2012 Take Back the American Dream Conference Agenda

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TIME	SESSION NAME	ROOM	SPEAKERS
Monday, June 18
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration	Concourse level
9:00 AM	Youth Breakfast Generational Alliance	Cabinet
9:15 AM- 10:15 AM	Pre-Conference STRATEGY SESSIONS
9:15 AM- 10:15 AM	Progressive Majority Training Session: Finding America’s Next Progressive Elected Leaders	Georgetown East
10:30 AM- 11:45 AM	PLENARY Winning in November – So We Can Win in December and Beyond	International Ballroom	Robert L. Borosage [4] Melissa Harris-Perry [5] Van Jones [6]
11:45 AM- 12:00 PM	Break
12:15 PM- 1:30 PM	STRATEGY SESSIONS Box lunches available at Concourse level
	Judicial Wilding: Progressives and the Supreme Court	Jefferson West	Nan Aron [7] Barry Lynn [8] Jeffrey Rosen [9] Judy Scott [10] Ari Melber [11]
	The 99% Movement: Next Steps	Jefferson East	Ai-Jen Poo [12] Sarita Gupta [13] Nelini Stamp [14] Amanda Devecka-Rinear [15]
	Building Independent Progressive State Power	Lincoln West	Aniello Alioto [16] Greg Speed [17] Tracy Sturdivant [18] Dan Cantor [19]
	From Screens to Streets: Innovative Social Media and New Organizing	Georgetown East	Natalie Foster [20] Nita Chaudhary [21] Jennifer Haro [22] Ben Wikler [23] Joe Green [24]
	What's Next With the LGBT Community: Offense and Defense	Cabinet	Stacey Long [25] Ben de Guzman [26] Peggy Shorey [27] Shannon Minter [28]
	Rebooting the Green Economy	Georgetown West	Julian Mocine- McQueen [29] Shamar Bibbins [30] Maura Cowley [31] Cathy Duvall [32]
1:30 PM- 1:45 PM	Break
1:45 PM- 3:00 PM	PLENARY Jobs First: Prevent the Fiscal Train Wreck in December	International Ballroom	Rep. Jan Schakowsky [33] Molly Katchpole [34] Damon Silvers [35] Roger Hickey [36]
3:00 PM- 3:15 PM	Break
3:15 PM- 4:30 PM	STRATEGY SESSIONS
	Student Debt Explosion: Trillion Dollar Trouble!	Lincoln East	Jennifer Mishory [37] Ian Kim [38] Rich Williams [39] Tamara Draut [40] Tiffany Loftin [41]
	Making Banks Work for the 99%: The Fair Settlement Campaign	Jefferson West	Tracy Van Slyke [42] Damon Silvers [35] Alexis Goldstein [43] Heather McGhee [44]
	98 to 2: Raising Taxes to Invest in America and Promote Fairness	Jefferson East	Frank Clemente [45] Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [46] Guy D. Molyneux [47] Ellen Nissenbaum [48]
	Defeating the Tea Party Ten: A CREDO Mobile Campaign	Georgetown East	Judith Freeman [49] Tom Matzzie [46] Becky Bond [50] Michael Kieschnick [51]
	Progressive Majority Training: Labor and Candidate Recruitment- Take Back the States	Cabinet
4:45 PM	FILM SCREENING "Heist: Who Stole the America Dream?" A feature documentary exposing the roots of the economic crisis and the destruction of the American dream.	Lincoln West	Frances Causey [52] Earl Katz [53]
6:00 PM	Awards Gala Dinner Reception	Terrace Level
7:00 PM	Awards Gala Dinner [54]	International Ballroom
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Tuesday, June 19
7:30 AM- 4:30 PM	Registration	Concourse level
8:00 AM- 8:30 AM	Progressive Breakfast	International Ballroom	Adele Stan [56] Jamelle Bouie [57] Isaiah J. Poole [58]
8:30 AM- 9:45 AM	PLENARY 99 Elect: Building Progressive Power in 2012	International Ballroom	Sen. Sherrod Brown [59] Gov. Howard Dean [60] Rep. Keith Ellison [61] Karen Ackerman [62] Gloria Totten [63]
9:45 AM- 10:00 AM	Break
10:00 AM- 11:15 AM	STRATEGY SESSIONS
	99 Elect: Dream Candidates in 2012	Jefferson East	Gloria Totten [63] Bob Master [64] Eddy Morales [65] Adam Green [66]
	Overturning Citizens United: A Movement Mandate	Jefferson West	Rep. Keith Ellison [61] Sen. Jamie Raskin [46] Cynthia Wolken [67] Rev. Barry Hargrove [68] Marge Baker [69]
	Inequality Matters: How Today's Extremes Weaken America	Georgetown East	Chuck Collins [70] Vineeta Anand [71] Rep. Peter DeFazio [72] Darrick Hamilton [73]
	Youth Breakout- From Moment to Movement: Winning Major Victories	Georgetown West	Carol McDonald [74] Gaby Pacheco [75] Jotaka Eaddy [76] Jasiri X [66] Malik Rhassan [66]
	Challenging ALEC's Corporate Rampage in the States	Lincoln West	Aniello Alioto [16] Doug Clopp [77] Lisa Graves [78] Rashad Robinson [79]
	Progressive Majority Training: Finding America's Next Progressive Elected Leaders	Cabinet
11:15 AM- 11:30 AM	Break
11:30 AM- 12:00 PM	PLENARY Maria Leavey Award Presentation	International Ballroom	Robert L. Borosage [4] Alex Lawson [80]
12:00 PM	Break
12:15 PM	Lunch	International Ballroom
12:45 PM	PLENARY LUNCHEON: End This Depression NOW!	International Ballroom	Paul Krugman [81] Chris Hayes [82]
1:45 PM	Break
2:00 PM- 3:15 PM	STRATEGY SESSIONS
	Immigration and Justice: The Way Forward	Georgetown West	Gabe Gonzalez [83] Gaby Pacheco [75] Christine Neumann Ortiz [84] Sulma Arias [85] Sindy Benavides [86] Morna Ha [66]
	Strengthen Our Security: Cut the Pentagon's Bloat	Georgetown East	Nan Orrock [87] Lawrence Korb [88] Rep. Barney Frank [89] Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard, Jr. (USA ret.) [90] Lt. Col. Tony Shaffer [91]
	Making it in America: Reviving and Strengthening US Manufacturing	Lincoln East	Yvette Pena Lopes [92] Rep. Chris Murphy [93] Medrick Addison [94] Rep. John Garamendi [95] Dave Johnson [96]
	War on Women's Health, Economic Security and Voting Rights	Jefferson East	Page Gardner [97] Karen Nussbaum [98] Dr. Maya Rockeymore [99] Melanie Campbell [100] Terry O'Neill [101]
	Countering the Assault on Voting Rights	Jefferson West	Robert M. Brandon [102] Victor Sanchez [103] Cindy Smalls [104] Jotaka Eaddy [76] Steve Spaulding [66]
	Money and Movements: Innovative Revenue and Donor Organizing Strategies	Lincoln West	Jason Franklin [105] Melissa Bradley [106]
3:15 PM	Break
3:30 PM- 4:30 PM	PLENARY Taking on Wall Street	International Ballroom	Eric Schneiderman [107] Richard Eskow [108] Heather McGhee [44] Alex Wagner [109]
4:30 PM- 5:45 PM	PLENARY Plutocracy or Democracy: America's Fateful Choice	International Ballroom	Sen. Bernie Sanders [110] Rep. Raul Grijalva [111] Eliseo Medina [66] Natalie Foster [20]
6:00 PM	Networking Taco Party	Heights Courtyard
7:00 PM	Social Security Works Reception	Cabinet	Sen. Tom Harkin [112]
8:00 PM	COMEDY CLUB Organized by Living Liberally	Georgetown East
9:30 PM	TAKE BACK THE DREAM PARTY with performance by Jasiri X	Lincoln East and West
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Wednesday, June 20
7:30 AM- 10:00 AM	Registration	Concourse Level
8:00 AM- 8:45 AM	Progressive Breakfast	International Ballroom	Greg Kaufmann [66] Kate Sheppard [113] Terrance Heath [114] Amanda Terkel [115]
9:00 AM- 10:00 AM	PLENARY Reversing the Right's Offensive on Rights	International Ballroom	Sandra Fluke [116] Barbara Arnwine [117] Clarissa Martinez de Castro [66] Rashad Robinson [79] Wade Henderson [118]
10:15 AM	Break
10:30 AM- 11:30 AM	STRATEGY SESSIONS
	Progressive Business for Social Change: Building a 21st Century Economy	Georgetown East	David Levine [119] Bill Daley [120] Peter Judge [121] Gar Alperovitz [122] Fran Teplitz [123] Holly Sklar [66]
	Speaking American: Winning The Argument Organized by Lake Research Partners	Georgetown West	Daniel Gotoff [124] Drew Westen [125] Alexis McGill-Johnson [126]
	Progressive Majority Training: From the South to the West- How Hispanic Candidates and Voters Will Swing Elections in 2012 and Beyond	Cabinet
	Racial Profiling: Organizing for Justice in the Face of Tragedy	Jefferson West	Cathy Montoya [127] Gaby Pacheco [75] Rashad Robinson [79] Steven Hawkins [128] Jasiri X [129]
11:30AM	Break
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM	PLENARY CLOSING: Power - It Takes A Movement	International Ballroom	Van Jones [6] Billy Wimsatt [66] With brief reflections by: Tracy Van Syke [130] Gabe Gonzalez [83] Victor Sanchez [103] Karen Nussbaum [98] Garlin Gilchrist II [66] Carol McDonald [74] Kendall Fells [66] Caroline Murray [66] Nelini Stamp [14]
1:00 PM	March to Crossroads GPS SuperPAC 14th Street and New York Avenue NW
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