Allison Fine
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Author Fine dispels myths about social media and shows how members of every generation are using these tools to connect, organize, and activate.
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Power |
2009 |
john a. powell
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The head of the Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity maps out opportunity to affirm what many people--particularly people of color--already know.
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Power |
2009 |
Laura Quinn
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In this data-driven presentation, Quinn demonstrates that well-culled, targeted data can nurture a vibrant and growing progressive community, contrasting how past campaigns missed the mark.
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Power |
2009 |
Bishop Gene Robinson
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On the roles of faith, hope, and love in social justice; and why loving our fellow human beings has nothing to do with liking them.
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Power |
2009 |
Debra Bowen
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How can a toothpick undermine democracy? California's current Secretary of State outlines the real crisis this nation faces in protecting the right of every person to vote -- and for every vote to be counted. Refreshingly frank words from a committed public official.
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Democracy |
2008 |
America Bracho
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Healthcare challenges are intensified in communities of color -- economic inequalities, health disparities, and racial and cultural differences play a role in compounding the challenges. Dr. Bracho discusses these issues in her presentation.
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Health |
2008 |
Melissa Bradley
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There is a big difference between getting a job and creating assets. The number of people in this country who are economically "at risk" is rising daily. Melissa Bradley outlines this issue and some ways we can help build wealth across the economic spectrum.
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Money |
2008 |
Ken Cook
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We all know pollution and toxins are bad for you, but the Environmental Working Group has conducted perhaps the deepest analysis of this issue on the most vulnerable demographic on the planet. Some shocking information in one of the most entertaining presentations of the conference.
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Health |
2008 |
Robert Greenwald
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Content is critical, but distribution is paramount. Robert Greenwald and Jim Miller of Brave New Films and Brave New Foundation use the tools of social media to multiply the message.
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Media |
2008 |
Tanya Harris
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As a an ACORN organizer born and raised in the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Tanya Harris shares a firsthand experience of what has happened--and what still needs to happen--since the hurricane.
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Neighborhood |
2008 |
Rob Johnson
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Months before the economic crisis, the former director at Soros Fund Management talks about excessive risk and much needed reforms in the financial system and the tension between markets, taxpayers and basic values.
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Money |
2008 |
Lawrence Lessig
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While known as a pioneering voice for copyright reform, Lessig's recent focus has been putting an end to political corruption. At Momentum, he speaks on the ills of money and politics, and how the dynamics in politics are shifting. A sobering and refreshing analysis.
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Democracy |
2008 |
Peter Leyden
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Neighborhood |
2008 |
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Jim Miller
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Content is critical, but distribution is paramount. Robert Greenwald and Jim Miller of Brave New Films and Brave New Foundation use the tools of social media to multiply the message.
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Media |
2008 |
Markos 'Kos' Moulitsas
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The founder of the Daily Kos, one of the most widely-read progressive blogs on the 'net, on the early days of blogging and the democratizing nature of technology.
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Media |
2008 |
Maria Teresa Petersen
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Latinos are not only a major consumer of internet content, but Latinos in the United States consume media predominantly in English. More facts about this growing sector of the U.S. electorate are presented by the Executive Director of Voto Latino.
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Neighborhood |
2008 |
Robert Rosenthal
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An award-winning journalist with nearly 40 years of experience at some of the largest and most well-respected newspapers in the U.S., Robert Rosenthal explains why a new model for journalism is essential to democracy in America.
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Media |
2008 |
Robert Ross
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The President of the California Endowment re-imagines the philanthropic sector. How do you make change? You need to tell the stories, you need the data, you need the messages...and you need to address the sticky issue of power.
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Health |
2008 |
Angelica Salas
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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.
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Neighborhood |
2008 |
Deborah Peterson Small
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What are 10 ways the War in Iraq is like the War on Drugs? Founder and Director of Break the Chains Deborah Small breaks down the fallacies in both conflict -- as well as the fallacy of conflict analogies -- in this illuminating presentation.
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Wars |
2008 |
