Demond Drummer
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Demond Drummer is an activist based in Chicago, Illinois.
Bio
- Demond Drummer is an organizer and civic innovator whose grassroots work in Chicago has been recognized by the Obama White House, Code for America and the Aspen Institute. He is currently co-founder and executive director of New Consensus. An alumnus of Morehouse College, Demond is a co-founder of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.). He lives in Chicago with his wife and daughter.
Netroots 2019
Engaging on the Economy: How to Fight and Win the Economic Debate
At Netroots 2019, Demond Drummer took part in a panel discussion titled "Engaging on the Economy: How to Fight and Win the Economic Debate"[2]
How the panel discussion was described at Netroots:
- "Speakers will set the tone for 'unlearning' faulty economic paradigms and centering a worldview that addresses inequality, and speaks to animating progressive values like equity and justice. The session will make it clear that we didn’t get to the current, and dominant, neoliberal economic worldview by accident or overnight. Panelists will provide connection between opinion polling and public messaging research on the economy, progressive economic issues, etc. Importantly, we will highlight that there is no way to think about how the economy should serve society without addressing structural power dynamics—and how these play out across race and class, and affect democracy and democratic access.
The following individuals were listed as speakers: Angela Peoples (moderator), Demond Drummer, Connie Razza, Samantha Sanders, Vanessa Williamson
Making the Green New Deal Real
Demond Drummer also took part in a panel discussion titled "Making the Green New Deal Real"[3] with moderator Brad Johnson, Naomi Klein, Varshini Prakash, and Kevin de Leon.
- A Green New Deal is needed to address the existential crises we face today: a rapidly degrading climate, accelerating economic inequality, the precipitous decline in global democracy—all caused by a global system of of racist oppression and environmental destruction for private gain. Panelists will discuss not only the transformative vision of a Green New Deal but what we all can and must do together to achieve a vibrant green society based on the principle that all people and places on our only planet have inherent value.