Momentum Speaker Directory
 
Speaker Title Plenary Year

Ali Noorani

Reforming Immigration for America

Our current immigration policy has resulted in a humanitarian crisis caused not by a force of nature but by our own government. Noorani proposes a path for fixing our immigration system and shares how progressives can help.

Rights 2009

Jon Hiatt

Community Labor Coalitions

Hiatt advocates for collaboration between the organized labor movement and an emerging labor movement of worker centers and community based organizations. Presentation of "Community-Labor Coalitions: Los Angeles Car Wash Campaign."

Money 2008

Kirk Johnson

What values are we fighting for?

In the war on terror, sending a clear signal that "our friends are our friends" is how we demonstrate our moral compass. Arabist and writer Kirk Johnson narrates the story behind The List Project to resettle Iraqi Allies.

Wars 2008

Angelica Salas

Fighting for Immigration Reform

Community organizer Angelica Salas discusses the grueling battles people fight to secure legal status and shares lessons in organizing and developing policy proposals for immigration reform.

Neighborhood 2008