Netroots Nation 2015

The Planned
Parenthood family
is proud to support
Netroots Nation!
Join us for
Sex, Cocktails,
and Karaoke
Copper Blues
Thursday, July 16
9:30 p.m. - Close
And dont forget to stop by these panels!

Feminist Future
We are One
How Folks of Color,

Queer Activists and
Young People are
Transforming the
Movement
#NNFeministFuture
Overcoming the Shared

Opposition of the LGBT
and Reproductive Rights
Movements
#NNWeAreOne
Beyond Diversity
A New Model for
Solidarity Across Causes
and Identities
#NNBeyondDiversity
@IPPF_WHR
@PPact
@PPglobe
ere thrilled to welcome you to Phoenix for

our 10th Netroots Nation! Ten years is quite a
milestone. At that first conference in Las Vegas,
many of us were just getting to know each other. Since then
weve become family; weve grown professionally; weve
built power and weve had some victories as a movement.
As an organization, we started out this year by asking
ourselves: How can we advance progressive change in the
communities we touch? Weve kept that question in mind
as weve planned the conference over the past 12 months,
making a conscious effort to amplify and support the efforts
of the amazing activists weve met around the state.
Over the past month, weve been sharing some of their stories
through our #AZDispatch campaign. The activists and
organizations highlighted are some of the bravest Ive met;
they step out of the shadows daily against unjust policies
and fight for their families, their communities and, at times,
their own lives.
Weve worked closely with local organizers to make this years
conference different and even more impactful: providing
scholarships for 250 (mostly local) attendees; organizing a
conference-wide direct action and smaller actions leading
up to the conference; and dedicating a substantial part of
our program to immigration, racial profiling, police
brutality and other issues that threaten our communities.
There are many great things happening in Arizona, too.
A collection of civic engagement groups have hit their
stride organizing people in the wake of SB1070. With a
little more investment and some hard work, its not crazy
to think that Arizona could be a competitive state in a few
more cycles. We hope youll seek out these stories, as well as
do what you can to support organizers working in Arizona.
Theres a lot to choose from in our agenda this year, but here
are a few highlights:
Were doing extensive coverage on topics like immigration, our out-of-control police forces and the issues around
gender equality.
Weve launched a new track of programming with our
music track, bringing some renown artists to Phoenix to talk
about how they meld activism with musical performance.
Were also hosting discussions that can only happen in a
setting like Netroots Nation. Im personally most excited
about discussions about solidarity across movements and
identities, and sessions that challenge us as progressives to
live out our values every day.
The speakers youll hear this weekend make up our most
diverse group ever: 62% are people of color, a 9% increase
from last year. The percentage of Latino/Latina panelists
and moderators went up 14% from last year. Plus, 63 percent
of our speakers/moderators are women. We feel its just as
important to consider which voices are elevated as whats
being said.
Whether this is your first Netroots Nation or your 10th,
I think youll love the agenda weve put together. There are
a lot of choices but there arent any bad ones.
Keep a cold drink in your hand, and remember: its a dry heat.
Raven Brooks (@ravenb)

Executive Director
THIS PROGRAM WAS PRINTED BY UNION LABOR ON 10% POST-CONSUMER RECYCLED CONTENT PAPER.
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Friday
910:15 a.m...............Session 1 breakouts
910:15 a.m...............Session 5 breakouts
10 a.m.6 p.m..............Town Square open
10:3011:45 a.m........Morning keynote with

...................................Sen. Elizabeth Warren
8 a.m.6:30 p.m.........Registration desk open
10:3011:45 a.m........Session 2 breakouts

11:45 a.m.1 p.m.......Break (lunch on your own)
12 p.m......................State/Regional Caucuses
2:153:30 p.m............Session 3 breakouts
3:455 p.m.................Session 4 breakouts
56 p.m......................Opening reception featuring the
Chapin Sisters and Irene Diaz,
sponsored by Revolution
Messaging (Town Square)
68 p.m......................Opening Keynote
89:30 p.m.................Laughing Liberally Comedy
...................................Show (TWiB Stage)
9:30 p.m.late.............Netroots After Dark:

...................................Karaoke sponsored by
.....................................Planned Parenthood Action Fund
.....................................(Off-site: Copper Blues)
Saturday

8:309:45 a.m............Session 8 breakouts
10:30 a.m.noon........Presidential Town Hall
Noon3 p.m...............Town Square open
Noon1:30 p.m..........Break (lunch on your own)
Noon1:30 p.m..........New Tools Shootout
...................................(Hall E Foyer)
4:306:30 p.m............Closing Keynote:
...................................Ignite at Netroots Nation
7:30 p.m.late............The Blue Party sponsored
...................................by EveryAction
...................................(Off-site: The Monarch)
11:45 a.m.5:45 p.m..Town Square Open

11:451:45 p.m........... Direct Action: March and Rally for
................................... Arpaio Free AZ (lunch on your own)
3:154:15 p.m............Afternoon Keynote
5:456:30 p.m............Candidate Event Reception
...................................hosted by ActBlue and DFA
...................................(Outside Room 222)
5:456:45 p.m............The Media Matters Happy Hour
.....................................(Outside Room 230)
68 p.m....................... Bacon, Bourbon and Beer hosted by
..................................... Working America, UFCW & Local 99
.....................................(Off-site: 424 N. Central Ave.)
79 p.m......................Chairman Emeritus Pub Quiz
...................................sponsored by the DLCC
...................................(Hall E Foyer)
Sunday
8 a.m............................. Interfaith Service (Pueblo Room,

Renaissance Hotel)
10 a.m.1 p.m................. Recovery Party sponsored by
Action Network (Pueblo Room,
Renaissance Hotel)
Bring your luggage, catch up with friends one last time
and have coffee, a Mimosa or Bloody Mary to get the day
started while our DJ spins some chill morning grooves.
7 p.m............................... Promise Arizona vigil at the
State Capitol
ASAP............................... Go to eventbrite.com to
register for #NN16 now and
get the $195 earlybird rate!
Get the Netroots Nation

2015 mobile app, available
in your favorite app store.
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OVERVIEW SCHEDULE
Thursday
VENUE INFO
MAP LEGEND
H Netroots Nation, Phoenix Convention Center

S Sheraton Phoenix Downtown (hotel)
R Renaissance Phoenix Downtown (hotel)
1 The Monarch Theater, 122 E Washington St

2 Copper Blues, 50 W Jefferson St
3 A.E. England Civic Building, 424 N Central Ave
The Phoenix Convention Center
The Phoenix Convention Center covers several blocks. Netroots Nation

is in North Building, 200 and 300 level. There are many entrances to the
building but youll be most centrally located by entering on North 3rd
Street between Monroe and Washington.
Accessibility
If you have a special need, please let us know and we will do our best to
accommodate you. Volunteers are available at the registration desk to
assist with mobility issues or other needs that may arise.
A limited number of scooters are available for rent at the registration
desk on a first-come, first-served daily basis. The UPS Store at the Phoenix
Convention Center also has a small number of mobility scooters available
for rent. Call (602) 251-0135 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. to arrange in
advance. Weve also reserved tables in the main hall with easy access
for those with mobility issues.
Transgender Etiquette
Do not assume anyones gender. A persons external appearance may

not match their internal gender identity. Pay attention to a persons
purposeful gender expression. Its polite to ask: What pronoun do you
prefer? before using gendered words. Or better yet, ask for their name.
Gender neutral bathrooms can be found on the 200 level near Room
225A and near Room 230. On the 300 level, a gender neutral bathroom
can be found in the back of Hall C, in the Netroots Nation Town Square.
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LOCAL RESOURCES
Local picks
Want to see some of Phoenix during one of the afternoon breaks?

Or maybe you have a little free time after the convention winds down?
Here are a few suggestions from local Dan Shilling :
CENTRAL AVENUE MUSEUM ADVENTURE Two of the nations finest museums
are within walking distance of one another, and a short light-rail ride from the
convention center. Get off at McDowell Road for the PHOENIX ART MUSEUM
(1625 N. Central Ave.), a magnificent institution known for its modern and Asian
art collections. A brief 10-minute walk north (or take light-rail to Encanto) sits
the fabulous HEARD MUSEUM (2301 N. Central Ave.), which houses one of the
worlds largest collections of Native American art and culture.
EARLY PHOENIX HISTORY Learn more about the original inhabitants of the
Valley of the Sun. PUEBLO GRANDE MUSEUM (4619 E. Washington; light-rail stop:
44th Street) is built around an ancient Hohokam mound. Perhaps a thousand years
ago the Hohokam constructed the giant canal system that made 19th-century
Phoenix possible. A short walk from the convention center sits the ARIZONA
LATINO ARTS & CULTURAL CENTER (147 E. Adams), which celebrates and promotes
Hispanic history and culture.
ARTS DISTRICTS Phoenix is home to many contemporary arts and cultural
districts. ROOSEVELT ROW, a half-mile north of the convention center, is nationally

known for its arts and cultural events, award-winning restaurants, galleries, boutiques
and live music. Just west of the convention center on Jackson, youll find the
ICEHOUSE and other warehouse galleries, performance spaces and restaurants.
HERITAGE SQUARE Only a block from the convention center, Heritage Square is
home to the ARIZONA SCIENCE CENTER (1600 E. Washington), one of the countrys
truly magnificent science museums. Heritage Square also includes the ROSSON
HOUSE MUSEUM, one of Phoenixs earliest homes, and several fine restaurants,
including PIZZERIA BIANCO, which the New York Times once rated the best pizza
joint in the nation.
Getting around
As you travel around the Phoenix

area, there are a number of ways to
get around:
LIGHT RAIL The citys METRO
Light Rail runs from central Phoenix,

through downtown, to Tempe and
Mesa. During the week, trains run
about every 12 minutes from 5 a.m.
to 11 p.m. On weekends, it runs about
every 15 minutes from 5 a.m. to 2 a.m.
LYFT First-time users receive a $20

discount on their first ride through
Lyft. Just download the app on your
mobile device and use the promo code
NN15 to get the credit.
TAXI You can also take a ride from
one of these taxi companies: Yellow

Cab (480-888-8888) or Discount Cab
(602-200-2000).
HIKERS NIRVANA The Valley of the Sun has a fantastic park system, beginning
with SOUTH MOUNTAIN PARK, the largest city park in the world. Seven miles south
of downtown, the park features 70 miles of trails, mountain biking, horseback riding
and an interpretive center. Cars can also drive to the top for a great view of the Valley.
CAMELBACK MOUNTAIN, about 10 miles northeast of downtown, is a favorite among
hikers who want a challenging trek. (Dont forget to bring water and sunscreen.)
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Got some down time in between sessions? Stop by

the Town Square, located in Hall C & D. Here are just
a few of the new and returning fun features youll find:
EXPLORE AND GET INFORMED!

MORE THAN 80 EXHIBITORS. Visit the booths of your favorite
organizations and companiesand get to know some new
ones. If youve entered our mobile app contest, you can get
points by stopping by an exhibit booth. Be on the lookout for
exhibitors who are hosting drawings at their booth.
NEW! Part news room, part lounge. The BNR NEWSLOUNGE
is the center of the universe for attendees who want a
place to relax while watching the BNR team create the
best political progressive content online. Be in the news by
coming to the BNR NewsLounge and hear their take on
current progressive issues while you enjoy free snacks and
catch up with friends.
Town Square Hours

Thursday, 10 a.m.6 p.m.
Friday, 11:45 a.m. 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, Noon3 p.m.
Relax and recharge in the popular PROGRESS NOW LOUNGE.

Settle into a comfy couch and jump online with free wifi.
And dont fret, power chargers abound here.
The CHAIR MASSAGE booth, provided by
local company Precision Massage, is a
Town Square favorite. Visit these massage
therapists and let them work on those sore
muscles while you get refreshed!
NEW! Grab a friend and have fun playing
TABLE TENNIS or BOARD AND CARD GAMES
found throughout the Town Square, including
chess, checkers, Scrabble, Cards Against Humanity,
Bananagrams and Exploding Kittens.
PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTS. Live interviews and engaging

content will take place along Radio Row as well as on the
popular This Week in Blackness stage.
HUNGRY? There is a concession station located by the

registration area. Grab some food and recharge your devices
at one of the many tables found throughout the Town Square.
BE ENTERTAINED AND CHILL OUT!
DISCOVER NEW ARTISTS!
On Thursday, the OPENING RECEPTION will take place in

the Town Square. Performances at the reception feature
renowned musicians the Chapin Sisters and Irene Diaz.
Both of these acts bring vocal strength and beauty to the
opening reception stage. The Town Square will also be
the location for several sponsored coffee and snack breaks
throughout the conference.
On Friday afternoon, the SECOND ANNUAL
PUNDITS CUP gives attendees a chance to
deliver their message in mock interviews
with progressive media hosts in a bracketstructured challenge. The final rounds,
held on the Town Square Showcase
Stage, will have an open bar, as you
watch finalists compete for fame, glory, and a red solo cup
stuffed with $500 cash! Sponsored by Social Security Works
and Progressive Voices, with support from Franklin Forum.
NEW! The PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY SHOWCASE STAGE
in the Town Square is part of the Netroots Music Project
and features acoustic performances, slam poetry, artist
meet and greets, autograph opportunities and a chance to
enjoy socially-minded music across a variety of genres from
up-and-coming and well-established performers. This chill,
coffeeshop-like space gives stars a chance to shine and those
who like music something to move to. Plug in your laptop,
relax and recharge your devices and mind by taking in these
cultural showcases.
NEW! ARTISTS AVENUE gives space to visual artists and

collectives who push the boundaries of our comfort and
attack societal ills head on through their self-expressions.
Radical art has been around since the dawn of time. This
space features 100% socially conscious visual artists from
across the nation and beyond.
NEW! The CRAFT AND COMMERCE AREA features local artisans
who have products unique to the area and are affiliated with
smaller area non-profits. Come get a taste of the Southwest
while supporting grassroots organizers! This space features
talented Indigenous bead workers, elder traditional Din
(Navajo) rug weavers, direct-trade coffee from beyond the
U.S./Mexico border and more.
AND DONT FORGET ...

Purchase a Netroots Nation 2015 T-SHIRT or pick up your
REGISTRATION BAG at the Netroots Nation booth in the back
of the Town Square.
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TOWN SQUARE INFO
Join us in the
Town Square!
on your
10th Annual Conference!
CSEA is excited and proud to

collaborate with Americas most
progressive thinkers and communicators.
We are eager to share our experiences

and strategies, and to learn from others who
have had success implementing progressive
agendas in their communities.
Dave Low
Executive Director
Michael Bilbrey
Association President
AFL-CIO
CSEA
ongratulations
Netroots Nation
THE NHN TEAM
Staff
Support team
Carolyn Dulchinos (@carolyndulch) Deputy Development Dir.

What she does: Works on all the important details
Nathaniel Charny Director of Special Ops

What he does: Only a few people know (and theyre not talkin)
Melissa Foley (@melfoley) Director of Training & Mentoring

What she does: Mentors progressive nonprofits
Bo Shuff (@boshuff) Registration Desk Lead

What he does: Makes sure you get your credential for #NN15
Desiree Kane (@dbirdy) Comms and Dev

What she does: Media-making for AZDispatch, lead organizer
for NMP, brings extra glitter to the party
Steve Stearns (@sterno) Lead Photographer

What he does: Takes photos of people enjoying Netroots Nation
Raven Brooks (@ravenb) Executive Director

What he does: Keeps the trains running on time, sets strategy
Jill Bjers (@jillzey) Volunteer Coordinator

What she does: Organizes our amazing volunteers
Karen Kolber (@karenkolber) Development Director

What she does: Works with our wonderful sponsors and exhibitors
Elon James White (@elonjames) Media Director

What he does: CEO of TWiB! Media and host of #ablackshow
and TWiB! Prime. Produces the TWiB Media Stage at NN.
Linda Lee (@bcogal) Town Square Manager

What she does: Oversees the Town Square
Winnie Wong NMP15 Production Coordinator

What she does: Infuses arts and culture into our programming
Mary Rickles (@merickles) Communications Director

What she does: Talks, writes, and designs
Special thanks to two of our super-volunteers, Edrie

Irvine and Kim Yaman, for their dedication and help.
Tanya Tarr (@nerdette) Senior Mentor, New Media Mentors

What she does: Mentors progressive nonprofits
Nolan Treadway (@nolan) Political and Logistics Director
What he does: Politics and logistics
Eric Thut (@ericthut) Operations Director
What he does: Logistics, execution, and anything his coworkers
want to hand off
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Gina Cooper (@ginacooper) is the

founder of Cooper Strategies, where
she advises startups and others disrupting
regulated and civic spaces. Gina is a lead
strategist and advisor to WeedClub, a
tech startup and B2B verified network
for the legitimate cannabis industry. She
is a co-organizer of the democracy and
technology community CivicMakers.
Gina was the founding CEO of Netroots
Nation. She has also served on President
Barack Obamas advisory committee for
technology, media and telecommunications and is an international speaker on
the topic of digital democracy.
Jackie Mahendra (@jaxsun) is the

Director of Strategic Collaboration
at Citizen Engagement Lab (CEL), a
tech-fueled organizing incubator. She
recently served as Director of Organizing at Change.org. Prior to that, she led
online strategy for Americas Voice, where
she fought tooth and nail for the federal
DREAM Act. Jackie has given dozens of
talks on new media strategy, immigration,
and online storytelling and spearheaded
programs to promote diversity across
organizations. Jackie recently kickstarted
an eco-fashion company that sells fair
trade, organic vests at ishivest.com.
Raven Brooks (@ravenb) is the

is the executive director of Netroots
Nation and Netroots Foundation. Raven
was drawn into politics during Howard
Deans presidential campaign and
quickly got involved in grassroots politics,
including the first Yearly Kos. Hes led
the growth of Netroots Nation from
a volunteer-run effort to the countrys
premier progressive gathering, added an
international component, and expanded
programming to include infrastructure
and capacity-building programs. He lives
in San Francisco and is an avid runner,
cyclist, hiker, and outdoor enthusiast.
Arshad Hasan (chair) (@arshadhasan)

is the Executive Director of Progress
Now, a national network of 23 statebased organizations which act as the
movements communications hub, coordinating and supplementing digital and
earned media strategies for progressive
groups within each state. Prior to joining
Progress Now in 2014, Arshad worked
at Democracy For America (DFA) for
nearly nine years, as the ED for six years.
Arshad has worked in nearly every state
in the country in some political capacity,
but calls Burlington, VT his home.
Joan McCarter (@JoanMcCarter) is

Senior Political Writer for Daily Kos,
where she has been a full-time blogger
since 2007. She brings her experience
in politicsas both campaign and congressional staffto the blog, where she writes
about domestic policy and politics. She
focuses on healthcare policy, campaign
finance reform, Senate procedural issues,
and telecommunications policy. In election
years, she also writes about the candidates
and campaigns endorsed by Daily Kos.
Cheryl Contee (@ch3ryl), CEO at

Fission Strategy and co-founder of
Attentive.ly, specializes in helping nonprofit organizations and foundations
use social media to create social good.
Cheryl co-founded #YesWeCode with
Van Jones and Amy Henderson to help low
opportunity youth to become high quality
technologists. She was also the co-founder
of Jack and Jill Politics, writing as Jill
Tubman on one of the top black blogs
online. She has over 15 years of awardwinning interactive expertise. Cheryl has
appeared in the Washington Post, New York
Times, San Francisco magazine, C-SPAN,
BBC, Current TV, MSNBC and CNN,
among other media appearances. She
received her B.A. from Yale University and
has an International Executive M.B.A.
from Georgetown University.
Adam Lambert (treasurer) (@clammyc)

is not the American Idol runner up. He
is a tax consultant who works and lives in
the NYC area. Blogging under the name
clammyc, Adam was a front-page contributing editor at BlueJersey.com and has
written hundreds of essays about framing
and messaging on progressive issues and
campaigns. He has also worked on various
campaigns doing online outreach and
strategy. Adam previously hosted weekly
online radio shows at BlogTalkRadio,
where he managed the progressive lineup
of shows. He was also a founder of
Retire Garrett (and RetireGarrett.com),
a grassroots organization dedicated to the
Congressional Race in NJs 5th District.
Adam is also the treasurer of his fouryear-old daughters nursery school.
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(c)4 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Adam Bonin (secretary) (@adambonin)

is a solo legal practitioner in Philadelphia.
His practice includes representing
candidates, unions, and other politically
active entitiesincluding progressive bloggersin campaign finance and election
law matters. Adam has been extensively
involved in efforts on behalf of the rights
of online speakers. He is a featured writer
on the Daily Kos front page, where he
focuses on legal and regulatory matters,
and blogs about pop culture and miscellany
at throwingthings.blogspot.com. Adam
served as chairman of the board of
Netroots Nation from 20082014.
Darcy Burner (@darcyburner) is

the former Executive Director of
ProgressiveCongress.org, honorary chair
of the PCCC, honorary chair of More
and Better Democrats PAC, a board
member of the Council for a Livable
Worlds PeacePAC, and a national board
member for NARAL. She was the principal author and organizer of A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq, which
was endorsed by more than 60 candidates
for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Darcy
has been a candidate for Congress in
Washingtons 8th District, a group program
manager at Microsoft and a software
developer at Lotus Development Corp.
Nathaniel Charny (treasurer) works
as a union-side labor and employment
attorney out of Rhinebeck, NY, representing national, state, and local labor unions
as well as plaintiffs in class action and
individual employment discrimination,
wage and hour, and civil service matters.
Nathaniel has served as Director of Legal
Affairs for Professional Staff Congress/
CUNY and was Assistant Counsel for
the Writers Guild of America East. He
graduated with honors from the SUNY
Buffalo School of Law in 1991 and served
for two years as law clerk to Hon. Alan
N. Bloch, United States District Court,
Western District of Pennsylvania. As an
assistant professor at the Culinary Institute
of America and adjunct professor at
CUNY Queens College, he taught courses
on law and social justice.
Kety Esquivel (@KetyE) is principal of

Esquivel McCarson Consulting. Her work
has taken her to China and Ethiopia with
the UN, and shes coached executives and
directed Latino outreach for a presidential
campaign. Shes been the New Media
Manager for NCLR, CEO for LATISM,
and VP with Ogilvy and Fenton. Kety
was a founding board member of HPRA,
NCC, and NLC, and the founder of
CrossLeft. She has spoken at conferences
in the US, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay,
El Salvador, Spain, Ireland, and Canada.
The Maynard Institute included her in
their 31 Profiles of Women of Color in
Digital Spaces. Kety graduated from
Cornell, where she also served on the
Board of Trustees. Her commentary has
been featured in outlets including CNN
and Univision.
Linda Lee (@BCOgal) is a founding
member of YearlyKos, the predecessor
of Netroots Nation. Linda has extensive
fundraising and marketing experience,
with The Nature Conservancy and the
Longmont Humane Society, as well as a
Colorado-based publisher. She has been
a deputy campaign manager on several
legislative races and was a Neighborhood
Team Leader for OFA in 2012. She is
currently a volunteer area coordinator
for the Boulder County Democrats.
Mike Lux (@ProgressiveLux) is the
co-founder of Democracy Partners, a
consulting firm whose mission is building
the progressive movement. Mike is a
frequent blogger on Huffpo, DailyKos,
and Crooks and Liars and authored the
book The Progressive Revolution: How the Best
in America Came to Be. Mike serves on the
boards of several organizations, including
the Arca Foundation, Americans United
for Change, and Progressive Congress.
He is the chair and founder of American
Family Voices and was a co-founder and
board member of the Ballot Initiative
Strategy Center, Progressive Majority,
Womens Voices/Women Vote, and
the Center for Progressive Leadership.
Mike served as a Special Assistant to the
President in the Clinton White House,
and has played a leadership role on five
Presidential campaigns.
Michael Moschella (secretary)

(@mikemoschella) is the Vice President
of Organizing, Politics & Advocacy
at NationBuilder. He has been at the
forefront of the leadership development
and civic engagement community for
over a decade. Prior to joining the team
at NationBuilder, Michael served as Chief
Organizer and Political Director for the
Truman National Security Project and the
Center for National Policy. He is also a
founder and current Secretary of
the Board of Directors of New Leaders
Council. Michael is a native Bostonian,
a graduate of Cornell University School
of Industrial and Labor Relations, and a
huge Boston sports fan.
Dr. Patrick OHeffernan (chair)
(@musicfridaylive) is host of the radio
program Music FridayLive! and a music
reviewer for a number of online publications.
Formerly a political science professor at
Georgia Tech, he was the host of the syndicated radio program Fairness Radio
and NPR feature Uplinks. He holds a
PhD from MIT, has earned an Emmy and
a Webby, and has published five books. A
project he co-launched, the North Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone, was nominated
for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Patrick
ran Eugene McCarthys primary campaign
in Northern California and served as a staff
consultant to Gov. Jerry Brown in his first
term. He ghost wrote Rep. Ron Dellums
book, Defense Sense: United States Defense Needs
and the Military Budget, and Mayor Henry
Cisneros book, The Entrepreneurial City.
Joel Silberman (vice chair)
(@joelsilberman) is a communications
consultant/trainer preparing electoral
candidates and progressive congressional
leaders for public speaking and media
appearances. A recipient of the Kos Media
Fellowship during his tenure as media/
message strategist for Markos Moulitsas
and Daily Kos, Joels clients have included
Progressive Congress, PFAW, GetEQUAL,
GLAAD, Young People For, and others.
Joels company is Media Talent 2.0 Inc
and he is one of the Democracy Partners.
An award-winning New York theatrical
performer/director, Joel brings show
business savvy to progressive messaging.
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(c)3 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jenifer Fernandez Ancona (vice chair)

spends most of her time thinking about
what we want the world to look like and
how to achieve that vision. She is the
Senior Director of Membership and Communications at Women Donors Network,
a community of women amplifying their
relationships and philanthropic dollars to
create a more fair and just world. Jenifer
was a journalist at the LA Times before
getting involved in politics in 2003. She
lives in Oakland with her husband and
fellow organizer, Dan Ancona, and their
son, Marco.
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SESSION 1: 910:15 a.m.

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
Arizonas Latino Civic Engagement from SB 1070 to Now
Francisco Heredia, John Loredo, Tomas

Robles, Raquel Teran, Brendan Walsh
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
State Battlegrounds: The Real

Fight for Voting Rights
DeNora Getachew, Sue Hyde, Henry

Kraemer, Leora Olivas
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 A
Using Psychology to Understand

Why and When People Donate
(and Why and When they Dont)
Ginny Simmons, Garth Moore, Toby

Thompkins
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
The Fight to Save Dodd-Frank
Tanzila Ahmed, Favianna Rodriguez
Jess McIntosh, Krystal Ball, Kimberly Dr.

Goddess Ellis, Jaclyn Friedman, Zerlina
Maxwell
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
Peoples Climate March: Music and

Art in Service of Social Movements
Love is a Revolutionary Act:

Using Culture to Shift Narratives
in Communities of Color
New Models for Digital Organizing
in 2016 and Beyond
Jenna Lowenstein, Nicole Aro, Matt

Compton, Brandon English, Dave
Leichtman, Caitlin Mitchell
Daring to Internet While Female 2.0
Student Debt Crisis: How We Can

Help Stop the Next Economic
Bubble from Bursting
Robert Cruickshank, Natalia Abrams,

Melissa Byrne, Angela Peoples
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
Lisa Cody, Lisa Donner, Wallace Turbeville

MUSIC TRACK: ROOM 230
Whit Jones, Daphne Carr, Gan Golan,

Chip Thomas, Charlie Furman
SESSION 2: 10:3011:45 p.m.

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
Out-innovating Silicon Valley:

How Nonprofits and B-corps are
Using Innovative Business
Models to Keep Progressive
Technology Progressive
Brian Young, Nicole Aro, Jessica Hyejin

Lee, Julie Menter, Jason Rosenbaum,
Nathan Woodhull
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
Can Big Data Keep Us Safe?
Rachel Levinson-Waldman, Matthew

Stroud
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
People Power: Energy, Electricity

and Climate Justice
Brad Johnson, Sandy Bahr, Lisa Hoyos,
Elsa Johnson, Lauren Kuby
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 8 A B
Jenifer Fernandez Ancona, Jessica

Byrd, Shanthi Gonzales, AZ State Senate
Democratic Leader Katie Hobbs, Ariel
Jacobson
David Roscow, Bennett Foster, Larry

Hanley, Germaine Wells
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
Andy Bernstein, Yolanda Bejarano, Henri

Bernard, Charlie Levy
Who Leads Us? Tackling Structural

Barriers to a Reflective Democracy
We are One: Overcoming the

Shared Opposition of the LGBT and
Reproductive Rights Movements
A Streetcar Named Deception

(sponsored panel)
Arizona Sound Strike: 5 Years Later
Lori Adelman, Brittany Alston Caballero,

Gillian Kane, Kapya Kaoma, Kat Sabine
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
Corporate Takeover Goes Local:

Communities Fight Back
Lisa Graves, Marla Lipkin, Jonathan
Parker, Julian Vasquez Heilig
SESSIONS DURING THE BREAK

CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
Womens Caucus (noon)
CAUCUS: ROOM 227 BC
Queer People of Color

Caucus (1 p.m.)
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Nevada 221C
California 221AB
Ohio 231C
Colorado 232B
Pennsylvania 222C
Michigan 224A
Texas
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Minnesota 224B
Washington, DC
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Missouri 229A
Pacific Northwest
231B
New Mexico
232A New York
226AB
TRAINING: ROOM 224 A
Creative for All: The Keys to

Creating Compelling Content
TAG: Basic Online Organizing

Led by: Rohan Porteous
TRAINING: ROOM 224 B
12 Ways to Get Field

Organizers to Love Digital
TAG: Grassroots Organizing/Campaigns

Led by: Jane Booth-Tobin, Kandace
Montgomery
Best Practices in Digital Analytics:

Using Website and Social Media
Testing to Optimize for Virality
TAG: Testing/Optimization
Led by: Angelica Morales, Jim Pugh
MASTER CLASS: ROOM 226 C
BSD Tools
Led by: Seth Reznik
THURSDAY SESSIONS
Nonprofit Productivity: How to

Get Sh*t Done While Wearing
Many Hats
TAG: Operations
Led by: Bridgett Colling
TAG: Advanced Online Organizing

Led by: J.D. Bryant, Tracy Rohrbach
TAG: Communications
Led by: Sahar Driver, Ellen Schneider
Acquisition 102: So You Want

to Grow Your List? Now What?
7 Legal Rules for Online Advocacy

That Everyone Should Know

Led by: Isaiah Castilla, Shanelle Matthews
Video Shorts: Picking the Story

thats Right for Your Cause
Facebook Ads
Led by: Chase Mohney

CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
Latino Caucus
Making it Rain: Donor Research

and Baller Asks

Led by: Sarah Badawi, Lacey Connelly
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SESSION 3: 2:153:30 p.m.

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
Mitigating Media Mansplaining
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
Turning Young Activism

into Policy
Quiana Dickenson, Erika Andiola, Kyle

Blackhorse, Jordan Hibbs, Jevin Hodge,
Kristie OBrien
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
Is This Thing On? How to Know

if Your Online Ads are Working
Daniel Gonzales, Brandon English,

Edward Espinoza, Stephanie Grasmick
Sager, Gavrie Kullman
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
Water, Drought and Climate

Change in the Southwest
and Beyond
Camron Assadi, Eddie Kurtz, Sharon

Megdal, Robin Reineke
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
A New 50 State Strategy:

Reversing the Democratic
Collapse in the States
Robert Cruickshank, Asm. Lorena

Gonzalez, E.J. Jurez, Michael Sargeant,
Nina Turner
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 A
State Immigration Fights: Defending Rights at the State Level
Anu Joshi, Kalia Abiade, Sulma Arias,

Eben Cathey, Steven Choi
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
Taming the Trojan Horse of

Religious Discrimination
Heather Cronk, Brad Braxton, Gregory

Cendana, Bobby Clark, Julietta Garibay,
Erin Matson
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 8 A B
Raising Wages is Common Sense

Economics (sponsored panel)
Rocky Mountain High: One Year of

Legal Retail Marijuana in Colorado
Rebekah Friend, Nicole Aro, Carmen

Berkley, Adam Hersh, Damon Silvers
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 A
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
Holly Roach, Macky Alston, Rev. Jennifer

Bailey, Ailsa Guardiola, Daniel Neyoy Ruiz
Alan Franklin, Art Way, Wanda James,

CO State Rep. Jonathan Singer
SESSION 4: 3:455 p.m.

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
Just in Time! Worker Organizing

and the Fight for Fair Scheduling
Erica Smiley, Evelin Cruz, Gordon Mar,

Nelini Stamp, Rep. Rosa DeLauro
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
Black Mess on Black Mesa
Border Vigilantes and their Bullshit:

Countering the Falsehoods that
Fuel Violent Nativist Movements
The People vs. Arpaio
Earl Tulley, Rena Babbitt-Lane, Glenna

Begay, Jeana Brown, Desiree Kane
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
Carla Goldstein, Kerri Kelly, Michael

Kink, Angel Kyodo Williams, Sharon
Salzberg, Jamia Wilson
Women Leading the Labor

Movement
Transformative Change: Building

Power from the Inside Out
The Progressive, Grassroots

Christian Movement You Never
Knew You Needed to Organize
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
If the Rising American Electorate

is so Important, Why Isnt it
Reflected in our Staffing?
Rodell Mollineau, Jessica Byrd,
Kassia DeVorsey, Michael Matthews,
Kristian Ramos
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 8 A B
2020 War Room: Update

from the Fight to End GOP
Gerrymandering (sponsored
panel)
Jess McIntosh, State Senator Martn

Quezada, Michael Sargeant
36 H #NN15
You Dont Have to Know Jay-Z:

Activating Untapped Networks
of Artists
Shanelle Matthews, Wilnisha Sutton

TRU7H, Parker Edison, Jess Jollett
Turbo-charging Your Campaigns

via Online Influencers

Led by: Cheryl Contee
Se habla Espaol! Creating a

Successful Bilingual Campaign
TAG: Communications
Led by: Luis Avila, Adria Marquez

Led by: Allyson Goldsmith, Colleen
Hutchings
Lisa Moline, Joe Brusky, Lane Hall,

Athena Soules
Using Powerful Tools to Ramp up

Your Organizing Game on Twitter

Led by: Hannah Roditi
Small-scale Facebook Campaigns

for Better Email Performance

Led by: Kirin Jessel, Brian OGrady
Black Caucus
Email Campaigns that Engage

Activists, Raise Money and Move
Your Mission
Salsa
Lights, Camera, Protest
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
How to Move Your Data from

Excel to SQL

Led by: Yahel Carmon
SCREENING SERIES: ROOM 223
Filmmaker Caucus
Led by: David Gunn
How a Gender Lens Can

Help You Win
Reel Advocacy: A Film Showcase

Led by: Jordan Fitzgerald, Alicia Jay
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
CAUCUS: ROOM 232 A
How to Get Media and

Breakthrough on Your Issue
OSDI Data and Tech Caucus
Education Caucus
TAG: Communications
Led by: Doug Gordon
Action Network
Led by: Robyn Swirling
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SESSION 5: 910:15 a.m.

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
How Progressive Arizona

Became Tea Party Arizona
Joel Wright, Alfredo Gutierrez, Heidi

Osselaer, Dan Shilling, Jon Talton
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
Whats Next? What Every

Organizer Should Know about
the Future of Health Reform
Amy Lynn Smith, Kellan Baker, Paul
Song, Anthony Wright
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
Beyond Diversity: A New

Model for Solidarity Across
Causes and Identities
Lori Adelman, Alencia Johnson, Gloria

Malone, May Sifuentes, Jos Truitt
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
New Voices, New Visionaries:

Towards a Migrant Justice
Movement Led from the Queer
and Trans Frontlines
Dagoberto Bailn, Marichuy Leal
Gamino, Francisco Garcia, Ricky
Gonzlez, Dora Mejia
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
Building Progressive Political

Power
Rep. Keith Ellison, New York City Council

Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Nick Rathod
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 A
Supporting Activists on the

Frontlines Here and Abroad
Erin Mazursky, Maria Arettines, Anna Nolan

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
The Ethnic Studies Ban:

Why Attacks on Curriculum
Matter to Progressives
Zerlina Maxwell, Kimberly Dr. Goddess

Ellis, RL Miller, State Senator Martn
Quezada, Mary Cathryn Ricker, Rep. Mark
Takano
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 8 A B
How the Web was Won:

The Battle for Net Neutrality
Unions as the Answer to the

Defining Issue of our Time
(sponsored panel)
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 A
David Rolf, Natalie Foster, Sejal Parikh,

Carmen Rojas, Cristina Tzintzun
Celinda Lake, Rep. Donna Edwards, Avis

Jones-DeWeever, Gail Leftwich Kitch,
Nicole Rodgers
Michael Khoo, Craig Aaron, Tiffiniy

Cheng, Malkia Cyril, Michael Scurato,
David Segal

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
The Great Equalizer: Advancing

the Cause of Civil Rights through
Organizing
Tefere Gebre, Catherine Alonzo,

Rep. Keith Ellison, Jim McLaughlin
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
Undocumented in Arizona: Immigrant Leaders Share their Stories
Organizing Workers in the

New Economy
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
#AskaSista: Black Women Muse

on Politics and Pop Culture
Luis Avila, Erika Andiola, Reyna Montoya,

Jose Patino, Ardany Rosales
Cheryl Contee, Lizz Brown, Maria ChappelleNadal, Kimberly Dr. Goddess Ellis,
Zerlina Maxwell, Ciara Taylor
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
Raising a Ruckus: Rural Organizing

for Progressive Change
Wooten Gough, Luis Aguilera Garcia,

Jessica Fisher, Aurea Martinez,
Jonathan Perez
Beyond Vanity Metrics: How

We Can Use Digital to Strengthen
Our Campaigns
Ivanka Farrell, Kristin Brown, Chris

Frommann, Jenna Lowenstein, Hilary
Nachem, Dan Scarvalone
The Untapped Power of

Unmarried America
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
Whos Got the Power? Moving a

Womens Economic Empowerment
Agenda Forward
Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner, Ellen Bravo,
Melanie Campbell, Andrea Cristina
Mercado, Neera Tanden
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 8 A B
Education in the 2016

Presidential Campaign
(sponsored panel)
Lily Eskelsen Garcia,Arshad Hasan,

Rep. Mark Takano
SESSION 7: 4:305:45 p.m.

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
Peter Montgomery, Urooj Arshad,

Gillian Kane, Kapya Kaoma, Maurice
Tomlinson
Charles Chamberlain, Elba Dias,

Rep. Keith Ellison, Analilia Mejia
Kristian Ramos, Maria Cardona,

Gabriela Domenzain, Miguel Ferrer,
Francisco Heredia
Globalizing Homophobia: How

Anti-LGBT Activists are Spreading
Hate Abroad
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
Detention, Determination and

New Organizing Behind Bars
Maru Mora Villalpando, Elder Gomez,

Jennicet Gutierrez, Mele Morales
Ending Inequality for All:

How Progressives Can Win,
from Presidential Politics to
the Fast Food Fight
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
The Second Shift in 2015:

Why #TooBusyToFail Burnout
Culture is Hurting Us All
Emilie Aries, Alicia Jay, Nicole Rodgers
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
Mass Employment, Not Mass

Incarceration
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Carmen Berkley, Gregory Cendana,

Robert Rooks, Naomi Walker, Eddy Zheng
Inclusion Matters: The Whys

and Hows of Expanding
Progressive Engagement of
Latinos in the Media
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 A
#EpicFail: A Look at GOTV Failures (So You Dont Repeat Them)
Cayden Mak, Debra Cleaver, Ashley Spillane,

Daniel Gonzales, Annie Weinberg
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
Feminist Future: How Folks of

Color, Queer Activists and Young
People are Transforming the
Movement
Daphne Carr, Abigail Chapin, Lily Chapin,

Irene Diaz, Sarah Sophie Flicker

Led by: Laura Packard, Isaac Salazar

Led by: Jeannette Huezo, Tony Macias
TAG: Operations
Led by: Ashley Pinedo, Victoria Zyp
Multilingual Justice:
Beyond Translation
How to Not Ruin Your Website
Training for Trainers: Principles

of Adult Learning
Metrics for Online Organizers:

Is Your Sh*t Working?
Twitter Ads

Led by: Hannah Roditi
Music for Black and Brown Lives
Ashley Yates, Jasiri X, Mystic Blu,

Helvetika Bold, Special Guest
This is What Happens in a

Congressional Office When
You Write Your Rep

Led by: Yuri Beckelman, Travis Moore
Presence and Authenticity: The

Key to Being a Media Star
TAG: Communications
Led by: Joel Silberman
Arizona, Immigration and Action:

A Film Showcase
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
Arab, Middle-Eastern, Muslim,

and South Asian Caucus
Screening and Q&A: Shes

Beautiful When Shes Angry
(during the break at noon)
Led by: Megan Dorward
Saving Millions with Earned

Media: How to Organize Kick-Ass
Press Events and Get Your
Campaign Covered
TAG: Communications
Led by: Lacey Connelly, Adam Green
Facebook-Powered Growth:
Turning Likes into Email
Supporters and Donors
FRIDAY SESSIONS
Women on the Musical Frontlines
Hearts and Minds: A Film

Showcase
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
LGBT Caucus
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 C
Environmental Caucus
CAUCUS: ROOM 232 A
AAPI Caucus

Led by: Michael Grenetz, Allison
Weston
Organizer
Led by: Emma Gibbens, David

Kornahrens, Ian Magruder
Daphne Carr, Joe DeFrancesco, Eleanor

Goldfield, Evan Greer, Bonfire Madigan,
Victoria Ruiz

Led by: Beth Becker, Hilary Woodward
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
CAUCUS: ROOM 232 A
How to Start a Riot: Grrls, Queers,

and Other Rabble Rousers
The Psychology of Voting

Led by: Daniel Gonzales
Start-up Bootcamp: How to

Get Your Big Idea Funded
TAG: Operations
Led by: Julie Menter
Were Not Upworthy: Social

Media for Organizations With
No Money, Time or Resources
Guerillarized Grassroots
Advocacy
Screening and Q&A:

Hand that Feeds
Internet Freedom Caucus
Parents Caucus

Led by: Bill Wong
NGP VAN
Led by: Torvic Vardamis
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SESSION 8: 8:309:45 a.m.

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
Fed Up: The Economy Still Isnt

Working for Us & Why You Should
Care about the Federal Reserve
This is What Democracy Looks Like
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
Goldie Taylor, Elizabeth Beavers,

Patrisse Cullors, Rep. Hank Johnson,
Angelo Pinto
Natalie Patrick-Knox, Julio Fernandez,

Ada Fuentes, Jim Williams Jr.
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
Allegra Chapman, Nicole Austin-Hillery,

Elias Isquith, Desmond Meade
Liz Rose, Ady Barkin, Kendra Brooks,

Derek Laney, Valerie Wilson
Confronting Exploitation, Retaliation and Deportation to Build

Power for Immigrant Workers
Progressives Role in the 2016

Primary Debate
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
America Awakens: Activism and

Action Restoring Trust Between
Community and Police
Return to Society: Restoring

the Right to Vote for Ex-Felons
Benjamin OKeefe, Arturo Carmona,

Adam Green
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 A
Hashtag Activism: How the Rising

American Electorate is Moving
Beyond Broadcast Campaigns
Hemly Ordonez, Angela Peoples, Felipe

Sousa-Rodriguez
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
Examining Racial and Gender Bias:

Case studies from the Restaurant,
Retail, Domestic & Tech Industries
Rinku Sen, Celeste Faison, Ariel Jacobson,

Dolly Martinez, Deanna Zandt
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 8 A B
Building Black-Brown Coalitions
Dorian Warren, Gregory Cendana, Neidi

Dominguez, Marisa Franco, Kelly M. Fay
Rodriguez
SESSION 9: 1:302:45 p.m.

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
Kate Maeder, Jessica Byrd, Emma

Gibbens, Amber Phillips, Tori Taylor
Nadia Kayyali, Brandi Collins, Tessa

Darcangelew, Fatima Khan, Steven
Renderos
Bring Wine and Whiskey: Tactics

for Engaging and Activating
Millennial Women
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
To Change Everything, It Takes

Everyone: Lessons from the
Peoples Climate March
Yong Jung Chung, Paul Getsos, Michael

Guerrero, Clayton Thomas Muller,
Deirdre Shelley
Stingrays, Drones and Fusion

Centers: Coming to a Police
Department Near You?
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
Women on the Run
Christine Pelosi, Councilwoman Kate

Gallego, Asm. Lorena Gonzalez, Rep.
Robin Kelly, Nina Turner
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
Reclaiming Media in the New

Dawn of Black Liberation
Erika Andiola, Nekima Levy-Pounds,

Anthony Newby, Elon James White,
Ciara Taylor
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 A
Do Details Matter? Why and

How We Sanitize Our Stories
Katie Klabusich, Catherine Alonzo,

H Kapp-Klote, Gloria Malone,
Wagatwe Wanjuki
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
Living in a Militarized Zone
Amanda Garces, Isabel Garcia, Bob Libal,

James Lyall

PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 A B
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 C
Building a Pipeline of Digital

Talent
Networking with Indigenous

Communities
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 1 C
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 5 A B
Nick Espinosa, Liz Butler, Nekima LevyPounds, Anthony Newby, Jono Shaffer
Nan Aron, Thomas Saenz, Judge Mary

Schroeder
Robyn Swirling, Catherine Algeri, Lauren

Miller, Eric Ming, Hilary Nachem
Creative Disruption: Culture

Jamming, Subversive Actions &
Media Tactics for a 2.0 World
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 2 A B
Campus Sexual Assault: Fighting

Violence is a Feminist Issue
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Earl Tulley, Tupac Enrique Acosta, Carol

Davis, Robin Jackson, Eve Reyes Aguirre
The First 10 Years of the Roberts

Courtand How to Change its
Direction
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 6 A B
LGBTQ Ladies Doin It For

Ourselves: Lessons Learned
and Opportunities for Engaging
LGBTQ Women
Heron Greenesmith, Urooj Arshad,

Ceceilia Chung, Patrisse Cullors, Jessica
Gonzlez-Rojas
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 7 B C
The Evolution of Immigrant

Rights: From Political Empowerment to Progressive Change
Alfredo Gutierrez, Erica Andiola, Arturo

Carmona, Tefere Gebre, Marisa Franco
Arts Activism Amidst Borders

& Ecological Collapse
Favianna Rodriguez, Jess X. Chen,

Thea Gahr, Chip Thomas, Mata Ruda
Facebook and Twitter Ads: Using

Paid Ads to Organize on a Budget

Led by: Julian Aldana, Riana King
Face It: Design to Hack

Peoples Minds
Problem, Platform, Program:

Developing a Successful
Campaign Strategy for Issue
Advocacy?

Led by: Mario Salazar, Lucy Sedgwick
No Jedi Mind Tricks Needed:

Harnessing the Power of Narrative
TAG: Communications
Led by: Marissa Luna, Spencer Olson
Nationbuilder
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 8 A B

Led by: John Tass-Parker, Kaiya Waddell
Video Killed The Radio Star:

The Future of Online Organizing

Led by: Cheryl Contee
Field Testing 101: Even the

Smallest Campaigns Can Benefit
Its the Creative, Stupid! Using

Content to Drive Your Message
from Facebook and Instagram
How to Get Coverage in

Spanish Language Media
TAG: Communications
Led by: Chuck Rocha, Jocelyn Torres
PA N E L : R O O M 2 2 8 A B
Led by: Allyson Goldsmith, Damien
Shirley
The Art of a Movement
Beating Back Burnout Culture in

the Progressive Movement
TAG: Basic Operations

Led by: Emilie Aries
Screening and Q&A:

What We Told Our Sons
(during the break at 12:30 p.m.)
Screening and Q&A:

Radical Grace
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
Arizona Education Caucus
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 C
State and Local Bloggers Caucus

CAUCUS: ROOM 232 A
Youth Caucus
ActBlue
Heather Ault, Tani Ikeda, Favianna Rodriguez,

Anu Yadav
Immigration Caucus
(during the break at 12:15 p.m.)
Led by: Robin Alberts-Marigza, Michael

Moschella
Led by: Daniel Gonzales
A Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy

Begins in Iran (sponsored panel)
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B

Led by: Candice Dayoan
A Movement Not a Moment:

Fighting Fast Track in Arizona
(sponsored panel)
Arizona, Immigration and Action:

A Film Showcase
SATURDAY SESSIONS
Led by: Kiersten Arnoni, Julia Rosen
The Online Lab: Perfecting Your

Outreach Through Email Testing
CAUCUS: ROOM 231 B
Labor and Worker Organizing

Caucus
The Revolutionary Conversation:

Changing the World One Voter
at a Time

Led by: Lacey Connelly, Kayla
Wingbermuehle
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T H U R S D AY, 5 P. M . , T O W N S Q U A R E
F R I D AY, 6 P. M . , O F F - S I T E
Join up with friends new and old at our opening reception. Featuring
renown musicians the Chapin Sisters and Irene Diaz. Both of these
acts bring vocal strength and beauty to the opening reception stage.
Light hors doeuvres to be provided. Sponsored by Revolution Messaging
Join Working America, UFCW and UFCW Local 99 for an evening

of union-made bacon, bourbon and beer! Come celebrate working families and meet local progressive groups in an awesome venue
with delicious union-made libations. Last year we went through over
200 pounds of bacon in the first hour. To get on the guest list, text
BOURBON to 30644. The event will be held at the A.E. England
Civic Building (424 N. Central Ave.), just a short stroll from the
convention center. Sponsored by the Working America, UFCW and
Netroots Nation Opening Reception

featuring the Chapin Sisters and Irene Diaz
T H U R S D AY, 8 P. M . , T W I B M E D I A S TA G E
Laughing Liberally Comedy Show
SPECIAL EVENTS
After the opening night keynote, enjoy an evening of laughter from

the left with top political comics at Laughing Liberallyentertaining
Netroots Nation for the 10th year running. With a line-up of
performers who have been seen on Comedy Central and HBO,
in the pages of The Onion, and across the progressive blogosphere,
Laughing Liberally will deliver a feisty, fierce and funny welcome
to the weekend.
T H U R S D AY, 9 : 3 0 P. M . , O F F - S I T E
Netroots After Dark: Karaoke
Join us for whats become an annual tradition at Netroots Nation!

Whether you cant hold a tune or have ambitions to be on The Voice,
we want you on that stage. Drink tickets and some late evening
snacks to get you in the singing mood will be provided. This event
will be held at Copper Blues (50 W Jefferson Street), just a
few blocks from the convention center and HQ hotels. Sponsored by
Planned Parenthood Action Fund, Planned Parenthood Global, International
Planned Parenthood/Western Hemisphere Region
F R I D AY, 4 : 3 0 P. M . , T O W N S Q U A R E
The Pundits Cup
The second annual Pundits Cup gives Netroots Nation attendees a

chance to deliver their message in mock interviews with real progressive media hosts in a bracket-structured challenge. The final rounds
will have an open bar, as we watch the finalists compete for fame,
glory, and a red Solo cup stuffed with $500 cash! A series of preliminary
rounds will take place at the We Act Radio booth on Radio Row, with
the final round on the Town Square stage. Final round and open bar
start at 4 p.m. Sponsored by Social Security Works and Progressive Voices, with
support from Franklin Forum
F R I D AY, 5 : 4 5 P. M . , O U T S I D E R O O M 2 3 0
The Media Matters Happy Hour (that the

Koch Brothers Dont Want You to Attend)
Join the myth-busting team from Media Matters for America for a
cold pint and good conversation immediately following the panel,
Inclusion Matters: The Whys And Hows of Expanding Progressive
Engagement of Latinos in the Media. Meet members of team
@MMFA and other myth-fighters, talk about ways we can make media
more inclusive and truthful, and raise a toast to all you and your fellow
advocates have done to show conservative misinformation whos boss!
Sponsored by Media Matters for America
F R I D AY, 5 : 4 5 P. M . , O U T S I D E R O O M 2 2 2
Candidate Meet and Greet
ActBlue and Democracy for America are proud to present the annual
Netroots Nation Candidate Happy Hour, featuring progressive
candidates from around the country. Sponsored by ActBlue and Democracy
for America
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Union-Made Bacon, Bourbon and Beer, from

the people who brought you the weekend
UFCW Local 99
F R I D AY, 7 P. M . , O U T S I D E H A L L E
Chairman (Emeritus) Pub Quiz 2015:

Number 9, Number 9
What started as a simple political trivia contest among friends has

grown into a raucous celebration of our Netroots community. There
will be chants; there will be protests; there will be singing; there will
be refreshments and prizes. But in the end, its all about teams of
8-10 sitting around tables, answering questions about politics,
history and popular culture. Whether youre a first-timer or have
been there since the beginning in Chicago, join us for the fun.
(Dont have a team yet? No problem: theyll form on-site as well.)
Sponsored by the DLCC
S AT U R D AY, N O O N , O U T S I D E H A L L E
New Tools Shootout
Come learn about the latest voting, organizing, campaigning, makethe-world-a-better-place technology solution and vote for the best
ones. The New Tools Shootout is a great way to get the inside stories
on tools that are being designed and built, the impact theyre already
having on campaigns and organizations, and what they can do to
help you become a more powerful and effective activist and leader.
Select presenters will make a live pitch for their app, product or technology. Attendees will vote on their favorites in each category and for
an overall winner. Sponsored by New Media Ventures and Netroots Nation
S AT U R D AY, 7 : 3 0 P. M . , O F F - S I T E
The Blue Party by EveryAction
We know #NN15 will inspire you to head home and change the world.
But before you go, change into your bluest outfit and come party one
last time with us! Live music and drinks with new friends and old.
Swing by The Blue Party on Saturday night and raise a toast to everything we know well achieve together as a progressive community this
year. Come to the Monarch Theater (122 E Washington St.) for
live music, JustSeeds Artist Co-operative making art live, cold drinks,
warm hugs, special appearances and lots more! This event is proudly
part of the Netroots Music Project. Sponsored by EveryAction
S U N D AY, 9 A . M . , O F F - S I T E
Interfaith Service
Take a look at the spiritual roots of activism in different traditions and get
inspired before you head home.Open to people of all faiths and no faith.
Venue: Pueblo Room, Renaissance Hotel
S U N D AY, 1 0 A . M . , O F F - S I T E
Sunday Morning Recovery Party
Bring your luggage, catch up with friends one last time and have coffee,
a Mimosa, or Bloody Mary to get the day started while our DJ spins
some chill morning grooves. The festivities are happening in the Pueblo
Room in the Renaissance Hotel. Sponsored by Action Network
KEYNOTES + DIRECT ACTION

T H U R S D AY, 6 P. M . , N O R T H H A L L E
F R I D AY, 3 : 1 5 P. M . , N O R T H H A L L E
Well kick off the opening keynote for our 10th annual conference
with stories of courage from some of the leading activists in Arizona.
Well uncover some of the most unjust practices in our immigration
system and elevate the voices of local activists fighting for their families
and communities. Many of the issues they faceracial profiling, police
brutality and morehave deep roots in communities of color across
our country. Youll hear from top organizers in those communities as well,
in addition to Rep. Donna Edwards and many more.
Immigration activists successfully pushed President Obama to expand

DACA and DAPA, but those programs are now on hold in the federal
courts while activists continue to work to stop deportations, put an end
to out-of-control ICE enforcement and push for more just policies. The
LGBT community has made strides in ensuring that gay couples across
the country can marry, but there are still many issues to be tackled: full
equality for transgender people, workplace discrimination and adoption
and custody issues, to name just a few. And although weve seen the
minimum wage in cities across the country increase, workers continue
to push for more progressive work policies. How do we continue to make
progress on issues like immigration? How do we move closer to full equality
and economic opportunity for everyone?
F R I D AY, 1 0 : 3 0 A . M . , N O R T H H A L L E
Morning Keynote with Sen. Elizabeth Warren
During this keynote youll hear from one of our biggest progressive
championsSenator Elizabeth Warren. She fired up the crowd last
year in Detroit, pledging to continue fighting a rigged system in a
country of rising income inequality and stressing the importance of
fighting for progressive values. Sen. Warren also joined us in 2010
and in 2012, as a candidate for the U.S. Senate seat she now holds.
For the past year, shes continued to boldly speak out about solutions
to poverty and student debt and the need for everyone to play by the
same rules.
F R I D AY, 1 1 : 4 5 A . M . , O F F - S I T E
Rally for Arpaio Free AZ!
Directly after the morning keynote, well march to the 4th Avenue Jail
for an #ArpaioFreeAZ rally. Sheriff Joe Arpaio was granted one of
the first and most extensive police-ICE collaboration contracts in the
country in 2007, which paved the way for SB1070 and similar policies
and laws across the country. Even though Arpaio is facing civil and criminal contempt charges in court, ICE agents are still stationed at the
4th Avenue Jail. The federal government continues to deport Arpaios
victims even as a lawsuit initiated against Arpaio by the Department
of Justice will be heard in court on August 10. Its time for Arpaio to
resign and take his legacy with him.
Afternoon Keynote
S AT U R D AY, 1 0 : 3 0 A . M . , N O R T H H A L L E
Presidential Town Hall
Hear from Democratic presidential candidates in our Presidential

Town Hall. The session will include a moderated audience Q&A.
S AT U R D AY, 4 : 3 0 P. M . , N O R T H H A L L E
Closing Keynote: Ignite at NN15
One of the best parts about Netroots Nation is hearing the unique
experiences and personal stories of fellow organizers, activists, and
thought leaders in the movement. Thats why were once again closing
out the conference this year with Ignite, a full plenary session focusing
on those stories. The keynote will feature short presentations that are
thought-provoking, inspiring, engagingand sometimes very funny.
Using the Ignite format, each speaker will be given 5 minutes to talk,
while 20 slides that advance every 15 seconds are shown on the screen.
Over the course of the program youll hear from Lori Adelman,
Jenifer Fernandez Ancona, Dagoberto Bailn, Beth Becker, Heather
Booth, Glynda C. Carr, Gregory Cendana, Jess X. Chen, Austen
Levihn-Coon, Benjamin OKeefe, Robin Reineke, Justin Robinson,
Palak Shah, Wagatwe Wanjuki, Elon James White, Teresa C. Younger,
and Deanna Zandt.
Waiting for your 501(c)(3) status?
Have you thought about a fiscal sponsorship, which would allow you to get your non-profit
moving while you wait for the IRS to catch up with your momentum? Fiscal sponsorships
are legal arrangements that allow associations or corporations which have yet to receive
their 501(c)(3) tax determination from the IRS to indirectly receive donations from foundations and others who wish to donate to 501(c)(3) organizations.
Netroots Foundation offers fiscal sponsorships to worthy projects that align with our
mission. For more information, visit netrootsfoundation.org and look under programs
to learn how we can help you continue working for a more connected, progressive world.
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KEYNOTES
Opening Keynote
PANELS
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
#AskaSista: Black Women Muse on Politics and Pop Culture

Ella Bakers practice of participatory democracy has shaped grassroots
organizing models from SNCC to #Occupy to #BlackLivesMatter.
The Fannie Lou Dems are organizing in #Ferguson, Loretta Lynch
has replaced Eric Holder as Attorney General and Marilyn Mosby is
handling her business as a prosecutor in Baltimore. Black women are
still the largest, democratic voting bloc, and America cannot afford to
overlook or underutilize our brilliance and power. Many of us stood for
Wendy Davis, but she lost because white women did not support her in
the same numbers as Black and Latina women in Texas. Hillary Clinton
wants to engage Black women voters, but she and other Democrats
remained too silent on police brutality, Marissa Alexander and more.
After an entire year, we are just now able to #BringBackOurGirls as
terrorism continues to sweep the globe. And can we talk about Ebola
and truly affordable healthcare? Selma? The Oscars? Now in its fifth
year and a Netroots Nation tradition, youd better #AskaSista.
#EpicFail: A Look at GOTV Failures (So You Dont Repeat Them)
We love to talk about our GOTV successes: registering 10,000 voters on
a shoestring budget, creating a great video that went viral, developing
a tech innovation that changed the game. If thats what youre looking
for, this is not the panel for you. Some of the most successful groups in
the voter registration/GOTV space will share their most abject failures.
Think of the $80,000 experiment that registered a whopping 6 voters
or the $250,000 website that received almost no traffic. Join us for a
good-natured laugh as you learn from our mistakesand ensure you
dont repeat them in 2016.
2020 War Room: Update from the Fight to End GOP
Gerrymandering (sponsored panel)
Right-wing gerrymandering was bad in 2010, but John Roberts Supreme
Court may have made it a whole lot worse in 2020unless Democrats
organize NOW to take back the redistricting pens before the 2020
Census. Please join a panel of Democratic legislative leaders, campaign
strategists, and top officials of the newest progressive weapon in the
redistricting fightthe Advantage 2020 super PACas we update the
Netroots community on this cycles crucial redistricting targets, the
changes brought about by brand-new Supreme Court decisions, and
Democrats long-term strategy to flip the legislative chambers that
could shatter the Tea Partys hold on Congress. This panel is sponsored by
the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee.
A New 50 State Strategy: Reversing the Democratic
Collapse in the States
The 2014 election was catastrophic for the progressive movement and
the Democratic Party. Republicans gained a record number of seats
in state legislatures and seized the governorships of several more blue
states. Since President Obama took office, Democrats have lost nearly
1,000 state legislative seats. There are only seven states where Democrats
control the governors office and both houses of the legislature. Until
we reverse this slide, Democrats will have a nearly impossible time retaking
Congress and governing. Of course, GOP control of states is causing
serious damage in and of itself, as they impose extremist policies and
undermine progressive victories. This panel will analyze the reasons for
this disasterand chart a course back to power.
A Progressive U.S. Foreign Policy Begins in Iran
(sponsored panel)
Negotiators from six world powers negotiated a strong deal with Iran
to limit its nuclear program. In the months leading up to the final
agreement, hawks in Congress went into overdrive to sabotage the
Obama administrations tough and principled diplomacyeven though
our nation faced a stark choice: hard-nosed diplomacy and a chance
at a peaceful settlement or another Middle East war. The deal with
Iran is a major foreign policy victory. Its overwhelmingly popular with
the American people. And yet it continues to face an uphill battle in
Congress. What lessons can we learn from Iran diplomacy-related organizing? Whos leading the charge in Congress for a progressive foreign
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policy? Why should grassroots and netroots groups outside of the peace
and security community care about U.S. foreign policy? Whats the
economic, social, and human cost of rampant militarism? What impact
does it have on our collective work? This panel is sponsored by MoveOn.org.
A Streetcar Named Deception (sponsored panel)
Streetcars are enjoying a renaissance as a funky, classic mode of transportation through historic and commercial areas of cities. From Tucson
to Milwaukee, cities are building or proposing streetcars to attract
high-end developers, condo-dwellers and shoppers to trendy areas.
However, these boutique streetcars arent what they seem. They
have no real use for people who actually depend on public transit to
get to work, to the doctor or to church. These streetcars actually divert
taxpayer money away from real transitbuses and light railresulting
in routes being cut and fares going up. Furthermore, new streetcars
are often operated by private companies with a history of mistreating
workers and rarely reinvest profits in the community they serve. They
reap millions of taxpayer dollars in contracts and then take their profits
elsewhere. Learn why todays streetcars are making transit options
worse. This panel is sponsored by the Amalgamated Transit Union.
America Awakens: Activism and Action Restoring Trust
Between Community and Police
This panel will highlight the activism and political response that has
happened in the wake of police killings in Ferguson, Baltimore, Cleveland
and beyond. How can we solve our countrys problems and build
political power while strengthening ties between organizers and elected
officials? This panel aims to facilitate a conversation around how to
ensure that elected officials hear and act on the demands of activists.
Arizonas Latino Civic Engagement from SB 1070 to Now
Since the passage of SB1070, groups around the stateand country
have prioritized innovative and collaborative civic engagement
campaigns with Latinos. Join us for a conversation on how grassroots
organizing, Spanish media partnerships and technology has maximized
efforts and resources around the state to build political power.
Beyond Diversity: A New Model for Solidarity Across
Causes and Identities
Allyship and diversity have become progressive buzzwords, yet
we still face an unbearable whiteness in liberal media and great racial
and gender-based schisms within our movement. This panel will focus
on modeling solidarity in the progressive movement by centering and
elevating historically marginalized voices, and learning key lessons for
the progressive movement along the way. Come learn from activists on
the digital front lines who are identifying common adversaries to the
progressive movement and banding together to face them.
Beyond Vanity Metrics: How We Can Use Digital to
Strengthen Our Campaigns
We often flaunt the number of impressions, Facebook likes and site
visits we receive, but what does that actually mean for a campaign? This
panel will address what occurs beyond vanity metricsfocusing instead
on the very real impact a digital program can have on every piece
of a campaign. From field to finance, how can your digital program
strengthen each arm of your campaign? Digital is a value-add, not just
a must do, and were going to talk about why. Panelists with experience
working in each arm of a digital program can speak to the value of
email, social media, advertising, design, data and analytics.
Black Mess on Black Mesa
What is happening on Black Mesa today compared throughout the years
to what has happened in mountain communities in Appalachia by the
coal industry? Human rights abuses at Black Mesa and in Appalachia
abound, and Big Coal and our government should be held accountable. How are human rights being violated and who do we turn to for
help? Panelists will give a synopses of the human rights violations and
frustrations theyve encountered in seeking redress. Discussions will focus
Border Vigilantes and their Bullshit: Countering the

Falsehoods that Fuel Violent Nativist Movements
This spring saw the return of the vigilante border-watch Minutemen
movement, a revival of the bad old days when far-right extremists prowled
the borderlands with weapons and threatening rhetoric. The experts on
this panel will discuss the ramifications of this movement for immigration
policy, and especially the way the ideas and rhetoric surrounding the
movement fuel misbegotten policies in Washington, D.C. and elsewhere.
When you hear demands for border security before immigration reform
can occur, the legacy of the Minutemen is speaking. Well discuss how
to counter the falsehoods and myths that fuel both these violent nativist
movements and their enablers in Americas mainstream politics.
Bring Wine and Whiskey: Tactics for Engaging and
Activating Millennial Women
Many womens organizations dont connect well with younger women,
especially those who are not politically engaged. Join us to learn some
unique ways to organize ambitious, badass, millennial women and have
meaningful conversations about politics and current affairs. Empowering
millennial women is essential to getting more women into leadership
roles and into office, and that work should begin now.
Building a Pipeline of Digital Talent
2016 will bring not only a presidential contest but many other fights,
from winning back control of the Senate to policy advocacy and state
ballot initiatives. Progressives need a pipeline of strong digital talent
who can staff all levels of these campaigns, if we are to apply the lessons
of campaigns weve won in the past to campaigns we want to win in
the future. Join us as we discuss ways we can improve campaigns by
developing a diverse, progressive workforce to staff them.
Building Black-Brown Coalitions
A series of highly publicized tragic deaths involving law enforcement
have sparked national outrage and vibrant activism, as well as critical
racial justice organizing to address widespread racial discrimination
and institutional inequalities. At the same time, Latino and immigrant
communities cope with arbitrary divisions among those who will benefit
from executive action and others who are further criminalized and
remain at risk of deportation. Join us for a discussion about advancing
racial justice, civil rights, immigration reform and economic equality.
Building Progressive Political Power
The panel will focus on strategies and organizing needed to build
progressive political power at the federal, state and local level. How do
progressives win elections? How do they build progressive power once
they do win election? What is the best way to maximize inside-outside
power with elected officials and the grassroots?
Campus Sexual Assault: Fighting Violence is a Feminist Issue
One in 4 college aged women will experience sexual assault on campus.
The majority of these assaults are not reported, and when they are
the process rarely produces justice. Victims/survivors are fighting back
and activists are working to end this epidemic. This panel will feature
change makers working in media, film, education, culture, policy
and advocacyall promoting a society where people can live free
of sexual violence and comfortable with healthy, positive sexuality.
Can Big Data Keep Us Safe?

Police departments from New York to Chicago are using big data
to try to predict everything from where the next crime wave will be
to who is going to commit the crimes. On the federal level, big data is
being used to improve health outcomes, reduce waste, and more. But
can big data be used to predict terrorism? If so, what impact will increasingly invasive technologies have on communities law enforcement may
have under surveillance? On our civil liberties? Experts will discuss
developing technologies, the role of using big data in counterterrorism
and law enforcement, and their impact on local communities. Well also
talk about what advocates and bloggers can do to protect their privacy
and ensure law enforcement is not racially profiling communities.
Confronting Exploitation, Retaliation and Deportation
to Build Power for Immigrant Workers
The fear of deportation has made it easy for bad employers to exploit
and retaliate against workers who try to assert their rights. This has
played into the power divide between workers and bosses, leaving
unscrupulous employers with the most to gain. Well discuss creative
strategies to organize immigrant workers, stop immigration-based
retaliation and fight back against unjust deportations in order to shift
power from the boss to the workers.
Corporate Takeover Goes Local: Communities Fight Back
For proponents, privatization is simply a transfer of ownership of a
property or business from the government to the private sector. But
for public education, it means the replacement of high-quality staff
dedicated to students and the surrounding community, with workers
from outside the communities with little accountability or oversight.
In public education, schools and staff functions (custodial, clerical, food
service, transportation, etc.) are contracted out to low-bid, but oftentimes low-quality contractors. Well discuss the impact of privatization
in education, whos pushing for it, and how to fight against it.
Creative Disruption: Culture Jamming, Subversive Actions
and Media Tactics for a 2.0 World
How can we use creative disruption to interrupt injustice, advance our
campaigns and shift culture? Well explore the evolution of tactics in
the age of social media, where our ability to capture the imagination of
our audience determines the scale of our impact. Join us to discuss how
to incorporate culture jamming, creative actions and media stunts into
campaigns and to explore the broader concepts that make these tactics
succeed or fail. Whether holding fake press conferences, creating spoof
ads or glitterbombing presidential candidates is your thing, this panel is
sure to have something to grab your attention.
Daring to Internet While Female 2.0
Last years successful Daring to Internet While Female panel addressed
being a woman online and in public spaces. Now, were following it up
with a sequel! Weve all been bullied, harassed and silenced onlinebut
where do we go from there? How can we be more supportive of each
other in spaces that arent our own? How can we listen better, act more
strategically and ensure that people are comfortable telling their stories
publicly?
Detention, Determination and New Organizing Behind Bars
Hunger strikes and challenges to individual cases of abuse have exposed
the harsh conditions inside for-profit detention centers and galvanized
organizing in the migrant rights movement on the outside. Former
detainees and supporters will share strategies for organizing in the
hardest scenarios, facing solitary confinement and winning concessions
as part of broader efforts for rights and recognition on both sides of the
walls. The panel is an opportunity to learn about the factors leading to
the explosion of migrant detention in recent years and the movement
to reverse the trend from those who have lived through it.
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on how activists can inspire a national public outcry.Hear oral history

of Appalachias Mine Wars; understand the environmental impact;
and learn about the obstacles filmmakers have encountered in trying to
document the situation. Youll hear Din (Navajo) people describe living
through and actively resisting coal mine expansion on Black Mesa.Youll
learn the history and the dynamics and youll be be inspired to stand
against further abuse and intimidation.
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
Do Details Matter? Why and How We Sanitize Our Stories

Storytelling is an important, effective tool for activism. Sharing a personal
narrative is powerful and should be done both effectively and carefully.
Our panelists regularly use their lived experiences with sexual assault,
abortion rights, teen parenting, mental health, poverty, trans rights,
sex worker rights, racial injustice and gender discrimination to educate
and activate people in ways that statistics and research alone cannot. But
every one of us holds details backfor privacy, safety, self care and other
reasons. This session will discuss how and why we edit our stories, how
campaigns can utilize our narratives without exploiting them, and how
the media should cover sensitive topics without resorting to voyeurism.
Education in the 2016 Presidential Campaign
(sponsored panel)
The next President will have a huge responsibility in shaping the future
of public education in America. Common Core, access to higher
education, college affordability, civil rights and equal opportunity in
education, and the federal role in public education will play a crucial
part in the debate of both the Republican and Democratic nomination
process and the general election. This panel is sponsored by the National
Education Association.
Ending Inequality for All: How Progressives Can Win,
from Presidential Politics to the Fast Food Fight
Thanks to the advocacy of progressives, the country has turned a critical
eye toward the historic gap between the 1 percent and the rest of America.
Weve won significant income inequality victories, from ballot measures
to state legislatures but we know we still have a long way to go before
we overcome what President Obama has called the defining challenge
of our time. This panel will examine the progress weve made and the
challenges and opportunities ahead in addressing income inequality.
Examining Racial and Gender Bias: Case studies from
the Restaurant, Retail, Domestic and Tech Industries
Despite efforts to create equal employment opportunities for women
and people of color, the distribution of jobs remains unequal and
biased. Racial and gender bias can exclude workers from a job or
segregate them into particular kinds of jobs. These unfair results are
often a direct result of implicit racial and gender bias, not a natural
consequence or a necessary by-product of capitalism. Whether groups
are concentrated in low-wage jobs or excluded altogether, solutions lie
in addressing racial and gender bias with new policies and practices.
Join us for a panel discussion on racial and gender bias in restaurant,
domestic and retail industries, as well as associated harms and possible
solutions. Well also address the racial and gender bias in the tech
industry and the mistaken belief that the pipeline is solely to blame.
Fed Up: The Economy Still Isnt Working for Us and
Why You Should Care about the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve Board is making economic policy decisions that
will affect the vast majority of Americans over the next few years, yet
far too few Americans realize the enormous stake they have in decisions
made there. The truth about the economy is obvious to most of us: Not
enough jobs, not enough hours and not enough payparticularly in
communities of color and among young workers. The central banks
decisions about when to raise interest rates and slow the recovery will
determine whether Americas families will enjoy real wage growth
for the first time in more than a decade, and whether disadvantaged
communities will share in the growth. Join us for a look at Fed Up:
The National Campaign for a Strong Economy, the first campaign in
decades to influence Fed monetary policy.
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Feminist Future: How Folks of Color, Queer Activists

and Young People are Transforming the Movement
Youve probably heard about first, second and third-wave feminism.
You know that movements change and evolve over time. This panel
is about expanding whats possible in the feminist movement by highlighting young leaders and activists and creating a space to envision
the future of feminism. The millennial generation is the most diverse
generation our country has ever seen. This panel will share data on
millennial attitudes on a number of social issues that will impact 2016
and highlight voices of young activists doing the work and asserting the
future of feminism. What will be the impact of feminism and the youth
movement on the 2016 election?
Globalizing Homophobia: How Anti-LGBT Activists
are Spreading Hate Abroad
As LGBT people in the United States win important fights in courts
and legislatures, American anti-gay activists are increasingly turning
their attentions abroad, where their dangerous ideology is causing serious
even deadlyharm. This panel will examine the role of the U.S. rightwing movement in organizing and funding homophobia abroad, as well
as the role progressive activists have in holding global anti-gay activists
accountable at home.
Hashtag Activism: How the Rising American Electorate
is Moving Beyond Broadcast Campaigns
Meet with leaders from some of 2014s most powerful online campaigns
and movements: the Black Youth Project 100, which worked in solidarity
with communities in Ferguson on anti police brutality; the students who
launched a campus-based sexual assault movement centering around
survivors; United We Dream, which continues to fight for the dignity
of DREAMers and their families; and Get Equal, which is moving
LGBT equality beyond marriage. Panelists will reveal best practices
around harnessing emerging social media trends and how they are
building both digital and grassroots infrastructure to support distributed
networks across the country.
How Progressive Arizona Became Tea Party Arizona
Arizona entered the Union in 1912 as a progressive state, enshrining in
its Constitution citizen power over elected officials in at least three major
ways: initiative, referendum and recall. All have been used repeatedly
to enact public policy, recently in the historic recall of Russell Pearce.
Unions have historically been robust in the state and still are today.
Yet all statewide elected officials today are Republican, and the state
legislature is overrun with Tea Party conservatives. How did this
happen? And more importantly, what can be done to revitalize and
re-empower progressives and progressive policy?
How the Web was Won: The Battle for Net Neutrality
In March 2014, the Federal Communications Commission proposed to
let internet service providers like Verizon and Comcast create private
fast lanes on the internet, threatening to leave the majority behind in
the slow lane. This threatened freedom of speech and the future of
organizing. Facing one of the most powerful lobby groups in Washington,
a wide-ranging coalition of media and internet advocates, civil rights
organizations, grassroots organizers, academics, main street businesses
and everyday internet users fought back and won. The coalition pressured
the FCC, Obama administration and Congress to reverse course on net
neutrality through millions of public comments on the proposed rules,
traditional advocacy, events throughout the country and online actions.
This panel will highlight lessons learned from the battle for net neutrality,
which culminated in a February 2015 decision to adopt rules that will
preserve the open internet for all.
Inclusion Matters: The Whys and Hows of Expanding

Progressive Engagement of Latinos in the Media
With eyes on 2016, the Right is desperate to win over or neutralize
Latino voters at the ballot box, and they are doing everything they can
to get the media to help. As the Koch brothers channel more resources
into the Libre Initiative, conservatives are aggressively booking talkers for
Spanish media (the fastest growing media market), pressuring Telemundo, Univision and others to offer more balance and push conservative
lies about progressive policies. Meanwhile, English-speaking media often
misrepresent Latinos as single-issue voters who are only concerned about
immigration, when in reality, Latinoslike most Americansare progressive on the economy, health care, education and civil rights. Learn
from media experts and watchdogs about how progressives can hold the
Right accountable and pave the way for a more truthful engagement of
the Latino community.
Is This Thing On? How to Know If Your Online Ads are Working
For years, digital has been billed as inherently more accountable than
traditional paid media. But how do you know whether clicks and
impressions are actually translating into dollars and votes? Well explore
the many methodologies you can use to determine whether your online
ad dollars are being well spentand how you can use that data to get
organizational buy-in (and bigger budgets).
Just in Time! Worker Organizing & the Fight for Fair Scheduling
We deserve a fair work week. Millions of families live with economic
uncertainty because their wage earners have unpredictable schedules and
inadequate hours. However, a burgeoning national movement of hourly
workers is fighting back against unfair just-in-time scheduling practices
and winning. Join this discussion of groundbreaking yet commonsense
employment policies that promote control over our personal lives and
economic security for working families. As legislation that restores sanity
to our work week takes off in states across the country, well explore this
emerging movement and how one campaign in San Francisco already
has changed the lives of more than 40,000 service workers. Hear from
retail employees who are winning access to more predictable schedules.
Well weigh the challenges related to solving unfair scheduling, including
how to increase workers ability to organize and bargain collectively.
LGBTQ Ladies Doin It For Ourselves: Lessons Learned
and Opportunities for Engaging LGBTQ Women
LGBTQ women have been central players in many social change movementssuffrage, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, disability rights, reproductive
justice, racial and economic justiceeven if their identities as queer
women havent always taken center stage. Build a movement with queer
women as central players, and you can harness the passion, knowledge
and connections that queer women can offer. This panel features leading
advocates in a discussion of integrating queer women into progressive
causes. Who are queer women and how can we create holistic, engaging
campaigns? How do we feature queer women as spokespeople and leaders?
Hear from advocates, researchers and drivers of social change and
bring your questions and success stories in engaging queer women.
Living in a Militarized Zone

This panel will provide an overview of life in border regions, addressing
three specific phenomena of life in a militarized zone: the criminalization
of migrants through prosecution programs such as Operation Streamline, Border Patrol abuse and violence, and the disappearance and death
of migrants attempting to cross the U.S. Mexico border. These three
consequences of alleged border security measures reflect the normalization of anti-human policies and practices that increasingly move to
the interior of the country. This panel will uncover the intersections
of criminal law, the prison-industrial complex, the militarizing of our
civilian police forces and the killing of brown bodies.
Love is a Revolutionary Act: Using Culture to Shift
Narratives in Communities of Color
Shifting hearts and minds is one of the core principles of organizing.
But how do you do it well? Art and storytelling can be fantastic tools for
culture shifting and moving the political paradigm, especially in communities of color. This panel will look at a radical walking tour, essays
at the intersection of race and love, photo series, visual art at protests
and sci fi POC stories that can all create an empowering political space.
Mass Employment, Not Mass Incarceration
In October 2013, our incarceration rate was the highest in the world.
While the US has only 5 percent of the worlds population, it houses
over 25 percent of the worlds prisoners. With more than 2.3 million
people currently incarcerated and millions more affected by the system,
the labor movement has joined forces with criminal justice advocates
and the formerly incarcerated to take on the unfair system that privatizes
prisons, locks millions of people out of the job and housing market, and
creates second class citizenship. Join us to hear about recent victories in
California, how organizations and unions are combating the issue and
what we can do on the local level to decrease incarceration rates.
Mitigating Media Mansplaining
Opinion pages and Sunday political talk shows are notorious sausage
fests. And trolling, personal attacks and threats abound for those outside
that demographic who take to the internet to share their perspectives.
The result is a lack of diversity among columnists and commentators,
creating an echo chamber that systematically invalidates the perspectives
of women and other marginalized groups less likely to speak up (or have
opportunities to speak up). This creates an impoverished democracy in
which ideas go unvoiced, unheard and undebated. Using opinion writing
and TV commentary as a starting point, well explore whose ideas drive
our public discourse and how our understanding of the world suffers when
a wide range of perspectives is missing from the media debate.
Movement, Not Moment: Fighting Fast Track in Arizona
(sponsored panel)
Over the past year, progressive activists have joined together across the
country to organize unprecedented grassroots opposition to the deeply
flawed Fast Track process for passing trade deals. In this session, we will
learn how activists built this movement in Arizona and what lessons we
can carry forward as we work together on other issues.
Networking with Indigenous Communities
The Southwest is rich with traditions, cultures and nationalities. Indigenous
families and communities are impacted by issues like natural resource
extraction and immigrationissues that impact the health of the land,
wildlife, vegetation and people. Too often, our activism pits us against
our own tribal, state and country governing bodies while governmental
agencies stay at arms length. Native nations have government-to-government agreements and will not act on sensitive issues, often leaving the
people to rely on neighbors for assistance. What can be done to ensure
healthy, sustainable indigenous communities? How can progressives who
work on similar issues create coalitions with Native American organizers?
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If the Rising American Electorate is so Important,

Why Isnt it Reflected in our Staffing?
Progressives seek to remove barriers that keep minority groups from
realizing their potential in society. While this important work takes
place daily through government, campaigns and organizations, there
isnt a well-trained and diverse workforce to support this mission. In a
nutshell, the workers who make up the progressive community dont
reflect those we are working to help. This panel will serve as an opportunity to explore this problem by identifying the causes of our lack of
diversity in progressive institutions and in the history of the movement.
We will discuss solutions to expand the pool of diverse talent within the
movement including recruitment, training, placement and promotion.
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New Models for Digital Organizing in 2016 and Beyond

As 2016 approaches, digital organizing is now a critical component of
political and advocacy campaigning. Yet resources for digital operations
have become more scarce, especially for smaller groups and down-ballot
races. This has led many digital programs to find new and innovative
ways to provide services to their constituent organizations. Come hear
from community leaders from the DNC, DCCC, EMILYs List and
the AFL-CIO about how theyre creatively bridging the digital gap and
bringing digital organizing resources to those who need them the most.
New Voices, New Visionaries: Towards a Migrant Justice
Movement Led from the Queer and Trans Frontlines
Undocumented and previously detained trans and queer migrants will
discuss how their experiences have illuminated and defined the need for
structural change in U.S. society to address racism, homo and transphobia
and immigration injustice. Our community suffers acutely in detention
and faces an absence of health care, housing and jobs in Arizona. We
are responding by fighting detention and creating jobs, housing and
health initiatives that center the experiences, needs and leadership of
our trans and queer migrant community in and out of detention. Our
movement is providing solutions and social models that address injustice
as a whole with concrete social change. Because of deep and concrete
understanding of social justice, trans and queer migrants must be at the
forefront of social movements to build a new society.
Organizing Workers in the New Economy
The decline of unions has been a major factor in the rise of income
inequality. Yet we cannot look to old tools to rebuild worker power.
In the new economy, there are more contingent workers without access
to meaningful collective bargaining than there are workers covered by
collective bargaining agreements. Join us to hear how workers around
the country are building new types of organizations to exert power over
their economic lives. Youll hear from panelists who led the fight for $15
in Seattle, who are organizing low-wage workers in Texas and who are
building connections among workers in the sharing economy. Youll also
hear from the director of the Workers Lab, a new organization built to
incubate new worker organizations across the country.
Out-innovating Silicon Valley: How Nonprofits and B-corps
are Using Innovative Business Models to Keep Progressive
Technology Progressive
To build the next generation of technology to power progressives, a
handful of innovators are thinking differently about how to fund and
build a tech startup on sustainable progressive values. Utilizing nonprofit and alternative corporate structures, building creative funding
streams and partnering with progressive institutions and financiers,
these innovators are building all new business models for the progressive
movement. Come see how nonprofits and alternative corporations in
partnership with progressive institutions are in some cases out-innovating
Silicon Valley, finding new ways of financing their start-up and growth
and building technology that stays progressive for the long haul.
People Power: Energy, Electricity and Climate Justice
Dirty fossil fuel utilities are opposing progressive change, raising rates
and killing the planet, but people across the country, led by youth and
First Nations activism, are taking back power. Learn how climate hawks
and economic justice activists are working together to make our power
grid and politics cleaner, and fighting for more affordable and equitable
energy costs. National leaders and Arizona activists will share their stories
of how to build coalitions and create a greener, brighter future across
political, class and racial boundaries.
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Progressives Role in the 2016 Primary Debate

Join us for a conversation about the best interventions that progressives
can make in the 2016 primary debateson both the Democratic and
Republican sides. How can we leverage our power across the movement to
ensure there is a vibrant debate, progressives have spaces to make their
voices heard, and the best ideas surface as we select the best candidate
on the Democratic side? And how can we fight against the misleading,
offensive ideas coming from Republicans, doing what we can to ensure
the Republican nominee is not well positioned to win the general? What
role, if any, should third-party and independent candidates play?
Raising a Ruckus: Rural Organizing for Progressive Change
Rural communities are more queer, more black, more brown and more
progressive than yall might think. Yet much of the progressive movements
organizing infrastructure leaves these vulnerable communities alone to
face attacks from conservative extremists. Grounded in an intersectional
strategy that elevates creating community and reclaiming spaces, queer
folks and people of color are finding ways to build power in rural areas
despite limited support or attention. Allowing progressive momentum to
start and stop at interstate highways means millions of people will miss
out on advances in LGBTQ equality, immigration reform and community
policing. This panel will explore what progressive change looks like in
rural communities and how immigrant rights and LGBTQ equality
activists are redefining what it means to be rural progressives.
Raising Wages is Common Sense Economics (sponsored panel)
Common Sense Economics is a program designed to help people
understand why our economy is not working and that the economy is
not inevitable, its shaped policy that can and should work for us all.
This panel will discuss how our economy currently functions and is
shaped, and then we will explore ways to put participants in the drivers
seat, to start changing the direction of this economy, as well as how to
create the messages we need to fix our economy. This panel is sponsored
by the AFL-CIO.
Reclaiming Media in the New Dawn of Black Liberation
Telling our stories to a wide audience is critical to changing narratives
about race and racism and advancing policy change. Where traditional
media outlets can be fickle, negligent or hostile, social media has often
stepped up to fill the void, from #BlackLivesMatter to #Pointergate.
Join us for a panel on using traditional, alternative and social media
successfully to change narratives on racial justice issues. Well discuss
how we can create media that better represents and advances the needs
of social movements and communities of color.
Return to Society: Restoring the Right to Vote for Ex-Felons
Our democracy is in crisis: turnout for the recent midterms was the
lowest its been since World War II. Today, we face a different emergency:
States are making it harder for many to vote. The people who are losing
out are those whove traditionally been marginalized in the political
processminorities. The end result? A government that responds to
the elite few at the expense of the many. Current laws effectively limit
the right to vote for people of color. Thanks to the war on drugs, black
men are imprisoned at disproportionally higher rates. When they complete their sentences, they are called to work, pay taxes and re-engage,
but in many states they cant vote until theyve completed parole or
probationif ever. How can we restore the right to vote and ensure
that these 5 million have a say in the electoral process?
Rocky Mountain High: One Year of Legal Retail Marijuana
in Colorado
This panel will discuss the successful experience of the state of Colorado
in the aftermath of Amendment 64, the ballot measure legalizing the
possession and retail sale of marijuana. Local advocates, business owners
and political stakeholders will offer their perspectives on marijuana
legalization and its effect on the states economy, public policy, state
finances, and public safety.
State Immigration Fights: Defending Rights at the State Level

While President Obamas administrative relief for millions of undocumented immigrants was a significant victory, many advocates continue
to work toward long-term solutions to this countrys flawed immigration
system. This fight is especially intense at the state and local levels.
Advocates and organizers in some of the toughest states for immigrant
rights are busy defending measures from driver licenses to tuition equity
while pushing back against anti-immigrant measures. Well discuss the
current state of play in state and local fights and what is being done to
diminish the influence of organized networks of anti-immigrant activists.
Stingrays, Drones and Fusion Centers: Coming to a Police
Department Near You?
The first leaked NSA document published by the media shocked many
but not everyone. Pervasive surveillance of communities of color and
activists isnt new. Recently, the use of surveillance and military technology
by local law enforcement has gotten more attention, especially in light of
demonstrations in cities across America. From fake cell phone towers to
automated license plate readers to new methods for bringing sources of
surveillance together, millions of dollars are being spent on surveillance
technologiesoften in the face of opposition and with the help of federal
grants. This panel will cover what this technology is, how its making its
way to streets across the country, how it affects racial profiling and free
speech, and what communities are doing to fight its implementation.
Student Debt Crisis: How We Can Help Stop the Next
Economic Bubble from Bursting
Rising tuition costs and mounting debt have put higher education
beyond the reach of all but the wealthiest of students. This challenge
threatens to lock generations out of living wage jobs and widen the
wealth gap in America. President Obamas bold plan to offer two years
of free community college is a step in the right direction, but its not
enough to reverse the disturbing trends in higher education. Even if
we made higher education free tomorrow, we would still need policy
solutions to help alleviate the existing $1.2 trillion in student debt. This
panel will explore big ideas to reform higher education and discuss what you
can do to ensure that this cornerstone of our society remains accessible.
Supporting Activists on the Frontlines Here and Abroad
Tear gas from the inner cities to Palestine; the Happy dance from
Ukraine to Taiwan; LGBT rights from Uganda to Utah. Movements
around the world are connecting organically and helping each other,
proving how ever-connected are our fights for social justice. Were
organically learning from each others local efforts while creating global
reach. But we havent quite figured out how to do this in more intentional
ways that will help us reduce duplication of effort and enable us to
evolve collective action for the 21st century. Meet activists from around
the world who have successfully built lasting community while reaching
global masses. And, in the process, theyve connected their local efforts
to much larger, global fights.
Taming the Trojan Horse of Religious Discrimination
For years, the progressive movement has avoided conversations about
religion, leaving just a handful of progressive faith leaders to tackle the
issue of how religion plays out in the public sphere. This fundamentally
flawed strategy has set the stage for right-wing organizations to legislate
discrimination against LGBTQ folks, women, poor people and immigrants
under the guise of religion. All progressives should be concerned about
the attempt to use faith as a trojan horse for discrimination, and this
panel will tackle some out-of-the-box ways to fight back.
The Ethnic Studies Ban: Why Attacks on Curriculum Matter

to Progressives
In 2010, Arizona conservatives passed a law banning ethnic studies.
Similar bans have been proposed in other states, part of a right-wing
plan to undermine education and create an undereducated electorate.
In other states, conservatives have banned AP history, rewritten history and
science standards and worked to keep the focus of classes and curriculum
framed in a way that is beneficial to their political agenda. Well discuss
how conservatives have worked to remove history, science and ethnic
studies from public school and what progressives can do to fight back.
The Evolution of Immigrant Rights: From Political
Empowerment to Progressive Change
President Obamas executive order on deportations was a major victory
for progressive-leaning forces in the immigrant rights community. This
panel will analyze how grassroots organizing and elevating the voices
of undocumented immigrants got us from comprehensive immigration
reform inaction to a victory in 2015. Well also discuss how we can
unleash that potential for progressive change for humane immigration
reform, the 2016 elections and beyond.
The Fight to Save Dodd-Frank
The GOP majority in Congress have made no secret of their hostility
toward financial reform and their desire to dismantle the key reforms
implemented by Dodd-Frank. With a GOP Senate majority and big
margins in the House there is a very real chance the safeguards passed
after the financial crisis of 2008 will be destroyed altogether. To prevent
another financial meltdown, and the possibility of needing another
taxpayer bailout of the banking system, progressives should be fighting
loudly and boldly to protect Dodd-Frank.
The First 10 Years of the Roberts Courtand How to
Change its Direction
This fall will mark the 10th anniversary of John Roberts taking the oath
as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court is supposed
to be where those seeking justice are able to have their voices heard,
but the pleas of racial minorities, women, religious minorities, workers
and consumers have seen decisions diminishing their rights while the
wealthy and powerful have watched their rights and influence expand.
Panelists will discuss major cases that will be decided this term including King v Burwell, which could deprive some 13 million low-income
Americans of subsidies they need to afford health insurance, and cases
regarding same sex marriage. With four justices who will be in their
80s during the next presidents first term, well discuss how to ensure
progressive justices dominate the Supreme Court in the coming decades.
The Great Equalizer: Advancing the Cause of Civil Rights
through Organizing
Collective bargaining is one of the best tools we have to advance civil
rights and equality for all. Labor has long been a staunch ally in social
movements for justice and equality, from the civil rights movement to
integration in meatpacking plants, from equal pay for women to Moral
Mondays. Many of the issues progressives are pushing for nowfor LGBT
rights and against discrimination of all kindshave been guaranteed
protections for workers under union contracts for decades. And workers
continue to be front and center in important current fights. From
Walmart to the fast food fights, workers know that equality issues are
often economic issues and that our fight is for the same respect and dignity.
This panel will discuss important ways that labor and progressives can
work together to fight for a more equal America.
The People vs. Arpaio
Though touted as the toughest Sheriff, Joe Arpaio has suffered setbacks
in recent years. After years of abuse, organized communities have
begun to fight back and win. Hear from Puente AZ and allies to learn
about the impact of Arpaios antics and the ways that those directly
affected are refusing to simply live in the shadows.
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State Battlegrounds: The Real Fight for Voting Rights

Nearly two dozen states have passed new voting restrictions since the
2010 election. At the same time, several states have moved to improve
access to the ballot. Congressional and court fights often receive wide
attention, but the highest-stakes battles are still happening in state capitals
across the country. This panel will examine those battles and distill
important lessonsfrom the voting world and othersfor how to craft
a successful strategy. Join us for a discussion about the best organizing,
communications and policy strategies to create a winning campaign.
PANEL DESCRIPTIONS
The Progressive, Grassroots Christian Movement You

Never Knew You Needed to Organize
This panel will unite faith-based organizers and strategists from various
movements including the National Moral Monday/Forward Together
Movement and the Sanctuary Movement on the US/Mexico Border.
Well explore how progressive Christians are expressing their faith
by becoming skilled organizers in multi-sectional and intersectional
movements for justice. Faith-based movements have much to learn from
broader movements for justice and vice versa. We are bringing faith
communities around the nation into coalition with broader efforts for
change. We are a collaborative, willing demographic being mobilized at
the grassroots level. We are training trainers, joining coalitions, doing
anti-racist work and defending the rights of our LGBTQ folks. This is not
your grandmothers church or rent-a-pastor agency of the past. This is
the church you never knew you needed to organize.
The Second Shift in 2015: Why #TooBusyToFail Burnout
Culture is Hurting Us All
Despite the growth of women in leadership since Arlie Hochschild
coined the term in 1989, the second shift is alive and well in 2015.
Full-time working women still shoulder twice the burden of housework
and childcare duties as their full-time working male counterparts, and
households headed by single mothers have grown exponentially over the
past 50 years (and are often left out of these conversations altogether).
Why is it still so hard to juggle the demands of work with the rest of
our lives? How can weorganizations, government institutions, and individualschange this #TooBusyToFail status quo? How do antiquated
ideas about what good families look like hold us all back? How can
men and women alike help women reach their full potential? How does
our traditional understanding of what it means to be a good worker or
a good parent need to shift to make it work? Join us for a discussion of
pragmatic solutions we can apply to our lives as individuals, organizations,
and activists.
The Untapped Power of Unmarried America
In 1980, 34 percent of adults were unmarried; today it is 47 percent.
Similarly, 18 percent of births were to unmarried mothers; today it is
41 percent. This panel will explore the lives of unmarried Americans
and how their economic and social circumstances are under-addressed
by current policies, as well as their impact and voting in elections. Were
the 2014 midterm election results a response to changes in American
families? How does that related to unmarried adults? When these groups
vote, they largely vote progressively but are underrepresented for their
VEP shares. They are under-registered and less likely to turn out to vote.
Unmarried America can have a real impact in 2016, but what are their
priorities and how should candidates court their votes?
This is What Democracy Looks Like
Citizens and activists across the country are fed up with a government that responds only to the needs of the donor class and special
interestsnot the vast majority of Americans. Panel attendees will
learn about the growing democracy movement and that while our
progressive goals may be varied, they are achievable if we coordinate
around common principles of getting money out of politics and
protecting voting rights. Holding America hostage to special interests,
these key issues will allow our government to truly be of, by and for the
people. This panel will explore our growing democracy movement, the
successes we have had and challenges we face.
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To Change Everything, It Takes Everyone: Lessons from

the Peoples Climate March
The Peoples Climate March on September 21, 2014, was the largest
and most diverse climate march in history. More than 400,000 people
took to the streets of New York City for the mobilization, representing
social justice, labor, environmental, youth, womens groups and more.
The march generated thousands of media hits, built lasting strategic
coalitions and increased the momentum for international climate action.
This panel will go behind the scenes of the effort with some of the
marchs lead organizers to talk about lessons learned, next steps and
how all of us in the progressive movement can get out of the conference
halls and into the streetsbigger, louder and more effective than ever.
Transformative Change: Building Power from the Inside Out
The progressive movement is catalyzing a new vision for the future
based on equality, inclusion, justice and taking care of each other and
the planet. The effort necessary to change the dominant paradigm of
power over others to power with others requires the kind of deep
transformation that occurs when we take an integrated approach to
personal growth and social change. The most impactful organizing
happens when our aspirations for living in a more loving and just world
are aligned with the way we seek change. By engaging in self-care,
mindfulness and community healing practices, we build our power as a
movement from the inside out. This panel will present the how tos for
taking a transformative approach to change, offer hands-on opportunities
for personal and collective practice and facilitate a discussion about what
it will take to build a vibrant and effective progressive social movement.
Turning Young Activism into Policy
Millennials are inspiring and influencing public policy in a number
of ways. The panel will look to inspire and encourage your emerging
and future leadership. Through their grassroots efforts encompassing
campaigns, protests, social media and press, young leaders are showing
us ways to get millennials engaged and involved in politics. Even those
who are ineligible to vote have influenced policy. This panel will explore
how young activists got involved even at a young age and how their actions
have resulted in real policy changes, plus well discuss various ways to
engage this demographic.
Undocumented in Arizona: Immigrant Leaders Share
their Stories
Arizona is ground zero for many anti-immigrant laws and for harsh
treatment of immigrants. What is daily life like under these conditions?
What is the impact of the deportation system on Arizona families? How
are local leaders organizing in response? This panel of undocumented
leaders will speak from their personal experience of being undocumented
in Arizona and will provide context of the immigrant rights movement
and the courageous immigrant organizing in the state. Participants will
have a chance to dialogue with these movement leaders, to understand
the social and political forces at play in Arizona and to get direction for
how to be in solidarity with this local immigrant community.
Unions as the Answer to the Defining Issue of Our Time
(sponsored panel)
Its no accident that corporate-backed politicians have been on the
attack against unions. They know what we have known for a long time:
joining a union is one of the best ways to un-rig the system and level
the playing field for all workers. After decades of these attacks, wages
are dropping; inequality is rising; and women, communities of color
and millennials still face steep hurdles in todays economy. The system
is rigged. This panel will explore what the labor movement is doing to
reverse these trends and what challenges lie ahead. Theres no doubt
that strong unions are a key part of the solution to income inequality,
the only question is how workers will organize a winning movement in
the face of corporate-funded attacks. This panel is sponsored by the American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.
Who Leads Us? Tackling Structural Barriers to a Reflective

Democracy
At WhoLeads.Us, we can now see for the first time the race and gender
makeup of our elected officials, from the county level all the way up
to President. Its not a pretty picture: of 42,000 elected officials, this
groundbreaking study found that 90 percent are white, 71 percent are
men and 65 percent are white men. In a country that is increasingly
diverse, this imbalance is not sustainable. So how do we change it? We
cannot continue to do it one candidate at a time, but rather need to
address the structural barriers that keep this dynamic stuck where it is.
In this session, well showcase emerging leaders who are engaging in
innovative pilot projects to tackle structural barriers preventing us from
having a reflective democracyone where our leaders reflect the people
they serve and tap into the full range of talent America has to offer.
Water, Drought & Climate Change in the Southwest & Beyond

Water is important everywhere, and nowhere is that more apparent than
here in the deserts of the Southwest. Access to water, droughts and
water policies affect everyone in the region. This panel will show how
waterand growing shortages in the Westhas an impact on other
progressive issue areas. Well discuss the droughts impacts on immigration,
and the plight of migrants who die as they cross the border. Climate
change is bringing on droughts and associated disasters such as wildfires, so well hear how firefighters protect their communities and work
to keep fire agencies adequately funded to keep pace. Finally, well
explore the role of public education and advocacy in shaping policies
that protect a sustainable water future.
Whos Got the Power? Moving a Womens Economic

Empowerment Agenda Forward
A womens economic empowerment policy agenda is a hot topic inside
the Beltway this year. So far, too few people are talking about these topics
in the progressive community. With a presidential election looming,
though, thats about to change. After all, women are more than 50
percent of the electorate, the majority of social media users, make
more than 70 percent of purchasing decisions and are 50 percent of the
entire paid labor force for the first time in history. People (and leaders)
are noting that our nations womens economic empowerment policies,
including on childcare, sick days, family leave and fair pay are seriously
outdated. Well talk about how to focus the spotlight onto advancing
effective policies that move our nation toward gender equalityand
why it matters to everyone and to our national economy.
We are One: Overcoming the Shared Opposition of the

LGBT and Reproductive Rights Movements
Domestically, they brought you DOMA and abortion bans; abroad, they
instigated the passage of Ugandas anti-homosexuality bill and are
thwarting reproductive justice in Latin America. Often, these actors
actions abroad go unnoticed in the U.S. Join us for a hands-on strategy
session that aims to exposeand challengethe right-wing forces behind
LGBT oppression and anti-reproductive rights campaigns, from Focus
on the Family to Rick Warren and Rep. Chris Smith. Well discuss shared
adversaries in the fight for sexual and reproductive rights. Learn from
activists on the front lines what you can do to defend LGBT and reproductive rights worldwide. Well break into groups to talk communications
campaigns, how to be an effective global partner, and how to engage in
campaigns to uncover at home what the oppositions actions are abroad.
Whats Next? What Every Organizer Should Know
about the Future of Health Reform
Getting the Affordable Care Act up and running was a giant step forwardbut it was only one step of many that still need to be taken. This
panel will look at some of the key areas of focus for health advocates
right now: insuring the undocumented, better meeting the needs of the
LGBT community, continuing to close the gap for those not yet insured
and other current activities focused on lowering costs and improving
care quality. Well also discuss what the future may hold for the ACA
on the heels of the King v Burwell decision about tax subsidies by the
U.S. Supreme Court (expected in June). In addition, well look at ways
ACA enrollment can be used as a springboard for other organizing
efforts, with examples from the field.
Women Leading the Labor Movement

This panel will explore the unique opportunities and challenges women
face while leading the labor movement. Some of the most innovative
worker organizing strategies of the 21st century labor movement are
being led by women. From the building trades and taxi worker organizing
to domestic worker organizing , the labor movement is under attack.
These women are re-inventing and growing the labor movement by
building worker power in sectors and industries that have been deeply
dominated by men. How do they do it? How do they balance their
aspirations and commitment to visions of collective worker power and
their personal lives? Who are their mentors?
Women on the Run
Join us for best practices and cautionary tales from women running for
office. What unique skills and leadership challenges present for women
candidates? Hear from women on the front lines.
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Using Psychology to Understand Why and When People

Donate (and Why and When they Dont)
Last year, University of Oregon psychology professor Paul Slovic released
a study showing that when you introduce facts about how big a problem
is, people are demotivated to help. People will donate to feed a starving
girl, but if you tell them there are millions of starving children just like
her, they are less likely to donate. This is not just a heart vs. head
situation. It is instead feelings negating other feelings. Even if you use
a powerful personal story that in-and-of-itself motivates people to help,
the mere introduction of facts about the big picture causes people to
lose the warm glow feeling of helping, feel overwhelmed and choose
to disengage. What does this mean for online organizing, the media
and even progressive funding, and how can we better understand this
phenomenon to become more effective agents for change?
TRAININGS
BASIC ONLINE ORGANIZING
TRAINING DESCRIPTIONS
7 Legal Rules for Online Advocacy That Everyone Should Know

Can a c3 lose its tax status over a careless tweet? What happens when
a politician likes your organizations Facebook page? Social media
can help an organization shape public policy, but it comes with its
own set of rules and regulations. Many nonprofits are hesitant about
engaging in online advocacy, but knowing these rules can strengthen
your work! Join us for a training that will clarify the rules for using
social media, blogs and email as part of your advocacy toolkit.
Trainers will give examples and invite the audience to discuss hypothetical situations to develop a deeper understanding of the rules.
Creative for All: The Keys to Creating Compelling Content
Come learn the basics for getting creative ideas up and running efficiently and in-house. Well cover everything from breaking down key
messaging into a strong and sharable graphic image, to basic design
principles, to cheap creative tools that are available for anyone to use.
Email Campaigns that Engage Activists, Raise Money
and Move Your Mission
Email programs often have conflicting priorities: budgets need to
be met, activists are waiting to be engaged and you have to keep
working to meet your organizations mission goals. This training
will help you develop strategies and tools to achieve all these goals
with a cohesive email program. Youll learn how to set the goals
of your program, analyze data and develop a robust messaging
calendarincluding rapid response!that helps you succeed.
Face It: Design to Hack Peoples Minds
Ever wonder why certain ads, mailers and other creative designs
attract you more than others? Its a question that designers ask
themselves every day. Learn about how artists have been focusing
on human faces since the dawn of political ads, why it works and
how you can use this to improve your own design. Delve into the
psychology of how humans recognize visual information and learn
how to utilize the way we react with our world to attract more people
to your message. This training will cover the basics of photo-based
design and help you improve the visuals of your cause or campaign.
Its the Creative, Stupid! Using Content to Drive Your
Message from Facebook and Instagram
Join the political team from Facebook and Instagram to dive into the
world of digital creative. What is creative content? How do you find
a creative voice in the noisy social media landscape? How do you
design content that actually connects with audiences? This training
will explore themes of successful creative and how to get scrappy
with your content creation. There will be Q&A around the creative
challenges facing the political community and recommendations for
how to align creative strategy with broader goals.
Making it Rain: Donor Research and Baller Asks
Improving your fundraising is critical, whether youre running a
small grassroots campaign or running for office. Our exercise-based
curriculum will help you learn hands-on how to research donors and
ask for money more effectively. And when progressives can raise more
grassroots dollars, we win more. Its that simple.
Problem, Platform, Program: Developing a Successful
Campaign Strategy for Issue Advocacy
So you want to make a difference. Now what? This training will help
you develop a common vocabulary and methodology to put together
a winning campaign strategy. Well help you define the problem
youre working to solve, develop a long-term vision for how the
world should work and figure out the specific social change youre
working to create. Well share real world examples of this framework in action from our successful campaign to ban fracking in New
York state and our ongoing work to stop the overuse of antibiotics
on factory farms. Then, well apply our framework to your ongoing
campaigns to deepen your understanding.
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Were Not Upworthy: Social Media for Organizations With

No Money, Time or Resources
Social media can be a fickle and frustrating beast, especially for
organizations that dont have a lot (or any) money, staff or time to
put into mastering its constantly changing best practices. And yet,
when it works, it can be one of the most cost-effective ways for small
organizations to reach new audiences and expand their base. Well
teach you how to optimize the time you spend on your organizations
Facebook page and Twitter account so your reach is growing and
your content gets in front of as many of your followers as possible.
ADVANCED ONLINE ORGANIZING

Acquisition 102: So You Want to Grow Your List? Now What?
Maybe your boss has agreed to spend money on adding users to your
list. Or maybe they havent agreed yet, but you want to present decision
makers at your organization with a real plan to grow your community.
Either way, this session is for you. Well explore what steps you need to
take to begin running an acquisition campaign, what paid and unpaid
options are available to you to acquire new users, how you can handle
all of the new users that you have acquired, and how you can track the
performance of those users to demonstrate a return on your investment.
We will move you through the process of making a plan and share case
studies of successful acquisition campaigns.
Facebook and Twitter Ads: Using Paid Ads to Organize
on a Budget
Sick of Facebook stifling your reach? Weve figured out how to use ads
in a smart, cost-efficient way to get around this. Most nonprofits and
small campaigns dont have the budget for TV or buying e-mail lists.
Fortunately, Facebook and Twitter ad campaigns can be cheapyou set
the budget and leverage their targeting tools to connect with young progressives who arent involved in your work, yet. Setting up an ad is easy,
but can be overwhelming. Well review selecting an ad objective and
targeting your ad to the right people, as well as share tips on ad creative
and talk through budget options. Well use case studies from our own ad
experiments to show how weve found success.
Facebook-Powered Growth: Turning Likes into Email
Supporters and Donors
There are over 1 billion Facebook users, but how do you motivate
them to go beyond like and share and support your organization in
bigger, more meaningful ways? This session will discuss proven methods
to grow and inspire your Facebook audience to move up the ladder
to email engagement. We will explore toolssuch as ActionSprout,
Crowdtangle and advanced Facebook advertisingto build a low cost,
high performance email list. And well delve into the best practices for
how to onboard and cultivate that email list, moving them to take higher level actions such as signing petitions and donating to your cause.
How to Move Your Data from Excel to SQL
Many analysts are able to force Excel into doing the things they need.
But once the data gets big enough, their VLOOKUPs and pivot tables
break Excel, or force you to wait minutes to get data that should get
back to you within seconds. Though many people can teach themselves
how to query a database with the help of rigorous Googling, learning
how to actually get your spreadsheet data into a database can be daunting. Attendees will get hands-on experience in learning how to import
their data into a SQL database so they can stop wrestling with their
software and spend more time extracting meaningful analysis.
How to Not Ruin Your Website
If your campaign or non-profit is thinking about building or rebuilding
a website this year, its tough to know what will deliver results, and what
will be the next <blink>. DONT spend an arm and a leg; DONT take
all year for a mediocre site design; DONT stress yourself out; and DO
deliver a great website that will get the job done. Come to this session
and learn the latest best practices including how to optimize for mobile.
Small-scale Facebook Campaigns for Better Email Performance

Email remains the medium of choice for digital organizers to communicate with their list. But your members only spend a fraction of
their day in their inboxes. We have multiple studies showing that users
who see Facebook ads are more likely to donate to a fundraising email.
By communicating with your email list with Facebook ads, you can
improve email performanceeven on a small budget. In this session,
well present a step-by-step guide to building and analyzing a campaign
around this cost-effective tactic.
This is What Happens in a Congressional Office When
You Write Your Rep
Former and current Congressional staffers give an inside look at how
Congressional offices receive, process and respond to emails and
constituent mail, plus share advice about effective online advocacy.
Turbo-charging Your Campaigns via Online Influencers
Kanye and the Kardashians are not the only online influencers with the
power to change the world. The most powerful communications come
not from nonprofits themselves, but from everyday supporters with
passionate voices who have the ability to reach broad audiences to drive
powerful action. These supporters, known as influencers, are passionate,
have the ability to mobilize an audience that trusts them. In fact, our
research has found that the top 5% of your database, on average, has
a reach 200 times larger than your entire email lists. Join this dynamic
workshop if youre ready to learn why leveraging the true power of
your network is a game changer and exactly how you can do this.
Well share actionable ideas of how you can identify and target your
own influencers so you can launch promotions that drive engagement
across your marketing channels.
Using Powerful Tools to Ramp up Your Organizing Game
on Twitter
Want to significantly expand your Twitter followers strategically to help
win your campaigns? This training is for online organizers and activists
at an intermediate to advanced level in their use of Twitter. Well discuss one of the most powerful and cost-effective tools for building and
managing Twitter strategically, and how to use mass direct messaging as
part of a campaign plan. Well also touch on other tools and what you
need to spend money on versus what you can get for free. The training
will integrate a wide range of best practices, including how to evaluate
results. Well do live demos and there will be plenty of time for Q&A.
Video Killed The Radio Star: The Future of Online Organizing
Nowadays, a person can disrupt the national discourse and gather an
instant online community with a five-second Vine or Instagram photo.
Sixty percent of Americans age 13-34 use Snapchat, an ephemeral
social platform that will likely influence new social spaces to come. As
our civilization shifts in how people communicate, connect and engage
in commerce, what changes do organizations and movement leaders
need to anticipate to thrive? What new tools are coming online? What
tools do we need to build or get funded? What techniques will or wont
continue to work in online-offline movement building and awareness/
action campaigns? This training session will answer these questions
and more.
C O M M U N I C AT I O N S
How to Get Coverage in Spanish Language Media
Spanish language media outlets are springing up throughout the
country, and if your issue or candidate is not appearing in these
outlets, youre not communicating with a significant and important
constituency. Dont miss reaching out to valuable allies because you
dont speak Spanish or dont know where to start. Learn the basics of
finding reporters, building relationships with Spanish language media
outlets and getting your issues or candidates some coverage.
How to Get Media and Breakthrough on Your Issue
The media landscape is changing dramatically and getting more
crowded by the minute. How do we breakout, breakthrough and win
in this competitive landscape? Creative integrated (earned, paid,
social) campaigns can influence decision makers, persuade the public,
provide legitimacy and be the difference between a winning campaign
and a losing one. In this session youll hear from media and PR
professionals about best practices on how to make the most impact.
No Jedi Mind Tricks Needed: Harnessing the Power of
Narrative
Progressives too often lead campaign messages with facts, policy abstractions or the problem itself, losing the publics attention and failing
to move anyone to action. The solution is to ground our campaign
communications in the heroic stories of real people taking action to
defend our shared values. We must begin engaging our base through
storytelling if we want to change hearts and minds and increase civic
participation. This training goes a couple steps beyond the story of
self, us, now training that you may have received and explores how
a collection of stories can create a lasting narrative and shape public
opinions beyond one campaign.
Presence and Authenticity: The Key to Being a Media Star
Media appearances are performances. To be a good performer, one
needs tools and techniques. This session will teach the tools and
techniques used by professional actors to create star presence. It will
be an interactive master class as taught by Joel Silberman, New York
theatrical director and media trainer to performers and successful
progressive candidates.
Saving Millions with Earned Media: How to Organize
Kick-Ass Press Events and Get Your Campaign Covered
Earned media can be one of the most important (free) resources
on your campaign, especially when you are strapped for cash. Our
exercise-based curriculum will help you learn hands-on how to plan
and execute a great press eventand generate thousands of dollars in
media for your campaign.
Se habla Espaol! Creating a Successful Bilingual Campaign
All successful campaigns share some basic elements that help you win,
but if you are running a bilingual campaign, there are important steps
to take to help you engage Spanish-speakers more effectively. Latinos
are one of the fastest growing demographics in the country, and
campaigns are becoming bilingual from coast to coast. Join us to learn
how to set up a successful bilingual campaign, learn about some case
studies and ask questions, in English or Spanish!
Video Shorts: Picking the Story thats Right for Your Cause
Using media is a must for activists. But how do you select the best
story to catalyze action? Do you want to bring people of different
perspectives together, or drive home a particular policy solution?
And how will you measure impact? This workshop will help activists
who use and/or produce short videos and other story-based media to
employ a practical framework for assessing a videos strengths against
the social, cultural and policy change goals they seek. Well use Active
Voices 2015 ONWARD campaign, which draws on a curated platform
of immigration focused stories, as a real-time example and feature
local case-studies of Arizona-based activists who have used impactful
short videos to advance their work.
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Metrics for Online Organizers: Is Your Sh*t Working?

Are you posting, Tweeting, emailing and wondering if what youre doing
is working? This workshop will provide tools and tactics for getting the
kind of information you need to focus your limited resources where
they can get the biggest bang. Well highlight quick and dirty ways to
get the data you need to shape strategy and discuss quick ways to use
things like Google Analytics and Twitter Analytics. How can you set
up your campaign to track which allies are coming through and which
arent? What email metrics should you track to ensure your email isnt
going to spam? Well provide sample worksheets for tracking metrics,
as well as a priority list if you have to choose just one thing to track.
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12 Ways to Get Field Organizers to Love Digital

Sick of trying to explain what hashtags are and why they matter to
your organizing staff? Do you want to live out whats happening online
in the streets? Wanna stop sharing stock photos for your organizations work on Facebook? When organizers understand the power
in digital enough to start integrating it into their work, we can take
advantage of digital opportunities that can only be seized out in the
fieldand most of all, smaller organizations can exponentially grow
their capacity. At this training youll learn how to shift your organization or campaigns culture so digital is an integral part of field
organizers work, how organizers can use digital to make it more real
for marginalized communities to be a part of your work, and more.
Beating Back Burnout Culture in the Progressive Movement

While committing ones life to the service of others is valiant, doing
so at the cost of ones personal sustainability is counter-productive.
The path to a sustainable progressive movement begins with investing in our own personal health, happiness and long-term vision for
our careers. In this training, Emilie Aries, founder of personal and
professional development training organization Bossed Up will review
the latest research on burnout, its root causes, and how we all can do
more to foster a climate of sustainable success.
Guerillarized Grassroots Advocacy

Tired of elected officials ignoring your press conferences, rallies and
email blasts? Learn new disruptive and asymmetric strategies and
tactics to effectively overcome better financed and entrenched special
interests to change public policy in the legislative arena. These strategies and tactics were developed over the course of passing landmark
environmental legislation in California to protect sharks, condors,
and elephants. This training will help you find your oppositions weak
spots and provide you with the new media, messaging and legislative
strategy skills necessary to win when the odds are heavily against you.
How a Gender Lens Can Help You Win
Many multi-issue organizing groups, even some with impressive scale,
work on issues that deeply impact women but dont use an explicit
gender lens in determining their strategies, messaging or policy
asks. As a result, the unique needs, experiences and perspectives of
women, especially women of color, often remain out of view and
an enormous amount of potential is left on the table. Make It Work
has developed an engaging and accessible set of tools and a training
curriculum to help progressive organizations close this gap. We know
that organizing with an intersectional gender lens is a powerful tool
for change, and has the potential to significantly impact the reach
and scale of organizing efforts. Well show you how.
Multilingual Justice: Beyond Translation
With recent uprisings of low-wage workers fighting against poverty
wages, many grassroots organizers have a need to organize in a way
that transcends barriers of language. Creating multilingual spaces
in a consistent and inviting way can drastically change the culture
and dialogue of an organization. But translation is not enough.
Adopting a multilingual justice model takes translation to the next
level. It challenges the privileged of holding conversation in any one
language, and it opens participants hearts to other lived experiences.
This training session will explain what a multilingual justice model is
(and how it is different from translation), demonstrate what it looks
like in action, and recommend strategies for adopting the model in
your organization.
The Psychology of Voting
This workshop will explore the psychology behind a voters decision
of whether to vote or not. Well cover a number of actionable insights into voters minds contained within publicly available political
science research.
The Revolutionary Conversation: Changing the World One
Voter at a Time
On a campaign, you talk to someone. And then the next person. And
then the next person. Thousands and thousands of conversations are
the molecules of a successful campaign. So dont you want you and
your volunteers to have the most effective conversations possible?
Our exercise-based training will use best practices from labor and
electoral organizing to break down the conversation, piece by piece
and turn our persuasive skills into art.
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Nonprofit Productivity: How to Get Sh*t Done While

Wearing Many Hats
Chances are you wear a lot of hats. Many of us must manage competing
responsibilities on a daily basis, while continuing to move our missions
forward. How can you measure the impact you make when you need to
be making an impact in so many places? This training session will teach
you how to prioritize your goals so you make real progress, instead of
checking off things on a to-do list that doesnt get you anywhere. Youll
learn how to clarify and prioritize what you need to get done so you
can feel awesome about the work you do, make a bigger impact in your
field, and make time for important things like rest and play.
Start-up Bootcamp: How to Get Your Big Idea Funded
Have a world-changing idea but need a bit of funding to get it off
the ground? This session is for you. In this training, we will take
you behind the curtain and shed light on what investors look for in
entrepreneurs. We will use these practical lessons to help you develop
the right proof points and hone your pitch. We will also discuss how
to find and reach the right investors. The training will include a short
presentation and lots of time for practice and questions.
Training for Trainers: Principles of Adult Learning
Think of every training youve ever attended. Whats the difference
between the ones that make you yawn and the ones that make you feel
motivated and confident about applying new knowledge and skills to
your work? Join us to learn the science behind effective trainings, so
you can apply it the next time you need to teach anything to anyone.
T E S T I N G A N D O P T I M I Z AT I O N
Best Practices in Digital Analytics: Using Website and Social
Media Testing to Optimize for Virality
In recent years, using A/B testing to drive more actions from email
campaigns has become a common best practice amongst digital
campaigners. But most people havent yet cracked the nut on how to
use A/B testing to increase a campaigns virality and reach a wider
audience beyond their existing email list. In this training, well explain
what virality actually is, show you how you can use website and social
media A/B testing to increase it, and go over some real examples of
how organizations have done this. Well conclude with a workshop
where youll have a chance to optimize your own simulated campaign
and make it go viral.
Field Testing 101: Even the Smallest Campaigns Can Benefit
The Analyst Institutes work with randomized controlled experiments
during electoral and advocacy programs is helping the progressive
movement build a wealth of shared knowledge about best practices
and cost effectiveness. But often its larger campaigns and organizations
who make use of these revolutionary tools. Hear findings from some
of the latest experiments and find out what are the next big research
questions. Discuss when you should test and when you should skip
it, and learn how even the smallest campaigns and organizations can
use this technology effectively. Takeaways include an understanding
of field-testing practices in a political context, knowledge about what
kinds of research have been done and research priorities moving forward.
MASTER CLASSES
The Master Class program is focused on the specific tools that

organizers use every day, and helping intermediate users
become efficient, effective power users.
Master Class: ActBlue
Learn how to be a digital fundraising expert using ActBlues technology for campaigns, ballot initiatives, and C4s. Well teach you
everything you need to get the most out of your digital fundraising
program, including how to create custom, designed contribution
forms and how to manage your donor data. Then well teach you how
to optimize your program, covering topics like: mobile conversions,
Express Lane optimization, and building and retaining a recurring
donor program.
Master Class: Action Network
Learning to use a new toolset and breaking out of old mindsets
around targeting emails and reports can be challenging. If youre
already using Action Network, come learn how Action Network makes
advanced targeting easier and faster, so you can run a more effective
online organizing program. In this training, youll learn how to use
our email targeting, report targeting, and query tools to reach any
segment of your list, as well as A/B testing made simple. There will
also be time for Q&A, so if you have questions about about other
features, please bring them with you!
Master Class: BSD Tools
Dozens of the most important and successful digital campaigns, from
Senate campaigns to Presidentials, utilize the BSD Tools to help run
their digital campaigns. Attendees will hear from a BSD staff member
about the powerful features they might not know about that will
maximize their ability to target, personalize, and execute the digital
programs they want. This session will provide helpful tips on how to
use BSD Tools like BSD employees use the BSD Tools. Guests will
learn about powerful features such as personalization datasets, Twig,
APIs, the Graph API, and more.
Master Class: Facebook Ads
Youve boosted a post here or there, dabbled in the Ads Manager,
maybe even taken a peek into Power Editor once or twice, but now
youre looking to take your Facebook campaigns to the next level.
Join Facebook Client Solutions Manager Chase Mohney to learn tips
and tricks to help you streamline your campaigns and better achieve
your organizational goals with Facebook advertising. Topics covered
will include: Objective-based campaign structure, creative, and
bidding; Facebook ad interfaces (Ads Manager and Power Editor);
basics of Facebook ads reporting; and leveraging the Facebook
Conversion Pixel.
Master Class: Nationbuilder
The NationBuilder Master Class will cover five areas of innovation
that can give you a decided digital organizing advantage:
New tools that allow you to access social media engagers of your
peers, opponents, and major national political figures within your own
database, and turn them into your donors and volunteers.
Advanced tactics for giving everyone in your community their own

personal page within your own site, incentivizing them to share, and
how this can greatly multiply your reach.
Major upgrades to online directories to allow members to connect
digitally with other members of your community.
New liquid templating allowing for super-personalization of blast
emails.
Advancements in data sharing between friendly organizations and
political parties with one simple click, while protecting privacy.
Master Class: NGP VAN
This Master Class focuses on harnessing the power our tools that
make an organizers workflow more efficient and help improve the
quality of and access to data on our platforms. Well review the latest
techniques on everything from more efficient list, segmenting contact
universes into Turf as well as streamlined ways of quickly getting
these universes into the hands of volunteers and activists (such as
the indispensable Virtual Phone Bank, including Open VPB, which
configures a call list to be publicly available within seconds) and our
widely-used MiniVAN mobile canvassing app for iOS and Android
devices. Well also cover how our products can be managed under a
single, universal login (ActionID) and a tool called VAN Relay, which
improves the quality of data in volunteer, membership and organizing
databases. In addition, we focus on high level administration of our
integrated phone services and social organizing tool.
Master Class: Organizer
Progressive field programs require plenty of elbow grease and passion.
Efficiency and precision are the next steps. Using mobile technology,
campaigns are saving time and energy, while gaining deeper insights
to help inform their campaign strategy. Learn Organizers best practices
for managing real-time mobile field to optimize your canvassing and
calling programs. This master class will go beyond launching canvassers
and seeing the results flow instantly back. We will show you how to:
Create smarter surveys: Let surveys do the work for your canvassers
by looking up individual-level information like issue preferences and
polling location.
Better analyze field metrics: Dont just rely on intuition, find out
which of our Result graphs and charts can prove whether youre
running the best program possible.
List targeting now: Organize your campaigns outreach to know
where youve been and how far youve come to reach your progress
to goal.
Plus, well give a live training on Organizers new Power Dialer. Call
and canvass from one app, and view real-time results from a unified
field program.
Master Class: Salsa
Join this advanced Salsa session to learn how to take your communication targeting efforts to the next level. Well cover advanced
advocacy outreach through target filtering and FIPS lookup, as well
as how to improve the effectiveness of your welcome series and drip
campaigns through smart groups, timed triggers, and our new Social
Lookup tool.
Master Class: Twitter Ads
Twitter is the place to share your views, campaign for issues that matter to your community and hear rallying cries from your supporters.
Its real-time, public and conversational platform has made Twitter a
global town hall and positioned it as a vital platform for campaigns.
Twitters Promoted Products enable you to amplify your content
and get it in front of the right audience in an efficient and effective
way. Join Twitters Politics and Advocacy Account Executive, Megan
Dorward, to learn ways to integrate Twitters suite of Promoted Products into your paid messaging strategy. Topics will include: targeting
deep-dive, creative beyond 140 characters, objective-based campaigns,
direct response capabilities, video integration, Tweet syndication and
campaign best practices.
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MASTER CLASSES
The Online Lab: Perfecting Your Outreach Through Email

Testing
Every email list is different, so how do you know what messaging will
motivate your supporters the most? What subject lines will grab their
attention? Which email layout will get them to click through? Heres
the good news: the answers to those questionsand moreare a
simple email test away. In this session, attendees will learn the basics
of email testing, including what defines effective testing, what tools
they need to get started, testing best practices, how to determine if
a test was statistically significant and how to apply testing results to
refine successful email practices.
T H U R S DAY, 9 A . M.
Peoples Climate March: Music and Art in Service

of Social Movements
Core organizers of the Peoples Climate March will discuss the
importance of music and art in the Peoples Climate Movement.
MUSIC TRACK
T H U R S DAY, 1 0 :30 A. M.
The Arizona Sound Strike: 5 Years Later

Five years ago, as one of the nations most restrictive immigration
laws was set to go into affect in Arizona, Zach Dela Rocha of Rage
Against the Machine organized the Sound Strike boycott of the
state. Over 100 nationally touring musicians joined the Sound Strike,
with a few canceling gigs and others scheduling free appearances at
protest events in the state. But the music community wasnt in complete agreement when it came to tactics. Some local promoters and
performers argued that fans were a key progressive audience in the
state who needed to be engaged, and the best way to do that was to
keep the music playing in the state and rally fans to vote and engage
around the issue. Now, with the benefit of five years of hindsight, we
gather organizers and musicians with various perspectives, taking a
look back at what lessons we learned and how they can be applied to
other progressive issues.
T H U R S DAY, 2 : 1 5 P. M.
You Dont Have to Know Jay-Z: Activating Untapped

Networks of Artists
In the 2014 election, the ACLU of CA partnered with other statewide organizations to execute a public education campaign on felony
disenfranchisement, aka the Let Me Vote (LMV) campaign. Much
like dream hampton leveraged her personal relationship with Jay-Z
to get other celebrities to publicly support Californias Proposition 47,
the LMV campaign leveraged homegrown relationships with some of
San Diegos hippest artists to spread the word about felony disenfranchisement, voting and the 2014 election. Panelists will discuss how
to activate untapped networks of artists and cool kids within your
community to accomplish your political goals. You can spend a lot
of time on crafting the perfect message, but equal attention should
be given to cultivating messengers. And you dont have to know
HOVA to be successful in your own town! (Although, we are sure
it wouldnt hurt)
T H U R S DAY, 3 : 4 5 P. M.
Lights, Camera, Protest

Learn how to make protest signage that sends a visually powerful
message.Pairing this kind of signage with protest music can make
your message even more effective. The people who who do it best
will be on hand to teach you all the tactical skills for making your
own light-based protest signs and theyll guide in learning about this
special field of extended exposure photography.Bring your camera,
if you have one.
F R I DAY, 9 A. M .
Women On The Musical Front Lines

Panelists will talk candidly about their experiences as female musicians
on the front lines of social movements.
F R I DAY, 1 : 4 5 P. M.
Music for Black and Brown Lives

This panel will discuss the challenges of succeeding as an artist and
how/why people choose to make art and music that strengthens black
and brown communities.
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FRIDAY, 4:30 P.M.
How to Start a Riot: Grrls, Queers and Other Rabble Rousers

Radical activists and change-makers will share experiences of how
they used art, music and other creative mediums to move the needle
toward progress in popular culture and in politics.
S ATURDAY, 8:30 A .M.
Arts Activism Amidst Borders and Ecological Collapse

Every year, half a million immigrants risk their lives and leave their
families behind in hopes of beginning a new life in the United States.
Many do not survive the harsh journey across the border, and those
who do endure a life split between cultures, histories and languages.
At the same time, rapid ocean acidification and rising CO2 levels
drive the Earth and its eight million species closer to collapse. As
the colonial world expands, borders are being violently redrawn,
further pushing whats left of the wild out of its habitat. Not only
are immigrants, indigenous peoples and the Earth entwined in the
violence and suppression on the borderlands, they are also connected
in their struggles and resilience. Can the creation of art mobilize and
empower the communities most affected by colonization and climate
change? Favianna Rodriguez, Mata Ruda, Jess X. Chen, Jetsonorama
and Thea Gahr will explore how their artwork, films, mural projects
and spoken word poetry can illuminate the ways in which the empowerment of immigrants, indigenous peoples and the Earth are inseparable.
S ATURDAY, 3 P.M.
The Art of a Movement

Artistic expression has played a major role in nearly every social
movement, from the freedom songs of the civil rights movement to
the use of graphic art by ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power).
Art has the power to transform culture, inspire the imagination,
reflect and uplift our experiences, and evoke powerful emotions that
can move people to action. In the reproductive health, rights and
justice movements, the oppositions grotesque images have dominated
the cultural narrative. This panel will feature the artists working to
flip this script. Through their poetry, film, performances and images,
they are building groundbreaking narrativesones that uplift the
voices of diverse communities, exposing raw, authentic, positive and
even imaginative possibilities of who we are as a movement and
where we need to be.
People For The American Ways

Showcase Stage (Town Square)
THURSDAY
11:45 a.m.1 p.m......... Morning Star Leaders

2:153:30 p.m.............. Roy Zimmerman
56 p.m........................ Irene Diaz & The Chapin Sisters
(#NN15 Opening Reception)
FRIDAY
11:45 a.m.1:45 p.m......The Chapin Sisters &

Bonfire Madigan
1:453 p.m................... Jasiri X
4:305:45 p.m.............. The Pundit Cup
SATURDAY
Noon1:30 p.m............ JustSeeds Artist Meet & Greet

1:302:45 p.m.............. Baloch Rights Council
T H U R S DAY, 2 : 1 5 P. M.
FRIDAY, 1:45 P.M.
T H U R S DAY, 3 : 4 5 P. M.
FRIDAY, 4:30 P.M.
Reel Advocacy: A Film Showcase

Film Showcases present several films in one session by showing 10-15
minutes of each, then inviting a presenter from each film to participate
in a moderated discussion. Lineup subject to change. This showcase
includes Lost in the Fine Print, Nine Judges, Nine Million Lives
and more.
F R I DAY, 9 A. M .
Arizona, Immigration and Action: A Film Showcase

includes The Vigil, Two Americans and Under Arpaio.
F R I DAY, N O O N
Screening and Q&A: Shes Beautiful When Shes Angry

Shes Beautiful When Shes Angry tells the story of the outrageous,
often brilliant women who started the womens liberation movement
in the late 1960s. Shes Beautiful is a film about the power of
discovery and of organizing. It focuses on grassroots groups across
the country like the Boston authors of Our Bodies, Ourselves, the
ground-breaking womens health book, and the women of Jane, the
underground abortion service in Chicago. Shes Beautiful covers
the early days, from 1966 to 1971, and shows the achievements of
the movement, as well as the conflicts that arose over race, class and
sexual orientation. Discussion of the film will continue in the showcase
immediately following.
Hearts and Minds: A Film Showcase

includes Brainwashing of My Father, Be That Guy and Shes
Beautiful When Shes Angry.
Screening and Q&A: Hand that Feeds
Shy sandwich-maker Mahoma Lopez unites his undocumented
immigrant coworkers to fight abusive conditions at a popular New York
restaurant chain. The epic power struggle that ensues turns a single
city block into a battlefield in Americas new wage wars.
S ATURDAY, 12:30 P.M.
Screening and Q&A: What We Told Our Sons

What We Told Our Sons is a film that features four families from
the southern United States. After the Trayvon Martin case, pundits,
community leaders, newspersons and even President Obama shared
their reactions. The case impacted nearly everyone, and this film is
dialogue of how regular families were impacted.
S ATURDAY, 1:30 P.M.
Screening and Q&A: Radical Grace

Radical Grace follows three fearless nuns who risk their place in the
Catholic Church to follow a higher calling: social justice. When the
Vatican reprimands American sisters for their radical feminism, they
become the spiritual and symbolic center of a battle for the heart of
the Catholic Church.
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SCREENING SERIES
Filmmaker Caucus
Introduce yourself to fellow filmmakers, producers, presenters, activists,
and movie-lovers at our annual Filmmaker Caucus.All are welcome,
whether you are participating in the Screening Series or just interested
in hearing about a range of projects and meeting other people creating
progressive change through film.
CAUCUSES
State Caucuses T H U R S D AY,
1 P. M .
CAUCUSES
Facilitators will give an overview of the landscape in the region, talk

about whatss at stake, and tell you ways you can volunteer or plug
in to existing efforts. NOTE: These sessions are not just for residents;
come if youre interested in getting involved or learning more.
STATE............................................ ROOM #
Arizona.................................................... 225AB
California................................................ 221AB
Colorado....................................................232B
Michigan................................................... 224A
Minnesota..................................................224B
Missouri.................................................... 229A
New Mexico.............................................. 232A
Nevada...................................................... 221C
Ohio.......................................................... 231C
Pennsylvania............................................. 222C
Texas....................................................... 222AB
Washington, DC....................................... 227A
Pacific Northwest.......................................231B
New York................................................. 226AB
Education Caucus
THURSDAY, 3:45 P.M., 232A
OSDI Data and Tech Caucus
THURSDAY, 3:45 P.M., 231B
Arab, Middle-Eastern, Muslim, South Asian Caucus
FRIDAY, 9:00 A.M., 231B
AAPI Caucus
FRIDAY, 1:45 P.M., 232A
LGBT Caucus
FRIDAY, 1:45 P.M., 231B
Environmental Caucus, refreshments sponsored by
Environment America, Environmental Action and
Green Century Capital Management
FRIDAY, 1:45 P.M., 231C
Internet Freedom Caucus
FRIDAY, 4:30 P.M., 231B
California Caucus refreshments sponsored by the Courage Campaign
Issue & Identity Caucuses
Black Caucus
THURSDAY, 2:15 P.M., 231B
Parents Caucus
FRIDAY, 4:30 P.M., 232A
Immigration Caucus
SATURDAY, 12:151:15 P.M., 231B
Latino Caucus
THURSDAY, 10:30 A.M., 231B
State and Local Bloggers Caucus

SATURDAY, 1:30 P.M., 231C
Womens Caucus
THURSDAY, NOON1 P.M., 231B
Arizona Education Caucus

SATURDAY, 1:30 P.M., 231B
Labor and Worker Organizing Caucus

THURSDAY, NOON, 232A
Youth Caucus
SATURDAY, 1:30 P.M., 232A
Queer People of Color Caucus

THURSDAY, 2:00 P.M., 227BC
THANK YOU
to our 2015 scholarship providers, who together

have helped support 280 activists to attend NN15:
Amalgamated Bank
Blue Nation Review
Democracy for America
Emilys List
Nationbuilder
United Steelworkers
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The AFL-CIO (aflcio.org) is the national

federation of 56 unions representing 12 million working women and men. The AFL-CIO
envisions a future of social and economic justice in America and the
world, in which work and all people who work are valued, respected
and rewarded. Work is what we do to better ourselves, to build dreams
and to support our families. But work is more than that. Work cures,
creates, builds, innovates and shapes the future. Work connects us all.
Also an exhibitor.
AFSCMEs 1.6 million members provide the
vital services that make America happen and
advocate for prosperity and opportunity for all
working families. We are nurses, corrections
officers, child care providers, EMTs, sanitation workers and more. For
us, public service is not just a job, its a calling. We serve to keep our
families safe and make our communities strong. As a proud sponsor of
Netroots Nation, we urge you to join our fight for strong public services,
strong communities and an economy that works for everyone by visiting
AFSCME.org or texting JOIN to AFSCME.
Since its founding in 1923 by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America,
AMALGAMATED BANK has been
committed to affordable and accessible banking for all. Amalgamateds
mission is to be the preeminent bank of progressive people, organizations,
businesses, and labor. The bank is proud to be an advocate for the
advancement of workers rights, offer products and services designed to
support working families, and promote corporate responsibility through
shareholder activism.
With more than 192,000 members, the
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION (ATU)
www.atu.org, is the largest labor union representing
transit and allied workers in the U.S. and Canada.
From bus drivers to light rail operators to maintenance and clerical personnel and other transit
and municipal employees, the ATU works to promote transit issues
and fights for the interests of its hard-working members at all levels of
government. Twitter: @ATUComm or facebook.com/ATUInternational
The AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
(aft.org) is a union of professionals that champions fairness; democracy; economic opportunity; and high-quality
public education, healthcare and public services for our
students, their families and our communities. We are committed to
advancing these principles through community engagement, organizing,
collective bargaining and political activism, and especially through the
work our members do. Also an exhibitor.
PANTONE 298C
BLUE NATION REVIEWs goal is to take what

makes America great, her people who come
from all walks of life, and mobilize them into a
progressive community dedicated to moving our
great country into the 21st century. Our definition of progressive? To
advocate positive improvements in the lives of all Americans no matter
their race, creed, sexual orientation and gender identity, or religion.
No one should ever, ever be forgotten or left behind. Also an exhibitor.
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA
(CWA), founded in 1938, is the largest telecommunications union in the world, representing over 700,000
men and women in both private and public sectors. CWA members
work in telecommunications, broadcasting, cable TV, journalism,
publishing, manufacturing, airlines, customer service, government
service, health care, education and other fields. CWA is one of Americas
fastest growing unions, and a number of unions have affiliated with CWA
because of its reputation for democracy and membership involvement.
The union includes some 1,200 chartered local unions across the
United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Members live in approximately
10,000 communities, making CWA one of the most geographically
diverse unions. CWA is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, the Canadian
Labour Congress, the worldwide UNI Global Union, the International
Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the International Transport Workers
Federation (ITWF), and the International Metalworkers Federation (IMF).
Learn more at cwa-union.org or follow us on Twitter @CWAUnion or
at facebook.com/cwaunion. Also an exhibitor.
Founded by Governor Howard Dean, DEMOCRACY
FOR AMERICA (DFA) is a people-powered Political
Action Committee, electing progressive candidates to
all levels of office in all 50 states. With over one million
members, DFA is a grassroots powerhouse working to change our country
and the Democratic Party from the bottom-up. Also an exhibitor.
Founded in 1994, the DEMOCRATIC LEGISLATIVE
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE (DLCC) is the national
party committee that works to elect Democratic state
legislators and win Democratic legislative majorities in
all 50 states. In 2015, top leaders of the DLCC founded
the new Advantage 2020 super PAC, led by former Congressman Mark
Schauer, to coordinate Democratic efforts to win the 2020 redistricting
battle and defeat Republican gerrymandering.
DSPOLITICAL is the progressive movements first
online advertising network that enables campaigns
and organizations to deliver internet ads to only
the audience our clients choose to target. After
matching a cookie pool of over 600 million cookies to the Catalist voter
database, DSPolitical developed over 50 custom segments which allow
Democratic candidates and progressive organizations to target online ads
to the registered voters or strong activists they need to reach and move
the most. DSPolitical serves rich media online ads based on registration,
partisanship, ethnicity, geography, household income, election turnout
likeliness, education, likeliness to donate and more. By combining the
richness and emotion of television ads, the targeting capability of direct
mail, and the interactivity of online, DSPolitical enables clients to run
the most successful and affordable online campaigns. Also an exhibitor.
EVERYACTION is nonprofit technology
built by people who actually get nonprofits.
Our unified platform serves organizations
of all sizeswebsite, email, fundraising, CRM, advocacy, and more at
affordable prices because doing good shouldnt break the bank. Not only
have we helped engage hundreds of millions of supporters, volunteers,
and voters, sent billions of emails, and raised billions, but for over 18
years, weve been living our values by declining to partner with organizations that work in opposition to causes like halting climate change,
fighting for marriage equality, and securing a womans right to make
her own health decisions. Powered by NGP VAN. Also an exhibitor.
Founded in 2004, FACEBOOKs mission is to make the
world more open and connected. People use Facebook to stay
connected with friends and family, to discover whats going
on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them.
LIUNA (liuna.org), the Laborers International
Union of North America, is the most progressive
and aggressive union of construction workers and one of the most
diverse and effective unions representing public service employees.
LIUNAs half-million members build America and build Canada. They
are on the forefront of the construction industry, a powerhouse of
12 million workers, producing 5 percent of our countries economic
output. Members are united through collective bargaining agreements,
which help create jobs with family-supporting pay, good benefits, the
opportunity for advancement and better lives. Also an exhibitor.
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PREMIER SPONSORS
PREMIER SPONSORS
MOVEON.ORG began in 1998 as a

simple online petition. Since then, weve
gone on to change the face of American politics. We are now the largest
independent online political group in Americawith millions of
members fighting together to elevate the voices of real people in our
democracy and build progressive power.
The MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN was
founded in 1973 as the first foundation to directly
fund groundbreaking work by and for women
across the United States. Today the Ms. Foundation
is a dynamic and powerful entity leading the charge
on womens issues nationwide. Over the last four decades, the Ms.
Foundation has continued to promote its mission of building womens
collective power to realize a nation of justice for all by funding
grassroots organizations, supporting and nurturing those organizations
through capacity building and tirelessly advocating for national and
statewide policy change that addresses challenges affecting communities
around the country.
SPONSORS
The NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (nea.org), the nations largest professional

employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEAs 3 million members work at
every level of educationfrom pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than
14,000 communities across the United States. Also an exhibitor.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD ACTION
FUND is an independent, nonpartisan,
not-for-profit membership organization
formed as the advocacy and political arm of
Planned Parenthood Federation of America. The Action Fund engages
in educational and electoral activity, including voter education, grassroots
organizing, and legislative advocacy. Also an exhibitor.
THIS WEEK IN BLACKNESS (TWiB!) is an
award-winning multimedia digital platform housing
the online broadcast network TWiB.FM, the digital
magazine VALID and the video on-demand site
Blackness.TV. TWiB! is also the name of the web series that launched the
platform in 2008. Check out their show next to registration.
SPONSORS
Since 2004, ACTBLUE has helped raise over

$500 million for Democrats and progressives
through our cutting edge fundraising platform.
Weve become the go-to place for thousands of organizations on the
leftfrom Senate campaigns to small c4 non-profitsto raise money
because of our quick setup, low fees, and optimized contribution forms
that increase conversion rates. Our donation forms are rigorously tested,
mobile friendly, and allow our 800k and counting Express users, who are
shared across all platforms, to give with just one click. And with Express
Lane, donors can give right through their email. Also an exhibitor.
ACTION NETWORK is a mission-driven
non-profit organizing toolset by and for progressives. Our toolset combines the openness and
ease-of-use of free petition platforms with a full online organizing system
where you own your own data, helping to build a more powerful, more
networked progressive movement. We provide new ways to collaborate
with allies, build federated structures, and campaign and win together.
The Action Network is free for individuals and small groups and is the
easiest to use of its kind of the market, enabling and empowering any
activist to access the tools to build and win campaigns.
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For over 30 years, ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE

has been a leader in the fight for a more equitable
society on behalf of a broad constituency of more
than 100 environmental, consumer, civil and womens rights, childrens,
senior citizens, and other groups. We believe that all Americans have
the right to secure justice in the courts and to have our voices heard
when government makes decisions that affect our lives. Our nonprofit
and foundation advocacy legal team offers plain-language legal guides,
advocacy-related workshops, and free one-on-one legal technical assistance.
Our justice programs lead the movement to ensure a fair and independent
federal judiciary and work towards social justice in a variety of areas.
Learn more at afj.org/blog. Also an exhibitor.
THE AMERICAN PROSPECT is a
bi-monthly print and online political magazine
based in Washington, D.C. Were liberal and progressive, but we also
hold the Left accountable when necessary. When the Prospect was founded
in 1990, conservatism was ascendant and income inequality had begun to
balloon. There wasnt then a progressive publication focused on economic
issues that was as interested in policy as it was politics. So we filled that
void. Since then, weve expanded our coverage to address broader issues
of social justiceimmigration, gay rights, womens rights, education, and
the environment. Come check us out at Prospect.org.
At BLUE STATE DIGITAL, we believe that
when people come together around their
shared passions, they can do nearly anything: spark a movement, raise
millions of dollars, rally an army of advocates, reinvent an organization,
even change the world. As the foundation for thousands of successful campaigns, the BSD Tools have raised $1.8 billion (and counting)
in direct contributions from more than 29 million people and driven
millions of actions that benefit our clients brands and bottom lines. The
BSD Tools are designed to help you manage and grow inspiring, impactful
digital programsfrom fundraising to advocacy, communications to
analytics. Also an exhibitor.
The CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EMPLOYEES
ASSOCIATION (CSEA) is the largest classified
school employees union in the United States,
representing more than 220,000 school support
staff throughout California. CSEA members perform a wide range of
essential work in our public schools and community colleges, including
security, food services, office and clerical work, school maintenance and
operations, transportation, academic assistance and Paraeducator services,
library and media assistance, computer services, and more. CSEA
members take great pride in our schools. We have a personal investment
in our schools and our students, because we have a personal commitment
to our children and our communities.
With a network of 35 state organizations and
a Washington DC headquarters, COMMON
CAUSE is a nonpartisan organization working
to strengthen democracy at all levels of government. Were at the forefront
of fights to combat the influence of big money in elections and empower
people to make their voices heard in the political process. We work to
protect and strengthen voting rights, enforce the highest ethical standards
for public officials, end government gridlock and ensure the free flow of
information vital to an informed democracy.
EMILYS LIST, the nations largest resource

for women in politics, has raised over $400
million to support pro-choice Democratic
women candidates, making it one of the most successful political organizations ever. We recruit and train candidates, support strong campaigns,
research womens issues, and turn out women voters. Weve trained over
9,000 women to run and helped elect over 100 women to the House,
19 to the Senate, 11 governors, and over 700 to state and local office.
Since its founding in 1985, almost one-third of the candidates EMILYs
List has helped elect to Congress have been women of colorincluding
every single Latina, African American, and Asian American Democratic
congresswoman currently serving.
FITZGIBBON MEDIA provides
domestic and global campaign and
communication strategy for cutting edge progressive advocacy initiatives.
We work only on issues our strategists believe inhelping campaigns,
artists, actors, musicians, directors, reporters, authors, green companies,
and organizations develop winning strategies in real time. In just a few
hours, FitzGibbon strategists can transform a clients news into a story on
the front page of Huffington Post, book your principals on MSNBC, and
schedule interviews on NPR.
INMEX provides complimentary meeting planning resources while working closely with media,
environmental, human rights, philanthropic, labor and community
organizations so your event dollars sustain hotel corporations that respect
the communities, the workers and the environment in which they operate.
Site Selection: INMEX compiles detailed information about cities and
suppliers, so you know which locations and corporations share your values before you book the event. Contract negotiations: INMEX negotiates
the best available rates and concessions in addition to ensuring that the
final contract protects your group from the unexpected. Contact INMEX
to plan your next meeting. 314-302-7392 or cbusiek@inmex.org
LGBT NETROOTS CONNECT brings
together online and offline activists, journalists, organizations, bloggers, funders and
others to create new opportunities for discussion and cooperation. LGBT
Netroots Connect programs include annual meetings and workshops,
networking events, scholarships and diversity outreach. The LGBT Netroots Connect pre-conference for Netroots Nation brings together leaders,
communicators and activists from throughout the LGBT community.
LGBT Netroots Connect also coordinates the LGBT Caucus meetings
and policy briefings for scholarship recipients. LGBT Netroots Connect is
committed to expanding our reach to new and diverse communities. We
seek to break down the barriers that prevent so many from participating
in the online world. Also an exhibitor.
LIVING LIBERALLY (livingliberally.org)

is a dynamic network of progressive social
communities with over 200 local, volunteer-led chapters across the
country, including Americas most conservative corners. Best known for
the ubiquitous Drinking Liberally happy hours, we also host Screening
Liberally films, Reading Liberally book tours, Eating Liberally meals
and Laughing Liberally comedy shows. Our gatherings are free, festive,
inclusive, engaging, and fun. In addition to local groups, Living Liberally
partners with progressive allies in promoting shared values, cultural events
and special initiatives. If you need to get the ear of liberals everywhere,
come to us. Living Liberally has published 538 Ways to Live, Work and
Play Like a Liberal by co-founder Justin Krebs, has produced videos for
advocacy partners, led workshops in community-building, social media
and volunteer leadership, and is running a national Laughing Liberally
comedy tour with a regular run in New York City. Wherever you are, you
can live liberally. Start a chapter for free or find the group nearest you:
livingliberally.org. Also an exhibitor.
Launched in May 2004, MEDIA
MATTERS FOR AMERICA put in
place for the first time the means to
systematically monitor a cross section
of print, broadcast, cable, radio, and Internet outlets for conservative
misinformationnews or commentary that is not accurate, reliable, or
credible and that forwards the conservative agendaevery day, in real
time. Using the website mediamatters.org as the principal vehicle for
disseminating research and information, Media Matters posts rapidresponse items as well as longer research and analytic reports documenting
conservative misinformation throughout the media. Additionally, Media
Matters works daily to notify activists, journalists, pundits, and the general
public about instances of misinformation, providing them with the
resources to rebut false claims and to take direct action against offending
media institutions.
MONOLITH REGISTRY LLC is the
USA-based top-level registry for the

domains .VOTE and .VOTO, its Spanish/Italian/Portuguese
language counterpart. The new .VOTE and .VOTO domains
are designed to help elected officials, governments, candidates
and organizations get information such as candidate materials,
voter registration information, ballot initiatives, and referendums
to voters. This will help solve the chronic problem of misleading
political sites in unrestricted domains such as .COM. Thousands
have already registered these two new domains including several
states, such as Arizona (www.arizona.vote), that are consolidating
their election and voter information under a .VOTE domain.
NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA is
an independent, non-partisan, not-forprofit membership organization formed
as the advocacy and political arm of NARAL Pro-Choice America
Foundation. NARAL Pro-Choice America engages in educational and
electoral activity, including voter education, grassroots organizing and
legislative advocacy.
The NATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN
TASK FORCE builds the power of the
lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
community from the ground up. The Task Force is the countrys
premier social justice organization fighting to improve the lives of LGBT
people, and working to create positive, lasting change and opportunity
for all. Follow us @TheTaskForce.
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SPONSORS
CREDO MOBILE is Americas only progressive

phone company, a fierce defender of net neutrality,
and an opponent of the NSAs unconstitutional warrantless spying on Americans. We work hard to provide excellent phones
and service, and we fight for progressive social change. We have raised
more than $78 million for nonprofit groups like Planned Parenthood,
Color of Change, Electronic Frontier Foundation, National Employment
Law Project and 350.org. (Compare that to AT&T and Verizon which
both contributed to rightwing Senators Ted Cruz and Tom Cotton.) Our
CREDO Action network of 3.7 million activists turns up the heat with
millions of letters, emails, and calls to decision-makers.
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED is the largest

professional US organization of registered nurses,
and the fastest growing union in the AFL-CIO for
the last five years. Recognized as the most valuable national union by
The Nation magazine, we have an unparalleled record of defeating
employer demands for cuts to patient protections. Nurses advocate for
patients beyond the bedside with progressive public and online campaigns,
from minimum wage increases to healthcare for all, and environmental
justice. We challenge Wall Street with our Robin Hood Tax to raise
billions for Main Street. Also an exhibitor.
SPONSORS
The NATIONAL UNION OF HEALTHCARE

WORKERS is a member-driven movement for
democracy, quality patient care, and a stronger
voice in the workplace. Founded in 2009, NUHW represents 11,000
caregivers in hospitals and nursing homes throughout California.
NUHW is committed to raising contract standards for all healthcare
workers; holding healthcare corporations accountable to patients
and communities; safeguarding patient care from cutbacks by corporate
healthcare executives and politicians; and fighting for a progressive
agenda within the healthcare sector and beyond. The unions efforts to
hold Kaiser Permanente accountable to its psychiatric patients sparked
a national debate on mental health parity in 2015.
NEW ORGANIZING INSTITUTE (NOI) is a
community of organizers, and were committed to
solving the biggest challenges that stand in the way
of change. Our basic belief is simple: if people have the skills to engage
others, the tools to build powerful campaigns, and a community of
practice to help them learn and grow, they can win real change, make
measurable improvements in peoples lives, and restore faith in our
government and our democracy. Were working to produce the best leaders
and strongest movements of our generation. We help campaigns win
today, while working to build capacity and infrastructure that will allow
us to keep winning into the next generation. neworganzing.com.
OXIMITY (oximity.com) is a global news
platform that bypasses all filters of mainstream
news media, delivering relevant and high
quality news directly from the source to the
reader. Oximity is entirely people-powered,
and all roles traditionally played by mainstream news media are
played by Oximitys users: content generation, curation, agenda-setting,
and distribution. It supports 200 languages, and automatic as well as
manual translation. Oximity is fast becoming a global network of
networks, connecting existing communities of news writers and
readers worldwide into one large interconnected platform. This is
creating a critical mass of self-empowered news readers and writers
worldwide. Also an exhibitor.
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
(pfaw.org) is dedicated to making the promise
of America real for every American: equality.
Freedom of speech. Freedom of religion.
The right to seek justice in a court of law. The right to cast a vote that
counts. The American Way. We believe a society that reflects these
constitutional principles and progressive values is worth fighting for,
and we take seriously our responsibility to cultivate new generations
of leaders and activists who will sustain these values for the life of this
nation. Also an exhibitor.
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PROGRESS NOW (progressnow.org)

was founded in 2003 with two goals:
1) help grassroots activists use cutting-edge
internet and new media to organize online at the state and local
level; and 2) assist progressive partner organizations with message
development and earned media strategies to promote a progressive
agenda, counter right-wing misinformation, and hold public leaders
accountable. Today, ProgressNow state partners have built a combined
email network exceeding 3 million members.
The PUBLIC INTEREST
NETWORK includes the
state Public Interest Research Groups, U.S. PIRG, state environmental
groups in 29 states, Environment America, Environmental Action,
Center for Public Interest Research, Toxics Action Center, Pesticide
Watch, Green Century Capital Management, Green Corps, National
Environmental Law Center, Frontier Group, Community Voters
Project, Snowriders International, Accelerate Change, Voices for
Progress and Impact. Together, these groups employ a full arsenal
of time-tested strategies for change, including organizing, advocacy,
research and policy analysis, litigation and socially responsible investing. These strategies have resulted in hundreds of laws, policies, and
other changes that have protected consumers, preserved the environment,
and made corporations and government more responsive to the
public interest. Also an exhibitor.
REVOLUTION MESSAGING, founded in 2009
by key members of the 2008 Obama campaign,
is a leader in cutting-edge progressive strategies
for a mobile world. A full-service digital firm, Revolution Messaging
provides clients with expertise in mobile and calling technology, advertising, social media, video, creative, fundraising and web development.
In 2014, we unveiled the Revere Suite, allowing even the smallest
campaigns to take advantage of the latest in organizing technology.
Our clients include government agencies, nonprofit groups, unions
and political campaigns and candidates. Also an exhibitor.
RISING TIDE INTERACTIVE is a digital
consulting agency that specializes in direct
response advertising and email fundraising.
Located in DC, Rising Tide is run by leading experts in digital
politics who cut their teeth working on some of the toughest political
campaigns in the country. Were a small firm thats doing big work for
our political, advocacy, and nonprofit clients: weve helped them grow
robust lists from nothing by implementing cutting-edge digital tools to
identify key supporters online, raise millions by running and executing
top-flight email programs, and persuade voters to support and turn out
to help them win. Also an exhibitor.
The SIERRA CLUB is Americas
largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization,
with more than 2.4 million members
and supporters nationwide. In addition to creating opportunities for
people of all ages, levels and locations to have meaningful outdoor
experiences, the Sierra Club works to safeguard the health of our
communities, protect wildlife, and preserve our remaining wild places
through grassroots activism, public education, lobbying and litigation. For
more information, visit www.sierraclub.org. The Beyond Coal campaign
is the Sierra Clubs largest campaign and works to transition our country
from dirty, dangerous coal to clean sources of energysolar and wind.
TIGEREYE DESIGN (Tigereyedesign.com) has

been a trusted supplier to progressive campaigns and
organizations for over 30 years. When you need it
union-made, you need it to fit your budget, you need
it tomorrow, then you need to call Tigereye. With
in-house production of over 25 items in our union shop and decadeslong relationships with other suppliers, we can provide a solution for
any situation. Our goals are to distribute your message and reward
members, volunteers, and donors dedicated to your organization.
Tigereye can also handle product development, creative design,
fulfillment and logistics, all from our union shop.
The UNITED FOOD AND COMMERCIAL
WORKERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
(UFCW) represents more than 1.3 million
workers, primarily in the retail and meatpacking, food processing and
poultry industries. For more information about the UFCWs effort
to protect workers rights and strengthen Americas middle class,
visit www.ufcw.org, or join our online community at facebook.com/
UFCWinternational and www.twitter.com/ufcw.
UNITE HERE represents over 270,000 workers

throughout the U.S. and Canada who work primarily
in hotels, casinos, airports, and food service. Our
membership hails from the diverse communities that make up the two
countries, and the majority of UNITE HERE members are women.
Across North America, UNITE HERE members have made dining hall
jobs on college campuses, housekeeping jobs in hotels and casinos, and
hundreds of thousands of other traditionally low-wage jobs into good,
family-sustaining, middle class jobs. We continue to organize and fight
to win respect for the work we do, power in our industries, and a better
future for ourselves and our families.
The UNITED STEELWORKERS (USW) is
the largest industrial union in North America,
representing 1.2 million active and retired members in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico
and the Virgin Islands. USW members forge steel, smelt aluminum, build
tires, refine oil, produce paper and form glass. They also make Harley
Davidson motorcycles, Ocello sponges, Cutco cutlery, Pyrex glass, All
Clad pots, Jacobson hats, Sealy mattresses and Puffs facial tissues. Proud
to be union members, they work hard politically to secure the rights
theyve gained and to advance the cause of all working people.
WORKING AMERICA is the community
affiliate of the AFL-CIO. Were 3 million
members strong and organize working families
all across the country to build an economy that
works for everyone and make health care more accessible and affordable. As the progressive choice for accessing health coverage through
Health Insurance Marketplaces, workingamericahealthcare.org can
connect you to recommended licensed agents to find insurance that
works best for you.
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SPONSORS
Through the corporate-funded American Legislative

Exchange Council, global corporations and state
politicians work behind closed doors to rewrite state
laws that govern your rights. These so-called model
bills reach into almost every area of American life
and often directly benefit huge corporations. ALEC is the face of
corruption in the 21st century. In ALECs own words, corporations
have a VOICE and a VOTE on specific changes to the law that
are then proposed in your state. DO YOU? Its time to join us and
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AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION

OF CHURCH AND STATE is a nonpartisan,
non-profit, educational organization dedicated to
preserving the constitutional principle of churchstate separation as the only way to ensure religious
freedom for all Americans. Based in Washington, D.C., the organization was founded in 1947. Americans United works in the courts, in
Congress and state legislatures, at the White House and in the arena
of public opinion. We address an array of issues including faith-based
initiatives, taxpayer funded school vouchers, religion in public schools
and religious prayer at government-sponsored events. We also work on
marriage equality and reproductive justices issues where they intersect
with church-state separation. Americans United is led by Executive
Director Barry W. Lynn. For more information, visit www.au.org.
BORDERLINKS facilitates educational
immersion trips in the U.S. Mexico borderlands, exposing groups to a variety of
experiences and perspectives, and inviting participants to deepen their
own understanding of border, sustainability, human rights and immigration issues. Groups meet with people who are directly affected by
current economic and immigration policies, For example: We meet with
humanitarian aid organizations, government officials, and immigrant
rights advocates. BorderLinks provides groups with tools and resources
to work for justice in their own communities. Immersion trips include
Chiapas, Copper Canyon, Mata Ortiz and other cities in the U.S. We
offer a variety of dynamic educational workshops for schools, churches
and community groups. Our goals: Understand the reality of border
though direct experience. Build connections about solutions to the root
causes of migration. Take action for positive social change through
solidarity in your home community.
THE CAMPAIGN FOR YOUTH
JUSTICE (CFYJ) is a national initiative
focused on ending the practice of
prosecuting, sentencing, and incarcerating youth under the age of 18
in the adult criminal justice system. The strategic goals of CFYJ are
to reduce the total number of youth prosecuted in the adult criminal
justice system and to decrease the harmful impact of trying youth in
adult court. The campaign utilizes both federal and state-level strategies
for youth justice reform. We strongly believe that any movement must
involve those who are most impacted by the laws and policies.
With over 25 million members, CARE2.COM is
the largest and fastest-growing online social action
network for do-goodersadults with a passion
for supporting non-profits and causes including
human rights, health, animals, the environment
and more. More than 700 leading nonprofit organizations rely on
Care2s fast, cost-effective campaigns to recruit millions of targeted
donors, members, supporters, and Facebook fans. Non-profits typically
find that Care2 is more cost-effective than traditional recruitment
through direct mail or telemarketing. Care2 also helps non-profits win
advocacy victories by mobilizing its e-activists to generate thousands
of letters, faxes and phone calls to decision makers on a wide range of
issues. Our clients are featured across 200+ Care2 media partner websites and blogs which extend the reach and visibility of their campaigns
to 170 million additional people. Contact Eric Rardin at 703.473.2825
or ericr@care2team.com.
Founded in 1996, the CENTER FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH (CEH) is
the leading national non-profit working to
protect families from disease-causing chemicals. We use a four-pronged
system of carrots and sticks to reach into the inner workings of our
capitalist system and make positive change. This involves public policy,
corporate engagement, public pressure, and litigation. Informing this
approach every step of the way is a solid layer of rigorous scientific inquiry.
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The CENTER FOR MEDIA AND

DEMOCRACY is a non-profit watchdog
organization that conducts investigations
and publishes news that transforms the
national conversation. CMDs niche is investigating the undue influence of
corporations, CEOs, and front groups on environmental and economic
policies, including exposing PR campaigns, lobbying, and electioneering.
With the cuts to newsrooms and investigative journalism across
the country, CMDs original and in-depth investigations are more
important than ever. CMD publishes PRWatch.org, ALECexposed.org,
SourceWatch.org, KOCHexposed.org, and co-publishes StinkTanks.org
and ALECclimatechangedenial.org.
CENTER FOR NEW COMMUNITY is a
national civil rights organization working
to build a society that values the inherent
dignity of all people. CNC tracks organized
bigotry and equips grassroots movements to mobilize a powerful force
for justice, fairness, and opportunity. Founded in 1995, CNC continues
to investigate, expose, and challenge the ways racist and nativist groups
sway public policy and discourse. Imagine 2050, the official blog of the
Center for New Community, features original news and analysis about
organized bigotry in the U.S. and is committed to igniting candid
conversations about race, immigration, environment and identity.
The COLIBR CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS is
a nonprofit, nongovernmental, family advocacy center
based in Tucson, Arizona. Colibr works with families
of missing migrants last seen crossing the U.S.-Mexico
border. Colibr supports families search for missing
loved ones; utilizes forensic science to find answers;
raises consciousness about injustice experienced by immigrants; and
advances policies that protect families. Colibr has developed the first
database for managing data on missing and unidentified persons for the
border. Regardless of citizenship or nationality, families have the right
to know the fate of a missing loved one. At Colibr, we fight for a future
where the protection of human life is at the center of border policies.
DESIGN ACTION provides graphic design and
visual communications for progressive, non-profit
and social change organizations. By providing
these high-quality services, we contribute to building
a broad and effective progressive movement and
participate in the struggle for social justice. We are a majority women
and people of color, worker-owned cooperative, union shop located in
Oakland, CA. Design Action was founded in 2003 and we continue to
grow our team to meet the changing needs of the social justice movement.
We are musicians, DJs, producers and
performers who specialize in rap activism
by using music, videos and live performances
to spread a progressive message. Our music comes with a political edge
and covers a wide variety of issues that are important to progressives,
like the influence of money on politics, poverty, womens rights, police
brutality and more. We have also created jingles and theme songs for
many talk shows and podcasts, including Stephanie Miller Show,
The Young Turks and Turn up the Night, where one of our artists,
Macarone, is a contributor.
EARLHAM SCHOOL OF RELIGION is a
Christian graduate theological school in the
Quaker tradition. Throughout their history,
Quakers have taken a leading role in speaking
truth to power, exposing social and economic
concerns, and ministering to those among us who are most in need. If
these values resonate with you, you can be a part of this continuing work
regardless of your religious background. ESR offers Master of Divinity
and Master of Arts degrees as well as certificate programs and classes
residentially and through our Access distance program. Go to esr.earlham.edu
to learn more.
FAVIANNA RODRIGUEZ (favianna.com) is one

of todays most prolific socially engaged artists.
Her prints and posters address some of the most
important issues of our time: immigration, reproductive justice, racial justice and climate change. Her art works can be
seen in communities throughout the country. You can get your hands
on her hand-made posters, fine art pieces, shirts, and political graphics
in the vendor area, while supporting an Afro-Latina feminist artist and
spreading visionary messages.
Founded in 1987 and located in the heart
of Washington, DC, GWS GRADUATE
SCHOOL OF POLITICAL MANAGEMENT
is the first and foremost school of applied politics and advocacy offering
masters degrees in the following disciplines: Advocacy in the Global
Environment, Legislative Affairs, Political Management, and Strategic
Public Relations. We provide a hands-on education, not a theoretical
exploration. Our students know what they want to do to change the
world; we teach them how to use the strategies and tactics needed to
do it. Our faculty are recognized industry leaders and bring the best
practices of the field into the classroom.
The GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE is a leading research
and policy organization committed to advancing sexual
and reproductive health and rights in the U.S. and globally. The Institute conducts research and informs public
debate in order to promote effective, evidence-driven
policies and programs.
HEADCOUNT promotes participation in democracy through the power of music, and through
technologies that break down the barriers between
people and politics. HeadCount increases the level
of individual involvement in our government through in-person and
online voter registration, issue education, and voter mobilization.
The HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED
STATES is the nations largest and most effective
animal protection organization. We and our
affiliates provide hands-on care and services to
more than 100,000 animals each year, and we
professionalize the field through education and
training for local organizations. We are the leading animal advocacy
organization, seeking a humane world for people and animals alike. We
are driving transformational change in the U.S. and around the world
by combating large-scale cruelties such as puppy mills, animal fighting,
factory farming, seal slaughter, horse cruelty, captive hunts and the
wildlife trade.
ICITIZEN is a civic engagement platform that
makes involvement in democracy easier through
a mobile platform that informs and engages,
connecting Congress directly with constituents opinions
JSA FINANCIAL GROUP specializes in sustainable,

responsible, impact investing (SRI), allowing one
to align their investment philosophy with personal
core values on considerations such as the environment, corporate
governance and ethics, the workplace, product safety and impact,
international operations and human rights, indigenous peoples
rights, and community relations. As an independent, objective financial
planning firm offering comprehensive wealth management services,
JSA Financial Group serves individuals, retirement plans, endowments
and donor advised funds. Located in the Hudson Valley of New York,
our multi-generational clients span the nation and many benefit from
convenient, virtual relationships. Securities & advisory services thru
Commonwealth Financial Network, member www.finra.org/www.sipc.org.
For residents of AR, CA, CO, CT, FL, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MT, NC,
NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT. www.JSAFinancial.com
Our public schools are daily experiments in the
American Dream. K12NEWSNETWORK.COM
provides you with news and advocacy tools for
authentic participation in your local neighborhood
school. A free, excellent, universal public education is the investment
the current generation makes to improve the next. Through a rich
curriculum, local values that reflect regional flavor, transparency in
budget and open self-governance, and with support from public funding
accountable to all taxpayers, we enable schools and families to together
cultivate the abilities of the communitys young people. Join K12NN to
amplify the voices of parents, educators, and students in public school
communities.
L2 is the countrys leading provider of high
quality enhanced voter data, customized data
processing and data technology. For over 40 years,
L2 has served a broad spectrum of clients including candidates, consultants, polling firms, PACs, associations and public relations specialists.
L2 is also a partner with scores of local, state and federal officials
helping them communicate effectively with constituents. Most recently
L2 has become industry leader in data technology with our awardwinning VoterMapping platform.
LEFTWING-BLING.COM is a new site with original,
edgy, clever, fun, in-your-face jewelry for liberals and
progressives. Its a great way to make a political statement without saying a word. Order great LeftWing-Bling
jewelry directly from us for yourself or as a gift, or if
youre an eligible progressive 501(c)3 or 501(c)4 organization, sell our
jewelry to raise funds for your organization! Avoid the up-front cost and
hassle of logistics by earning commission from sales referred to our site
with our Fundraising Program. We will even custom-design a piece just
for your organization if you wish. Stop by our booth or visit LeftWingBling.com to learn more about our jewelry and fundraising program.
LIFE LONG LEARNING, LLC is a research and
development company that fosters adult learning.
Currently, we highlight the transatlantic slave trade
(1444-1888), an event neither fully understood nor
completely conceptualized. The book Through the Lens
of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (Honoring the Heart Publishing, 2013),
explains what happened and extends it beyond traditional slavery. The
focus is the economic institutions and practices, many started and
matured then, that exist today. The CEO, Dr. Vinita Moch Ricks, has
traveled, researched and explored the ramifications of this event on
six continents. The blog: www.honoringtheheart.com and Facebook
(Honoring.hearts) manages the conversation.
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EQUALITY ARIZONA is the leading statewide LGBTQ

advocacy organization for the state of Arizona. We work
collaboratively to establish a comprehensive network
of individuals and organizations to secure, protect, and
defend the equal civil rights and welfare of lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, and queer people in Arizona. Our vision is to
make Arizona a state where LGBTQ persons are valued as full and
equal members of society whose sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression are viewed with legal and moral neutrality, and sexual and
gender diversity are seen as something to celebrate.
MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT, the nations

largest marijuana policy organization, has been
responsible for changing most state-level marijuana
laws since 2000. MPPs mission is to change federal
law to allow states to determine their own marijuana
policies without federal interference, as well as to regulate marijuana like
alcohol in all 50 states, D.C., and the five territories. We envision a nation
where marijuana is legally regulated similarly to alcohol; marijuana
education is honest and realistic; and treatment for problem marijuana
users is non-coercive and geared toward reducing harm.
The METAPHOR PROJECT (metaphorproject.org)
teaches progressive activists how to mainstream their
messages by framing them as part of the best American
story. Using broadly accessible American phases, images
and metaphors, we help people evoke the most powerful
American story elements for their messages.
EXHIBITORS
The MORNING STAR LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION

works with Native professionals to create opportunities
for the Morning Star Leaders Youth Council, developing
personal and civic leadership in todays Native youth. We
connect young people to local urban tribes, educational
communities, learning institutions and non-profits with a goal to
develop stronger generations of leaders for Indian Country.
The NATIONAL WRITERS UNION (United Auto
Workers Local 1981, AFL-CIO) is a national labor union
and advocacy organization for freelance and contract
writers in all genres, media, and formats. The NWU
works to defend the rights and improve the economic
and working conditions of all writers. The NWUs members include
journalists, book authors, business and technical writers, web site, print
and email newsletter content providers, bloggers, academic writers,
editors, poets, playwrights, screenwriters and other writers.
As a licensed agent of NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, I offer a variety of products that can help
you meet a number of insurance and financial needs,
including college funding, retirement, managing costs for
extended periods of care and lifetime income strategies. I am an Agent
licensed to sell insurance through New York Life Insurance Company
and may be licensed with various other independent unaffiliated
insurance companies in the states of Arizona, Florida and California,
License # 0J21596. No insurance business may be conducted outside
the states referenced. Neither New York Life Insurance Company, nor
its agents, provides tax, legal, or accounting advice. Please consult your
own tax, legal, or accounting professional before making any decisions.
NO ONE LEFT BEHIND assists Afghan and
Iraqi combat interpreters who have received
Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) with resettlement in the United States.
We seek to successfully shepherd and fully support this at-risk community
through their difficult journey to the United States by providing them with
three months of housing/rental payments, furnished homes, employment
placement assistance, and one car. We also help U.S. military veterans
reconnect with their translators upon arrival in the United States.
The OPPORTUNITY AGENDA
is a social justice communication lab
dedicated to the idea that our nation
can and should be a place where everyone enjoys full, equal opportunity.
We collaborate with social justice leaders to move hearts and minds,
driving lasting policy and culture change. We amplify the inspirational
voices of opportunity through a combination of communication expertise
and creative engagement. We engage with artists, creatives, and culture
makers as powerful storytellers to shift the public discourse. And we share
compelling narratives, messages and research, while building the communication capacity of social justice leaders through training and resources.
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ORGANIZER is changing the way people contact

voters. With 4 million doors knocked last year, Organizers
real-time mobile canvassing system has been battle-tested by some of
the largest progressive campaigns, unions, and companies in the U.S.
and across the world. At #NN15 we plan to release a major feature to
create the first truly real-time integrated mobile field solution.
PAX WORLD is a leader in sustainable investing,
the full integration of environmental, social and
governance (ESG) factors into investment analysis,
security selection, portfolio construction and risk management. Pax
World combines rigorous ESG analysis with equally rigorous financial
analysis in seeking to identify better-managed, industry leading
companies that meet positive corporate responsibility standards,
have a clear vision for managing risk, and are focused on delivering
long-term value to shareholders. Pax World launched the first socially
responsible mutual fund in 1971 and today offers a family of mutual
funds including ESG Managers Portfolios, multimanager asset allocation portfolios powered by Morningstar Associates.
POLLMAKERS has helped deliver over 1.5
billion calls and automated polls around the
world. We make it easy for you to succeed!
You can create your dialing campaigns and polls through our online
system or well happily create them for you (at no additional cost). You
have online controls and real-time web-reporting so you can see your
results instantly and can react. At PollMakers, we understand that
special needs can arise anytime, so you have our cell numbers (dont be
afraid to call). When you need a last minute change, a new list or a new
idea, were here.
PRECISION MASSAGE is dedicated to targeted
pain relief with neuromuscular therapy. Our
associates achieve stellar results with skilled assessment and precise treatment. If you think therapeutic work must
be painful to be effective, you will be pleasantly surprised. Quality
education and community outreach is also our mission at Precision
Massage. We offer regularly scheduled continuing education courses
for licensed massage therapists, yoga teachers, and anyone interested in
learning more about anatomy, yoga, mindfulness, and self-care. We are
available to travel for corporate chair massage, on site treatment, and
guest speaking. Come and experience massage as powerful medicine at
Precision Massage.
PROGRESSIVE CONTACTS is a voter contact
consulting firm that helps organizations and
political candidates connect with their voters. We
specialize in live voter ID calls, telephone town
halls, paid canvasses and 1.5 cent autocalls. We have direct organizing
experience working to elect a range of candidates anywhere from a
local school board race up to the White House. To learn more about
how we can help your campaign, visit theprogressivecontacts.com or
come find us at booth 306.
PROGRESSIVE DEMOCRATS OF AMERICA
(PDA) was founded in 2004 to bring the Democratic
Party back to its populist, progressive principles
by working inside the party as well as outside with peace and justice
organizations. PDA helps elect progressive candidates to Congress to
advance a comprehensive agenda for peace, healthcare, economic and
social justice, fair and open elections, and protecting the environment.
PDA convenes Peoples Conventions and Progressive Central conferences,
round table meetings on Capitol Hill, Educate Congress letter drops,
issue team conference calls, rallies, protests, and other actions. For more
information, please see pdamerica.org.
Corporations have their lobbyists in Washington,

D.C.; the people need advocates too. Thats where
PUBLIC CITIZEN (citizen.org) comes in. We serve
as the peoples voice in the halls of power, championing citizen interests before Congress, the executive branch agencies and
the courts. We work for reduced corporate influence over government;
clean, safe and sustainable energy; a strong regulatory system; safe drugs
and affordable health care; citizen access to the courts; and a trade
agenda that can benefit Americans rather than multinational corporations.
We take no government or corporate money, which enables us to
remain fierce and independent advocates for the people.
As a progressive firm, we understand and support
our clients goals, so when you hire PPP, you know
you have a partner that is fully invested in your
organization. Every poll we conduct is handled from start to finish by
highly qualified pollsters with years of experience in public opinion
research. Our business model is both economical and efficient so we can
deliver the highest quality product to our clients at the lowest possible
price. According to reviews and analysis by the WSJ, Politico and YouGov,
PPP is one of the most accurate pollsters in the country.
RACE FORWARD advances racial
justice through research, media, and
practice. Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systematic analysis
and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take
effective action toward racial equity. Race Forward publishes the daily
news site Colorlines and presents Facing Race, the countrys largest
multiracial conference on racial justice.
SALSA LABS (Salsa) helps nonprofits and
political campaigns ignite action and fuel
change around the world by growing and
engaging a base of support online. With Salsa, groups of all sizes can
easily organize their supporters and chapters, fund raise, advocate,
communicate through email and social media, host events and measure
results. Salsa offers strategic best practices, training, highly rated support and a strong online community, so its clients can focus their energy
on their mission. The company currently empowers more than 2,000
organizations and their more than 92 million donors, members,
activists and fans across the globe. Visit Salsa online at salsalabs.com.
The SECULAR STUDENT ALLIANCE is a
501(c)(3) educational nonprofit. We organize
and empower nonreligious students around
the country, primarily by fostering successful
grassroots campus groups which provide a welcoming community for
secular students to discuss and promote their secular values. The SSA
offers students resources including leadership training and support,
guest speakers, project grants, and other resources. The SSA recently
launched the Secular Safe Zone, a program for training allies to
create safe spaces for non-theists and encourage acceptance, understanding, and tolerance. Allies are also trained to recognize and respond
to issues of discrimination, harassment, and bullying of non-theists.
SOCIAL DEMOCRATS, USA is the direct successor

of the Socialist Party, USA, the Party of Eugene V Debs,
Norman Thomas and A. Philip Randolph. Today, with
a new leadership and political direction, members engage
in political action rooted in the following principles: a
revived strong and democratic labor movement, strong voting rights,
public campaign finance, fair trade, creating jobs and a full employment
economy, ending poverty, universal healthcare, reversing climate
change, and a final resolution toward a two state solution of Israel living
in peace and harmony with a united sovereign state of Palestine.
The TAX FOUNDATION is a non-partisan,
non-profit think tank that encourages informed
debate on tax and budget policy by providing
data, research, and analysis on tax policy issues
and the size of the tax burden at all levels of government. Our analysis
is driven by the principles of economically sound tax policy: simplicity,
neutrality, transparency, and stability. Our annual Facts & Figures booklet
(produced since 1941) and our website of data and interactive tools
provides policy makers and the general public with the tools to evaluate
tax policy ideas. Visit us at booth 535 or at www.TaxFoundation.org.
TEAM RURAL was created in 2009 to engage rural
folk, and as a way to role model our values. Team
Rural Radio is helping change hearts and minds about
what it means to live in rural America. We are more
progressive than people think, and we will have a hand
in this difficult political conversation. We organize political and social
system changes as we fight pipelines, prisons, economic inequality, and
embrace our LGBT brothers and sisters. Rural is not who you have
been told it is, so we use storytelling to share our truths.
TRANSFORM NETWORK mobilizes
progressive Christian activists and
missional church practitioners for positive social transformation.
UNITED FOR A FAIR ECONOMY inspires
and supports action to challenge inequality.
Our core programs work to connect the dots
between the various issue movements, challenge the prevailing cultural
narratives about wealth creation and the root causes of economic inequality, and build a shared analysis that unites people of various class
and race backgrounds to combat inequality broadly.
YOUNG INVINCIBLES (YI) is a millennial
research and advocacy group working to
advance economic opportunity for young adults age 18 to 34. Through
policy research and grassroots mobilizing, the national non-profit works
to drive solutions to major economic challenges, from student loan debt
to unemployment to access to health care. YI was born as Congress
debated the Affordable Care Act five years ago when a group of
law students realized millennial voices were being left out of national
dialogue on health care. Today it has offices across the country including
in California, Texas and New York.
4000 YEARS FOR CHOICE is an artistic campaign
that celebrates the reproductive roots of abortion
and contraception practiced around the world
for thousands of years. Artist and founder Heather
Ault creates thought-provoking visual culture, innovative social media
campaigns, and apparel designs that aim to reduce stigma and increase
conversations about challenging topics. Her work has been exhibited
throughout the country at college campuses, reproductive health clinics,
gallery spaces, and national conferences. The projects goal is to inspire
a more holistic and compassionate view of reproductive freedom using
visual art, as well as connect the stories of the past with the voices of today.
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The PROGRESSIVE VOICES NETWORK is creating

a progressive media-messaging platform for the digital
century. Not content with the status quo of vicious rightwing hate-talk and lies on AM radio, The Progressive
Voices Institute, a nonprofit 501(c)(3), streams national
progressive talk shows like Mike Malloy, Ed Schultz, Thom Hartmann,
Stephanie Miller and Ring of Fire to computers, smartphones, tablets
and connected cars 24/7. Weve freed progressive talk and messaging
from the clutches of the conservative broadcast oligopolies, and returned
them to the people. Rather than run 17 local commercial minutes every
hour, we run original, timely commentary, interviews and political satire.
CREATING CHANGE
CHICAGO
JANUARY 2024, 2016
[BE THERE]
#CC16
The largest annual

conference of
LGBTQ leaders,
activists and
organizers lands at
the Hilton Chicago
in January.
creatingchange.org
be you,
create change.
Since 1892, the Sierra

Club has helped
establish and expand
national parks like
Yosemite and the
Grand Canyon, and has
helped pass landmark
legislation like the Clean
Water Act and the
Endangered Species Act.
EXPLORE, ENJOY, AND

PROTECT THE PLANET
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PROGRESSIVE CAUSES
founded in 2009 in Washington D.C. by

key members of the 2008 Obama
campaign, is a leader in cutting-edge
progressive strategies for a mobile
world. Revolution Messaging specializes
in a range of in-house digital strategies,
including mobile, advertising, social
media,
media video, creative, fundraising and
web development.
VISIT US at BOOTH 528!
BRINGS HOME THE BACON
Weve run successful digital programs for clients like Ready for Hillary, the
Democratic Governors Association, Tim Kaine, and Planned Parenthood. Our cutting-edge,
award-winning work delivers results and we do it with incredible efficiency.
Facebook.com/RisingTideInteractive | @RTI_Digital | www.RisingTideInteractive.com
Give us a call at 202.888.7783 or send an email to info@RisingTideInteractive.com
Liberty. Justice. Equality.

And waaaay too much time listening to
right-wing radio shows.
www.pfaw.org www.rightwingwatch.org
When people hear about a streetcar project in their city

they immediately think more public transit thats good for
all people in our community. But our panel will show why this
is not the reality. These boutique streetcar really hurt working
people who rely on buses and light rail every day while benefiting
private companies who want to build and operate them and
government officials who award the projects.
Thursday, July 16 at 10:30 to 11:45 a.m
THE AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION

Fighting for safe, reliable, affordable public transportation
www.atu.org
facebook.com/ATUInternational
twitter.com/ATUComm
EMILYs List is proud

to be sponsoring
twenty Netroots Nation 15 scholars
affiliated with Arizona List,
a grassroots network supporting
pro-choice Democratic women
running for office in Arizona.
Visit www.emilyslist.org/netroots
for more information on our mission, our candidates, and where and
when to find EMILYs List women on panels
at Netroots Nation 15.
Welcome,
changemakers.
We galvanize communities on behalf
of some of the worlds leading causes,
campaigns, and brands.
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and candidates dont own
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authenticity to the digital footprint of democracy.
ONly bona fide elected officials, candidates,
and political organizations are authorized
to use their own .VOTE or .VOTO domain name.
Accountability | Authenticity | .VOTE

.VOTE and .VOTO domains are available at
Monolith Registry www.get.vote, GoDaddy www.godaddy.com,
Campaign Butler www.campaignbutler.com
and other fine domain registries.
Luckily, weve got a secret weapon of our own:

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau,
the brainchild of Elizabeth Warren.
Wall Street has been above the law for too long.
Its time they were held accountable. Call on the
CFPB to prohibit forced arbitration in the terms of
service of all consumer financial contracts.
Mass incarceration confines millions of

Americans, particularly people of color, to the
margins of our society and our democracy,
even after their sentences are served.
Return to Society:
Restoring the Right
to Vote for Ex-Felons
Saturday, July 18 | 8:30 AM
commoncause.org/NN15
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How Folks of Color,

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910:15 a.m...............Session 5 breakouts

10 a.m.6 p.m..............Town Square open

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8 a.m.4:30 p.m.........Registration desk open

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ARTS DISTRICTS Phoenix is home to many contemporary arts and cultural

districts. ROOSEVELT ROW, a half-mile north of the convention center, is nationally

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LYFT First-time users receive a $20

one of these taxi companies: Yellow

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EXPLORE AND GET INFORMED!

Town Square Hours

Relax and recharge in the popular PROGRESS NOW LOUNGE.

PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTS. Live interviews and engaging

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BE ENTERTAINED AND CHILL OUT!

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On Thursday, the OPENING RECEPTION will take place in

NEW! ARTISTS AVENUE gives space to visual artists and

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10th Annual Conference!

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We are eager to share our experiences

THE NHN TEAM

Carolyn Dulchinos (@carolyndulch) Deputy Development Dir.

Nathaniel Charny Director of Special Ops

Melissa Foley (@melfoley) Director of Training & Mentoring

Bo Shuff (@boshuff) Registration Desk Lead

Desiree Kane (@dbirdy) Comms and Dev

Steve Stearns (@sterno) Lead Photographer

Raven Brooks (@ravenb) Executive Director

Jill Bjers (@jillzey) Volunteer Coordinator

Karen Kolber (@karenkolber) Development Director

Elon James White (@elonjames) Media Director

Linda Lee (@bcogal) Town Square Manager

Winnie Wong NMP15 Production Coordinator

Mary Rickles (@merickles) Communications Director

Special thanks to two of our super-volunteers, Edrie

Tanya Tarr (@nerdette) Senior Mentor, New Media Mentors

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