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Posted by | April 8, 2013
A Nation in Trans-ition

Join us as leaders in the transgender and allied movement are working to integrate transgender issues into the mainstream civil rights agenda. You'll hear from leaders who are working on...

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Pop, Politics and Activism: Redefining the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have been in the national spotlight more than ever: as the fastest growing racial group, the fastest growing segment of the electorate, and for...

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Native Vote: Why Winning Indian Country Matters to You

This panel of Native Vote organizers and strategists will engage participants on why winning Indian country is vital to all people, not just one demographic. How do the political and...

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The Future of Organizing

What does the future of organizing look like? Is it a million leaders, spread across the U.S., becoming campaigners for the first time? Is it teenagers driving the political debate...

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State Battles 2013: Fighting Together to Block the Right-Wing Agenda

We are under attack! In state capitals across the nation, we have seen decades of hard-fought workplace rights wiped out, women's reproductive rights severely restricted, environmental protections wrecked and Americans'...

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Beyond the A/B test: Using Social Science Theory to Get More from Your List

Thinking of testing your emails in the coming year? Get smart about the A/B test. Principles from behavioral science and randomized tests in other media are great places to find...

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Building a Productive Partnership Between Tech and the Progressive Community

Tech entrepreneurs are natural Democrats, but they come to their political positions from a different path from most progressives. While it should be good news that the tech politics startups...

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Organizing Support for Abortion Rights in Hostile Territory

When legislation is introduced in Virginia that severely imposes on reproductive rights, women across the country leap to attention. (Transvaginal ultrasounds anyone?) But when this kind of legislation is passed...

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Beating Back Mansplaining and Other Acts of Sexism in Politics and Organizing

Earlier this year, Sen. Ron Johnson infamously mansplained to newly elected Sen. Tammy Baldwin how the federal budget works even though she was in the House of Representatives for 14...

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The Price of the Ticket: Uncovering the Real Cost of Mass Incarceration

America’s addiction to incarceration has reached a crisis level. More than 2 million people are currently locked up, we spend more on lock-up than on higher education. One in 15...

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