| Excerpt: | It's official: the Democratic Party will gather in the Midwest to nominate its next standard bearers for President and Vice President of the United States. |
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| Published at: | 6:34 PM on Monday, March 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Democratic National Convention, US-Pres |
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Category Archives: Events
Milwaukee selected as the host city for the 2020 Democratic National Convention
This Sunday, NPI will honor late activist Alex Hendrickson with a Lynn Allen Award
| Excerpt: | Gifted activist and leader Alex Hendrickson died suddenly in early December 2018. Learn about NPI's plans to honor her with a Lynn Allen Award. |
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| Published at: | 1:15 PM on Friday, December 14th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Lynn Allen Awards, Winter Holiday Party |
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We’ve been revolutionizing grassroots politics for a decade and a half: NPI is fifteen today!
| Excerpt: | August 22nd, 2018 is the the fifteen year anniversary of the founding of the Northwest Progressive Institute, which publishes the Cascadia Advocate. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Announcements |
| Tags: | Summer Anniversary Picnic |
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Dr. Kim Schrier to speak at NPI’s Fifteenth Anniversary Picnic on Sunday, August 26th
| Excerpt: | We're excited to announce that Dr. Kim Schrier will be a featured speaker at our Fifteenth Anniversary Picnic on Sunday, August 26th, along with State Senator Patty Kuderer. Learn more: |
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| Published at: | 5:01 PM on Thursday, August 16th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Announcements, Elections |
| Tags: | Summer Anniversary Picnic, WA-03, WA-05, WA-08 |
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LIVE from New Orleans: Candidates in tough races take center stage at close of NN18
| Excerpt: | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Bill de Blasio. Randall Woodfin. Paulette Jordan. These and other candidates and elected officials made Netroots Nation 2018's closing keynote a plenary to remember. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, August 4th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Live Coverage |
| Tags: | AZ-Gov, CA-Sen, ID-Gov, Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from New Orleans: Netroots Nation 2019 to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Excerpt: | Next year, Netroots Nation will be heading to the City of Brotherly and Sisterly Love. Learn more about plans for next year's convention. |
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| Published at: | 3:45 PM on Saturday, August 4th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from New Orleans: Netroots Nation hears what progressive women of color are doing to lift up communities across America
| Excerpt: | Netroots Nation 2018's second plenary session featured speeches from Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris, but the highlight was a panel discussion featuring women leaders who are working to lift up communities across America through electoral organizing and movement building. |
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| Published at: | 5:59 PM on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Alison Wendler |
| Other Categories: | Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from New Orleans: Why avoiding talking about race is inauthentic and ineffective
| Excerpt: | When we don't directly address race and dog whistle messages, people know that we aren't being honest. But when we call it out and address it, we build trust and authenticity. Invoking cross-racial solidarity helps to get past people's cynicism. |
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| Published at: | 3:31 PM on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, Nondiscrimination |
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LIVE from New Orleans: Thinking and uniting across issues to protect our federal judiciary
| Excerpt: | Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination can be blocked. At Netroots Nation, a distinguished panel of activists with expertise in opposing extremist right wing judicial nominations discussed what it will take to keep Kavanaugh off the bench and deny Trump and McConnell a victory. |
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| Published at: | 2:30 PM on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, Supreme Court Nominations |
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LIVE from New Orleans: America’s housing crisis is an issue for everyone, everywhere
| Excerpt: | The federal government has failed to address this growing crisis in our country, and that really needs to change in order to adequately address the problem. This is an issue where progressives can and should be leading. |
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| Published at: | 10:55 AM on Friday, August 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Live Coverage, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing, Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from New Orleans: A synopsis of films and filmmakers at Netroots Nation 2018
| Excerpt: | Learn about documentary films selected by Screening Liberally for viewing at Netroots Nation 2018. |
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| Published at: | 10:33 PM on Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from New Orleans: Activists discuss teaming up to improve voter engagement
| Excerpt: | Read our recap of The Power Coalition: How Integrated Voter Engagement is Empowering Citizens in Louisiana, a panel discussion at Netroots Nation 2018. |
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| Published at: | 4:45 PM on Thursday, August 2nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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Estela Ortega honored with Lynn Allen Award at NPI’s 2019 Spring Fundraising Gala