Read NPI’s recap of the opening plenary session at Netroots Nation 2021, which featured Rashida Tlaib, Mandela Barnes, Joe Neguse, Jennifer Granholm, Gina McCarthy, and several other speakers.
Daily Archives: October 7th, 2021
Harnessing the power of the Native vote: how Indigenous leaders are preparing for 2022
Read NPI’s recap of a Netroots Nation panel that explored what is being done and can be done to recruit Native Americans to run for office and turn out to vote in the 2022 midterms.
Netroots Nation featured panel delves into the lasting effects of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol
Sarah Groh, Ted Lieu, Sarah Iddrissu, and Matthew Fuller joined Melissa Ryan for a conversation about the aftermath of the attack that Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress incited and directed against the nation’s temple of democracy.
Netroots Nation panel looks at building long-term relationships beyond the campaign trail
Strategist Joe Sudbay, Representative Ricky Hurtado of North Carolina, Representative Anna Eskimani of Florida, and J.D. Scholten of Iowa discussed investing in progressive infrastructure over the long-term to secure repeat victories.
Saving democracy one vote at a time: Democratic secretaries of state review the 2020 election and look ahead to 2022
Jena Griswold of Colorado, Denise Merrill of Connecticut, Shenna Bellows of Maine, and Jocelyn Benson of Michigan joined Daily Kos’ Carolyn Fiddler discuss their role in state government as well as the current threat to democracy.
Lauren King confirmed to the U.S. District Court in Seattle: She will be Washington’s first Native American federal judge
King will be the first Native American to serve on the federal bench from a state with twenty-nine recognized tribal nations.