Netroots Nation 2016

Posted by | April 22, 2016
Engage Young People with Your Campaign: Best Practices and Test-Driven Lessons from the Alliance for Climate Education and ShareProgress

Since 2008, the Alliance for Climate Education has engaged more than 2 million young people. ACE recently launched a digital youth climate action campaign powered by a social automation platform:...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
Moving Beyond White Guilt: How to Talk to Whites About Systemic Racism [Voter Pick]

You might hear white members of your organization say things like, "I don't see race" or "We should focus on economic inequality; that will take care of everyone." Knowing how...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
The Latest in Civic Engagement: How Tech Can Supercharge Your Grassroots Operation [Voter Pick]

The term "grassroots" has been used to describe the political might of everyday people for more than 100 years; however, a rising tide of 21st century tools is forever changing...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
You Can’t Buy Our Vote: How to Center Black People in Political Organizing [Voter Pick]

The votes and support of Black people are imperative to winning any election. But appropriating Black culture will not make us vote for you, nor does it make us relate...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
Israeli Apartheid and Palestinian Civil Rights [Voter Pick]

It's time for progressives to have a serious discussion about how Israel has become an apartheid state. For nearly 50 years, the Palestinian people have lived under a military occupation...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
Living and Working Our Values: Dismantling Rape Culture in Progressive Spaces and Ending Sexual Harassment and Violence at Work [Voter Pick]

Though it's long been an issue, recent high-profile incidents have highlighted the persistent problem of so-called progressive people, businesses, and organizations that ostensibly fight for justice and equality, yet sexually...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
Into the Hornet’s Nest: How Women of Color are Leading the Fight Against the Hyde Amendment [Voter Pick]

For 40 years the Hyde Amendment has targeted poor women, women of color, and young women by banning abortion coverage from Medicaid, condemning many to unsafe procedures or unwanted pregnancies.Women...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
The Future of Collaborative Data: How We’ll Continue Beating Republicans [Voter Pick]

Over the past 10 years, Democrats and progressives have built a superior campaign data and technology infrastructure and a more effective ground-game than Republicans. What's been our secret weapon and...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
TPP: Trade “Trump-ing” the Election [Voter Pick]

Voters' opposition to job-killing trade policies has fueled the surge of Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has generated an unprecedented diverse opposition movement reflective of its...

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Posted by | April 19, 2016
Fear Trumping Reason: Reclaiming America’s Brain from Right-Wing Media Manipulators [Voter Pick]

In order to break the toxic grip that Fox and other right-wing outlets hold over so many of our fellow Americans, progressives need to have a deeper understanding of how...

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