Netroots Nation 2018

Posted by | June 5, 2018
The Future is Now: How Young Americans are Already Changing Our Democracy

https://www.facebook.com/NetrootsNation/videos/10156400088064827 Millennial voters are no longer on the cusp of changing American politics—they're already changing it. From the March for Our Lives movement to an entirely different set of expectations...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
No Superpac? No Problem! How to Define a Candidate with Grassroots Actions

With the Koch brothers set to spend millions in elections and advocacy campaigns across the country, it’s unlikely we’ll be able to match their spending power. The good news is...

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Base Drop: How “Missing” Base Voters are the Key to Democratic Majorities at Every Level

https://www.facebook.com/NetrootsNation/videos/10156392929274827 Democratic campaigns and committees leave millions of votes on the table every national campaign cycle. Whether it’s the "missing millions" of Obama voters who sat out the 2010 and...

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The New Digital Mercenaries: Harnessing the Power of Volunteers to Win Elections

The rise of effective online collaboration tools like Slack, peer-to-peer texting platforms, and an energized cadre of activists means that mass deployment of voter outreach operations can be organized and...

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Rural ≠ White

Since the election of Donald Trump, many pundits and professional Democrats have "white washed" rural America. But the fact is, immigrants are revitalizing small towns and rural communities across the...

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Back to Our Roots: How the Movement for Energy Democracy Starts with Rural Progressives

Energy democracy is already here—for the 42 million members of America's 860 rural electric co-ops. These democratically owned electric utilities could build the just transition to local, clean energy we...

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Break Through the Noise: How to Create Actions that Cannot be Ignored

With a constant stream of news about Trump and an ever increasingly saturated social media space, this panel will cover how to break through the noise. From direct action to...

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Electoralizing Our Resistance Strategy Lab

A blue wave may come, but don't take it for granted. Real change demands we find an electoral expression of our movements, not just vote blindly for the "not Trump"...

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Keep Marching 2018: Connect Locally, Build Power and WIN!

We're well over a year into a massive wave of energetic grassroots organizing. From marching to #MeToo, from local townhalls to massive online mobilizations, communities are recognizing and using their...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Inside the Media Union Revolution: Organizing Case Studies from the Writers Guild of America, East

In less than three years, more than 1,200 workers across more than 12 digital media companies have organized unions with the Writers Guild of America, East. At this panel, union...

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