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| − | [[America's Future Now]] is the new name for [[Take Back America]] which is the annual conference of [[Campaign for America's Future]]. | + | <div class="video-small">{{#ev:youtube|F-ALKp_Uk_8|250}}America's Future Now 2009 promo</div> |
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| | + | '''America's Future Now!''' is the name of the annual conference which has been run by [[Campaign for America's Future]] since 2009. The conference is well-attended by leftist speakers and delegates and was previously known as "[[Take Back America]]", running from 2003 to 2008 under this name. |
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| − | =About=
| + | Prominent speakers at the conferences over the past eight years have included: |
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| − | '''America's Future Now''' is the name of the annual conference which has been run by [[Campaign for America's Future]] since 2009. The conference is well-attended by leftist speakers and delegates and was previously known as "[[Take Back America]]", running from 2003 to 2008 under this name.
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| − | Prominent speakers at the conferences over the past eight years include: | |
| | *[[Barack Obama]] | | *[[Barack Obama]] |
| | *[[John Conyers]] | | *[[John Conyers]] |
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| | *[[Jan Schakowsky]] | | *[[Jan Schakowsky]] |
| | *[[Hilda Solis]] | | *[[Hilda Solis]] |
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| − | =2010=
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| − | [[Image:Van-jones-afn.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Van Jones]] speaks at America's Future Now 2010]]
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| − | The 2010 America's Future Now Conference was hosted by [[Campaign for America's Future]] and held from June 7 - 9 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street, Washington D.C.<ref>[http://www.ourfuture.org/now/registeronsite Our Future website: Take Back America 2010 Registration] (accessed on July 12, 2010)</ref>
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| − | ==About==
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| − | The conference was promoted as follows:
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| − | :''"WE ARE THE CHANGE! Hundreds of the top progressive leaders and activists from across the country gathered at the 2010 America’s Future Now! conference to take the next steps of a reform agenda for America."''<ref>[http://www.ourfuture.org/now CAF website: home page] (accessed on 13 July, 2010)</ref>
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| − | ==Speakers==
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| − | The following is a list of the 148 speakers who spoke at the 2010 America's Future Now Conference.<ref>[http://www.ourfuture.org/now/speakers Our Future website: Take Back America 2010 Speakers] (accessed on July 12, 2010)</ref>
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| − | *[[Steve Abrecht]]
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| − | *[[Alexandra Acker Lyons]]
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| − | *[[Stewart Acuff]]
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| − | *[[Gar Alperovitz]]
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| − | *[[Nancy J. Altman]]
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| − | *[[John Amato]]
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| − | *[[John Atlas]]
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| − | *[[Sarah Anderson]]
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| − | *[[Tom Andrews]]
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| − | *[[Phil Angelides]]
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| − | *[[Diane Archer]]
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| − | *[[Nan Aron]]
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| − | *[[Peter Bahouth]]
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| − | *[[Marge Baker]]
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| − | *[[Robert Biko Baker]]
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| − | *[[Andrea Batista Schlesinger]]
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| − | *[[Carmen Berkley]]
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| − | *[[Jared Bernstein]]
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| − | *[[Deepak Bhargava]]
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| − | *[[Jennie Blackton]]
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| − | *[[Angela Glover Blackwell]]
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| − | *[[John Bonifaz]]
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| − | *[[Heather Booth]]
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| − | *[[Robert L. Borosage]]
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| − | *[[Andrew Boyd]]
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| − | *[[Diallo Brooks]]
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| − | *[[Darcy Burner]]
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| − | *[[Eric Burns]]
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| − | *[[Lee Camp]]
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| − | *[[Denise Cardinal]]
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| − | *[[Rea Carey]]
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| − | *[[Zach Carter]]
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| − | *[[Marco Ceglie]]
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| − | *[[Gregory A. Cendana]]
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| − | *[[Toby Chaudhuri]]
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| − | *[[Juan Cole]]
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| − | *[[Robert Creamer]]
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| − | *Gov. [[Howard Dean]], MD
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| − | *[[Karen DeYoung]]
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| − | *[[Digby]]
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| − | *[[Gail Dratch]]
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| − | *Sen. [[Dick Durbin]]
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| − | *Rep. [[Donna Edwards]]
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| − | *[[Ross Eisenbrey]]
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| − | *[[Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins]]
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| − | *Rep. [[Keith Ellison]]
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| − | *[[Richard RJ Eskow]]
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| − | *[[Lee Farris]]
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| − | *[[Negin Farsad]]
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| − | *[[Matthew F. Filner]]
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| − | *[[Joan Fitzgerald]]
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| − | *[[Joel Foster]]
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| − | *[[Judith Freeman]]
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| − | *[[Maria P. Freese]]
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| − | *[[Karen Friedman]]
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| − | *[[Kari Fulton]]
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| − | *[[Page S. Gardner]]
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| − | *[[Leo Gerard|Leo W. Gerard]]
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| − | *[[Lisa Gilbert]]
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| − | *[[Garlin Gilchrist II]]
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| − | *[[George Goehl]]
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| − | *[[Laurence E. Gold]]
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| − | *[[Danny Goldberg]]
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| − | *[[Gabe Gonzalez]]
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| − | *[[Scott Goodstein]]
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| − | *[[Kate Gordon]]
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| − | *[[Marissa Graciosa]]
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| − | *Rep. [[Alan Grayson]]
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| − | *[[Katie Halper]]
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| − | *[[Terrance Heath]]
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| − | *[[Bob Herbert]]
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| − | *[[Maren Hesla]]
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| − | *[[Roger Hickey]]
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| − | *[[Chloe A. Hilliard]]
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| − | *[[Ilyse Hogue]]
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| − | *[[Heather Holdridge]]
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| − | *[[Arlene Holt Baker]]
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| − | *[[Jeannette Huezo]]
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| − | *[[Arianna Huffington]]
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| − | *Rev. [[Jesse Jackson|Jesse L. Jackson]]
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| − | *[[Ben Jealous|Benjamin Todd Jealous]]
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| − | *[[Alan Jenkins]]
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| − | *[[Dave Johnson]]
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| − | *[[Kierra Johnson]]
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| − | *[[Robert Johnson]]
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| − | *[[Simon Johnson]]
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| − | *[[Van Jones]]
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| − | *[[Kweli Kitwana]]
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| − | *[[Robert Kuttner]]
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| − | *[[Gordon Lafer]]
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| − | *[[Celinda Lake]]
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| − | *[[Emily Lamia]]
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| − | *[[Mike Lapham]]
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| − | *Rep. [[Barbara Lee]]
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| − | *[[William S. Lerach]]
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| − | *[[Rudy Lopez]]
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| − | *[[Adam Luna]]
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| − | *[[Stephanie Lurz]]
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| − | *[[Heather McGhee]]
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| − | *[[Alexis McGill Johnson]]
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| − | *[[William McNary]]
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| − | *[[Mark Mellman]]
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| − | *[[Elizabeth Méndez Berry]]
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| − | *[[Ellen Miller]]
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| − | *[[Markos Moulitsas]]
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| − | *[[Janet Murguía]]
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| − | *[[Jorge Mursuli]]
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| − | *[[Jennifer Ng'andu]]
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| − | *[[Dean M. Nielsen]]
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| − | *[[Karen Nussbaum]]
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| − | *[[Michael O'Hanlon]]
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| − | *[[Scott Paul]]
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| − | *Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]]
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| − | *[[Clyde Prestowitz]]
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| − | *[[Kelley Robinson]]
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| − | *[[Sara Robinson]]
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| − | *[[Ethan Rome]]
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| − | *[[Anthony D. Romero]]
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| − | *[[Simon Rosenberg]]
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| − | *[[Tarik Ross]]
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| − | *[[James Rucker]]
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| − | *[[Ron Ruggiero]]
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| − | *[[Carlos Saavedra]]
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| − | *[[Yosi Sergant]]
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| − | *[[Susan Shaer]]
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| − | *[[Brandon Silverman]]
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| − | *[[Frank Smith]]
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| − | *[[Seaton Smith]]
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| − | *[[Andrew Stern|Andy Stern]]
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| − | *[[Tracy Sturdivant]]
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| − | *[[Gerald L. Taylor]]
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| − | *[[Stephanie Taylor]]
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| − | *[[Gloria Totten|Gloria A. Totten]]
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| − | *[[Richard L. Trumka]]
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| − | *Sen. [[Tom Udall]]
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| − | *[[Cenk Uygur]]
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| − | *[[Erin Vilardi]]
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| − | *[[David Waldman]]
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| − | *[[Scott Wallace]]
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| − | *[[Robert Weissman]]
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| − | *[[Drew Westen]]
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| − | *[[Elon James White]]
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| − | *[[Maya Wiley]]
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| − | *[[Calvin Williams]]
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| − | *[[Roger Wilkins]]
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| − | *[[Lizz Winstead]]
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| − | *[[Alexander Zaitchik]]
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| − | *[[Deanna Zandt]]
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| − | ==Sponsors & Partners==
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| − | The following organizations were sponsors or partners of the conference:<ref>[http://www.ourfuture.org/now/partnerssponsors Our Future website: America's Future Now 2010 Sponsors & Partners] (accessed on July 12, 2010)</ref>
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| − | ===Sponsors===
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| − | *[[National Education Association]]
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| − | *[[Progressive Book Club]]
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| − | *[[Alliance for American Manufacturing]]
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| − | *[[Living Liberally]]
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| − | ===Partners===
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| − | *[[Center for Community Change]]
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| − | *[[Generational Alliance]]
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| − | *[[Moveon.org]]
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| − | *[[Netroots Nation]]
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| − | *[[Progressive Majority]]
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| − | *[[Progressive Congress]]
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| − | *[[United Steelworkers]]
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| − | *[[People for the American Way]]
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| − | ==Gala Awards Dinner==
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| − | The following people and organizations assisted with the Gala Awards Dinner:<ref>[http://www.ourfuture.org/now/gala/hostcommittee Our Future website: America's Future Now 2010 Host Committee] (accessed on July 12, 2010)</ref>
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| − | ===Awards Gala Co-Chairs===
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| − | *[[Alliance for American Manufacturing]]
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| − | *[[Thomas Buffenbarger]], [[International Association of Machinists]]
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| − | *[[Marcy Carsey]], [[Carsey Werner Productions]]
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| − | *[[Larry Cohen]], [[Communications Workers of America]]
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| − | *[[Leo W. Gerard]], [[United Steelworkers of America Mary]]
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| − | *[[Kay Henry]], [[Service Employees International Union]]
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| − | *[[Joseph T. Hansen]], [[United Food and Commercial Workers]]
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| − | *[[Norman Lear]] and [[Lyn Lear]]
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| − | *[[Gerald W. McEntee]], [[American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees]]
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| − | *[[Bernard Rapoport]] and [[Audre Rapoport]]
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| − | *[[Charles Rodgers]] and [[Fran Rodgers]]
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| − | *[[Roger Smith]], [[American Income Life Insurance Company]]
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| − | *[[Richard L. Trumka]], [[AFL-CIO]]
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| − | *[[Scott Wallace]] and [[Christy Wallace]]
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| − | ===Awards Gala Host Committee===
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| − | *[[Baye Adofo-Wilson]]
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| − | *[[Alliance for Justice]]
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| − | *[[American Rights at Work]]
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| − | *[[The Arca Foundation]]
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| − | *[[Diane Archer]] and [[Stephen Presser]]
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| − | *[[The Atlantic Philanthropies]]
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| − | *[[Nancy Bagley]] and [[Soroush Richard Shehabi]]
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| − | *[[Anne Bartley]]
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| − | *[[Patricia Bauman]]
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| − | *[[Daniel Berger]]
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| − | *[[Lara Bergthold]]
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| − | *[[Jules Bernstein]] and [[Linda Lipsett]]
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| − | *[[Susan Bianchi]] and [[Robert Savelson]]
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| − | *[[James Boland]], [[International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers]]
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| − | *[[Robert Bowditch]]
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| − | *[[Robert Brandon]]
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| − | *[[Julie Burton]]
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| − | *[[Center for American Progress]]
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| − | *[[Center for Community Change]]
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| − | *[[Thomas Congdon]] and [[Noel Congdon]]
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| − | *[[Harriet Crosby]]
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| − | *[[Quinn Delaney]] and [[Wayne Jordan]]
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| − | *[[Demos]]
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| − | *[[David desJardins]]
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| − | *[[Rob Dugger]] and [[Joan Huffer]]
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| − | *[[Dwoskin Family Foundation]]
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| − | *[[Robert Estrin]] and [[Mary Lloyd Estrin]]
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| − | *[[John Gage]], [[American Federation of Government Employees]]
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| − | *[[Ron A. Gettelfinger]], [[United Auto Workers Union]]
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| − | *[[Peter Gottesman]], [[CresaPartners]]
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| − | *[[Beth Grupp]]
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| − | *[[Anne H. Hess]] and [[Craig Kaplan]]
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| − | *[[Lawrence Hess]] and [[Suzanne Hess]]
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| − | *[[James P. Hoffa]], [[International Brotherhood of Teamsters]]
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| − | *[[James & Hoffman, P.C.]]
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| − | *[[Cathy Hurwit]]
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| − | *[[Rochelle S. Kaplan]] and [[Arthur D. Lipson]]
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| − | *[[Micheline Klagsbrun]] and [[Ken Grossinger]]
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| − | *[[Kovler Fund]], [[Peter Kovler]] and [[Judy Kovler]]
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| − | *[[Howard Lerner]]
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| − | *[[Peter B. Lewis]]
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| − | *[[Conrad Martin]], [[Stewart R. Mott Charitable Trust]]
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| − | *[[Vincent McGee]]
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| − | *[[Media Matters for America]]
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| − | *[[MoveOn.org]]
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| − | *[[The Nation]]
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| − | *[[NCHC Action Fund]]
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| − | *[[Terence O’Sullivan]], [[Laborers' International Union of North America]]
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| − | *[[People For the American Way]]
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| − | *[[Steve Phillips]] and [[Susan Sandler]]
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| − | *[[Cecil E. Roberts]], [[United Mine Workers of America]]
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| − | *[[Rockefeller Family Fund]]
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| − | *[[Marsha Rosenbaum]]
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| − | *[[Ed Rothschild]]
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| − | *[[Miles Rubin]] and [[Nancy Rubin]]
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| − | *[[Cynthia Ryan]], [[The Schooner Foundation]]
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| − | *[[Hilary O. Shelton]]
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| − | *[[Stephen Silberstein]]
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| − | *[[Michael J. Sullivan]], [[Sheet Metal Workers International Association]]
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| − | *[[S. Donald Sussman]]
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| − | *[[Mary Swig]] and [[Steven Swig]]
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| − | *[[Margery Tabankin]] and [[Earl Katz]]
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| − | *[[Gloria Totten]], [[Progressive Majority]]
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| − | *[[Roy Ulrich]]
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| − | *[[Dennis Van Roekel]], [[National Education Association]]
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| − | *[[Philippe Villers]] and [[Katherine Villers]]
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| − | *[[Marvin F. Weissberg]]
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| − | *[[Wellstone Action]]
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| − | *[[Roger Wilkins and Patricia King]]
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| − | *[[Women’s Voices. Women Vote Action Fund]]
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| − | The following is a list of the sessions and events which were held at the conference:<ref>[http://www.ourfuture.org/now/agenda Campaign for America's Future website: ''America's Future Now 2010 - Agenda''] (accessed on July 12, 2010)</ref>
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| − | ===America's Future Now: We Are the Change===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Robert L. Borosage]], [[Andy Stern]], [[Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins]] and [[Arianna Huffington]] spoke in the opening plenary entitled ''"America's Future Now: We Are the Change"''.
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| − | ===The Great Debate: Progressive Strategy in the Obama Era===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Roger Hickey]], [[Darcy Burner]] and [[Deepak Bhargava]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"The Great Debate: Progressive Strategy in the Obama Era"''.
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| − | ===Progressive Strategy in the Obama Era===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Gloria A. Totten]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Progressive Strategy in the Obama Era"''.
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| − | ===Driving Reform; Defeating Resistance===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Gloria A. Totten]], [[Ilyse Hogue]] and [[Markos Moulitsas]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Driving Reform; Defeating Resistance"''.
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| − | ===Curbing Wall Street: Strategies Going Forward===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Heather McGhee]], [[Heather Booth]], [[Gerald L. Taylor]] and [[Robert Johnson]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Curbing Wall Street: Strategies Going Forward"''.
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| − | ===Health Care: Lessons Learned and Next Fights===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Roger Hickey]], [[Diane Archer]], [[Jennifer Ng'andu]] and [[Ethan Rome]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Health Care: Lessons Learned and Next Fights"''.
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| − | ===Working Class Anger: Does it go Right or Left?===
| + | '''[[KeyWiki]]''' has information on the following America's Future Now! Conferences: |
| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Arlene Holt Baker]], [[Karen Nussbaum]], [[Celinda Lake]], [[Drew Westen]] and [[Jorge Mursuli]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Working Class Anger: Does it go Right or Left?"''.
| + | *[[America's Future Now 2009|America's Future Now 2009 Conference]] |
| − | | + | *[[America's Future Now 2010|America's Future Now 2010 Conference]] |
| − | ===Politics Beyond the Beltway: What Youth Are Talking On The Block===
| + | *[[Take Back the American Dream Conference 2011]] |
| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Rob Biko Baker]], [[Tarik Ross]], [[Chloe A. Hilliard]] and [[Elizabeth Méndez Berry]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Politics Beyond the Beltway: What Youth Are Talking On The Block"''.
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| − | ===Immigration Reform: Our Movement’s Response===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Marissa Graciosa]] and [[Kweli Kitwana]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Immigration Reform: Our Movement’s Response"''.
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| − | ===Winning Down Ballot===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Gloria A. Totten]] and [[Matthew F. Filner]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Winning Down Ballot"''.
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| − | ===Challenging Money Politics===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Scott Wallace]], Rep. [[Donna Edwards]], Sen. [[Dick Durbin]] and Rev. [[Jesse L. Jackson]] spoke in a plenary entitled ''"Challenging Money Politics"''.
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| − | ===Laughing Liberally Comedy Hour===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Lee Camp]], [[Negin Farsad]], [[Katie Halper]], [[Seaton Smith]] and [[Elon James White]] led an event entitled ''"Laughing Liberally Comedy Hour"''.
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| − | ===Next Generation's Progressive Party===
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| − | On June 7, 2010, [[Generational Alliance]], [[Voto Latino]], [[Choice USA]], [[Bus Federation]], [[Black Youth Vote]], [[Campus Camp Wellstone]], [[Campus Progress]], [[Drum Major Institute]], [[Democracia USA]], [[Center for Progressive Leadership]], [[Generation Change]] (a program of [[Center for Community Change]]), [[NAACP]] Youth & College Division, [[The Gathering For Justice]], [[The League of Young Voters Education Fund]], [[Young People For]] (a program of [[People For the American Way Foundation) and [[The United States Students Association Foundation]] sponsored an event entitled ''"Next Generation's Progressive Party"''.
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| − | ===Gala Awards Dinner===
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| − | On June 8, 2010, the Honorable [[Donna Edwards]], 4th District, Maryland was presented with the 2010 America's Future Progressive Champion Award by the Honorable [[Xavier Becerra]]; [[James Rucker]], Co-Founder, [[ColorofChange.org]] was presented with the 2010 Paul Wellstone Citizen Leadership Award by [[Van Jones]], Senior Fellow, [[Center for American Progress]]; and [[Peter Lewis]], Chairman of the Board, [[Progressive Insurance Company]] was presented with the America's Future Lifetime Leadership Award by [[Anthony Romero]], [[ACLU]] at the Gala Awards Dinner. [[Lizz Winstead]] was the Master of Ceremonies for the event.<ref>[http://www.ourfuture.org/now/gala Campaign for America's Future website: ''America's Future Now 2010 - Gala''] (accessed on July 12, 2010)</ref>
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