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The Art of Defiance: How to be an effective progressive leader — Pro·gres·sive: a person advocating for/or implementing social reform. Being progressive isn't always the popular choice in all communities. Join us for a candid conversation where we will examine the highs and lows of running as a progressive candidate in more conservative communities and how building coalitions and networks can be the difference between success and defeat.
Nabilah Islam, Georgia State Senator
Laurie Pohutsky, Speaker Pro Tempore, Michigan House of Representatives
Manny Espitia, Northern Regional Director, Run for Something Action Fund
Statehouse Futures (www.statehousefutures.org) is an annual gathering that features panels on transformative policies your fellow leaders plan to push next year and workshops on approaches to help you raise up big ideas in your state — from maximizing voter participation to tackling monopoly power, protecting reproductive rights to promoting non-carceral first responders, creating green buildings to building social housing, running for office to protecting direct democracy and more. The event is co-hosted by the Democracy Policy Network, the Run for Something Action Fund, and the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center.
The Art of Defiance: How to be an effective progressive leader — Pro·gres·sive: a person advocating for/or implementing social reform. Being progressive isn't always the popular choice in all communities. Join us for a candid conversation where we will examine the highs and lows of running as a progressive candidate in more conservative communities and how building coalitions and networks can be the difference between success and defeat.
Nabilah Islam, Georgia State Senator
Laurie Pohutsky, Speaker Pro Tempore, Michigan House of Representatives
Manny Espitia, Northern Regional Director, Run for Something Action Fund
Statehouse Futures (www.statehousefutures.org) is an annual gathering that features panels on transformative policies your fellow leaders plan to push next year and workshops on approaches to help you raise up big ideas in your state — from maximizing voter participation to tackling monopoly power, protecting reproductive rights to promoting non-carceral first responders, creating green buildings to building social housing, running for office to protecting direct democracy and more. The event is co-hosted by the Democracy Policy Network, the Run for Something Action Fund, and the Ballot Initiative Strategy Center.
