Take Back America Convention 2008 - the anti-CPAC!

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http://www.ourfuture.org/take-back-america-2008


THE PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION
March 17-19, 2008 | Omni Shoreham Hotel | Washington D.C.
Only 37 Days, 20 Hours, 19 Minutes & 27 Seconds Away
OUR CONVENTION, OUR TIME


Click here to see the latest TBA 2008 conference agenda topics and speaker list.


In this critical year, Take Back America will bring together all of the tribes of the progressive movement—grassroots and netroots activists, elected officials, business owners, policy experts and more. Together, we will generate new power for our movement for change based on a new vision and bold ideas for an America that works for everyone, not just the few.

Driving the Debate in 2008 and Beyond


Five themes at the heart of the progressive agenda will be the focus of Take Back America 2008:

Economic Strategy for America in the Global Economy
Green Jobs for a Sustainable Energy Future
Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
Out of Iraq to Real Security
The New Social Justice Agenda


Who’s Coming to Take Back America 2008?


Dozens of progressive leaders are scheduled to appear at Take Back America 2008. They include:

Tom Andrews*
Andrea Batista-Schlesinger
Jared Bernstein
Deepak Bhargava
Chris Bowers
David Brock*
Leslie Cagan
Majora Carter
Joseph Cirincione
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton*
Chuck Collins
Digby
John Edwards*
Rep. Keith Ellison*
Leo Gerard
Danny Glover*
Robert Greenwald
John Halpin
Jane Hamsher
Van Jones
Naomi Klein
Robert Kuttner
Celinda Lake
Norman Lear
Mary Beth Maxwell
Al Meyerhoff
Karen Nussbaum*
Sen. Barack Obama*
Eli Pariser
Rick Perlstein
Carl Pope*
Gov. Ed Rendell*
Cecile Richards*
Joel Rogers
Rep. Jan Schakowsky
Gov. Brian Schweitzer*
Krysten Sinema
David Sirota
Ron Stief
John Sweeney*
Gloria Totten
Jim Wallis*
Drew Westen
(*invited)

Check back for updates to this list. We’ve invited a cross-section of people at the forefront of the progressive movement. TBA 2007 was a record-breaking gathering of progressive leadership. Click here for last year’s highlights.