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Posted by | June 5, 2018
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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Posted by | June 5, 2018
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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Posted by | June 5, 2018
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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Posted by | June 5, 2018
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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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Power in a Union: Organizing your Campaign, Organization or Firm

2018 has seen an invigorated movement to unionize campaigns with the launch of the Campaign Workers Guild and the unionization of large progressive consulting firms like Revolution Messaging and M+R....

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
What’s a Strike and How Can I Help?

Over the last few years there’s been renewed interest in striking. With inequality on the rise and the Supreme Court poised to strike a blow to public sector labor unions,...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Handbills and Hashtags: Cross Generational Organizing in an Anti-Worker Climate

For over 30 years, our political climate has been steadily shifting towards an anti-union, anti-worker environment. From politicians placing privatization over public interest to a conservative Supreme Court allowing unlimited...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Navigating Partnerships with a New Democratic Party and the New Grassroots

Everyone agrees that we must come together to form powerful coalitions and deep partnerships in order to win in 2018 and 2020 and build long-term power. This session goes beyond...

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Posted by | June 5, 2018
Progressive Parenting

Progressive while parenting. Parenting while progressive. Raising kids and doing progressive political work isn't always easy, but it is critical to the success of our movement. In this panel, we'll...

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