Democracy for America and ActBlue are proud to present the annual Netroots Nation Candidate Meet and Greet, featuring candidates running at every level, from school board to U.S. Senate. The event is Friday, June 21, at 5 p.m.
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Our friends at the Courage Campaign have announced that they’re throwing a party to open Netroots Nation 2013. We’re really excited about this event because it’s the first time we’ve had an official opening party. Over the years people have come in town early and done smaller happy hours or dinners with friends, but this read on
After a two-month long process of reading, scoring and discussing, we are thrilled to announce our 2013 agenda. And this year, we’ve expanded our offerings to include and additional 10 trainings and 10 panels. read on
One of the coolest things about Netroots Nation is that our panels and training sessions come exclusively from our community. We kicked off this process at the beginning of the year by asking folks to submit their ideas, and when the deadline rolled around we had 397 panels and 115 training sessions in the mix. read on
I hope you’re making plans to attend Netroots Nation this June 20–23 in San Jose. You won’t want to miss it—we’re expecting our largest crowd ever and are expanding our program in anticipation of our biggest year yet! To help you get there, we’re partnering again with Democracy for America and America’s Voice to offer 40 scholarships to deserving bloggers, organizers and activists. read on
Congratulations to the following organizations and companies for winning free booths in this year’s Netroots Nation Community and Exhibit Hall: Move to Amend, Being Liberal, American Atheists, Young Invincibles, Emerge California and Purple Mountain Institute. read on
We’re excited to announce that House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will be returning to Netroots Nation this year in San Jose! But we’re also really honored to introduce you to this year’s Ask the Leader moderator, Zerlina Maxwell. If you haven’t had the opportunity to meet her yet then you’re going to want to make sure you’re following her on Twitter and other online venues. read on
Planning to attend Netroots Nation this summer? Then consider coming in a day early for a free pre-convention activity on Wednesday: the second annual Netroots Nation Fire Ops 101 class.
Experience what it’s like to be a first responder at this one-day fire fighting and rescue operation scheduled for June 19 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. It’s for speakers, bloggers and media representatives attending Netroots Nation 2013 (you must be registered for Netroots Nation to participate in Fire Ops).
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From electing progressive champions like Elizabeth Warren to defeating Mitt Romney and his billions; from gaining a larger, more progressive majority in the Senate to winning marriage equality votes in four states, there were a lot of progressive victories in 2012. Some might even call it a mandate. Those victories happened largely because of this read on
Is there another political activist in your family? A friend who maybe got more involved in the political dialogue during this election cycle? Why not gift them (or yourself) with a ticket to the largest progressive gathering of the year?
For three days only, we’re offering a special holiday rollback rate to attend our 2013 convention in San Jose, June 20-23. read on
