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Organizing locally: Using new media to win on immigration

maryrickles — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:01 +0000

As the national debate about comprehensive immigration reform begins to heat up, activists across the country must begin strategizing now about how to organize around this key issue. Join Netroots Nation for a discussion on the role online and offline activists can play, particularly on a local level, in the upcoming battle to pass CIR. How can we ensure that our techniques are effective and how can we personalize this federal fight on a local level and engage activists in our own communities? Strategist Jenifer Fernandez Ancona will moderate this discussion about how online and offline activists can work together locally in the coming months to ensure that when the battle heats up nationally, we're ready to fight. Panelists include Paul Hogarth of Beyond Chron, activist Bobbi Lopez, Christopher Punongbayan of the Asian Law Caucus and Favianna Rodriguez of Presente.org.

Organizing locally: Using new media to win on immigration
Hosted by Netroots Nation
December 2, 2009, 6 to 9 p.m.
World Affairs Council, 312 Sutter Street, San Francisco

Free. RSVP is requested to help us manage crowd size. Click here to reserve your spot.

Cohosted by the Good Ol' Girls and Presente.org

Jenifer Fernandez Ancona is a strategist in the progressive movement, with a focus on multi-racial coalition building, fund raising and strategic communications. She is currently an advisor to the Roosevelt Institute and Presente.org. Jenifer was previously a senior advisor to Steve Phillips and Susan Sandler, where she was responsible for communications and messaging to a broad network of progressive donors. Jenifer has also served as a top legislative aide in the California State Assembly, and was a news reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She lives in San Francisco with her husband, Dan Ancona, and their cat, Oscar.

Paul Hogarth is a lawyer and community organizer at the Tenderloin Housing Clinic, a non-profit in San Francisco that also publishes Beyond Chron, voted the Bay Area's Best Local Website in 2008. Paul is Beyond Chron's managing editor, where he covers City Hall, affordable housing and marriage equality. He is a former elected member of the Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board and almost filed to run for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors this year. Paul has appeared on CNN's "Blogger Bunch" to discuss Prop 8 and is a frequent guest on Bay Area radio shows about local politics.

Active in the Asian American community for over a decade, Christopher Punongbayan is currently the Deputy Director of the Asian Law Caucus, the nation’s oldest legal civil rights organization promoting the rights of Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. In 2004, he was a recipient of the Ford Foundation New Voices Fellowship where he served as Advocacy Director for Filipinos for Affirmative Action. He currently serves on the boards of directors for the South of Market Community Action Network and Public Benefits Attorneys, and has provided non-profit management oversight to a number of LGBT, youth and API advocacy organizations in New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Favianna Rodriguez is an artist, entrepreneur, and organizer who has helped foster resurgence in political arts both locally and internationally. Named in 2008 by UTNE Magazine as one of the country's leading visionary artists, Rodriguez is renown for her art work dealing with social issues such as war, immigration, globalization, and social movements, as well as for her leadership in establishing innovative institutions that promote education and engage new audiences in the arts. In 2009, Rodriguez she helped found Presente.org and its sister organization Presente Action after recognizing the need for Latino communities to make better use of technology-based organizing techniques. Since April 2009, Presente's campaigns have brought national attention to hate crimes against Latinos, anti-immigrant violence and most recently, the historic nomination of Sonia Sotomayor.

Announcing Netroots Minnesota, November 20-21, 2009

Nolan — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:49:11 +0000

Please join us for Netroots Minnesota, a regional conference we'll be hosting this November in St. Paul, Minnesota. Register today.

The conference will include all the greatest aspects of Netroots Natoin, on the state level. Panels, trainings and keynotes will highlight this conference as we look toward what will surely be one of the most interesting Governor's races in the country in Minnesota in 2010.

And you'll get this 2-day conference for only $60! Register today!

Let's talk about immigration

maryrickles — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:56:33 +0000

In a few short months, a national debate about comprehensive immigration reform will begin. Rep. Luiz Gutierrez has already promised to introduce legislation in the House, but the ugliness that surfaced during the August recess is nothing compared to what's coming. Opponents of immigration reform will continue to stoke racial anxiety by painting immigrants as dangerous "others" who aren't like "us" and who should be feared and hated.

The status quo enables things like racial profiling and families being torn apart to happen. Getting this reform right is important for progressives. We've always stood for being inclusive and we recognize that this great nation was built by immigrants and we're stronger for it.

So as we start strategizing about how to organize around this key issue, I hope you'll join us on October 29th as we kick off a national conversation on immigration.

We begin with the West Coast premiere of the highly anticipated documentary "9500 Liberty", which chronicles the immigration culture war that tore apart a suburban DC community.

Reserve your spot by clicking here.

The filmmakers capture the escalating conflict as it unfolds in the streets, in online forums and in the halls of county government. In the end, the film -- which won the Best Documentary award at Charlotte Film Festival -- endeavors to provide a cautionary tale of the devastation that may yet unfold at the national level, as well as a blueprint for how to avoid the same tragic social and economic consequences on a far greater scale.

I hope you'll join us:

When: Thursday, October 29
6-7 p.m. reception, 7–9 p.m. screening and Q&A
Where: Sundance Kabuki Theater
1881 Post Street, San Francisco
Tickets: $25 reception and screening, $10 screening only

This one-night-only screening is hosted by Citizen Hope, NDN and Netroots Nation, with support from Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, Asia Society, Asian Business League of SF, CAAM, Chinese Affirmative Action, Equal Justice Society, Hammering the Issues, Hyphen Magazine, Presente and Screening Liberally. Markos Moulitsas will introduce the film.

Author John Grisham said of "9500 Liberty": "[This film] makes it clear that when we, as a nation of immigrants, debate the immigration issue, we are defining our very identity as Americans."

The screening will kick off a series of panels, discussions and trainings hosted by Netroots Nation revolving around the fight for immigration reform. Look for information on those discussions following the screening.

Netroots Nation 2010: July 22-25 in Las Vegas!

Raven Brooks — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 05:25:01 +0000

To our friends in Pittsburgh and our speakers, sponsors and attendees, we can't thank you enough for helping make Netroots Nation 2009 a huge success. Whether you volunteered, organized a panel or submitted a question during a keynote, we truly couldn't have done this without your involvement.

We chose Pittsburgh for a lot of reasons. It's green, labor friendly and reflects our progressive values -- values that we will take with us to the Mountain West in 2010.

As we begin planning for our fifth convention next July 22-25, make plans to join us for the fifth annual Netroots Nation convention in Las Vegas, the place where this gathering of progressive minds first began.

Registration is already open, so reserve your spot now.

While symbolic, our choice of Las Vegas isn't just about our fifth anniversary. It's about taking the passion, activism and attention that we drum up each year during the convention to an area that will be a crucial region in upcoming progressive policy fights.

As progressives, our next big battles include insuring we have a strong 21st century economy, getting employee free choice passed and organizing around comprehensive immigration reform. So as we start planning for the next year, will you save the date for next July in Las Vegas?

There are a limited number of early-bird tickets (now just $250), register now to secure the lowest rate.

See you in Las Vegas!

Netroots Nation Auction is Now LIVE!

Nolan — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:25:19 +0000

The 3rd Annual Netroots Nation Online Community Auction is now live!

Click here to start your bidding!

Bid on one-of-a-kind items while you help us raise funds to underwrite the cost associated with planning this important part of Progressive Infrastructure. Funds raised go to help support the main convention, Netroots Nation 2010 Las Vegas – July 22-25, along with our year-round Regional Salon Program.

Items up for bid range from once in a lifetime opportunities like a backstage pass to Netroots Nation 2010 to a signed, Shepard Fairey Windmill Poster.

And you can get your very own Mark Sanford for President tote bag here too!

Our auction includes dozens of items including autographed books from the likes of Barbara Boxer and Van Jones, to this year’s official t-shirt signed by Bill Clinton. We've got a Netbook autographed “Netroots Rocks!” by Howard Dean, upgraded suites at the official Netroots Nation hotel in Vegas, community-created jewelry and lots of other priceless treasures.

Convention registrations only cover a fraction of the cost of holding our annual extravaganza and we’re committed to keeping our registration rates low. But we can’t do it without community support. Now is your chance to help us put on what has become the "must see" event of every summer for heat loving bloggers and activists!

The auction will be open for bidding through Tuesday, September 29th.

Netroots Nation 2010 Hotel Booking

Raven Brooks — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:56:50 +0000

The information about booking a room at The Rio, our hotel for Netroots Nation 2010, has now been posted online.

You can find the full details here.

Presidential Leadership Forum

Raven Brooks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:26:56 +0000

Start: Aug 4 2007 - 2:15pm

End: Aug 4 2007 - 5:30pm

Hot Topic Lunch

Raven Brooks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:24:00 +0000

Start: Aug 4 2007 - 11:45am

End: Aug 4 2007 - 12:45pm

Closing Keynote: Markos Moulitsas

Raven Brooks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:23:32 +0000

Start: Aug 4 2007 - 7:30pm

End: Aug 4 2007 - 11:00pm

Rebuilding New Orleans from the Ground Up

Raven Brooks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:20:14 +0000

Start: Aug 4 2007 - 10:30am

End: Aug 4 2007 - 11:30am

Opening Keynote: Gov. Howard Dean

Raven Brooks — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:55:16 +0000

Start: Aug 2 2007 - 7:00pm

End: Aug 2 2007 - 9:00pm

Netroots Nation 2009 Highlights

Raven Brooks — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:18:08 +0000

Start: Aug 13 2009 - 8:00am

End: Aug 16 2009 - 2:00pm

Netroots Nation 2010: July 22-25 in Las Vegas!

Raven Brooks — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:50:55 +0000

We chose Pittsburgh for a lot of reasons. It's green, labor friendly and reflects our progressive values -- values that we will take with us to the Mountain West in 2010.

Registration is already open, so reserve your spot now.

There are a limited number of early-bird tickets (just $195), register now to secure the lowest rate.

Thanks to the generous support of CREDO Mobile, we'll also be giving away a BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 smartphone, plus one year’s service to one person amongst those that register by September 15, 2009. View the full contest rules here.

See you in Las Vegas!

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Join us Sunday to make a difference in Braddock

Raven Brooks — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:55:38 +0000

On Thursday we heard from John Fetterman, mayor of the tiny steel town of Braddock, PA. Since he took office in 2005, Mayor Fetterman has gained notoriety for his efforts to turn a withering community into thriving eco-town of artists' studios and new technologies.

Tomorrow (Sunday), as a continuation of our environmental initiative, we'll join together for a day of service in Braddock. We'll be working on an urban farming initiative called Grow Pittsburgh. And after we're done, Mayor Fetterman will take us on a tour of his town.

We'll leave from the Westin at 10:15 a.m. (look for the yellow school bus) and be back no later than 2:30 p.m. Lunch and morning refreshments will be provided.

Space is limited, so go to the registration desk today and sign up for a spot on the bus. (If you have your own transportation and need to leave early, you can follow us.)

For the past few days, we've been working together to make this
convention the greenest yet. Now we invite you to do your part to make a difference in the community that has so graciously hosted us this year.

Closing Keynote: Darcy Burner

Raven Brooks — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:27:51 +0000

Start: Aug 15 2009 - 5:15pm

End: Aug 15 2009 - 6:30pm