developing and Delivering your Stump Speech This session will cover the basic elements of giving speeches, and will be offered at the beginning of the conference so candidates can then work individually with a specialist. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Jennie Blackton |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Fundraising 101: Building your Base This session will cover the fundamentals of creating and implementing a political fundraising plan. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Anna Ekindjian Cynthia Leigh |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:30 PM |
Does Your Vote Count? Fixing A Flawed Election System The right to vote is a foundational principle of our democracy, however, millions of voters in this country are disenfranchised every election cycle. A strong democracy, and a ... |
Judith Brown Regina Eaton Deborah Goldberg Ashindi Maxton State Senator Jamie Raskin |
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Brainstorming for Effective Activitism Panel and Audience will brainstorm on the most effective activism techniques for awakening our fellow citizens and influencing our "less-than-reponsive" government. |
Self-Organizing Session | Beth Brenneman |
| 5:15 PM Ends: 6:15 PM |
Tapping the Power of Stories to Strengthen Your Stump Speech or Organizational Message Any talk that has stories included in them will hold attention and touch the listener far more powerfully than a talk that is just about facts and issues. This presentation will... |
Self-Organizing Session | Rob Kall |
| 5:30 PM Ends: 6:00 PM |
Meet the Authors Coffee Break FEATURING Campaign for America’s Future authors: Rick Perlstein, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus David Sirota, Hostile Take... |
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Progressive Majority Reception |
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Pizza & Pasta Dinner |
Senator James Webb | |
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Film Night Featuring: Pete Seeger: The Power of Song – introduced by Lara Bergthold & Body of War – introduced by Phil Donahue |
Phil Donahue | |
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NEXT GENERATION'S PROGRESSIVE ST. PAT'S PARTY Join young progressive leaders for an evening of networking, comedy, drinks and more. Hosted by Young People For, Living Liberally, CPL's New Leaders Program, Rock the Vote, ... |
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How Valuable Are Your Sexuality and Your Sexual Free Speech? You must be 18 or over to attend this session. Enjoy a little spicy intercourse (conversation) with your breakfast croissant at this early morning session. Along with a provoc... |
Self-Organizing Session | Crystal Haidl |
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Volunteers Gone Wild! House Party Activism and Member-Driven Events Discuss best practices in developing and deploying a house party strategy for fundraising, listbuilding, member engagement, and media cultivation. |
Self-Organizing Session | David Salie |
| 8:30 AM Ends: 9:45 AM |
Progressive Movement in a Democratic Era: The Lessons of King and the Civil Rights Movement |
Plenary Session | Taylor Branch Reverend Jesse Jackson Roger Wilkins |
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Building Political Power from the Ground Up |
Doug Kelly Greg Speed Gloria Totten |
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The Emerging New Progressive Majority |
Page Gardner Anna Greenberg Eric Lotke Cecilia Munoz Karen Nussbaum |
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The Republic against the Rogue Presidency |
David Cole Representative John Conyers Christy Hardin Smith |
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Blog Power: 2008 and Beyond |
Chris Bowers Digby Digby Terrance Heath Ari Melber Tracy Russo Pam Spaulding |
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Immigrants and the Soul of America |
Cristina Lopez Adam Luna Ali Noorani Frank Sharry Jamila Woods-Jones |
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Relationship Building: Getting Endorsements and Support from Progressive Organizations and Constituency Groups This session will cover strategies for reaching out to progressive communities (e.g. labor, reproductive choice, environmental, GLBT, etc.), garnering key endorsements and maxim... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Crisanta Duran Edie Gilliss Peter Goldin Anne Bomstad Miller |
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Moving and Managing your Message: Enhancing Media Opportunities This session will cover the basics elements of a strategic media communications plan, including message development and management and understanding media tools (from newspaper ... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Adam Green Ann Liston |
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Advanced Progressive Values 201: Voicing Your Values to Persuade Voters The purpose of this workshop is to explain how to use progressive values to persuade voters that you share their values and that you are on their side. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Bernie Horn Tim McFeeley |
| 10:30 AM Ends: 11:30 AM |
Speaking American About Our Issues Communicating successfully with mainstream Americans about progressive issues is our biggest challenge. We need to use language that can evoke the ideal American values we too s... |
Self-Organizing Session | Susan C. Strong |
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Change the Conversation It's not about the candidate it's about us! |
Self-Organizing Session | Anasa Troutman |
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Book Signing David Cole, Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror Bracken Hendricks, Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy |
Book Signing | |
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The New Green Deal |
Luncheon | Phil Angelides Majora Carter Joel Rogers |
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Book Signing Larry Korb, Reshaping America's Military: Four Alternatives Jared Bernstein, Crunch: If the Economy's Doing So Well, Why Do I Feel So Squeezed? Robert Pollin, A Measure of... |
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Race Matters: Progressive Transformation in the 21st Century |
Katherine Abisa Dennis Parker Maya Wiley |
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Challenging the Second Gilded Age |
Chuck Collins Barbara Ehrenreich Bill Gates Sr. |
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Healthcare: Building a Coalition to Win |
John Arensmeyer Barbara Coufal Roger Hickey Richard Kirsch Khalid Pitts Marvin Randolph |
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Empowering Workers: Progressive Imperative |
Stewart Acuff Mary Beth Maxwell Hilary Shelton Greg Tarpinian |
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Arguing our Case: Pros and Cons |
Martin Collier John Halpin Celinda Lake Dr. Drew WestenPh.D. |
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Voter Contact 101: Connecting with Voters, Part I This session will cover the basics of connecting with voters by mail, phone, Internet and in the Field |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Ari Appel Sharon Lettman Ed Sanders Marcos Vilar |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Finding Support, Seizing Opportunities and Addressing Challenges in Underserved Communities This session will provide a forum for candidates and elected officials to share information, insights and stories about their experiences and perspectives as candidates or offic... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Tressa Feher Ramona Fonseca Kweli Kitwana Cherese Williams |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 3:00 PM |
Advanced Fundraising 201: Practice your Pitches, Plans and More This session is a follow-up to Voter Contact 101, and will provide an opportunity for participants to take the skills they learned to role-play and create their own mail, phone,... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Ann Liston Megan Van Ens |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 2:45 PM |
Mobile Activism Join CREDO Mobile and a group of successful practitioners for a discussion of the new frontier in progressive activism: the mobile phone. Find out how a variety of organizations... |
Self-Organizing Session | Becky Bond |
| 1:45 PM Ends: 2:45 PM |
Election Protection 2008 Experts on election fraud will discuss practical ways to insure that every voter that comes to the polls in November gets to vote, and that their votes are properly counted. In ... |
Self-Organizing Session | Allegra Dengler |
| 3:00 PM Ends: 3:15 PM |
Book Signing Drew Westen, The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation Bernie Horn, Framing the Future: How Progressive Values Can Win Elections and Influen... |
Book | |
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Consensus and Organizing Tent City Protests - Summer 2008 Food Not Bombs co-founder and developer of Formal Consensus, C.T. Butler, will host a workshop on the use of Formal Consensus in organizing this summer's tent city protests agai... |
Self-Organizing Session | C.T. Butler |
| 3:00 PM Ends: 4:00 PM |
Turning A Red State Blue From core values to being part of the 50 state strategy ... participants will learn what it takes to turn a red state blue ... and leave with tools to make it happen |
Self-Organizing Session | Shawn O'Donnell |
| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
Imperial Sorrows: The Domestic Costs of Policing the Globe |
Jared Bernstein Lawrence Korb Robert Pollin Susan Shaer |
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New Media, New Motion: New Avenues for Activism |
Dr. Alan Bean Adam Green Robert Greenwald Jane Hamsher Michael Kieschnick |
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The Courts: Your Constitutional Rights in Jeopardy |
Emily Bazelon Simon Heller Kathryn Kolbert Bill Lurye Nancy Zirkin |
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The Housing Bust: Causes, Cures, and Impact on the Whole Economy |
Dean Baker Theresa DiMartino Al Meyerhoff Lisa Ransom |
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Advanced Campaign Planning 201: Practice, Plan and Learn This session will offer more detailed information about budgeting and targeting, and will provide an opportunity for participants to apply what they’ve learned through mock bu... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Nicholl Caruso Kweli Kitwana Mark Lotwis |
| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
Managing Conflicts: Understanding How Healthy Conflict-Resolution Methods Can Advance Your Campaign The goal of this workshop is to understand how people resolve conflicts in different ways and using that knowledge to build a strong campaign team. |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Bernie Horn Tim McFeeley |
| 3:15 PM Ends: 4:30 PM |
Online Communications: Using the Internet to Recruit and Communicate with Voters, Donors and the Press This session will cover the basics of using the Internet (including blogs) as a campaign tool to communicate, educate, raise funds, organize, mobilize voters and network with ne... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Darcy Burner Jen Caltrider Jeff Coryell Jeff Lucas |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:15 PM |
A Review of Latino and African American Politics and the Impact in the 2008 Election The session will review the political landscape of both communities in terms of minority-majority cities and state and federal districts, and analyze the prospects for electoral... |
Self-Organizing Session | Cesar Moreno Perez |
| 4:15 PM Ends: 5:15 PM |
Buiding a Youth Coalition 2008 is the first year in which the Millennial generation has asserted its powerful voice. The youth vote, of those aged 18 to 30, has already played a huge role in the 2008 ele... |
Self-Organizing Session | Nate Loewentheil |
| 4:30 PM Ends: 5:00 PM |
Meet the Authors Coffee Break Featuring CAF Authors: Rick Perlstein, Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus David Sirota, Hostile Takeover: How Big Money and Corr... |
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Gala Awards Dinner Master of Ceremonies: Kathleen Turner Honorees: Van Jones and Majora Carter Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award Presented by Jerome Ringo The Honorable Jan Sc... |
Majora Carter Anthony "Van" Jones Norman Lear Bill Moyers Representative Jan Schakowsky Kathleen Turner |
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Come Party with CREDO Mobile and George W. Bush If we’re going to take back America, we’ll need to take time to laugh along the way. Close out your day with a drink and a few laughs courtesy of George W. Bush—or at le... |
James Adomian Michael Kieschnick |
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| 7:30 AM Ends: 8:30 AM |
Ending America's Longest Domestic War This session discusses the relationship between the "war on terror" and the "war on drugs". In many ways the developing tactics and policies of the domestic "war on terror" have... |
Self-Organizing Session | Deborah Small |
| 7:30 AM Ends: 8:30 AM |
Hold on, we're getting the good stuff: Restore the Constitution, Demand Impeachment Should we put the "war tail" on the donkey? We'll be discussing ways to end the Iraq occupation, impeachment, and tax resistance. Come prepared to present your ideas as there wi... |
Self-Organizing Session | Joan Stallard |
| 8:30 AM Ends: 9:30 AM |
Bushed: Conservative Failure and the Danger the Legacy Lives On |
Jared Bernstein Arianna Huffington Brad Woodhouse |
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Reflections on God and Country from the Left Introduced by Iara Peng, Young People For |
Plenary Speaker | Norman Lear |
| 11:00 AM Ends: 12:15 PM |
Advanced Voter Contact 201: The Practice of Connecting with Voters, Part II |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Matt Filner John Jameson Belen Mendoza |
| 11:00 AM Ends: 12:15 PM |
Building Relationships: Diversifying and Expanding your Base This session will help participants become more effective at working politically with under-represented communities, including communities of color, young people, GLBT communiti... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Edna Brown Christine Chen Andrew Gillum Kristina Logsdon |
| 11:00 AM Ends: 12:15 PM |
Building a Movement: Using Campaigns and Collaboration to Create Long-Term Change This session will cover strategies and ideas for approaching progressive efforts in 2008 that won’t just help us win this year, but will help build a movement for long-term su... |
Progressive Majority Training Track | Dante J. James Peter Murray |
| 11:15 AM Ends: 12:30 PM |
The Economics of Shared Prosperity |
William Darity Tamara Draut Larry Mishel Rich Trumka |
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Soul Train: New Religious Activism and the Common Good |
Katie Barge Gabe Gonzalez Rev. Derrick Harkins Rev. Brian McLaren Rev. Ron Stief Amy Sullivan |
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Health Care: The Politics of Winning |
Bob Creamer Celinda Lake Maggie Mahar Louise Novotny |
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Hold on, we're getting the good stuff: Making Political Parties More Democratic - Progressive Reforms for Party Nominations Reforms and actions that political parties can undertake to democratize their primaries. Topics will include defanging superdelegates, youth voting in primaries, reforming the n... |
Self-Organizing Session | Adam Fogel |
| 11:30 AM Ends: 12:30 PM |
Hold on, we're getting the good stuff: Beating right Wing 527s on National Security 2008 |
Self-Organizing Session | Lorelei Kelly |
| 12:30 PM Ends: 12:45 PM |
Book Signing Tamara Draut, Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead Amy Sullivan, The Party Faithful: How and Why Democrats Are Closing the God Gap Brian McLaren, ... |
Book Signing | |
| 12:45 PM Ends: 1:45 PM |
Luncheon James Adomian, Laughing Liberally Followed by the Maria Leavey Tribute Award Presentation Introduced by Robert Borosage, Campaign for America’s Future Presented by ... |
James Adomian | |
| 1:00 PM Ends: 1:45 PM |
Maria Leavey Tribute Award Presentation Our second annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award will be presented at Take Back America 2008. The award honors an unsung hero of the progressive movement whose behind-the-scenes wor... |
Robert Borosage Robert Greenwald |
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Taking Back America: Progressive Strategies in a New Era |
Closing Plenary | Deepak Bhargava The Honorable David Bonior Anna Burger Cecile Richards |
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