If you're a progressive, liberal, or lefty and live in the state of Tennessee, you do not want to miss the upcoming statewide gathering of progressives.
If you can make it to only one progressive event this year, this is the one! This lefty conference is your chance to meet, strategize and form alliances with progressives from across the state. The more often we get together, the sooner that new progressive era will get here. And just in case you haven't noticed, that new progressive day needs to get here pretty damn quick or the rightwingers are going to blow the friggin' planet to pieces.
The Compass III Conference, sponsored by the Tennessee Alliance for Progress (TAP), will be held in Nashville on Friday and Saturday, April 28-29, 2006.
I've pasted below some of the highlights of the conference; they are taken from the TAP website where you can read more.
Compass III Conference: A Statewide Gathering of Progressives
Sponsored by Tennessee Alliance for Progress, all concerned citizens, activists and advocates working for social, economic and environmental justice in Tennessee are invited to participate in two days of networking, strategizing, issue workshops and fun. We will be discussing our vision for the future of Tennessee, developing a strategy to make that vision a reality and building community.
The key progressives in the state will be in attendance. You don't want to miss what promises to be THE progressive gathering in Tennessee in 2006!
Strategy Session: Building a Movement for Social Change in Tennessee, Friday, April 28th - 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tennessee's major progressive leaders come together for a day-long discussion on creating a long-term strategy to move Tennessee in a new direction. This session will be facilitated by David Hunt, principle trainer for the Midwest Academy, the nation's oldest and most prestigious organizing training institution. David has been trained in many small and large group facilitation methods which serve him well as a nationally sought after speaker, facilitator, trainer, planner, thinker and community and organization builder. David's energetic, charismatic and fun loving spirit will create an opportunity for us to reflect, enjoy, learn and grow together as we resolve conflict, plan strategically and organize powerfully. All conference participants are invited to attend this important session.
TAP Dance & Celebration, Friday, April 28th - 7 to 10:30 p.m.
SPIN, 918 Main Street in East Nashville. Live music, silent auction, TAP Awards, delicious food, cash bar, etc.
People's Day at Compass III, Saturday, April 29th - 8 am to 4 p.m.
9:15-10:30 Session I: Panel discussion, How do we build a multi-racial, multi-class, multi-issue progressive movement through cooperation in Tennessee?
Mornning Workshops:
Workshop 1- Beyond Punishment in Tennessee’s Criminal Justice System
Workshop 2- Tennessee’s Education Crisis
Workshop 3- Health Care: TennCare and Beyond
Workshop 4- Spiritual Progressives: Beyond Religious Right and Secular Left
Workshop 5– Who is Speaking for Working People in Tennessee?
Workshop 6– Blogging 101
Afternoon Workshops:
Workshop 1- Democratizing the Media and the Message
Workshop 2- Creating An Environment that Works & Provides for All of Us
Workshop 3- The Status of Women in Tennessee: An Update
Workshop 4– Can a Progressive Win An Election in Tennessee?
Workshop 5– Tennessee’s New Immigrants: Myths and Realities
Workshop 5– Tennessee’s New Immigrants: Myths and Realities
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: JIM HIGHTOWER, Saturday, April 29th at 2:45 pm, $10.00 (or Free with Full Conference or Saturday-only Registration).
National radio commentator, writer, public speaker, and author of Thieves In High Places: They've Stolen Our Country And It's Time to Take It Back, Jim Hightower has spent three decades battling the Powers That Be on behalf of the Powers That Ought To Be - consumers, working families, environmentalists, small businesses, and just-plain-folks.
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I hope to see you and/or meet you at this important and historic event!
Here's an earlier post about the legendary progressive hero, Jim Hightower.
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