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Netroots Nation 2017 Day 0, preparing for the big event (VIDEO)

August 10, 2017 By Egberto Willies

It is here. Progressive bloggers from across the country and a few from across the world trekked into Atlanta Georgia for another large conference. They will meet several progressive, local, state, and national politicians that will help them build the narrative for 2018.

But the first day is filled with work from volunteers and registration from those who came into town a bit earlier.

Volunteers singing to get them through filling several thousand swag bags

 

The volunteers set up an assembly line that worked very efficiently. They were done in probably four hours or so.

Volunteers building swag bags


Later we set up Pacifica Network station KPFT 90.1 FM Houston on Radio Row in the exhibit hall.

KPFT 90.1 FM Houston

DailyKos sponsored a mixer later in the afternoon where staff, editors, contributing editors, bloggers, and executives met chatted.

DailyKos Mixer

We the mixer some of us went over to the Hard Rock Cafe to welcome first timers to Netroots Nation. We did not expect to see these many first timers. All in all, it means we will have several hundred more attendees than the projected 2,500.

First Timers’ welcome

Introduction of grassroots candidate

After the First Timer Party, it was time for many to check out. It was a long day. One could still here folks having fun even from the 19th floor in the hotel. In other words the fun migrated to the hotel bar.

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About Egberto Willies

Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.

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