Netroots Nation 2018

Posted by | June 5, 2018
The Growing Power of the Equality Vote

The days of politicians attacking and demonizing the LGBTQ community to win elections are over. Increasing support for LGBTQ equality across demographic groups has led us to a tipping point...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
NAFTA and the Midterms: Why We Must Fight to Replace NAFTA

NAFTA slammed working class families across racial and geographic lines. Trump hijacked progressives’ longstanding fight against corporate-rigged trade policies to win battleground states promising to stop job outsourcing by renegotiating...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
A Green and Brown Coalition: Fighting Trump’s Wall with Diverse Partnerships

The proposed border wall has many negative impacts. There are already miles and miles of "fence" along New Mexico's southern border that have impacted both human life and wildlife along...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Sanctuary Restaurants: Feeding the Movement

On our panel today, we have Jelani Drew Kairos Fellow and campaigner from Fight For the Future, Steven Renderos from Center for Media Justice, Jess Morales from National Domestic Workers...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
How Saving Refugees Might Just Save Us Instead

https://www.facebook.com/NetrootsNation/videos/10156400123094827 Basic American principles of inclusion, refuge, and religious freedom are all intertwined when lawmakers discuss admitting refugees. However, to other lawmakers, the term “refugees” is a dog-whistle that evokes...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
The Trump Threat Level: Resisting Dangerous National Security and Foreign Policies

Trump’s national security and foreign policies are extensions of his racist and authoritarian domestic agenda. He is making us less safe. This panel will discuss how his warmongering and bigotry...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Progressives for Palestinian Rights

The election of Donald Trump has reinvigorated many progressive causes as activists are pushing back against his administration's dangerous policies. These policies include further supporting Israel’s denial of Palestinian rights,...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Reclaiming the Narrative on Voting Rights

https://www.facebook.com/NetrootsNation/videos/10156400118709827 2018 marks many of the first federal elections since Donald Trump was elected to office. False claims of voter fraud and fears of foreign interference have shaken many people’s...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Nuts and Bolts 4.0: From the Bottom Up!

https://www.facebook.com/NetrootsNation/videos/10156392931989827 Nuts & Bolts represents a longstanding series on Daily Kos built around the development of successful small campaigns. While the series focuses on state and local races, Nuts &...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Moving the Ball Forward in the Deep South: Why What Works in Your Town Doesn’t Work in Ours

Join us for a discussion centered around mid-to small size city organizing in the deep south when relationships and trust are everything and there is plenty on the line. Attendees...

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