Campaign for America's Future
Campaign for America's Future was founded in July 1996 as "the strategy center for the progressive movement."[1]
Current Board of Directors
- Andrea Batista Schlesinger, Drum Major Institute
- Lara Bergthold, Act III Productions
- Jeff Faux, Economic Policy Institute
- Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers
- Eli Pariser, MoveOn.org
- Hilary Shelton, NAACP Washington Bureau
Co-Directors of the Campaign for America's Future
- Roger Hickey, President
- Robert L. Borosage, Secretary-Treasurer[2]
Founding 130
Affiliations shown at founding date[3], July 17, 1996.
- Gar Alperovitz National Center for Economic Alternatives
- Ira Arlook New Economy Communications
- John Atlas National Housing Institute
- Morton Bahr Communication Workers of America
- Peter Barnes Redefining Progress/Working Assets
- Ann Beaudry People for the American Way
- George Becker United Steelworkers of America
- Berkley Bedell Former Member of Congress
- Lara Bergthold Act III Communications
- Paul Berman
- Jules Bernstein
- Mary Frances Berry US Commission on Civil Rights
- Susan Bianchi-Sand National Committee on Pay Equity
- Moe Biller American Postal Workers Union
- Norman Birnbaum Georgetown University Law Center
- Arthur Blaustein UC, Berkeley
- Barry Bluestone Northeastern University, Boston
- Julian Bond NAACP Board Chair
- Heather Booth Founder Midwest Academy
- Robert Borosage Campaign for America’s Future
- Jim Braude Critical Mass Media
- Thomas Buffenbarger Machinists Union
- Marc Caplan Northeast Action
- David Carley
- Hodding Carter
- John Cavanagh Institute for Policy Studies
- Bob Chase National Education Association
- Richard Cloward Columbia University
- Jeff Cohen FAIR
- Mitchell Cohen Dissent, Co-Editor
- Barry Commoner Queens College
- Ken Cook Environmental Working Group
- William Domhoff U.C., Santa Cruz
- Douglas Dority United Food and Commercial Workers
- Peter Dreier Occidental College
- Dudley Dudley Women Legislator’s Lobby
- Barbara Ehrenreich Writer
- Robert Eisner Northwestern University
- Jeff Faux Economic Policy Institute
- Diane Feldman The Feldman Group
- Edward Fire International Union of Electronic Workers
- Dick Flacks UC, Santa Barbara
- Nancy Folbre University of Mass. Amherst
- Steve Fraser Houghton Mifflin
- Betty Friedan
- Jeannette Galanis USSA (US Student Association)
- James Galbraith Univ. of Texas/LBJ School
- Herbert Gans Columbia University
- Paul Gaston University of Virginia
- Tom Geoghegan Author, Which Side Are You On?
- Todd Gitlin New York University
- Chester Hartman PRRAC
- Heidi Hartmann Insttute for Women’s Policy Research
- Tom Hayden California Legislature
- Denis Hayes Earth Day founder - Bullitt Foundation
- Roger Hickey Campaign for America’s Future
- Jim Hightower Hightower Radio
- Adam Hochschild
- Patricia Ireland National Organization for Women
- Amy Isaacs Americans for Democratic Action
- Jesse Jackson Rainbow Coalition
- Christopher Jencks Northwestern University
- Jaqueline Jones Brandeis University
- Michael Kazin Author, Populist Persuasion
- Jackie Kendall Midwest Academy
- Charles Knight Commonwealth Institute
- George Kourpias
- Jonathan Kozol
- David Kusnet Former White House speechwriter
- Robert Kuttner American Prospect
- Rev. Peter Laarman Judson Memorial Church
- Thea Lee AFL-CIO, Assistant Director of Public Policy
- Nelson Lichtenstein University of Virginia
- Judith Lichtman National Partnership for Women and Families
- David Liederman Child Welfare League of America
- Rev. Joseph Lowery Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- Ray Marshall University of Texas-Austin, Former Secretary of Labor
- Steve Max Midwest Academy
- Jay Mazur UNITE
- Michael McCloskey Sierra Club Chairman
- Gerald McEntee AFSCME
- Howard Metzenbaum U.S. Senator
- Harold Meyerson LA Weekly
- S. M. Miller Commonwealth Institute
- Lawrence Mishel Economic Policy Institute
- Nan Orrock Women Legislator’s Lobby, Georgia House of Representatives
- Paul Osterman MIT/Sloan School of Management
- Maurice Paprin Fund for New Priorities in America
- Richard Parker Harvard University
- Wallace Peterson University of Nebraska
- Frances Fox Piven
- Ron Pollack Families USA Foundation
- Robert Pollin University of Massachussetts- Amherst
- Steve Protulis National Council of Senior Citizens
- Miles Rapoport President of Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action, Former Connecticut Secretary of State
- Robert Reich Brandeis University, Former Secretary of Labor
- Frank Riessman Social Policy
- Mark Ritchie Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
- Dennis Rivera Health and Human Service Employees
- Cecil Roberts United Mine Workers of America
- Joel Rogers University of Wisconsin
- Richard Rorty University of Virginia
- Sumner Rosen Jobs for All
- Richard Rothstein
- Lillian Rubin Institute for the Study of Social Change
- Arlie Schardt Environmental Media Services
- Tom Schlesinger Financial Markets Center
- Susan Shaer Women’s Action for New Direction
- Stanley Sheinbaum
- Jack Sheinkman Americans for Democratic Action President
- John Simmons Participation Associates
- Theda Skocpol Harvard University
- Francis Smith GreenVote
- Paul Soglin
- Andy Stern SEIU
- John Sweeney AFL-CIO
- Linda Tarr-Whelan Center for Policy Alternatives
- John Taylor Nationall Community Reinvestment Coalition
- Ellen Teninty Just Economics
- Robert Theobald Dynamic Learning Consortium
- Richard Trumka AFL-CIO
- Katherine Villers Families USA Foundation
- Philippe Villers Families USA Foundation
- Ron Walters University of Maryland
- Michael Walzer Dissent, Co-Editor
- Roger Wilkins George Mason University
- Linda Faye Williams University of Maryland
- William Julius Wilson JFK School of Government
- Leslie Wolfe Center for Women Policy Studies
- Stephen Yokich United Auto Workers
Democratic Socialists of America connection
Of the founders listed above John Atlas, Paul Berman, Norman Birnbaum, Julian Bond, Mitchell Cohen, Richard Cloward, William Domhoff, Peter Dreier, Barbara Ehrenreich, Richard Flacks, Adam Hochschild, Michael Kazin, Charles Knight, Peter Laarman, Nelson Lichtenstein, Steve Max, Jay Mazur, Harold Meyerson, Lawrence Mishel, Frances Fox Piven, Frank Riessman, Richard Rorty, Sumner Rosen, Richard Rothstein, Theda Skocpol , Stanley Sheinbaum, Jack Sheinkman, John Sweeney, Michael Walzer, Roger Wilkins and William Julius Wilson, were confirmed members of Democratic Socialists of America or of one of its two predecessors Democratic Socialist Organizing Committee or the New American Movement.
Institute for Policy Studies connection
Of the founders listed above, many have ties to the far left Institute for Policy Studies
Robert L. Borosage is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Policy Studies.[4]
Others with IPS connections include: Gar Alperowitz, Ira Arlook, Ann Beaudry, Norman Birnbaum, Heather Booth, David Carley, John Cavanagh, William Domhoff, Barbara Ehrenreich, Chester Hartman.
Institute for America's Future
IAF Board of Directors
- Baye Adofo-Wilson, Lincoln Park/Coast Cultural District, Inc. (LPCCD)
- Warren Beatty, Mulholland Productions
- Susan Bianchi-Sand
- Maria Jobin-Leeds, Access Strategies Fund
- Robert Johnson, Impact Artist Management
- Charles Rodgers, New Community Fund
- John Sweeney, AFL-CIO
- Margery Tabankin, The Streisand Foundation
- Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation
- Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles
- Scott Wallace, Wallace Global Fund
- Roger Wilkins, Clarence J. Robinson Professor Emeritus, George Mason University
Co-Directors of the Institute for America's Future
- Robert Borosage, President
- Roger Hickey, Secretary-Treasurer
Conferences
- Take Back America is the name of the annual conference run by Campaign for America's Future from 2003 - 2008. To view details and speakers of these conferences, please visit the Take Back America page.
- America's Future Now is the new name for the Take Back America conferences which Campaign for America's Future ran from 2003 - 2008. To view details and speakers of these conferences, please visit the America's Future Now page.
Maria Leavey Tribute Award
The fifth annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award was presented at the Take Back the American Dream conference. Leavey, who died in 2006 was:[5]
- "an organizer with extraordinary talent, a behind-the-scenes force with an uncanny ability to connect rising young talent with Washington leaders, a tireless advocate who often worked without claiming credit or even compensation."
A Maria Leavey Tribute Award winner is:[5]
- A Convener who builds connections among diverse members of the progressive movement, cultivating networks of old and new leaders and activists;
- A Persistent Advocate who overcomes obstacles and marches forward with an enduring commitment and passion for social justice;
- A Selfless Organizer who works behind the scenes without seeking the limelight or credit for his or her efforts, while lending credit to others; and
- An Idea Generator who pushes forward creative new ideas, a strong analysis of important issues, or helps build specific new capacities and infrastructure for the progressive movement.
Past winners of the Award are:[6]
2011
The following finalists for the 5th Annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award were selected by a panel of Leavey's former colleagues:[6]
- Jenifer Fernandez Ancona, Women Donors Network
- Ana Maria Archila, Make the Road New York
- Joshua Barclay, DreamFarm.org
- Courtney Foley, UFCW
- Deb Richter, Health Care for All Vermont
Progessive bridge
Campaign for America's Future leader Robert Borosage boasts of close relationship with top Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Dick Durbin.
"I'd say we are the bridge," Borosage said. "We are attuned to the grassroots and in touch with the progressive leadership in Congress."[7]
Defended Voting Rights in Ohio and Georgia
In 2014 PowerPAC+ partnered with national and local groups Color of Change, Campaign for America's Future, the New Georgia Project and the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus.
- We took the fight to protect voting rights from Ohio to Georgia. And thousands of you nationally signed petitions, donated money, and spread the word about our work to make sure we protect the rights of every voter.[8]
External links
References
- ↑ About
- ↑ Board
- ↑ http://www.undueinfluence.com/caf-co-founders.htm
- ↑ http://www.ips-dc.org/
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 Campaign for America's Future: The Maria Leavey Tribute Award (accessed on Sept. 24, 2011)
- ↑ Jump up to: 6.0 6.1 Campaign for America's Future: Cast Your Vote for the 5th Annual Maria Leavey Tribute Award Winner (accessed on Sept. 24, 2011)
- ↑ Meet the Left's Grover Norquist January 8, 2013
- ↑ [1]