Excerpt: | This morning, at a press conference at Pacifica Law Group’s offices in downtown Seattle, several friends of the Northwest Progressive Institute announced the filing of a legal challenge to block Tim Eyman’s incredibly destructive I‑1366 from the November ballot because it exceeds the scope of the people’s initiative power as set forth in Washington’s Constitution. […] |
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Published at: | 9:40 PM on Thursday, July 30th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Litigation |
Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Monthly Archives: July 2015
Elected leaders, activists file lawsuit to remove Tim Eyman’s I‑1366 from 2015 ballot
“We have to make them give it to us”: the power of organizing to push for immigrant rights
Excerpt: | In the last panel for the day before the closing keynote, the panelist discuss the efforts that have been made to make sure the voices of immigrants are being heard and policy gains are made. The panel was moderated by former AZ state senator Alfredo Gutierrez, who spoke as part of the opening keynote Thursday […] |
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Published at: | 4:27 PM on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 |
Written by: | Patrick Stickney |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Live Coverage |
Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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Netroots Nation organizers respond after presidential town hall disrupted by protest
Excerpt: | Organizers for Netroots Nation this afternoon released a statement responding to the events that transpired during this morning’s presidential town hall in Phoenix. For those who weren’t there and weren’t watching the livestream, the town hall was supposed to be a civil conversation with former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, but […] |
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Published at: | 1:22 PM on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Live Coverage |
Tags: | Netroots Nation, US-Pres |
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America needs progressive leadership: A town hall with Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley
Excerpt: | Welcome to our continuing coverage of Netroots Nation 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona! Our first convention-wide session of the day is a town hall discussion with presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley, who are seeking the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination along with Hillary Clinton, Lincoln Chafee, and James Webb. Clinton was invited to today’s event, […] |
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Published at: | 11:03 AM on Saturday, July 18th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Live Coverage |
Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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How the progressive Arizona of the 1900s morphed into Tea Party Arizona: A history
Excerpt: | Good morning from Phoenix! Our live coverage of Netroots Nation continues all day today, the middle day of the convention. The first activities today are breakout sessions, and I’ve decided to attend How Progressive Arizona Became Tea Party Arizona. The synopsis of this panel is as follows: Arizona entered the Union in 1912 as a […] |
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Published at: | 10:16 AM on Friday, July 17th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Events, Live Coverage |
Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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Netroots Nation panel tackles the question: How do we build progressive political power?
Excerpt: | Welcome to the second day of Netroots Nation 2015! We’re kicking things off today with a another round of breakout sessions. I’m at a panel on building progressive political power, moderated by Representative Keith Ellison (D‑MN). Netroots Nation has a livestream for this panel, which we have embedded below: This panel showcased mutliple perspectives on […] |
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Published at: | 9:07 AM on Friday, July 17th, 2015 |
Written by: | Patrick Stickney |
Categories: | Live Coverage |
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Netroots Nation 2016 to be held in St. Louis, Missouri from July 14th-17th
Excerpt: | The eleventh gathering of Netroots Nation, taking place ten years after the very first YearlyKos, will be held July 14th-17th in St. Louis, Missouri, the convention’s executive director Raven Brooks announced a few minutes ago. NN 2016 will happen just a few days ahead of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, which runs from July […] |
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Published at: | 9:27 PM on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Events, Live Coverage |
Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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The Progressive Christian Movement You Never Knew You Needed to Organize
Excerpt: | It’s the last panel of the day at Netroots Nation, but energy still seems high. We start out the panel with a video by the Reverend William Barber, who was unable to make it to the convention because of a court case. In this video he talks about the need for a rhetoric of morality, […] |
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Published at: | 5:09 PM on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 |
Written by: | Patrick Stickney |
Categories: | Live Coverage |
Tags: | Human Rights, Netroots Nation |
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A new fifty state strategy: Reversing the Democratic collapse in the states
Excerpt: | Welcome to our continuing live coverage of Netroots Nation in Phoenix, Arizona. This afternoon, NPI President Robert Cruickshank is leading a panel discussion about the collapse of the Democratic Party in the states and the need for a new fifty-state strategy to rebuild the party’s strength in statehouses from Alaska to Florida. Here’s the premise […] |
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Published at: | 3:46 PM on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 |
Written by: | Rennie Sawade |
Categories: | Elections, Live Coverage |
Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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NN15 Panel: People Power: Energy, Electricity, & Climate Justice
Excerpt: | Dirty fossil fuel utilities are opposing progressive change, raising rates and killing the planet, but people across the country, led by youth and First Nations activism, are taking back power. Climate hawks and economic justice activists are working together to make our power grid and politics cleaner, and fighting for more affordable and equitable energy […] |
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Published at: | 11:39 AM on Thursday, July 16th, 2015 |
Written by: | Rennie Sawade |
Categories: | Live Coverage, Technology, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Energy & Power, Energy & Power, Netroots Nation, Nuclear Proliferation |
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Bernie Sanders to visit Pacific Northwest next week; will hold rallies in Seattle and Portland