| Excerpt: | We're excited to announce that Dr. Kim Schrier will be a featured speaker at our Sixteenth Anniversary Picnic on Saturday, August 24th. Learn more: |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Thursday, August 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Announcements, Elections |
| Tags: | Summer Anniversary Picnic, WA-03, WA-05, WA-08 |
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Category Archives: Events
Dr. Kim Schrier to speak at NPI’s Sixteenth Anniversary Picnic on Saturday, August 24th
LIVE from Philadelphia: Pressley, Haaland, Omar, Tlaib take the stage at Netroots Nation
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the Making HerStory: The women who are shifting the balance of power in D.C. panel discussion at Netroots Nation 2019. |
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| Published at: | 12:22 PM on Saturday, July 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Live Coverage, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from Philadelphia: Netroots Nation 2020 to be held in Denver, Colorado in August 2020
| Excerpt: | Next year, Netroots Nation will be heading to the Mile High City in the Rocky Mountain West. Learn more about plans for next year's convention. |
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| Published at: | 6:15 PM on Thursday, July 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from Philadelphia: Netroots Nation 2019 opens with a focus on equity, justice for all
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the inaugural plenary session at America's largest annual gathering of progressive activists. |
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| Published at: | 5:05 PM on Thursday, July 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, Nondiscrimination |
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Estela Ortega honored with Lynn Allen Award at NPI’s 2019 Spring Fundraising Gala
| Excerpt: | El Centro de la Raza's Estela Ortega has become the fifth person to earn NPI's highest honor, the Lynn Allen Award. Learn more. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Friday, April 26th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Announcements |
| Tags: | Lynn Allen Awards, Spring Fundraising Gala |
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Milwaukee selected as the host city for the 2020 Democratic National Convention
| 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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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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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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Elizabeth Warren’s campaign is coming to Cascadia; will hold 08/25 Seattle town hall