Events Archive Summer 2009

Youth Caucus at the Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Conference: Transgress, Transform, Transcend in Seattle, WA

Friday, August 14, 2009 – Sunday, August 16, 2009
Husky Union Building, University of Washington, 4001 Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA 98195.
Campus Progress’ Vincent Villano will be facilitating the Youth Caucus at the National Queer Asian and Pacific Islander Conference: Transgress, Transform, Transcend. The Conference is a national community and activist convening of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) Asian American, South Asian, and Pacific Islander (API) individuals and organizations.
Sponsored by Campus Progress, and the National Queer API Alliance.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, August 13, 2009 – Sunday, August 16, 2009, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
Campus Progress’ Erica Williams will moderate a panel at Netroots Nation called “Who’s Left Out? Taking a Critical Look at Online Organizing.” Netroots Nation is a national conference that provides a space for online and in-person exchange of ideas on using technology to influence public debate.
Registration for this conference is now closed.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Saturday, July 25, 2009, 2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Downtown Greensboro Public Library, 219 N Church Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
The interest meeting and training will highlight the origins and goals of the project, go over the significance of the International Civil Rights Museum, and will explain how students from all over Greensboro can get involved. Also to be discussed are tips for canvassing and the Ignite Greensboro [got two?] exhibition and day of action that will take place the following week.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday July 23, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The Equality Center at the HRC Foundation Building
1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036
Join Campus Progress and the Human Rights Campaign to bring together young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer professionals and allies to discuss the role of LGBTQA voices in the progressive movement and meet other progressives. Vincent Villano, Campus Progress Events Associate and Candace Gingrich, HRC Senior Youth and Campus Outreach Manager will be speaking at the event.
FREE FOOD and DRINKS will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Human Rights Campaign.
This event is free and open to the public.
RSVP HERE!
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org

Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
E Street Cinema, 555 11th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Campus Progress invites you to attend the Washington D.C. premiere of the Media That Matters Film Festival! The Media That Matters Film Festival is the premier showcase for short films on the most important topics of the day. Local and global, online and in communities around the world, Media That Matters engages diverse audiences and inspires them to take action. Click here to learn more about the Media That Matters Film Festival.
Free popcorn and soda will be provided.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and Media that Matters.
This Event is free and open to the public.
Space is limited! Click here to RSVP.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
University of California Washington Center, 1608 Rhode Island Ave, NW,
Washington, DC 20036

Click here to see the full video from this event

President Obama has sent a clear message to Congress that failure to pass real health care reform is not an option. In the coming weeks the debate will continue to heat up. Join Governor Howard Dean for a discussion about the latest in the health care debate and how to separate the real facts from the false rhetoric aimed at blocking reform. As Governor Dean argues in his new book, “Howard Dean’s Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform”, (www.deanshealthcare.com), the time is now to make your voice heard in this critical debate.
We encourage you to download the first chapter of Governor Dean’s book for free at:
http://www.progressivebookclub.com/pbc2/emailSignUp.pbc?srcKey=21R3D6
RSVP HERE!
If you can’t attend in person, click here on Tuesday, July 21 at 12:30 pm to participate via live streaming. Email questions you would like Governor Dean to answer to afleisher@americanprogress.org. Title your email “Question for Governor Howard Dean.”
This event is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Saturday, July 12-Friday, July 19, 2009
Prince William Forest, 18100 Park Headquarters Road, Triangle, VA, 22172-1644
The George Mason University Student Training for Environmental Protection summer program is a week long course facilitated by some of the best youth organizers in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. During the week participants will learn how to create or extend strong and successful groups that will be able to run effective environmental campaigns on their campuses and in their communities. The program will focus on giving students the skills and knowledge they need to create the change that will turn passion for the environment into action that will protect it.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and the George Mason University Office of Sustainability
For more information and to apply please go to http://green.gmu.edu/for_students/step/ or email Colin Bennett at cbennet6@gmu.edu

Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Room 441, Cannon House Office Building, 283 First Street SE, Washington, D.C. 20003
Join Campus Progress for a conversation between Tommaso Boggia, Campus Progress Advocacy Associate, and Allison Rogers, Green the Capitol Program Manager on the efforts used to make the House building more environmentally friendly. The discussion will be followed with a behind the scenes tour of the House Cafeteria and waste management system.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress.
This event is free and open to the public.
Space is limited. CLICK HERE TO RSVP!
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Center for American Progress, 1225 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005
As Twitter and YouTube continue to reveal social unrest in Iran, Campus Progress invites you to a panel on how new media platforms have become organizing tools; exploring more specifically how these tools have broken news stories. The speakers will share their experiences with new media and offer advice on how to infiltrate mainstream news with new media technologies. The panel will feature Jesse Rauch, creator of the Facebook campaign that ultimately saved “Screen on the Green,” an annual summer film festival in Washington, DC, Willow Witte, Executive Director of Join the Impact, and Latoya Peterson, Editor of Racialicious, a blog about the intersections of race and pop culture.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP!
This event is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served at 11:30 a.m. Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Thursday, July 9, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005
Campus Progress and The Nation magazine’s annual Youth Journalism Conference is a day of workshops and skills sessions with award-winning journalists from top publications. Participants have the opportunity to hear great speakers, network with professionals, and learn the skills to succeed in journalism.
This year’s speakers include Dahlia Lithwick,Ana Marie Cox,Chris Hayes, Juliet Eilperin, Ezra Klein, Kai Wright, Blake Hounshell and Bill Greider.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and The Nation .
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Tuesday, July 9, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 6:15 p.m., Center for American Progress, 1333 H St NW, 10th Fl., Washington, DC 20005
The third annual Grassroots Training Day is a day dedicated to youth activism and organizing training during the 2009 Campus Progress National Conference. Campus Progress and our partners at Campus Camp Wellstone are pleased to host 150 passionate young activists in skill-building sessions ranging from event planning, grassroots lobbying, and leadership development. We expect critical analysis and debate over significant issues that affect our generation, and we must ensure that legislators, and campus and community leaders hear our voices. The Grassroots Training Day is an opportunity to share skills, and experiences to effectively organize on our campus and in our communities.

Apply Today!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 8:15 a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC 20008
At the fifth annual Campus Progress National Conference, 1000 young people will gather to examine how they can Deliver Change on issues ranging from student debt and college affordability, to climate change. Our generation has a real opportunity to deliver change – to move the country in a strongly progressive direction. The Campus Progress National Conference is an incredible opportunity for young people to develop the ideas, networks, and innovations that will help us meet those challenges.

Apply Today!

Wednesday, July 8, 2009 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert St NW, Washington, DC 20008
Want to get involved with the 2009 Campus Progress National Conference? Volunteer to run a working group of 10 young people discussing how to deliver change on one of the following topics: College Affordability, Climate Change, Health Care, Human Rights, Labor Rights.
Space is limited.
RSVP NOW.
http://www2.americanprogress.org/t/8/event/index.jsp?event_KEY=20548
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org. with the subject line FACILITATE.

Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Center for American Progress, 1225 Eye St, Washington, DC 20005
This day-long event will offer an in-depth journalism learning experience, including a visit to the Newseum, publication and/or writing critiques, and the opportunity to produce and receive criticism on an originally-reported story or multimedia package.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
This event is full, and applications are no longer being accepted. For more information, see our conference page.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009, 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Center for American Progress, 10th Floor, 1333 H Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005
The spoken word scene is one of the most important contemporary intersections of art, activism, politics and culture. This passionate medium offers artists a new way to convey social commentary and reach diverse audiences. Join Campus Progress as we spotlight some of America’s most dynamic and fearless voices on the spoken word scene. There will be performances by: Droopy Anderson, host of Mocha Hut’s Open Mic Poetry in Washington, DC; Def poet Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Chicago-born, Brooklyn-based, Chinese Taiwanese American spoken word artist; The 5th L, Baltimore-based spoken-word poetry meets hip-hop soul group; Paul Flores and Julio Cardenas performing pieces from their spoken word play REPRESENTA!, a bilingual play that discussed immigration and contemporary Cuban culture; and Laura Perez, up and coming Washington, DC emcee. Following the performances there will be a brief Q & A with the artists.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP!
This event is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served! Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, June 26, 2009, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m., Downtown Greensboro Library, 219 N Church St, Greensboro, NC 27401
The Ignite Greensboro [got two?] project is an initiative to get students in the Greensboro area involved in the International Civil Rights Museum and more invested in their community overall. Students will be asked to donate $2 to the museum to aid in its refurbishment. The interest meeting and training will highlight the origins and goals of the project, go over the significance of the International Civil Rights Museum, and will explain how students from all over Greensboro can get involved. Also to be discussed are tips for canvassing and the Ignite Greensboro [got two?] exhibition and day of action that will take place the following week.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Friday, June 26, 2009, 9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Center for American Progress, 1333 H St NW, 11th Floor, Washington, D.C.
Campus Progress will host fellows from the National Hispana Leadership Institute’s Latinas Learning to Lead Youth Program for a workshop on blogging hosted by Amanda Terkel, Managing Editor for ThinkProgress.org.
Registration for this event is now closed.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress and National Hispana Leadership Institute.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
SD-106 (Dirksen Senate Office Building), 1st and C, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Having a fun summer working and/or looking for employment in the District? Worried about how the economic crisis might affect your ability to get a progressive job in DC? Join Campus Progress for a panel that will show you how to get a job by the end of the summer.
Space is Limited. RSVP here.
Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress. This event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m., Grand Central, 2447 18th St NW, Washington, DC 20009
Campus Progress celebrates young progressives living, working, and interning in Washington, DC with our annual Summer Kick-Off Party! Learn about Campus Progress’ programs, campaigns, and other summer social events! Enjoy FREE drinks from 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. You must be 18+ to enter, 21+ to drink. A valid ID is required upon entrance. No cover! Check back here in two days to reserve your spot at the party! Reserve your spot to the party here!

Sponsored by Campus Progress.

For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.

Saturday, May 30, 2009, 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Downtown Greensboro Public Library, 219 N Church Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
The interest meeting and training will highlight the origins and goals of the project, go over the significance of the International Civil Rights Museum, and will explain how students from all over Greensboro can get involved. Also to be discussed are tips for canvassing and the Ignite Greensboro [got two?] exhibition and day of action that will take place the following week.
Refreshments will be served.
Sponsored by Campus Progress.
This Event is free and open to the public.
For more information, please email speakers@campusprogress.org.