Continuing a tradition begun last year in San Jose, Netroots Nation executive director Raven Brooks has chosen to reveal the location of next year’s convention on opening night so that early-bird ticket sales can begin while this year’s convention is still underway. Netroots Nation 2015 will be held in Phoenix, Arizona, from July 16th — […]
Daily Archives: July 17th, 2014
LIVE from Detroit: Netroots Nation 2014’s opening night, in photos
Good evening from the Motor City, where the first day of Netroots Nation 2014 has just concluded! The team at NPI is unwinding after a long day of panels, trainings, and finally, keynotes, capped by an incredibly inspirational speech from Reverend Dr. William Barber II of North Carolina. When we have more time, we’ll be […]
LIVE from Detroit: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden addresses Netroots Nation 2014
Welcome to our continuing coverage of Netroots Nation 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. This afternoon, for the first time in the history of the convention (which began in 2006), the Vice President of the United States will be speaking to the thousands of activists who reunite every year to coordinate the building of a stronger progressive […]
LIVE from Detroit: Corporate Welfare and Tax Loopholes vs. Public Services: Who’s Winning?
This session is moderated by Mesha Williams, social media coordinator for the International Association of Fire Fighters. Panelist/speaker is Greg LeRoy from Good Jobs First. About $70 Billion is spent per year on subsidizing business development. Taxes amount to only about 2% of the cost of doing business on average, so tax breaks have minimal effect […]
LIVE from Detroit: Workers Organizing Online: What We’ve Learned and What We’re Learning
This session at Netroots Nation is led by Elana Levin who is Director of Online Organizing at Make the Road Action Fund. Kenzo Shibata began by speaking about the battle he led against Rahm Emanuel’s tactics in attempting to bust the teachers’ union in Chicago. Shibata created a video associating Emanuel with the Tea Party […]
LIVE from Detroit: Making smart investments to build progressive power in 2014 & beyond
Good morning from Detroit! Today marks the first day of Netroots Nation, the ninth annual gathering of progressive activists from across the United States and beyond, which NPI has been sending staff and board members to for its entire history. Three of us are here on NPI’s behalf and committed to bringing you live coverage […]