Netroots Nation, the largest annual progressive conference in Jul 11-13, will feature a number of panels focused on the changing face of politics as people of color emerge as the new American majority.
As pundits argue between courting white moderate voters and investing in the growing voter of color bloc, the conference will center key voices of color to chart a path forward to victory in 2020.
Keynote panels include Making Herstory: The Women Who are Shifting the Balance of Power In Washington, moderated by She the People’s Aimee Allison and featuring Rep. Deb Haaland, Rep. Barbara Lee, Rep. Ilhan Omar, and Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Netroots Nation will take place July 11-13, in Philadelphia, with 80 panels, 60 trainings, 400 speakers, and more than 3,000 progressive organizers and activists from across the country.
Panels highlighting incredible women electeds, community leaders, and activists include:
- Hijabi Power: The Badass Women Fighting Hate
- Women Marched, Ran, and Won: What’s Next?
- Triple Threat: Young Women of Color Winning Elections
- How Women, People of Color, and Millennials are Reshaping Rural Politics
- Motivating Young Voters of Color: Racism, Hate and Other Factors in the 2018 Midterms
- Why Winning = Running on Reproductive Justice
- 2019 Latinx Power! El Poder De Las Latinas En Las Elecciones
See the full list of trainings and panels at: https://www.netrootsnation.
“We’ve seen that when you center communities of color and their allies, you get platforms centered on equity, sustainability, and justice,” said Netroots spokesperson Mary Rickles. “Progressives won in 2018 by investing in the new American majority, and we’ll do it again in 2020.”
Other confirmed speakers include: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Secretary Julian Castro, Gov. Jay Inslee, Sen. Jeff Merkley, Sen. Sherrod Brown, Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym, CA Secretary of State Alex Padilla, CT Secretary of State Denise Merrill, former AG Eric Holder, Color of Change’s Rashad Robinson, Flight Attendants Union President Sara Nelson, Philadelphia Rev. Gregory Holston, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, ROC’s Saru Jayaraman and Jess Morales Rocketto of the National Domestic Workers Alliance. More confirmations are expected in the coming weeks.
Much of the content at this year’s conference will focus on a progressive vision for 2020 and efforts to strengthen the country’s democracy, from protecting voting access to ensuring that elected leadership is responsive to their constituents and communities.
To RSVP, please email netroots@megaphonestrategies.
A limited number of tickets are available for press to attend this year’s conference.