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Organizational Gathering and Planning Session for Regional Coordinators
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Opening Reception: Celebrating the Ohio Victories and Building the Progressive Movement
Special Guests will include:
Kim Gandy, National Organization of Women (NOW)
Susan Truitt, CASE Ohio
Bob Fitrakis, www.thefreepress.org
Pat LaMarche, Green Party Vice Presidential Candidate 2004
Tom Hayden, author, teacher, former Senator
Davey D, Hard Knock Radio KPFA/Pacifica
Mimi Kennedy, Founding PDA Board Member, Actor
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Workshop with Tom Hayden
Challenging Congress and Building the Peace Movement Inside the Democratic Party
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Track 1: Organizing at the Grassroots to Build the Movement Through PDA
Sessions facilitated by:
PDA National Deputy Director, Kevin Spidel
PDA National Field Director, Sherry Bohlen
PDA Regional Coordinators:
New England Regional Coordinators Lu Bauer and David Bright
Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator Charles Lenchner
South Atlantic Regional Coordinator Bill Calhoun
South Central Regional Coordinators Sheril Smith and Stan Merriman
Great Lakes Regional Coordinator Liz Kastner
North Central Regional Coordinator Clint Raulsten
Northwest and Southwest Regional Coordinator Laura Bonham
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Blogging 101: Getting the Progressive Message Out Online
Sessions facilitated by:
Aldon Hynes, Caucus of Connecticut Democrats
Roxanne Cooper, Rox Populi
Nick Lewis, Progressive Blog Alliance
Terrance Heath, EchoDitto
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Root Camp
Sessions facilitated by:
Ralph Miller, Latinos for America
Pam Paul, PDA, Grassroots for America
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Rise and Resist with CODEPINK--A meet and greet continental breakfast
Special Guests include:
Medea Benjamin, Co-founder CODEPINK
Jodie Evans, Co-founder CODEPINK
Kim Gandy, President National Organization for Women (NOW)
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Keynote Address
U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr.
"Building A More Perfect Union"
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Keynote Panel:
Challenges and Opportunities for Progressive Democrats in 2005
Moderator: Steve Cobble, Policy Advisor, Progressive Democrats of America
Panel participants:
Jim Zogby, founder, Arab American Institute
Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange, CODEPINK
U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Hillary Shelton, NAACP, DC
Kim Gandy, National Organization for Women (NOW)
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Panel on the Media:
Communicating a Progressive Message to the American Public Through the Media
Moderator: Mimi Kennedy, Progressive Democrats of America, Actor
Panel participants:
Will Rivers Pitt, Journalist, TruthOut.org
Jeff Cohen, Founder of FAIR
Amy Goodman, Host and Executive Producer, Democracy Now
Liz Herbert, Rapid Response Network
Leila McDowell, Media Consultant
Davey D, Hard Knock Radio KPFA/Pacifica
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Panel on Building the Movement:
Building the Progressive Movement Inside and Outside the Democratic Party
Moderators:
Tim Carpenter, Executive Director, PDA
Acie Byrd, National Field Team, PDA
Panel Participants:
Dr. Roger Mitchell, Jr. ("Doc"), Hip-Hop Summit Action Network
Jodie Evans, Co-Founder CODEPINK
Butch Wing, Political Director, Rainbow/Push Coalition
Tom Hughes, Political Director, Democracy for America
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Panel on Unifying the Movement:
Organizing the Rainbow and Unifying the Movement
Moderator: Shahid Buttar
Panel Participants:
Nathan Gonzalez, Latinos for America
Alexis McGill
Donald Whitehead, National Coalition for the Homeless
Bruce Taub, Executive Board Member, PDA
John Grant, Veterans for Peace
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Panel on Spiritual Communities:
Organizing the Spiritual Community to Heal a Divided Nation
Moderator: Damu Smith, Founder and Co-Chair, Black Voices for Peace
Panel Participants:
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, PDA, Hip Hop Caucus
Rabbi Arthur Waskow, Shalom Center
Rev. Dr. Carolyn Boyd
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Interfaith Gathering with Bill Scheurer, Congress for Peace
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Panel on Peace and Justice:
Organizing the Peace and Justice Movement Inside and Outside the Democratic Party
Moderator: Charles Lenchner, PDA Mid-Atlantic Coordinator
Panel participants:
Phyllis Bennis, Policy Analyst, Institute for Policy Studies
Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange, CODEPINK
Gene Bruskin, US Labor Against the War
Mike Hoffman, Co-Founder, Iraq Veterans Against the War
Damu Smith, Co-founder, Black Voices for Peace
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Panel on Election Reform:
Building the Pro-Democracy Election Reform Movement in 2005
Moderator: Alysia Fischer, National Policy Coordinator, PDA
Panel participants:
Rob Ritchie, Fair Vote
Gregory Moore, NAACP National Voter Fund
David Cobb, Green Party
Gary Flowers, Policy Director Rainbow PUSH/Coalition
Charles Grapski, Political Theorist/Scientist
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Regional Break Outs
Facilitated by PDA Regional Coordinators:
PDA Regional Coordinators:
New England Regional Coordinators Lu Bauer and David Bright
Mid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator Charles Lenchner
South Atlantic Regional Coordinator Bill Calhoun
South Central Regional Coordinators Sheril Smith and Stan Merriman
Great Lakes Regional Coordinator Liz Kastner
North Central Regional Coordinator Clint Raulsten
Northwest and Southwest Regional Coordinator Laura Bonham
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Panel on Health Care:
How Progressives Can Organize and Strengthen the Universal Healthcare Movement and the HIV/AIDS Global Pandemic Movement
Moderator: Joel Segal, Legislative Assistant to Congressman John Conyers
Panel participants:
Marilyn Clement, Campaign for a National Health Program Now!
Mark Dudzic, National Director, Labor Party
Healey Thompson, National Coordinator, Student Global AIDS Campaign
Shelia Kibuka, Executive Director, Harambee Africa International; Representative,
First Ladies of Africa
Kathleen Sengstock, Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Maxine Waters
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Panel on Entitlements:
Honoring Our Commitment to Future Generations: Stopping the Bush Attacks on Social Security and Medicare
Moderator: David I. Kelley, PDA Policy Board
Panel Participants:
Maya Rockeymoore, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic and Policy Research
Alison Bonebrake, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
Cathy Hurwit, Chief of Staff, Rep. Jan Schakowsky's Office
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Where Do We Go From Here?
"What We've Accomplished/Lessons Learned" by Tim Carpenter, PDA Executive Director
Sharing the Progressive Timeline for 2005,
Ratifying the PDA Action Plan and Organizing Model
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