In this third installment of NPI@NN, NPI’s Caya Berndt spoke with Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, about smart strategies for Democratic campaigns in the 2022 midterms and beyond.
Author Archives: Caya Berndt
Caya is a Northwest Progressive Institute contributor based out of Spokane, Washington, writing about Lilac City politics, the Evergreen State's 5th Congressional District, and related politics. She previously hosted the inaugural episodes of NPI's PNWcurrents podcast. She works at the Unemployment Law Project and is a graduate of Central Washington University, with a bachelor's degree in liberal arts and sciences. Caya also has a minor from CWU in law and justice.
NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking abortion rights and disability justice with Cori Frazer
In this second installment of NPI@NN, NPI’s Caya Berndt spoke with the Executive Director at the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy, Cori Frazer, about the intersections of abortion rights and disability.
NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking media and movement history with Markos Moulitsas
In the inaugural installment of NPI@NN, NPI’s Caya Berndt spoke with Markos Moulitsas of Daily Kos about the state of our democracy, historic right wing dominance of the fourth estate, and the upcoming midterm elections.
Netroots Nation 2022 — Day One — Featured Panel: Abortion access is both a disability issue and a queer issue
NPI spent some time on Thursday at a panel titled Dobbs and Roe: Queer, Gender-Expansive Visions for Abortion Care, featuring an all LGBTQAI+ panel, where they discussed the broader impacts of abortion access through the lens of queerness and disability.
Convention Conversations: NPI catches up with State House hopeful Kristine Reeves
In this installment of NPI’s limited podcast series, host Caya Berndt sits down with former State Representative Kristine Reeves, who hopes to return to the Legislature to work on causes like reproductive rights and diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Convention Conversations: NPI catches up with U.S. Representative Kim Schrier
In this installment of NPI’s limited podcast series, host Caya Berndt sits down with United States Representative Kim Schrier to discuss her price gouging bill and work on critical water infrastructure.
Convention Conversations: NPI catches up with State Party Chair Tina Podlodowski
In this installment of NPI’s limited podcast series, host Caya Berndt sits down with the Chair of the Washington State Democratic Party to discuss topics like the party’s bid to be an early primary state.
PNWcurrents Episode V is live: This month, we discuss the impacts of climate damage
Read the release announcement for the fifth episode of PNWcurrents, NPI’s uniquely regional podcast. This episode features climatologists Karin Bumbaco of Washington, Larry W. O’Neill of Oregon, and Jeffrey Hicke of Idaho, who joined NPI’s Caya Berndt to discuss the impacts of climate damage on the Pacific Northwest.
Transformative change comes from dialogue, not talking points, canvassing experts say
At Netroots Nation 2021, attendees were treated to a panel discussion on deep canvassing, which can get results that traditional canvassing methods can’t. Read our recap of the discussion.
Representative Ayanna Pressley joins reproductive rights activists to discuss the necessity of expanding the Supreme Court
Read NPI’s recap of the Netroots Nation 2021 featured panel sponsored by Demand Justice, which brought Renee Bracey Sherman, Katie O’Connor, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Kelsey Ryland, Sonja Spoo to discuss why expanding the Supreme Court is critical for protecting reproductive rights.
Netroots Nation 2021 welcomes Tlaib, Barnes, Neguse, Granholm, McCarthy at first plenary
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.
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.