Awards Gala Dinner

Presented by
The America's Future Now 2010 Awards Gala Co-Chairs and Host Committee
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Regency Ballroom | Omni Shoreham Hotel | 2500 Calvert Street NW | Washington, D.C.

This event [3] on June 8, 2010 was an evening of celebration during the America Future Now! conference, featuring the presentation of the America's Future Lifetime Achievement Award, America's Future Progressive Champion Award, and the Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award. Click here [4] to watch a video of the 2010 Awards Gala.

If you have questions or would like to join our host committee for the 2011 gala, please contact Andrea M. Pagano at apagano@ourfuture.org [5].

 

 

Emcee: Lizz Winstead

As co-creator and former head writer of The Daily Show and Air America Radio co-founder, Lizz Winstead is one of the top political satirists in America. As a performer, Lizz brought her political wit to The Daily Show as a Correspondent and later to the radio waves co-hosting Unfiltered, Air America Radio's mid morning show, where she brought on board Hip Hop legend Chuck D and political big brain Rachel Maddow. Most recently, Lizz wrote and produced an independent pilot of her Off-Broadway hit, "Wake Up World," a show Rachel Maddow called, "The funniest thing I have seen in years."

 

2010 AWARDEES

Peter Lewis [6]
Chairman of the Board, Progressive Insurance Company
2010 America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award
Presented by Anthony Romero, ACLU

The Honorable Donna Edwards [7]
4th District, Maryland
2010 America's Future Progressive Champion Award

James Rucker [8]
Co-Founder, ColorofChange.org
2010 Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award

 

 

2010 PRESENTERS

Anthony Romero [9]
Executive Director, American Civil Liberties Union
2010 America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award
Honoree: Peter B. Lewis, Chairman of the Board, Progressive Insurance

The Honorable Xavier Becerra [10]
2010 America's Future Progressive Champion Award
Honoree: The Honorable Donna Edwards

Van Jones [11]
Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
2010 Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award
Honoree: James Rucker, ColorofChange.org