2011 Take Back the American Dream Conference Agenda

Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday

TIME SESSION NAME ROOM TRACK SPEAKERS
Monday, October 3 
7:30AM – 5:00PM Registration Concourse    
9:15 -10:00AM This Just In! Occupy Wall Street – Report & Discussion International Ballroom   Join us early!
10:00AM Youth Speaks performance International Ballroom    
10:15 - 11:15AM Take Back the American Dream International Ballroom

Plenary

Robert L. Borosage,
Christine Neumann-Ortiz,
Congresswoman Donna Edwards
11:30 - 12:40PM The American Dream Movement International Ballroom Plenary

Van Jones
12:45 - 1:25PM LUNCH & Buzz Groups International Ballroom    
1:30 - 2:30PM Putting America Back to Work International Ballroom Plenary

Robert Reich
introduced by Dr. Maya Rockeymoore
2:30 - 2:45PM BREAK      
2:45 - 4:00PM Discussions: On the March: Critical Challenges      
2:45 - 4:00PM Corporations Corrupting Democracy: How Citizens Can Take on Money Power Jefferson West Room Discussion Nick Penniman,
Bob Edgar,
John Bonifaz,
Marge Baker,
Ilyse Hogue
2:45 - 4:00PM More Justice, More Peace: Solutions to End Violence, and Uplift Our Communities Georgetown East Room Discussion

Ruby-Beth Buitekant,
Carmen Perez,
Kirin Kennedy,
Kari Fulton
2:45 - 4:00PM They Own The Place: How Citizens Can Challenge the Bankers Hold on Washington Georgetown West Room Discussion George Goehl,
Tracy Van Slyke,
Stephen Lerner,
Vicki Dillard
2:45 - 4:00PM Starving the Dream: The Attack on Public Education & How We Fight Back Jay Room Discussion

Jeff Bryant,
Ken Bernstein,
Karran Harper-Royal,
Allie McCullen

2:45 - 4:00PM Social Security & Medicare and the Election Lincoln East Room Discussion Roger Hickey,
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore,
Maria Freese,
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky,
Eric Kingson
2:45 - 4:00PM Stop Outsourcing the Dream: How America Can Revive Manufacturing in a Green Industrial Revolution Lincoln West Room Discussion Scott Paul,
Leo Gerard,
Leo Hindery,
Congressman Chris Murphy
2:45 - 4:00PM Without Vision the People Will Perish: What Do We Believe, and How Do We Talk About It? Jefferson East Room Discussion Drew Westen,
Celinda Lake
2:45 - 4:00PM War Costs: The Afghanistan War and the Price of U.S. Militarism Kalorama Room Discussion Derrick Crowe,
Jo Comerford,
David Swanson
2:45 - 4:00PM Voter Suppression and the 2012 Election: The Civil Rights Movement to Take Back the Right to Vote Monroe Room Discussion Megan Donovan,
Eric Marshall,
Robert 'Biko' Baker,
Deven Anderson
2:45 - 4:00PM Our Candidate Campaigns as Movement Building Vehicles Holmead Room Progressive Majority Training Track

Gabe Gonzales,
Rudy Lopez,
Erik Peterson,
Crystal Plati
2:45 - 4:00PM Finding Our Leaders: Recruitment Best Practice Strategies Independence Room Progressive Majority Training Track Erin Frautschy Burrows,
Michael Moschella,
Arshad Hasan,
Catherine Gray
4:00 – 4:15PM Challenging the Mainstream Media International Ballroom Plenary Katrina vanden Heuvel
introduced by Darcy Burner
4:30 - 5:30PM Comedians and Activists: Using Humor to Pierce the Punditry’s Drone

International Ballroom

 Plenary

Lizz Winstead,
Elon James White
5:45 - 7:30PM Networking Margarita Party Heights Courtyard or International Terrace(weather permitting)   Hosted by Campaign for America's Future
6:00 - 8:00PM Happy Hour & Screening of Miss Representation Georgetown West Room   Sponsored by Women's Media Center, Women's Information Network & MissRepresentation.org
8:00PM Laughing Liberally Comedy Show Jefferson West Room   Lizz Winstead,
Baratunde Thurston,
Katie Halper,
Elon James White
9:00PM Next Generation's Progressive Party Lincoln Room   Hosted by:
Generational Alliance, Sierra Club,
PIRG, and
VotoLatino

Tuesday, October 4 
7:30AM - 4:30PM Registration Concourse    
7:30 - 8:30AM Progressive Breakfast International Ballroom   Bill Scher,
Alex Lawson,
Heather McGhee,
David Dayen
8:30 - 8:45AM Real Security and the Pentagon Budget International Ballroom Plenary

Congressman Barney Frank
introduced by Susan Shaer
8:45 - 10:00AM The Contract for the American Dream International Ballroom Plenary

Deepak Bhargava,
Justin Ruben,
Leo Gerard,
Leo Hindery,
Erica Williams,
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
10:00 - 10:15AM Jobs, Justice and the American Dream International Ballroom Plenary Ai-jen Poo
introduced by Van Jones
10:30 - 11:45AM New Alliances, New Strategies      
10:30 - 11:45 From Clean to Green: How Activism Can Create Jobs - and Save The Planet Georgetown East Room Breakout Workshop Shamar Bibbins,
Courtney Hight,
Jonathan Rothwell,
Aaron Tanaka
10:30 - 11:45 Defense to Offense - How Did Gay Marriage, Immigration, and Choice Went From a Wedge Issue to a Winning Issue? Georgetown West Room Breakout Workshop Jackie Mahendra,
Rinku Sen,
Carol McDonald,
Darlene Nipper
10:30 - 11:45 Wisconsin and Ohio - Resistance Rising Jefferson West Room Breakout Workshop John Nichols,
Doug Burnett,
Courtney Foley,
Mike Pyne
Mahlon Mitchell
10:30 - 11:45 Make Work Pay: Why Empowering Workers & Holding CEO's Accountable is Vital to Economic Growth Jefferson East Room Breakout Workshop

Christine Owens,
Damon Silvers, Robert Weissman
10:30 - 11:45 Superwomen: How Women Can be the Heroes of an Economic Recovery That Doesn't Leave People Behind Lincoln West Room Breakout Workshop Kristen Rowe Finkbeiner,
Heather Boushey, Saru Jayaraman,
Karen Nussbaum
10:30 - 11:45 Patriotic Corporations and Small Business: Natural Allies Lincoln East Room Breakout Workshop Richard Eidlin,
Michael Peck,
Ally LaTourelle,
Todd Larsen
10:30 - 11:45 Building America's Dream Team: Creating a Culture of Recruitment Holmead Room Progressive Majority Training Track Dave Woodward,
Rebecca Thompson,
Anne Johnson
10:30 - 11:45 Before You Run: Early Preparation and Building Your Reputation! Independence Room Progressive Majority Training Track Erin Frautschy Barrows,
Catherine Gray,
Sayu Bhojwani,
Erik Peterson
12:00 - 1:15PM OPEN LUNCH      
12:15 - 1:15PM Optional Session: Brown Bag on Banks, Bubbles and Busts Georgetown West Room   Darcy Burner,
Dean Baker,
Heather Boushey,
Robert Kuttner
1:30 - 1:55PM Building an Independent Movement for Change International Ballroom Plenary Richard Trumka
introduced by Ai-jen Poo
1:55 - 2:10PM Hip-Hop Musician Khafre James International Ballroom Plenary  
2:10 - 2:35PM Jobs: There is Lots That Needs Doing International Ballroom Plenary Mary Kay Henry
introduced by Natalie Foster
2:35 - 3:10PM We Have A Plan! International Ballroom Plenary Natalie Foster,
Congressman Raul Grijalva,
Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner,
Gloria Totten
3:30 - 4:30PM STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS      
3:30 - 4:30PM What is the Role of Netroots in the Progressive Movement? Georgetown East Room Strategic Conversation Raven Brooks,
Rashad Robinson,
Melissa Ryan,
Chris Bowers
3:30 - 4:30PM Caring Across Generations: Organizing Domestic Workers & Seniors Across Race, Class and Generation Georgetown West Room Strategic Conversation Jodeen Olguin-Tayler,
Rachel Feldman,
Sarita Gupta,
Ashwini Jaisingh,
Dani Pere
3:30 - 4:30PM Immigrant Rights Strategy Session: Fighting Deportation and Family Separation Lincoln West Room Strategic Conversation Marissa Graciosa,
Gaby Pacheco,
Axel Woolfolk
3:30 - 4:30PM The American Dream Movement: How Do Movements Build? Jefferson East Room Strategic Conversation Lenore Palladino,
Heather Booth,
Marianne Manilov,
Judith Freeman,
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Jr.
3:30 - 4:30PM Cultural Organizing: How Hip Hop, Superheroes and Digital Shorts Can Hyper-Charge the American Dream Movement Jefferson West Room Strategic Conversation Betsy Richards,
Richard "Biko" Baker,
Gan Golan,
Michelle Miller
3:30 - 4:30PM Paying for the Dream: Progressive Tax Reform and Social Justice Lincoln East Room Strategic Conversation Sarah Anderson,
Chuck Collins,
Congresswoman Barbara Lee,
Sen. Bernie Sanders
3:30 - 4:30PM Beyond Aprons and White Picket Fences: Redefining the American Dream Culture With New Roles for Men and Women Monroe Room Strategic Conversation Jenifer Fernandez Ancona,
Patrick McGann,
Nicole Rodgers,
Joan C. Williams
3:30 - 4:30PM The Color of Power Holmead Room Progressive Majority Training Track Edil Mari De Los Reyes,
Robin Brand,
Eddy Morales,
Sayu Bhojawni
3:30 - 4:30PM Heroes and Villains: Making Messages Into A Movement Independence Room Progressive Majority Training Track Ella Andrews
4:45 - 5:45PM ACTION STRATEGIES      
4:45 - 5:45PM State Strategies Jefferson West Room Action Strategy Ricardo Valdez,
Joan Fitz-Gerald,
Bill Lipton,
Tracy Sturdivant,
Wendy Wendtlandt
4:45 - 5:45PM What's the Matter with What's the Matter with Kansas? Service, Community, and Base Building Strategies in an Age of Declining Confidence in Government Georgetown West Room Action Strategy Ilyse Hogue,
Virginia Kase,
Heather Holdridge,
Peter Murphy
4:45 - 5:45PM Strategy on State Level for Buy America Campaign Jefferson East Room Action Strategy Scott Paul,
Dave Johnson
4:45 - 5:45PM Building the Progressive Movement: What Should We Do Next? Lincoln West Room Action Strategy Levanya Layendecker,
Joan Blades,
Tim Carpenter,
Adam Green,
Michael Kieschnick
4:45 - 5:45PM Game Changer Salon: 2013...2016...2020. How Can We Outsmart the Bad Guys and Win in the Long Run? Monroe Room Action Strategy Billy Wimsatt,
Taj James,
Heather McGhee,
Alicia Menendez,
Erica Payne
4:45 - 5:45PM Telling the Progressive Story: Building Our Common Economic Narrative Lincoln East Room Action Strategy Mike Lux,
Richard Kirsch,
John Neffinger,
Ramona Oliver
4:45 - 5:45PM Building Towards A Powershift Georgetown East Room Action Strategy Phil Aroneanu,
Sarah Hodgdon,
Courtney Hight,
Phil Radford,
Julian Mocine-McQueen
4:45 - 5:45PM Turning the Tide: What Elected Leaders Need From Us to Change the Debate in 2012 Independence Room Progressive Majority Training Track Suman Raghunathan,
Andrew Gillium,
Ohio State Rep. Mike Foley,
WA State Rep. Bob Hasegawa,
Naomi Walker
4:45 - 5:45PM Cutting Edge Legal Issues Holmead Room Progressive Majority Training Track Allen Mattison,
Abby Levine,
Alex DeMots
6:00PM Awards Gala Reception Concourse    
7:00PM Awards Gala Dinner International Ballroom   Lizz Winstead
Master of Ceremonies

Wednesday, October 5 
7:30 - 10:00AM Registration Concourse    
7:30 - 8:30AM Progressive Breakfast: Newsmakers International Ballroom   Bill Scher,
Richard Eskow ,
Sally Kohn,
Sam Seder
8:45 - 9:45AM

STRATEGY DISCUSSIONS:
2012-2020 How We Build for Victory

      
8:45 - 9:45AM Fulfilling the Dream: Inter-Faith Leadership in Progressive Movement Building Lincoln East Room Strategy Discussion Bob Edgar,
Rev. Welton Gaddy,
Rev. Jennifer Butler,
Rabbi David Saperstein,
Dr. Sayyid Syeed,
Rev. Lennox Yearwood
8:45 - 9:45AM Holding Democrats Accountable, from Obama on Down Jefferson East Room Strategy Discussion Gloria Totten,
Julie Martinez-Ortega,
Mike Podhozer,
Rashad Robinson
8:45 - 9:45AM Taking Back the Media: Embracing New Media and Using it to Our Advantage Lincoln West Room Breakout Workshop Nicole Sandler,
Thom Hartmann,
Timothy Karr,
Sam Seder,
Cliff Schecter
8:45 - 9:45AM Concentrated Wealth: Bad for Your Health; Bad for Democracy's Health Jefferson West Room Breakout Workshop Chuck Collins,
Heidi Hartman,
Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky
8:45 - 9:45AM Taking the Initiative: The Role of Ballot Initiative in Shaping a Movement Georgetown West Room Progressive Majority Training Track Khady Mbaye,
Ben Morris
8:45 - 9:45AM Fund Raising: Fueling a Movement, Not Begging! Georgetown East Room Progressive Majority Training Track Erin Frautschy Burrows,
Amalia Slott,
Sujata Tejwani
10:00 - 10:15AM Maria Leavey Award Presentation

International Ballroom

    
10:15 - 11:30AM Taking Back the Power, Taking Back the Dream

International Ballroom

 Plenary Roger Hickey,
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congressman Keith Ellison,
Tiffany Loftin,
Van Jones
11:30 - Noon Shuttle Bus Ride to the Rally

International Ballroom

    
Noon - 3:00pm Jobs, Not Cuts Rally U.S. Capitol, House Side, near 1st and Independence    

 

Broadcast