A Statewide Gathering of Progressives -- The Compass IV Conference -- Don't Miss It! -- Keynote Speakers: David Sirota and Paul Waldman of Media Matters.
A detailed schedule of the two day conference is now available at TAP. Below is an edited version of Saturday's workshops.
Saturday Workshops, April 14, 2007, Cohn Adult Learning Center, Nashville
Morning Workshops: 10:30 to 11:50 AM
Doing Justly – LIBRARY – a workshop on faith, spirituality, morality and politics.
Reducing Poverty and Inequality in Tennessee - ROOM 209.
Activism 101 - ROOM 201.
The Joy of Activism— Mobilizing the Mamas – Mothers Acting Up
Media Reform – ROOM 203 - Learn what’s wrong with the corporate media and how you can become a media activist. Presenters: Ginny Welsch of Radio Free Nashville, Mary Mancini of Liberadio(!) and Elliott Mitchell is of Metropolitan Educational Access Corporation.
How to Write Op-Eds That Get Published - ROOM 204.
Lunch: Noon to 1 PM – DOWNSTAIRS CAFETERIA
Films: 12:10 PM to 1:00 PM – DOWNSTAIRS CAFETERIA - Collateral Damage: Bad Medicine in Tennessee Scenes from Eternal Vigilance: The Fight To Save Our Election System, Q&A with filmmaker David Earnhardt.
Afternoon Workshops: 1:00 to 2:30 PM
Global Climate Change – AUDITORIUM - A Powerpoint presentation based on Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. Presenters: Jennifer Tlumak, a graduate of Al Gore’s Climate Project and Rev. Jim Deming of Tennessee.
Passing the Torch: Youth Activism – LIBRARY
Progressive Blogging – ROOM 121 - Egalia of the award-winning blog, Tennessee Guerilla Women will bring together bloggers to share the secrets of their craft. Presenters: Chiara at Thoughts of an Average Woman, Callie at Red State Exile, and Rick at Coyote Chronicles.
Election 2008 – ROOM 203. Discussion of local, state and national candidates, voter suppression, paper-trail ballot boxes and other issues.
Tennesseee’s Health Care Crisis – ROOM 201
The Politics of Crime and Punishment in Tennessee – ROOM 204 - Topics will include prison privatization, death penalty, racism in the criminal justice system, and restorative transformative justice as an alternative to our present retributive system.
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