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2009 Conference Events Agenda
The 2009 National Conference: "Delivering Change"
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
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The conference will take place at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. Breakast will begin at 8:00 am. The program will begin promptly at 9:00 am and conclude about 6:00 pm. A reception will follow.
Participants in the morning, lunch, and closing plenary sessions will include:
* President Bill Clinton
* Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
* Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius
* John Oliver, The Daily Show Correspondent
* Van Jones, Special Advisor for Green Jobs, White House Council on Environmental Quality
* Daniella Gibbs Leger, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Message Events, The White House
* Joel Madden, leader of the band Good Charlotte
* John Prendergast, Co-Chair of the ENOUGH Project
* John Podesta, President, Center for American Progress
* Spoken word artists Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai and Staceyann Chin
* David Halperin, Director, Campus Progress
* Erica Williams, Deputy Director, Campus Progress
Morning Sessions
The morning breakout sessions are working sessions focused on delivering change, on how progressives can make progress on some critical issues. Participants will hear from an expert panel and then will break down into small groups to discuss their own ideas.
Working Session: Labor Rights
How can we secure fair working conditions for everyone?
Arlene Holt-Baker, Executive Vice President, AFL-CIO
Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large, The American Prospect
Maria F. Escobar, Coordinator, Student Labor Action Project
David Madland, Director of the American Worker Project, Center for American Progress
Working Session: Human Rights
How can we prevent crimes against humanity?
Judithe Registre, Development & Outreach Director, Women for Women
Jimmie Briggs, Journalist, Goodwill Ambassador and Special Envoy for Children and Armed Conflict, Founder of Man Up
Adam Sterling, Director of the Sudan Divestment Task Force and Conflict Risk Network, projects of Genocide Intervention Network,
Candice Knezevic, Congo Campaign Manager, Enough
Working Session: College Affordability
How can we make college more accessible and affordable?
Angela Peoples, Legislative Director, United States Student Association
Benjamin Miller, Program Associate, Education Policy Program, New America Foundation
Pedro de la Torre III, Advocacy Senior Associate, Campus Progress
Sarah Dobjensky, State Board Chair, CALPIRG & UCLA Senior Working Session: Health Care
How can we heal the health care system?
Igor Volsky, Healthcare Researcher/Blogger, Center for American Progress
Matt Singer, Founder and CEO, Forward Montana
Dave Chandrasekaran, Special Assistant to the Director, DC Department of Health Care Finance
Working Session: Climate Change
How can we achieve a just, global solution to the climate crisis?
Kate Sheppard, Political Reporter, Grist.org
Jesse Jenkins, Energy and Climate Policy Analyst, Breakthrough Institute
Adi Nochur, Organizer, 1Sky
Ana Unruh Cohen, Deputy Staff Director, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, US House of Representatives
Jessy Tolkan, Executive Director, Energy Action Coalition
Afternoon Sessions
The afternoon breakout sessions will feature panel discussions with a diverse group of participants addressing some challenging issues, and then plenty of time for audience questions
Media Unleashed
How independent media outlets can change the future of journalism – and what obstacles they face
Latoya Peterson, Editor, Racialicious.com and Fellow, The Poynter Institute
Al Giordano, Founder and Editor, Narco News
Amanda Michel, Director of Distributed Reporting, ProPublica
Josh Silver, Executive Director and Co-founder, Free Press
Amanda Terkel, Deputy Research Director, Center for American Progress and Managing Editor of The Progress Report and ThinkProgress.org
Threat Assessment
How the U.S. and the global community should deal with terrorism, rogue states, and nuclear proliferation
Matt Yglesias, Fellow, Center for American Progress
Reuben Brigety, Director, Sustainable Security Program, Center for American Progress
Jamie Fly, Executive Director, The Foreign Policy Initiative
Emira Woods, Co-Director, Foreign Policy in Focus
Heather Hurlburt, Executive Director, National Security Network
How to Survive the Recession
How to outlast the economic crisis and plan for your future
Beth Kobliner, Author, Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties
Jason Alderman, Senior Director, Visa Inc.
Serena Freewomyn, Editor, Queercents.com
Lisa Ransom, Vice President, Federal Affairs, Center for Responsible Lending
Keeping the Faith
Moving religious communities from tolerance to advocacy on LGBT issues
Alex McNeill, Associate Director of Development, Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice
Justin Tanis, Community Education and Outreach Manager, The National Center for Transgender Equality
Urooj Arshad, Manager, Youth of Color Initiative, Advocates for Youth
Craig Washington, Manager, Prevention Programs at AID Atlanta
Adrian Shanker, Pennsylvania Diversity Network
Am I Hip Hop?
How to make the contemporary hip hop movement more inclusive and vibrant than ever
Adam Mansbach, Author, Angry Black White Boy and The End of the Jews
Brandon Brice, Contributor, Fox News Strategy Room
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore, Director, Leadership for Healthy Communities
Brandon Terry, Doctoral Student, Political Science and African American Studies, Yale University
Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Doctoral Candidate, Department of Performance Studies, New York University
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