Howard Dean gave a pep rally at Netroots Nation 2012 and then proceeded to tweet his first tweet from @GovHowardDean. My Books– Follow Me– Visit Me Viewers are encouraged to subscribe and join the conversation for more insightful commentary and to support progressive messages. Together, we can populate the internet with progressive messages […]
Netroots Nation 2012: Dr. Eddie Moore Jr. on White Privilege Conference
As I walked the exhibit floor at Netroots Nation 2012 I was first taken aback by a black man sitting in under a sign that said White Privilege Conference. I stopped and engage in a very enlightening conversation with Eddie Moore Jr. Interesting enough as a member of the Move to Amend executive committee, that […]
Netroots Nation 2012: Van Jones Keynote Speech
Van Jones gave an excellent speech at Netroots Nation 2012. He hit the major points on what in the view of many progressives are the issues of consequence. The room was electric for the entire closing event. Elon James gave us comedic relief with his brand of funny sarcasm with a heavy dose of reality. […]
Why Can’t We Get Our Message Across? It Is About Framing The Narrative
I am at Netroots Nation 2012 right now in a session titled “How Progressives Get Narrative Wrong and How To Get It Right”. This is something we are talk about at Coffee Party USA and many other activist organizations I work with. An idea like “we want an economy that works for everyone” is fine. […]
Watch Women Campaign Forum(WCF) At Netroots Nation
Netroots Nation meant a lot to the Women’s Campaign Forum this year because of you. You joined hundreds of other attendees in pledging to support pro-choice women leaders in government. You cheered our endorsed-candidates at our breakfast. You celebrated your own political ambitions at our recruitment training. You shared your frustration with misogyny in the […]
My Netroots Nation Experience
I had a wonderful time at Netroots Nation 2011. It was very informative. Every Liberal and/or Progressive activist should make this a yearly conference to be attended. The breakout sessions were invaluable. Learning how to improve on engaging communities both online and offline, learning in how to get news coverage, learning how to engage minority […]
Women’s Campaign Forum President Siobhan “Sam” Bennett At Netroots Nation On Electing Women
The Women’s Campaign Forum (WCF), a nonprofit non-partisan organization focused on electing women had a breakfast that focused on women candidates for office. It presented one of the better breakouts at Netroots Nation in that it gave researched information to candidates on how to fight attacks that women from all parties usually face. Siobhan “Sam” […]
Tarryl Clark Tells Her Story About Challenging Michelle Bachman in 2010 & Encouraging Women To Run
Tarryl Clark came to Netroots Nation to tell her story about women running for political office. She ran against Michelle Bachmann. During her campaign against Bachmann she raised a credible $5 million dollars from the grass roots. Unfortunately Michelle Bachmann spent $11 million dollars and went negative from day one of the campaign. It would […]
Greenville MS Mayor Heather McTeer Challenges Powerful Mississippi District 2 Congressman Bennie Thompson
One of the most informative breakouts at Netroots Nation was the breakfast sponsored by the Women’s Campaign (WCF). There we met several women that had run or are running for national political office. One could not help but be impressed by Heather McTeer. Heather McTeer is the mayor of Greenville Mississippi. She has been the […]
Congress Krystal Ball Telling Her Story of Sexism At Netroots Nation (VIDEO)
Kystal Ball came to Netroots Nation to tell her story about the extreme sexism she endured during her run for Congress in Virginia. She said she endure a lot of misogyny but she wanted to speak specifically on what occurred when a Republican blogger dug up some old college pictures and posted it. While her […]
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