Demos at Netroots Nation
 Demos is teaming up with The American Prospect to host a panel at this year's Netroots Nation conference in Minneapolis (June 16th-19th), called "Obama, the Tea Party and 2012: The Role of Race in Electoral Politics." The panel, featuringRepresentative Donna Edwards (D-MD), Voto Latino Executive Director Maria Teresa Kumar, and journalist and blogger Cord Jefferson, will examine how racial discourse plays into the messaging and framing of American political campaigns. This event is tied to The American Prospect's special report, Colorblinded, co-published by Demos.
Friends of Demos can get $50 off the conference ticket price by using the code "DEMOS" when registering here.
Conference attendees: visit The American Prospect's booth
to pick up a copy and learn more. |
Democracy Exchange Phone Call Demos, a member of the Campaign for Stronger Democracy, invites you to join Nick Nyhart of Public Campaign and Amalia Deloney of the Center for Media Justice in a phone discussion on June 7th at 2 pm eastern. The conversation will focus on how democracy reformers can recruit new allies and broaden public support by communicating about our issues more effectively.
To learn more or sign up for the phone call, click here.
To read about Demos' work to build a healthy democracy, click here. |
Demos Gala & Transforming America Awards On Tuesday, Demos will host our 2011 gala, and honor five leaders whose work has advanced our vision of shared economic prosperity, inclusive democracy, effective government, and responsible U.S. engagement in the world. Voto Latino Co-Founders Maria Teresa Kumar and Rosario Dawson, former New York Times columnist Bob Herbert, President of United Auto Workers, Bob King, and the Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy, Ron Bloom, will each receive a Transforming America Award. We will also honor our President Miles Rapoport for his 10 years of service to Demos.
The deadline for advertisements has passed.
A few tickets are still available. To learn more, click here. |
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