Friend of Campus Progress Ted Leo, who totally rocked our National Conference this summer, has a new digital EP, Rapid Response.; It's a very rapid response to the official violence doled out by authorities during the Republican National Convention.

Ted explains, "The surveillance, pre-emptive detention, arrest, and beating of journalists, protesters, and watchdogs by the St. Paul police department, the Ramsey County sheriff's department, and the FBI was so egregious that it couldn't be allowed to pass without comment." 

It's passionate music for a good cause -- your $4 donation, or more if you want, goes to to Democracy Now! radio/TV and the Minneapolis chapter of Food Not Bombs. Check it out!

That's right. On July 8 in Washington DC over 1000 young people from across the U.S. will gather to organize, network, and learn from some of the country's top activists, artists, journalists, and policy makers.

Take it from me, if you only go to one conference, one event, this year, the Campus Progress National Conference is one to go to. Every year I'm more and more impressed with the energy and enthusiasm of the attendees, the breadth and depth of the discussions led by the speakers, and just by the fun atmosphere (and great food). But don't take it from me, hear what John Edwards has to say:

Don't wait, spots are filling up fast, so apply today!

Registration just opened for the 2008 Campus Progress National Conference.  If you thought last year's conference was great, just wait for this year's event. Past keynotes have been Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Nancy Pelosi. And if one day of hearing from amazing speakers, networking with students activists from all 50 states, and building the skills you'll need to transform your campus into a progressive bastion in the fall aren't enough, then don't worry, Campus Progress has you covered.

On July 7th, Campus Progress is organizing with USSA and the Student PIRGs a Grassroots Training Day.

On July 9th, Campus Progress and The Nation present their annual National Youth Journalism Conference. Speakers already confirmed include Eugene Robinson, Asra Nomani, Katrina vanden Heuvel, and Mathew Yglesias.

All of these events fill up quickly so apply to attend today!