The Big Tent - Schedules
Aug. 24-28, 2008 at 1536
Wynkoop St,
Denver
schedule
from the daily press releases; any changes are not noted.
“The Big Tent,” hosted by Daily Kos, Progress Now and Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, will be home to some biggest names in Denver during the Democratic Convention. The Big Tent will be the place to be for new media journalists, bloggers, and non-profit leaders covering the Democratic National Convention. In addition, “The Big Tent,” will host panel discussions each day of the convention on topics such as the economy, energy independence, the war, the environment, the role of media in politics and much more.
Sunday, August 24th
"So You Say You Want Change: Exploring the Conflicts and
Opportunities Ahead"
Location:Big Tent:DIGG Stage
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM (MST)
Speakers Scheduled to Appear
Van Jones- Founder and President of Green for All
Rep. Donna Edwards - (MD-4th District)
David Sirota - Journalist and Bestselling Author of The Uprising
Polly Baca- former Colorado State Senator and President of the Latin
American Research and Service Agency
Jim Hightower - National Radio Commentator, Public speaker and Author
of Swim Against The Current
Andre Banks - Deputy Director of Color of Change
Faye Wattleton - Founder of the Center for the Advancement of Women
David Barsamian - Founder of Alternative Radio
The Comedy of Laughing Liberally's Lee Camp
Tens of thousands of volunteers, delegates from the Democratic Party
and the presumptive presidential nominee will be hitting Denver for the
DNC championing "change."
But do they all agree on the best kind of changes for this country?
With the help of local and national leaders and activists, Live From
Main Street Denver is taking a closer look at what this buzzword means
and what real, sustainable change would look like. Is a new, more
progressive era on the horizon? And what impact will this new era have
on education, security, the environment, immigration reform and other
issues critical to the day-to-day lives of everyday Americans?
Sponsored by Media Consortium
Topics covered: Environmental Justice, Health Care, Climate
Change/Clean Energy/Global Warming, International, Technology and
Democracy, Race/Diversity, Womens' Issues
Monday Speakers Include: Robert Kennedy Jr., Donna Brazile, Congressman
Conyers, John Podesta, Ted Sorensen, Arianna Huffington, Mark Green,
Van Jones, Markos and Many Others
Monday, August 25th:
Agape Choir and Choral Earth
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM (MST)
A cappella performance by the Agape Choir from Culver City, CA and Choral Earth from Charlottesville, VA. The Agape Choir began with a 30-voice holiday season presentation in December of 1988. With the combined writing and composing talents of music director, Rickie Byars, and founding minister, Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith, the choir, early on, began performing original Beckwith/Byars compositions. As the choir has developed and grown in membership, so has the complexity of Rickie Byars's vocal and instrumental arrangements. Over the past six and one-half years, Agape Choir music has become known for its signature sectional harmonies, counterpoint, tempo-patterns, devotional power, and energetic enthusiasm. Choral Earth's Founder, Rachel Bagby, has inspired everyday folks and professional musicians to tap into the healing power of choral music and vocal communities.
Invocation with Michael Beckwith
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM (MST)
Faith in Public Life
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:55 AM (MST)
Moderator: Amy Sullivan, National Correspondent, TIME Magazine and author of Faithful Democrats Speakers Scheduled to Appear Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith, Founder and Spiritual Director, Agape International Spiritual Center Zack Exley, Co-founder and president of the New Organizing Institute, and writer on the blog Revolution in Jesusland Alexia Kelley, Executive Director and Co-founder, Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good Rev. Ron Stief, Director of Organizing Strategy, Faith in Public Life Since the 2004 election, the ground has shifted tremendously for evangelical Christian, Catholic and other religious voters. A deepening awareness about torture, poverty, global HIV/AIDS, the environment and peace stands alongside more traditionally conservative values like abortion and gay marriage. Both Presidential campaigns are consciously trying to build momentum with faith voters. This panel assesses how the changing values debate among religious voters will have an impact on the general electorate, the campaigns, and the media. It also explores how those who support this expanded debate are getting the message out broadly between now and the election.
Sponsor: Faith in Public Life and Catholic Alliance for the Common Good
Topics covered: International, LGBT, Faith
"Reducing Demand : Green For All"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:55 AM (MST)
Panel Discussion on reducing the gasoline usage in America, by actions such as filling vehicles' tires properly, getting engines tuned, replacing air filters and avoiding speeding. EcoDriving is dedicated to help all Americans learn how to take simple steps to increase their mileage and reduce their carbon footprint immediately. Green For All is dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. Panelists include: Van Jones is the founder and president of Green For All Dave McCurdy, president and CEO of The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Sponsored by Eco-Driving
Topics covered: Environmental Justice, Green Business, Climate Change/Clean Energy/Global Warming
Tour of the Alliance Center
Location: Alliance Center:First Floor
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (MST)
An historic warehouse purchased by the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado has become known as Alliance Center. The Center demonstrates a hub for a state-based sustainability movement with offices for thirty non-profits. Tenants, partners and community members use the Center as a tool for collaboration, education and social advocacy. It is one of two buildings in the world to receive two Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certifications from the US Green Building Council -Gold for Existing Buildings and Silver for Commercial Interiors, and the Energy Star Leader certification. Signs and displays highlight the collaborative, green and historic features.
"Left Behind: What Katrina and a Stolen Election Taught Us About Race and American Politics"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:55 AM (MST)
Speakers Scheduled to Appear: James Rucker (ColorOfChange.org)
Scott Liption-Meyers (Gulf Coast Works Project)
Steve Bradbury (Louisiana ACORN)
Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), chairman of the House of Judiciary Committee
Voter Suppression academic (TBA) Donna Brazile (Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Voting Rights Institute)
Sponsored by Color of Change, ColorOfChange.org
The national organization amplifying the political vote of Black Americans, will present a panel discussion that will focus on the political environment surrounding two keys issues addressed by ColorOfChange.org's agenda. The failure to implement an effective recovery program in the Gulf Coast after Katrina, and the lack of progress in providing a remedy for the epidemic of voter suppression haunting our elections. Three years after Katrina, why aren't federal politicians aggressively moving the Gulf Coast Civic Works Act, a comprehensive recovery and rebuilding plan that is backed by Gulf Coast groups and prominent members of the Louisiana Democratic and Republican parties? Why has Congress, with a Democratic majority, failed to meaningfully address voter suppression and election integrity? Both these failures affect all Americans, but they are both rooted partly in the Democratic Party's relationship with Black Americans in particular. A panel of experts will discuss innovative solutions to these problems, and deconstruct the politics that have blocked the execution of those solutions
Topics covered: Race/Diversity, Environmental Justice, Technology and Democracy
Lunch
Location: Big Tent:New Media Lounge and the Basement of the Alliance Center
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (MST)
Burritos donated by Chipotle. Sponsored by the Auto Alliance
"Rescuing a Planet Under Stress - Plan 3.0"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:20 PM (MST)
Lester Brown will speak about his book Plan B 3.0 "Plan B 3.0 is a comprehensive plan for reversing the trends that are fast undermining our future. Its four overriding goals are to stabilize climate, stabilize population, eradicate poverty, and restore the earth's damaged ecosystems," says Brown. "Failure to reach any one of these goals will likely mean failure to reach the others as well." Speaker: Lester Brown, Author of Plan B 3.0 Sponsor: Alliance for Sustainable Colorado
Topics covered: Climate Change/Clean Energy/Global Warming, Environmental Justice, Green Business
"Now or Never - Climate Solutions"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 12:20 PM - 12:55 PM (MST)
Lester Brown will lead a discussion on undertaking issues that effect the enviroment in regards to energy and the planet Speakers: Randy Hayes, Climate Policy Officer at the World Future Council Chuck Kutcher,Principal Engineer and Manager of the Thermal Systems Group at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory David Orr, Author, Enviromentalist, named "an Environmental Hero for 2004" by Interiors & Sources Magazine Betsy Taylor, executive director of the Center for a New American Dream Sponsor: Alliance for Sustaianable Colorado
Topics covered: Green Business, Environmental Justice, Climate Change/Clean Energy/Global Warming
TBA
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:55 PM (MST)
Moderator: David Orr Speakers Include: Bill Becker, Executive Director of the Presidential Climate Action Project Robert Kennedy Jr, Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and President of Waterkeeper Alliance Michelle Wyman, Executive Director for the US Office of ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability Sponsored by NRDC Action Fund
Dividing the Voters: Working the Wedge in 2008
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:55 PM (MST)
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) will sponsor a discussion about some of the hot topics in the 2008 elections, including equal opportunity, immigration and marriage rights. Invited presenters include incoming NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous; Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese; National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguia; President of the Colorado Senate, Peter Groff; and others Sponsor: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Topics covered: Race/Diversity, LGBT, Latino
Tour of the Alliance Center
Location: Alliance Center:First Floor
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (MST)
An historic warehouse purchased by the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado has become known as Alliance Center. The Center demonstrates a hub for a state-based sustainability movement with offices for thirty non-profits. Tenants, partners and community members use the Center as a tool for collaboration, education and social advocacy. It is one of two buildings in the world to receive two Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certifications from the US Green Building Council -Gold for Existing Buildings and Silver for Commercial Interiors, and the Energy Star Leader certification. Signs and displays highlight the collaborative, green and historic features.
Biography on Democracy
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (MST)
Moderator: Mark Green, Air America Media Ted Sorensen, Counselor (JFK) Jonathan Alter, The Defining Moment (FDR)
The Next America
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 4:20 PM - 5:00 PM (MST)
Moderator: Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School Markos Moulitsas, Taking on the System Van Jones, The Green Collar Economy Jane Mayer, The Dark Side
The Contest: Progressives vs. Conservatives
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM (MST)
Moderator: Thom Hartmann, Air America Media Paul Krugman, The Conscience of a Liberal Arianna Huffington, Right is Wrong John Podesta, The Power of Progress David Sirota, The Uprising
Cocktail Reception, Authors & Audience
Location:
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (MST)
Happy Hour hosted by Progressive Book Club and Air America Media. Cheese donated from Organic Valley
Dinner
Location: Big Tent:New Media Lounge and the Basement of the Alliance Center
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (MST)
Dinner will feature pizza from Papa John's, sandwiches from Heidi's Brooklyn deli and burritos from Wahoo's Fish Tacos.
Coverage of the Democratic National Convention
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (MST)
Streaming coverage of the Democratic National Convention
Tuesday, August 26th
"Oye: Evolution of the Latino
Presence in the West"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:55 AM (MST)
Panel discussion on exploring Latinos and Politics in the
west. Yesterday, today and tomorrow, and what it means right here in
Colorado. Moderator: Maria Teresa Petersen Speakers: Polly Baca,
President and CEO of the Latin American Research and Service Agency
(LARASA) Dusti Gurule, Director of the Latina Initiative Project. Paul
Sandoval, Former Colorado State Senator, Co-Owner Tamales by La Casita
Federico Peña, Former Mayor of Denver, Former Transportation and
Energy Secretary
Topics covered: Race/Diversity, Latino
"Symposium on Media and Democracy"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM (MST)
Speaker: FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein Sponsor: Common
Cause
Topics covered: Technology and Democracy
"Q&A with Commissioner Adelstein"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 10:20 AM - 10:30 AM (MST)
Q & A Session Speakers: Jonathan Adelstein, FCC
Commissioner Bob Edgar, president and CEO of Common Cause
Topics covered: Technology and Democracy
"Where's the Coverage"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM (MST)
Speakers: Heather Smith, Executive Director of Rock the Vote
Gene Karpinsky, Executive Director of League of Conservation Voters
Sponosor: Common Cause
Topics covered: Youth
"Net Neutrality Discussion"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM (MST)
Speakers: Josh Silver, Executive Director of Free Press Matt
Stoler of Open Left Adam Green,Civic Communications Director for
MoveOn.org Civic Action Sponsor: Common Cause
"Body of War"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 12:05 PM - 1:05 PM (MST)
Speaker: Dan Rather
Q & A with John Nichols Sr. Writer for the Nation
Influential journalist and TV personality Dan Rather with
highlight the film Body of War and discuss the inadequacies of the
curent media structure.
"The Economy"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (MST)
Come to The Big Tent in Denver to discuss strategies to Take
Back America and then Move America Forward. Engage with progressive
leaders, thinkers, activists, and bloggers as we organize and energize
the progressive majority for real change. Events will also be streamed
live online at www.ourfuture.org.
Speakers: Robert Kuttner, Co-Founder, The American Prospect and author
of new book, Obama's Challenge Leo Gerard, International President,
United Steelworkers Majora Carter*, Co-Founder, Green for All Sen.
Sherrod Brown*, (D-OH) Sponsor: Campaign for America's Future *-invited
Healthcare for America Now!
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM (MST)
Come to The Big Tent in Denver to discuss strategies to Take
Back America and then Move America Forward. Engage with progressive
leaders, thinkers, activists, and bloggers as we organize and energize
the progressive majority for real change. Events will also be streamed
live online at www.ourfuture.org.
Speakers: Rep. Jan Schakowsky, (D-IL) Roger Hickey, Co-Director,
Campaign for America's Future and steering committee, Health Care for
America Now! Sponsor: Campaign for America's Future
Topics covered: Health Care
"The War and Foreign Policy"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM (MST)
Come to The Big Tent in Denver to discuss strategies to Take
Back America and then Move America Forward. Engage with progressive
leaders, thinkers, activists, and bloggers as we organize and energize
the progressive majority for real change. Events will also be streamed
live online at www.ourfuture.org.
Speakers: Eli Pariser, Executive Director, MoveOn.org Rep. Barbara Lee,
(D-CA) Sponsor: Campaign for America's Future
Topics covered: International
"Politics and America's Future"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM (MST)
Come to The Big Tent in Denver to discuss strategies to Take
Back America and then Move America Forward. Engage with progressive
leaders, thinkers, activists, and bloggers as we organize and energize
the progressive majority for real change. Events will also be streamed
live online at www.ourfuture.org.
Speakers: Robert Borosage, Co-Director, Campaign for America's Future
Arianna Huffington, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post
David Bonior, Former House Democratic Whip, Edwards Campaign Manager,
and Chair, American Rights at Work Rep. Donna Edwards, (D-MD) Sponsor:
Campaign for America's Future
"Next New Deal"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:50 PM (MST)
Speakers: Phil Longman, a Schwartz Senior Fellow at the New
America Foundation, and Research Director of the Next Social Contract
Initiative Congresswomen Donna Edwards, Marylands Fourth Congressional
District Sponsor: US Action
Happy Hour
Location:
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (MST)
Sponsored by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) with
chips, salsa, and guacamole kindly donated by Chipotle.
Coverage of the Democratic National Convention
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (MST)
Streaming Coverage of The Democratic National Convention
23/6 Comedy
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 9:00 PM - 11:00 PM (MST)
23/6 (www.236.com) is
the Internet's premier source for generally accurate, somewhat
comprehensive and always funny political satire, original video and
commentary. Tonight, 23/6 is proud to present a unique evening of
comedy, video and surprises featuring some of the site's favorite
contributors. Performers include Eugene Mirman, Sam Seder, Lee Camp and
Rachel Sklar, plus special guest, Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen.
Sure, it's a big tent, but is it possibly big enough to contain all
this talent? Find out tonight. (Note: 23/6 is not responsible for any
damage or structural failure as a result of exceeding the comedic
capacity of the tent.)
Wednesday At The Big Tent: T. Boone Pickens, Markos Moulitsas, Eli
Pariser, Arianna Huffington, John Podesta And Many More
Wednesday, August 27th
Yoga
Location: Big Tent:Second Floor
Time: 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM (MST)
"LGBT Issues in 2008: What a Difference Four Years Makes"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 9:00 AM - 9:55 AM (MST)
The discussion will focus on anti-LGBT state ballot initiatives;
media coverage of LGBT issues; public opinion research on attitudes
regarding LGBT issues; and Sen. John McCain's troubling record on
issues important to the LGBT community. Moderator: Christopher Johnson,
Human Rights Campaign, Director of Interactive Communications Speakers:
Celinda Lake, president Lake Research Partners Arizona State Rep.
Kyrsten Sinema, District 15 Jonathan Capehart, editorial writer for The
Washington Post Sponsor: Human Rights Campaign
"Impacts of Energy Development in the West"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:55 AM (MST)
Moderator - Jim Martin Speakers: Tweeti Blancett, Wally White,
Walt Gasson, Wyoming Wildlife Foundation Randy Udall, Sponsor:
Wilderness Society
Tour of the Alliance Center
Location:
Time: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM (MST)
An historic warehouse purchased by the Alliance for Sustainable
Colorado has become known as Alliance Center. The Center demonstrates a
hub for a state-based sustainability movement with offices for thirty
non-profits. Tenants, partners and community members use the Center as
a tool for collaboration, education and social advocacy. It is one of
two buildings in the world to receive two Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design certifications from the US Green Building Council
-Gold for Existing Buildings and Silver for Commercial Interiors, and
the Energy Star Leader certification. Signs and displays highlight the
collaborative, green and historic features.
"Did You Fly Here?"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 11:00 AM - 11:55 AM (MST)
With air traffic on the rise there are only 11,164 controllers
watching the skies - a 16-year low in the number of fully certified
controllers. When the FAA failed to fairly negotiate a ratified
collective bargaining agreement with the nation's controller workforce
and imposed work rules in September 2006 it set into motion a mass
exodus of controller retirements, leaving the National Airspace System
in shambles. Here to discuss the current state of the system and the
detrimental effects the current administration's apathy has had on it
are air traffic controllers and representatives from the National Air
Traffic Controllers Association along with an independent safety expert
and pilot. Speakers: Alexandra Caldwell, Communications & Public
Affairs Specialist for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
(will be leading the panel); Patrick Forrey, President of NATCA; Paul
Rinaldi, Executive Vice President of NATCA; Patricia Gilbert, NATCA
National Legislative Committee Chair and Houston Air Route Traffic
Control Center Controller; Doug Church, NATCA Director of
Communications & Spokesman; along with an independent safety expert
yet to be named and another controller Sponsor: NATCA
Lunch
Location: Big Tent:New Media Lounge and the Basement of the
Alliance Center
Time: 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM (MST)
Sponsored by T Boone Pickens,
this lunch will feature burritos and chips from Wahoo's Fish tacos
“Netroots: Past, Present, Future”
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:55 PM (MST)
"Overruled: Taking Back the Courts through Progressive New Media"
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 2:00 PM - 2:55 PM (MST)
Speakers: Glenn Hreenwald, Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor and
legal correspondent for Slate, writes the column "Supreme Court
Dispatches" Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of The
Huffington Post Christy Hardin Smith, Pamela Spauldings Sponsor:
Alliance for Justice
Tour of the Alliance Center
Location:
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (MST)
An historic warehouse purchased by the Alliance for Sustainable
Colorado has become known as Alliance Center. The Center demonstrates a
hub for a state-based sustainability movement with offices for thirty
non-profits. Tenants, partners and community members use the Center as
a tool for collaboration, education and social advocacy. It is one of
two buildings in the world to receive two Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design certifications from the US Green Building Council
-Gold for Existing Buildings and Silver for Commercial Interiors, and
the Energy Star Leader certification. Signs and displays highlight the
collaborative, green and historic features.
TBA
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM (MST)
Sponsor: UN Foundation
TBA
Location: Big Tent:Upstairs
Time: 4:00 PM - 4:55 PM (MST)
Speakers: TBA Sponsor: Google. Org
Happy Hour
Location:
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM (MST)
Sponsored by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association
(NATCA).
Dinner
Location: Big Tent:New Media Lounge and the Basement of the
Alliance Center
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (MST)
Dinner will feature pizza from Papa John's, sandwiches from
Heidi's Brooklyn deli and Jamaican cuisine from 8 Rivers.
Thursday
August 28, 2008
9:00 – 9:50am
"State of Reproduction"
Sponsor: NO on 48 and Planned Parenthood
"True Patriotism"
Sponsor: NDN
Speakers: Cecile Richards,Planned
Parenthood; Nancy Keenan, NARAL Pro-Choice America; Dr. Eliza
Buyers, MD, ObGyn; Dr. Ruben Alvero, MD, ObGy
A narrow minority with extreme political views
are threatening access to reproductive health care.
Doctors, nurses, and health care advocates are uniting to keep
politics out of the exam room. A family’s right to make important
life-decisions is under siege– everything from birth control to
treatment for infertility to life-saving medical research is at risk.
National experts will explain what’s at stake, expose extremists, and
provide real-world medical examples of how national (like the proposed
HHS regulation)
and state proposals (like CO’s Amendment 48) are
threatening the privacy of the doctor-patient relationship.
10:00 – 10:55am
Google Townhall on the Internet
and Politics
Sponsored by Google
Speakers: Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, Inc.
Rachel Maddow of MSNBC.
Come hear Eric Schmidt discuss the Internet and
Politics with Rachel Maddow of MSNBC.
11:00 – 11:55am
"The New Political Compass with Dr. Paul Ray, Jim
Garrison and special guests"
Sponsor: Cultural Creatives
Speakers: Jim Garrison, Paul Ray
This workshop will discuss the climate crisis and
the challenge involved in a major mobilization of the public: a new
national values research study shows a dramatic transformation of
American range in concerns about climate change from only a few years
ago. When the issues are framed in values terms, the desire for
positive action and change on the part of the American public is
enormous, in the 60-90%
range. While they are emotionally and cognitively
eager, however, most Americans have little idea what to do and so they
want leadership and decisive action.
12:00pm – 12:55pm
"What Women Want: Journalists and Activists
Connect Stories and Solutions"
Sponsor: Ms. Foundation
Sara K. Gould, President and CEO Ms. Found.
Rita Henley Jensen, Editor-in-Chief,
Women's eNews
Mary Kay Harris, Direct Action for Rights
and Equality (DARE), Providence, RI
Althea Francois, Safe Streets/Strong
Communities, New Orleans, LA
Liz Abzug, Founder and President, Bella
Abzug Leadership Institute
Description: The Ms. Foundation
for Women will bring together grassroots activists, national policy
advocates and journalists at the Democratic National Convention to
highlight the impact of the economy and other key election-year issues
on women—particularly low-income women and women of color—and promote
women’s community-based solutions to address our country’s most
pressing needs.
1:00pm – 1:55pm
"Cracks in the Glass Ceiling"
Sponsor : women count
Description:
When Hillary Clinton announced that she was
conceding the Democratic nomination for the presidency, she said that
the 18 million votes she had received represented 18 million cracks in
the glass ceiling. Her candidacy has shown how far women have come in
politics, and it also has revealed challenges that remain. This panel
will discuss the lessons learned in 2008 and look ahead at the impact
women will have in November.
2:00pm – 3:55pm
"Digg Townhall Live from The Big Tent"
Sponsor: DIGG
Description:
Join Digg Founder Kevin Rose and CEO Jay
Adelson for our first live Townhall.
They'll be taking questions submitted by
the Digg community and even fielding a few from the audience
4:00pm – 5:00pm
Citizens Solutions Council
Barbara Marx Hubbard, Eleanor LeCain
Sponsor : The Citizen Solutions Council
Description: A Proposal for a Solutions
Council in the Office of the Vice-President
The Citizens Solutions Council proposes the
formation of a Solutions Council in the Office of the Vice President
which will identify, connect, communicate and support what is working
in America. This Council will stimulate a partnership between
government and citizens to activate the creativity of the American
people.