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*[[John Moyers]], [[TomPaine.com]]
 
*[[John Moyers]], [[TomPaine.com]]
 
*[[Gael Murphy]], Co-Founder, [[Code Pink]]
 
*[[Gael Murphy]], Co-Founder, [[Code Pink]]
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*[[Bob Musil]], Executive Director, [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]]
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*[[Robert K. Musil]], Executive Director, [[Physicians for Social Responsibility]]
 
*[[Ralph Neas]], President, [[People for the American Way]]
 
*[[Ralph Neas]], President, [[People for the American Way]]
 
*[[Nick Nyhart]], Executive Director, [[Public Campaign]]
 
*[[Nick Nyhart]], Executive Director, [[Public Campaign]]
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*[[Miles Rapoport]], President, [[Demos]]
 
*[[Miles Rapoport]], President, [[Demos]]
 
*[[Jamin Raskin]], Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American Univ.
 
*[[Jamin Raskin]], Professor of Law, Washington College of Law, American Univ.
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*The Hon. [[Robert B. Reich]], Former US Secretary of Labor, Brandeis University
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*The Hon. [[Robert Reich]], Former US Secretary of Labor, Brandeis University
 
*[[Hans Riemer]], Washington Director, [[Rock the Vote]]
 
*[[Hans Riemer]], Washington Director, [[Rock the Vote]]
 
*[[Will Robinson]], Partner, [[MacWilliams, Robinson & Partners]]
 
*[[Will Robinson]], Partner, [[MacWilliams, Robinson & Partners]]
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*[[Hillary Shelton]], Director, Washington Bureau, [[NAACP]]
 
*[[Hillary Shelton]], Director, Washington Bureau, [[NAACP]]
 
*Rep. [[Hilda Solis]], CA
 
*Rep. [[Hilda Solis]], CA
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*[[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League's Institute for Opportunity and Equality]]
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*[[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League]]'s Institute for Opportunity and Equality
 
*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]], MI
 
*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]], MI
 
*[[John Steele]], Mayor, Telluride, CO, Leader, [[Cities for Peace]]
 
*[[John Steele]], Mayor, Telluride, CO, Leader, [[Cities for Peace]]
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*[[George Soros]], International Philanthropist and Financier
 
*[[George Soros]], International Philanthropist and Financier
 
*[[Eliot Spitzer]], New York State Attorney General]]
 
*[[Eliot Spitzer]], New York State Attorney General]]
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*[[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League's Institute of Opportunity and Equality]]
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*[[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League]]'s Institute of Opportunity and Equality
 
*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]], D-MI
 
*Sen. [[Debbie Stabenow]], D-MI
 
*[[John Sweeney]], President, [[AFL-CIO]]
 
*[[John Sweeney]], President, [[AFL-CIO]]
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===Confronting Inequality in America===
 
===Confronting Inequality in America===
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On June 3, 2004, [[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League's Institute of Opportunity and Equality]]; [[Sam Pizzigati]], Author of ''"Greed and Good"''; [[Joan Lombardi]], Director, [[The Children's Project]]; and [[Chris Owens]], Policy Director, [[AFL-CIO]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Confronting Inequality in America"''.
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On June 3, 2004, [[William Spriggs]], Director, [[National Urban League]]'s Institute of Opportunity and Equality; [[Sam Pizzigati]], Author of ''"Greed and Good"''; [[Joan Lombardi]], Director, [[The Children's Project]]; and [[Chris Owens]], Policy Director, [[AFL-CIO]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Confronting Inequality in America"''.
  
 
===Indebted Nation: The Real Trade Debate===
 
===Indebted Nation: The Real Trade Debate===
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*[[Melody Barnes]]
 
*[[Melody Barnes]]
 
*[[Tony Barr]]
 
*[[Tony Barr]]
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*[[Rand Beers]]
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*[[R. Rand Beers|Rand Beers]]
 
*[[Medea Benjamin]]
 
*[[Medea Benjamin]]
 
*[[Julie Bergman Sender]]
 
*[[Julie Bergman Sender]]
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*[[Julius Genachowski]]
 
*[[Julius Genachowski]]
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*[[Steve Abbott]]
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*[[Steve Abbottt]]
 
*[[Arianna Huffington]]
 
*[[Arianna Huffington]]
 
*[[Maya Rockeymoore]]
 
*[[Maya Rockeymoore]]
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===Conference Sponsors===
 
===Conference Sponsors===
 
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*[[CREDO Mobile]]
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*[[CREDO]]
 
*[[Fenton Communications]]
 
*[[Fenton Communications]]
 
*[[Free Press]]
 
*[[Free Press]]
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*[[Center for Independent Media]]
 
*[[Center for Independent Media]]
 
*[[Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins]] LLP
 
*[[Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins]] LLP
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*[[CREDO Mobile]]
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*[[CREDO]]
 
*[[Laurie David]]
 
*[[Laurie David]]
 
*[[Robert Estrin]] and [[Mary Lloyd Estrin]]
 
*[[Robert Estrin]] and [[Mary Lloyd Estrin]]
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===Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone===
 
===Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone===
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On March 17, 2008, [[Steve Abbott]], [[Julius Genachowski]], [[Debbie Goldman]], [[Susan Ness]] and [[Josh Silver]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone"''. The description for the session was:
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On March 17, 2008, [[Steve Abbottt]], [[Julius Genachowski]], [[Debbie Goldman]], [[Susan Ness]] and [[Josh Silver]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Media Reform and High-Speed Internet for Everyone"''. The description for the session was:
 
:''"A high speed Internet connection will soon deliver nearly all media - television, radio, phone service, and of course, blogs and the Web. Join senior policy directors to Senators Obama and Clinton, along with the Communications Workers of America and Free Press to discuss the senators’ positions on media and how a broad coalition of labor, public interest and industry groups are uniting behind a national policy to bring fast, affordable, open Internet access to every American home."''
 
:''"A high speed Internet connection will soon deliver nearly all media - television, radio, phone service, and of course, blogs and the Web. Join senior policy directors to Senators Obama and Clinton, along with the Communications Workers of America and Free Press to discuss the senators’ positions on media and how a broad coalition of labor, public interest and industry groups are uniting behind a national policy to bring fast, affordable, open Internet access to every American home."''
  
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===Mobile Activism===
 
===Mobile Activism===
 
On March 18, 2008, [[Becky Bond]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Mobile Activism"''. The description for the session was:
 
On March 18, 2008, [[Becky Bond]] spoke in a session entitled ''"Mobile Activism"''. The description for the session was:
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:''"Join CREDO Mobile and a group of successful practitioners for a discussion of the new frontier in progressive activism: the mobile phone. Find out how a variety of organizations and campaigns have literally put the power into their activists’ hands through innovative text messaging and mobile content campaigns. Learn what approaches lead to more successful advocacy and organizing and what is not appropriate to do on the phone."''
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:''"Join CREDO and a group of successful practitioners for a discussion of the new frontier in progressive activism: the mobile phone. Find out how a variety of organizations and campaigns have literally put the power into their activists’ hands through innovative text messaging and mobile content campaigns. Learn what approaches lead to more successful advocacy and organizing and what is not appropriate to do on the phone."''
  
 
===Election Protection 2008===
 
===Election Protection 2008===
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On March 18, 2008, Representative [[Jan Schakowsky]] was presented with an ''America's Future Progressive Champion Award'' by [[William McNary]]; [[Majora Carter]] and [[Van Jones]] were presented with the ''Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award'' by [[Jerome Ringo]]; and [[Norman Lear]] was presented with the ''America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award'' by [[Bill Moyers]] at the Gala Awards Dinner. [[Kathleen Turner]]  was the Master of Ceremonies for the event.
 
On March 18, 2008, Representative [[Jan Schakowsky]] was presented with an ''America's Future Progressive Champion Award'' by [[William McNary]]; [[Majora Carter]] and [[Van Jones]] were presented with the ''Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award'' by [[Jerome Ringo]]; and [[Norman Lear]] was presented with the ''America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award'' by [[Bill Moyers]] at the Gala Awards Dinner. [[Kathleen Turner]]  was the Master of Ceremonies for the event.
  
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===Come Party with CREDO Mobile and George W. Bush===
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===Come Party with CREDO and George W. Bush===
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On March 18, 2008, [[James Adomian]] and [[Michael Kieschnick]] hosted a party entitled ''"Come Party with CREDO Mobile and George W. Bush"''. The description for the party was:
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On March 18, 2008, [[James Adomian]] and [[Michael Kieschnick]] hosted a party entitled ''"Come Party with CREDO and George W. Bush"''. The description for the party was:
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:''"If we’re going to take back America, we’ll need to take time to laugh along the way. Close out your day with a drink and a few laughs courtesy of George W. Bush—or at least his impersonator the comic James Adomian—and CREDO Mobile. Meet CREDO President Michael Kieschnick and the CREDO political staff. Bring your CREDO Mobile phone and get a special party favor."''
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:''"If we’re going to take back America, we’ll need to take time to laugh along the way. Close out your day with a drink and a few laughs courtesy of George W. Bush—or at least his impersonator the comic James Adomian—and CREDO. Meet CREDO President Michael Kieschnick and the CREDO political staff. Bring your CREDO phone and get a special party favor."''
  
 
===Ending America's Longest Domestic War===
 
===Ending America's Longest Domestic War===
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==References==
 
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:10, 3 October 2024

Take Back America is the old name for America's Future Now! which is the annual conference of Campaign for America's Future.

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Sen. Barack Obama speaks at the 2007 Take Back America Conference

Take Back America is the name of the annual conference which was run by Campaign for America's Future from 2003 - 2008. Campaign for America's Future runs a major annual conference which is well-attended by leftist speakers and delegates. America's Future Now is the new name for the Take Back America conferences.

Prominent speakers at the conferences over the past six years include:

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  1. ↑ Our Future website: Take Back America 2003 Speakers (accessed on June 17, 2010)
  2. ↑ Our Future website: Take Back America 2003 Agenda (accessed on June 11, 2010)
  3. ↑ Our Future website: Take Back America 2004 Speakers (accessed on June 11, 2010)
  4. ↑ [hhttp://www.ourfuture.org/node/13154 Our Future website: Take Back America 2004 Agenda] (accessed on June 11, 2010)
  5. ↑ Take Back America 2005 - Speakers (accessed on May 8, 2010)
  6. ↑ Take Back America 2005 - Agenda (accessed on June 11, 2010)
  7. ↑ Jump up to: 7.0 7.1 7.2 Take Back America 2006 - Agenda & Speakers (accessed on May 14, 2010)
  8. ↑ Jump up to: 8.0 8.1 Take Back America 2007 - Agenda (accessed on May 13, 2010)
  9. ↑ Take Back America 2007 - Speakers (accessed on May 13, 2010)
  10. ↑ Take Back America 2007 - Sponsors (accessed on May 13, 2010)
  11. ↑ TBA 2007: Session: Our Time Has Come (accessed on May 13, 2010)
  12. ↑ Jump up to: 12.0 12.1 12.2 Take Back America 2008 - Details (accessed on May 11, 2010)
  13. ↑ Take Back America 2008 - Speakers (accessed on May 11, 2010)
  14. ↑ Campaign for America's Future website: Take Back America 2008 - Sponsors (accessed on May 12, 2010)
  15. ↑ Jump up to: 15.0 15.1 Campaign for America's Future website: Gala Awards Dinner (accessed on May 12, 2010)
  16. ↑ Campaign for America's Future website: Take Back America 2008 - Agenda (accessed on May 11, 2010)
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