Netroots Nation

Submission deadline is Jan. 31!

Nolan — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:53:10 +0000

The deadline to submit panel ideas and speaker suggestions is Tuesday, January 31, 2012.

Have questions about the submission process? Netroots Nation organizers used Spreecast to hold two online, interactive sessions answering your questions for panels, trainings and film submissions.

Archives of the two Spreecasts can be viewed here for the January 11th Spreecast and here for the January 26th Spreecast.

Have NN12 panel questions?

Raven Brooks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:41:01 +0000

Do you have questions about submitting a panel, training session, or screening series submission for Netroots Nation 2012? We just hosted a live Spreecast to discuss the process and answer your questions. We've embedded the archive below, but you can join us on January 26th at 11 am pacific / 2 pm eastern for the next one.

Click here to go to the page where the Spreecast will take place.

Come ready with any questions you might have or with ideas you'd like feedback on from the Netroots Nation team.

Watch the archive of today's discussion here.

Winning the Internet

Raven Brooks — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:40:20 +0000

Earlier this week we announced the launch of a new site for our 501(c)3 activities at Netroots Foundation and our blog, Winning the Internet.

As a busy organizer, it’s hard to keep up and determine if you really should be investing in something. Should you be focusing on building out a G+ brand page or decking out your LinkedIn profile? The zeitgeist as of this post being written might lead you to believe that you should drop everything and work on this right now. But is that just good marketing on behalf of LinkedIn and Google, or is it really something you’re missing out on?

Our plan is to curate the best pieces we run across, add our own insights and strategic context and then share them with you. We hope that helps to make experimenting with new media something exciting rather than terrifying.

Second, we aim to be storytellers for great organizing, new media strategies and tactics. Far too often, we don’t celebrate our own movement wins. Sharing lessons learned is not always a priority, although it should be. We might write something up for our donors, board members or other stakeholders, but we rarely take time to mesh those stories and lessons in a larger narrative that illustrates how we are collectively creating change. We hope to begin changing that.

So we hope you'll join us over at Winning the Internet and follow @winthenet on twitter.

Netroots Nation now accepting ideas for NN12!

Nolan — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:17:25 +0000

What do YOU want to see at Netroots Nation (coming to Providence, Rhode Island June 7-10, 2012)? What panels, trainings and film screenings? Now is the time to submit your ideas!

Click here to look at the Netroots Nation Session Submission Information

The deadline is January 31, so don't delay. If you want to see what we've done in the past, check out our previous sessions.

Thanks for supporting our Holiday Bazaar!

Raven Brooks — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:20:55 +0000

Thanks to all those who participated in the annual Netroots Nation Holiday Bazaar! Delicious and unique crafty items will be going out to the winning bidders soon. Thanks to all those who donated and bid. Happy Holidays!

Purchase A Holiday Gift, Support Netroots Nation

Raven Brooks — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 21:05:43 +0000

The Netroots Nation Holiday Bazaar is open for business! More than 100 items are up for auction. Some of our hottest items include:

* Elijah Craig Aged 18-Year Old Single Barrel Kentucky Bourbon Balls
* Monument Valley Photo Print
* Custom Knitted handmade Afghan
* Appear As A Guest on The Matthew Filipowicz Show

All proceeds from this auction allow us to provide high quality programming at our annual Convention as well as other events around the country including the upcoming Netroots New York. The auction ends Monday, December 5th at 10 pm ET/7:00 pm PT so get your bids in now!

It's almost time for the Holiday Bazaar!

Raven Brooks — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:21:57 +0000

As they say, it's the most wonderful time of the year - our 3rd Annual Holiday Bazaar is less than a week away.

Time to finish all the items you've been working on throughout the year.

Who can resist sharing your crafting and cooking talents with the community. Click here to donate that special item that starts an all-out bidding war!

Linda Lee & Joan McCarter - Bazaar Co-Chairs

A Heartfelt Thanks to all our Auction Bidders!

Nolan — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:19:29 +0000

Because of you, this year's Netroots Nation Online Auction - our 5th Annual - was the best ever.

Thanks to all who bid, won and donated -- you are the ones who keep grassroots organizations like ours up and running.

See you in December for our annual Holiday Bazaar - handmade, homemade items only!

Linda & Beth, Auction Co-Chairs

This is why we fight: NN12 in Providence

Raven Brooks — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:57:18 +0000

Since our inception, we've held the support of working people and labor as one of our core values. There's no closer ally to the progressive movement than labor, so given the assault being waged on working people across the country, it's vital that we stand up for our union brothers and sisters.

As many of you know, we considered Providence for our 2011 convention but could not hold it there because of an ongoing labor dispute at the Providence Westin.

We're happy to share with you that the dispute has been settled and we'll be hosting Netroots Nation 2012 there next June 7-10, 2012.

Click here to register now.

Last year, the owners of The Westin Providence cut salaries by 20 percent and increased employee contributions to health care by 43 percent. And this was done overnight, with no warning.

So we took the unusual step of going public with our intentions and started a petition in the hope that it would move the hotel owners back into negotiations with its workers. That didn't happen in a timely manner, so we chose to book our 2011 conference in Minneapolis. But the workers prevailed in negotiating a new contract in time for us to book our conference for 2012.

Providence is a great city that shares our progressive values. It's in the heart of the political action for 2012, with Sen. Whitehouse running in Rhode Island and 5 important contests in neighboring states. And it's a fun and interesting town, just a short drive or train ride from many communities on the East Coast, with compact, convenient convention facilities. And both the city and venue prioritize accessibility, sustainability and energy efficiency.

As we move forward to 2012, there's no fight more important than creating a future that supports and empowers working families and creates jobs.

Unfortunately, we often need to remind our elected leaders of this, and our selection for 2012 gives us that opportunity.

PS: Did you miss our announcement at NN11? Watch Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse announce NN12 here.

NN11 Slideshow

Raven Brooks — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:49:10 +0000

Click here to register for Netroots Nation 2012 today.

An original song from Jill Sobule

melfoley — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:53:03 +0000

Jill Sobule singing an original song for Netroots Nation at Friday's Freedom from Fear Awards. "When they say they want our America back, what the %#?@ does it mean?"

Closing Keynote: Rep. Keith Ellison

melfoley — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:33:42 +0000

Rep. Keith Ellison from Minnesota's 5th congressional district closed Netroots Nation with this rousing speech.

NN12: Providence, Rhode Island!

melfoley — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:10:59 +0000

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse announces the location of Netroots Nation 2012: Providence, Rhode Island!

Clip: Van Jones on the American Dream Movement

melfoley — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:05:47 +0000

[VIDEO] Saturday 1:30 p.m. Panels

melfoley — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:02:50 +0000

Check out the archived sessions below:

Progressives vs Polluters: Standing up for the EPA

Watch live streaming video from freespeechtv at livestream.com

The Plan to Advance Marriage Equality, Inside and Outside of the 112th Congress

Taking Back Your State: How to Respond to Restrictive State Immigration Legislation

Challenging Mainstream Media Narratives on Right-wing Extremism