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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCALL FOR THE PEOPLE’S SUMMIT: BUILDING THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION July 17-19 Chicago, Illinois
PEOPLE'S SUMMIT
The People's Summit
McCormick Place Chicago, IL
July 17-19, 2016
CALL FOR THE PEOPLES SUMMIT: BUILDING THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION
At a time of tremendous turmoil and progressive opportunity, we invite you to participate in a historic convening of organizations and individuals committed to social, racial and economic justice. On June 17-19, in Chicago, after the party primary season and before the party conventions, we seek to bring together activists committed to a different kind of agenda: a Peoples Agenda that can enhance and expand issue campaigns and hold all elected officials accountable to popular demands for justice, equality and freedom. We envision this Summit as further deepening the relationship between participating organizations rooted in principled anti-corporate politics, development of community leaders, direct action not based on partisan identification, and strategic organizing to build power. The Summit itself will include plenary and workshop sessions devoted to key issues such as the Fight for 15, mass incarceration and criminal justice reform, voting rights and expanding democratic participation, a tax on Wall Street speculation to fund human needs and jobs, climate justice toward a sustainable economy, improved Medicare for All, the fight for free and debt-free higher education, secure retirement through expanding social security, ending HIV/AIDS, achieving Constitutional pay equity for women, and ending deportations and support for DREAMers, among others. We will take action in Chicago against the big money system of politics that expands the power of the wealthy and corporations at the expense of the people. We will also celebrate with music and a festival of joyous rebellion. And we will plan how to move our Peoples Agenda nationally and locally to help build the broad movement for people and the planet. We hope to see you in Chicago, June 17-19, at McCormick Place..
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CALL FOR THE PEOPLE’S SUMMIT: BUILDING THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION July 17-19 Chicago, Illinois (Original Post)
imagine2015
May 2016
OP
Building the Progressive Movement. The scholarships to attend are marvelous! n/t
JimDandy
May 2016
#3
Thirties Child
(543 posts)1. Headline says July 17-19, messages says June 17-19
Person 2713
(3,263 posts)2. IN just this one link the dates are confusing
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)3. Building the Progressive Movement. The scholarships to attend are marvelous! n/t
global1
(25,249 posts)4. Did This Grow Out Of Bernie's Campaign?.....
and is this going to be a continuation of his platform?
JimDandy
(7,318 posts)6. It appears so. A lot of the supporting orgs are Bernie related. n/t
Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)5. K/R
!!