Deadline: register now for the Sept. 7 conference –
“Strength in Diversity, Power in Unity” — that’s the theme for the East Bay Rock the Congress conference, Saturday, September 7 at Berkeley City College, 2050 Center Street, Berkeley.
Join hundreds of local progressives, including Indivisible East Bay members — new and experienced, of all backgrounds and ages — for a day of thoughtful, challenging presentations and discussion about 2020’s crucial elections. IEB’s Nancy and Andrea will present a workshop to share lessons learned from the IEB Governance Committee June retreat — all are welcome!
Here’s what the RTC-EB organizers want to accomplish:
- Engage new activists in an array of choices to become involved, tailored to individual interests, skills, and experience
- Recharge seasoned activists, event organizers, and group leaders with opportunities to broaden the movement’s collective impact in 2020
- Reinforce the importance of activism grounded in the strength of our diversity and the power of our unity
And here’s how they plan to do it:
Keynote presentations, panel discussions, and interactive breakouts featuring recognized leaders in electoral politics and issue-based advocacy; attendees will be able to:
- Dive into activist groups’ national strategies to achieve victory in 2020
- Explore regional and local grassroots initiatives: coalition-building to flip districts and protect them, updates on collaborative work in progress, youth activism, the latest technology for organizing, anti-oppression organizing, and more
Panelists and presenters from diverse organizations include the following leaders, and many more:
- Aimee Allison, Founder and President of She the People
- Kathryn Durham-Hammer, President, Diablo Valley Democratic Club and Lead, Indivisible ReSisters Walnut Creek
- Demnlus Johnson, Councilmember, City of Richmond, CA
- Shawn Kumagai, City Council Member, City of Dublin
- Donald Lathbury, Communications Director and Strategist, Flip the West
- Mallory Long, Training Director, All On The Line
- Colleen McCarthy, Northern California Regional Field Director, Swing Left
- Shawna McKnight, Public Affairs Officer, Planned Parenthood Mar Monte
- Raquel Ortega, Organizer, ACLU of Northern California
- Tamisha Walker, Executive Director, Safe Return Project
Interactive breakouts include the following, and more:
- <30, Leading Change
- Adventures in Building and Sustaining Grassroots Groups
- Border Crisis, Immigration Policy, and the 2020 Elections
- Census 2020: Everyone Counts
- Centering Community Care in Social and Racial Justice Advocacy
- Exploring the Relationship between Grassroots Activism and the Democratic Party
- Keeping Central Valley Blue
- Out-of-State Electoral Strategies
Register here for the conference. A sliding scale donation of $25-$100 is requested, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. If the ticket fee represents a hardship, you can submit a request for sponsorship here.
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