#NN14 in Detroit: Join Purpose at Netroots Nation!
July 11, 2014
Purpose is thrilled to be attending Netroots Nation in Detroit this July 17-20. Netroots Nation is an annual gathering of bloggers, newsmakers, social justice advocates, labor and organizational leaders, grassroots organizers and online activists. Everyone’s coming together to make new connections, hone their organizing skills, share best practices and build stronger relationships with others working on the issues they care most about.
If you’re attending the conference, please visit Purpose at Booth #916 in the Exhibition Hall this Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Purpose’s Samhita Mukhopadhyay will be giving an Ignite talk during the Saturday evening plenary, and she’ll be speaking on two panels earlier on Saturday.
If you can’t make it to Detroit, follow @Purpose and #NN14. Purpose sessions are listed below, and you can also review the full conference schedule online.
Pope is Dope: How to Message Like a Gladiator and Win
http://www.netrootsnation.org/nn_events/nn-14/pope-is-dope-how-to-message-like-a-gladiator-and-win/
Panel: Sat, 07/19/2014 – 11:00 am, 140 D
Narrative strategy and messaging aren’t new to television or pop culture, but Shonda Rhimes’ “Scandal” has drawn attention to the role of crisis communications and strategic messaging in Beltway politics. Olivia Pope and her team of “gladiators in suits” use crisis management to take on some of the most contentious political issues of our time like abortion, sex work, surveillance and political corruption. In the battle for Beltway capital and influence, the tools we use to frame our issues determine which legislative policies will triumph and which will fail. Learn from real-life gladiators how to use strategic messaging, narrative strategy, and storytelling to win progressive policy change at the local, state and national level.
Led by: Shanelle Matthews
Panelists: Sally Kohn, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Anat Shenker-Osorio
Ain’t I an Organizer? How Women of Color are Central to the Future of Feminist Activism
Panel: Sat, 07/19/2014 – 01:30 pm, 141
Coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw over 15 years ago, the term “intersectionality” has become a mainstay in discussions of successful feminist activism. Yet many publications, campaigns and organizations still struggle to incorporate a feminist lens in their work, let alone center women of color in their gender analysis and activism. What does a truly cohesive, progressive and anti-racist movement for gender equality look like in 2014? How can we create a broad-based progressive movement that centers the experiences of women of color and galvanizes the base successfully? Panelists will explore the concept of an intersectional approach to gender and identity by relaying stories and data from their own political organizing work in a range of fields including education, media, health and wellness.
Led by: Samhita Mukhopadhyay
Panelists: Lori Adelman, Ileana Jimenez, Salamishah Tillet, Jamia Wilson
Closing Keynote: Ignite @ Netroots Nation
http://www.netrootsnation.org/nn_events/nn-14/closing-keynote-ignite-netroots-nation/
Keynote: Sat, 07/19/2014 – 04:30 pm, Grand Ballroom
We’re hosting the second annual Ignite @ Netroots Nation to close the weekend with an engaging, fast-paced keynote that will inspire and entertain. Using the Ignite format, each speaker will be given five minutes to talk, while 20 slides that advance automatically every 15 seconds are shown on the screen.
One of the best parts about Netroots Nation is hearing the unique experiences and personal stories of fellow organizers, activists and thought leaders in the movement. That’s why we’re once again closing out the conference this year with Ignite, a full plenary session focusing on those stories. The keynote will feature short presentations that are thought-provoking, inspiring, engaging and sometimes funny.
Over the course of the program you’ll hear from Deepak Bhargava, Mansur Gidfar, Sara Haghdoosti, Feminista Jones, Christopher Massicotte, Zerlina Maxwell, Jess Morales, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, Leanne Pittsford, Rinku Sen, Anat Shenker-Osorio, Amy Lynn Smith and Lauren Windsor, plus host Lizz Winstead.
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Links from the article:
http://www.netrootsnation.org/
http://www.netrootsnation.org/nn14/
http://www.netrootsnation.org/nn_events/nn-14/pope-is-dope-how-to-message-like-a-gladiator-and-win/
http://www.netrootsnation.org/nn_events/nn-14/aint-i-an-organizer-how-women-of-color-are-central-to-the-future-of-feminist-activism/
http://www.netrootsnation.org/nn_events/nn-14/closing-keynote-ignite-netroots-nation/
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