Events Archive - Spring 2006

• Campus Progress 2006 National Student Conference – Campus Progress’s second annual National Student Conference will feature Sen. Barack Obama as the keynote speaker, as well as speeches, panels, and innovative workshops with Samantha Power, Eli Pariser, Paul Begala, Jose “Fat Joe” Cartanega, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Tammy Baldwin, Anya Kamanetz, Rev. James Forbes, and other activists, authors, journalists, and politicians. Join up to 700 students from across the country as they organize around and debate issues that are important to them. This year’s conference will be held on July 12, 2006 at the Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC. The conference is free, but seats are limited so apply now!
  
• Campus Progress presents "The Trials of Darryl Hunt" – Advance film screening and panel discussion featuring Darryl Hunt and the filmmakers. The Trials of Darryl Hunt documents a brutal rape and murder in North Carolina, and offers a deeply personal story of a wrongfully convicted man, Darryl Hunt, who spent twenty years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Be the first to see this movie and meet Darryl before it debuts on HBO in 2007! Join us for a private screening and panel discussion with Darryl Hunt; Mark Rabil, Darryl Hunt’s attorney; Nkechi Taifa, senior policy analyst at Open Society Policy Center; and Clyde Williams, Center for American Progress. Tuesday, July 11 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at E Street Cinema, 555 11th Street NW in downtown Washington, DC. Click here to RSVP. For more information on the film, click here. For more information on the event, email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• All-Day Grassroots Training - Learn how to motivate and mobilize young people for action, work with the media, build inclusive coalitions, effective field organizing strategies and much more! Tuesday, July 11 from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. N.W. 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. Sponsored by Wellstone Action, Student PIRGs, and Campus Progress. For more information, email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Navigating the Beltway: How to Get a Job in Washington – Having a fun summer on the Hill? Thinking about coming back to stay after graduation? Need a break from the mailroom? Come to Campus Progress’s lunch reception and Washington job panel. Learn from successful young professionals how to navigate the ever intimidating Washington job quest. Hear them offer their experiences and advice on how to be successful in Washington, DC. The panel will feature Jehmu Greene, National Director of Project Vote; Heather Higginbottom, Legislative Director for Senator John Kerry; Tanya Clay House, Director of Public Policy at People For the American Way; and moderator David Halperin, Director of Campus Progress. This event will be held in the Mansfield room of the Capitol on Thursday, July 6th, 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP.
  


• Campus Progress presents the Washington, DC premiere of the Media that Matters Film Festival! Want films that make you laugh and inspire you to take action? These short films by young, independent artist-activists tackle gay rights, poverty, life in the military, women’s rights internationally, and tons more. Be one of the first in DC to check out the films and connect with young progressives. You’ll see Shakademic kick-it about No Child Left Behind, how the innocent words of children can get edited into a hateful commercial, and much more! Join us on Thursday, June 29th, from 6:30 to 9:00 pm at the Center for American Progress (1333 H Street, N.W., 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005). Food will be served at 6:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP. Click here to see a couple of the films we are screening and to find out about the panel discussion following the event.
  


• A Gay Affair: Is Your Pride Month Dragging? In celebration of Pride Month, Campus Progress and the Human Rights Campaign want you to come out and network with young professionals and interns on Wednesday, June 28th, from 6:30 to 8:30 in the Equality Forum at the HRC Foundation Building ( 1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW) in Washington, DC. This networking event will feature speaker Heather Mizeur – an openly lesbian Maryland Director of the Kerry Edwards Campaign, senior Senate staffer for Senator John Kerry, and Former Takoma Park City Councilwoman– and will bring together young gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer professionals and our allies to discuss the role of GLBTQ voices in the progressive movement. Hors d’oeuvres provided for your finger food fun. All welcome. Click here to RSVP. For more information, email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Understanding the Senate: A Leader’s View" – The Senate has long been known as the world’s greatest deliberative body. Navigating the Senate has always been and continues to be a great challenge for the American public, as well as for senators themselves. Nevertheless, no great progressive advance can be enacted without the Senate. Join former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle with an introduction by Lydia Poon, Senior Manager of Special Projects, Center for American Progress for a candid discussion about his experiences as a Senate leader. Senator Daschle will shed light on his experiences in the Senate and how the lessons he has learned apply to leaders in all stages of their careers. Monday, June 26 at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC. 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Light snacks and refreshments will be served beginning at 3:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP or call 202-741-6375.
  


• Campus Progress Summer Kick-Off Party – Start your summer off right at the Campus Progress Summer Kick-Off party. Come hang out with other young progressives working in Washington, DC this summer. You don’t want to miss this event! Progressive parties are always the best parties! Great conversation, drink specials, free grub and beer on Thursday, June 22nd, 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Ventnor Sports Café at 2411 18th St. NW, Washington, DC. (That’s in Adams Morgan across from Maggie Moo’s.) All ages are welcome, but you must be 21 to drink. ID required. No cover charge!! For more information, email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Campus Progress’ Public Speaking Workshop – Are you stumbling and stammering at the podium? Come hone your skills with Jennie Blackton on your lunch hour. After acting on Broadway, hosting radio talk shows, and writing for TV sitcoms, Jennie began working with progressive candidates all over the world to make sure they could engage audiences and effectively communicate their policies and passions. Stop by the Center for American Progress (1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC) on Wednesday, June 21, from 12:00-1:45 p.m. The event is free for the public, and lunch will be served. Click here to RSVP. For more information, email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “Spoken Word: A Vehicle for Progressive Change.” Featuring Al Letson, Aya de Leon, Harlym 125, and Kelly Ken-Yie Tsai. The spoken word scene is one of the most important contemporary intersections of art, activism, politics and culture. This is the first part of a continuing literacy and cultural event series designed to illustrate and humanize public policy issues in order to connect with a diverse population of young progressive professionals and students. We hope to inform young people on issues such as civil liberties, immigration, race, poverty, war and peace and other pressing policy matters. Tuesday, June 6 at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC. Food will be served; program starts at 7:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• University of Chicago’s first annual Progressive Gala. Featuring speakers from a variety of fields including David Halperin, Center for American Progress; Shelby Knox, student activist; Ted O’Neill, Director of Admissions, The University of Chicago; Kathleen Kennedy, Cook County Circuit Court Judge; Shawn Healey, Resident Scholar at the McCormick Tribune; Dr. Inon Schenker, HIV/AIDS Researcher at Hebrew University; and Jay Woodson, National Hip Hop Political
  Convention. Saturday, May 27 at the University of Chicago. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. in Hutchinson Commons. Sponsored by Campus Progress, University of Chicago Democrats, Student Government, the Roosevelt Institute, the Organization of Black Students, Diskord, StandUp!, ACLU of C, Students for Human Rights, Environmental Concerns the Organization, Students Organized United for Labor, Students Global AIDS campaign, Southside Solidarity Network, Sex Education Activists, Chicago Friends of Israel, Vita Excolatur, and Fair Trade. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “Sexual and Reproduction Rights and Justice: What’s on the Horizon?” Lourdes Rivera, National Health Law Program, and Jennifer Heitel Yakush, SEICUS, will discuss sexual reproductive health issues that young and underserved women in the U.S. face. Additionally, they will address proactive policies and strategies to help women advocate and organize around these issues. Thursday, May 25 at UCLA. 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at UCLA School of Public Health, Dean’s Conference Room 16-059. Lunch will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, Reproductive Health Interest Group (UCLA School of Public Health), Bixby Program in Population, Reproductive Health, and The Center for Women’s Studies. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• The Future of Labor Organizing in America with speaker Anna Burger. This series of lectures and events will focus on the historic shifts and current developments in labor organizing. We will be inviting local scholars, unions, and organizers to come to campus to discuss the many different dynamics of labor unions in the twentieth and twenty-first century. Anna Burger, Director of the Change to Win Coalition, will deliver a keynote address, “It’s Time to Make Work Pay.” Wednesday, May 17 at Northwestern University. 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. in Fisk Hall, Room 217. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the New Community Development Corps: The Undergraduate Lecture Series on Race, Poverty, & Equality. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Racial Profiling and the War on Drugs: The Impact of Operation Meth Merchant on Immigrant Communities in Georgia." Featuring Dr. Rev. Joseph Lowery, President of the Georgia Coalition for a People’s Agenda and President Emeritus of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; Deepali Gokhale, Organizer, Racial Justice Campaign Against “Operation Meth Merchant;” Vanita Gupta, Staff Attorney, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; Deepa Iyer, Executive Director, South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow; and moderated by Nicholas Rathod, Senior Manager of State and Regional Affairs, Center for American Progress. Panelists will discuss the civil rights implications of the War on Drugs, the impact of Operation Meth Merchant on immigrant communities in Georgia , cultural and linguistic obstacles within the criminal justice system and immigrant rights in a post 9/11 context. Monday, May 15 at the Center for American Progress in Washington, DC. 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Lunch will be served at 12:00. Click here to RSVP. For more information please e-mail asoellner@amprog.org.
  


• An informal discussion with Anya Kamenetz, about her book Generation Debt: Why Now is a Terrible Time to be Young and about the "Kalamazoo Promise." Saturday, May 13 at Kalamazoo College. 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Lower Quad in front of the Quad Stop. Lunch will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, College Democrats, College of Education, Economics and Business Club, and AMIGOS. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "IN DEBT? Between 1995 and 2005, the annual volume of student loans tripled." Anya Kamenetz, author of Generation Debt: Why Now is a Terrible Time to be Young, will speak on socioeconomic privilege in higher education. Friday, May 12 at Kalamazoo College. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in the Olmstead Room. Sponsored by Campus Progress, The College Democrats, and The Education Department. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "U.S. Campuses Up For Grabs: What’s At Stake As Progressive and Conservative Groups Intensify Campus Organizing?" Join students at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL and David Halperin for an informal discussion on the future and challenges of progressive organizing on campus, followed by free food and drinks with Northwestern’s progressive leaders. Halperin is the Director of Campus Progress, and former White House speechwriter for President Clinton and senior policy advisor for Howard Dean’s presidential campaign. Swing by Cafe Ambrosia at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 2. Email organize@campusprogress.org for more information.
  


• Conversations with Daschle: Barack Obama on Energy and Climate Change – On Monday, May 1, Campus Progress hosted the next event in our “Conversations with Daschle” series. Senator Tom Daschle and his special guest, Senator Barack Obama discussed Energy and Climate Change with a live audience of students. Co-sponsored by the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, the event was held live at the Center for American Progress in Washington DC, and broadcast live over the internet. Senators Daschle and Obama answered questions both from our live audience and from viewers across the world via e-mail.


• “Young People in Politics: The Aspirations of Seeking Elected Office as a Twenty-Something.” Featuring Mayor Ryan Bingham, Torrington, CT; Council Member Karen Liot Hill, Lebanon, NH; Council Member Christopher Campos, Hoboken, NJ; and Christopher Barstow, Maine State Representative, District. 129. Tuesday, April 25 at Wesleyan University. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Career Resource Center. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “A Conversation with Elaine Brown: A Discussion on Racial and Social Justice in America” Elaine Brown, former Chairwoman of the Black Panther Party, and current author/activist, will discuss with the students at Southern Illinois University racial and social justice in America and the importance of getting involved in politics while young. Tuesday, April 25 at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale. 8:00 – 9:00 p.m.at the Student Center Auditorium. Sponsored by Campus Progress and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  

Murderball: Get Into the Game. Campus Progress has teamed up with Participant Productions to host campus screenings of the documentary Murderball as part of the “Get Into the Game” campaign which attempts to break down stereotypes surrounding people with disabilities and to raise funds for the U.S. Paralympics to provide sports wheelchairs for deserving athletes. Tuesday, April 25 at Bridgewater College in Bridgewater, VA. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the Kline Campus Center, Boitnott Room. Sponsored by Campus Progress, Participant Productions, Convocation Series and Office of Student Activities. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.


• "Wait, don’t move to Canada!" Bill Scher, contributor to Air America Radio and editor of the blog Liberal Oasis, will discuss his publication, scheduled to be released this fall, Wait, Don’t Move to Canada and explain how liberalism can be revitalized by succinctly defining its principles and reshaping the debates over government, taxes, judges and foreign policy. Thursday, April 20 at Skidmore College. 7:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m. in the Ladd Building, Room 307. Reception begins at 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Skidmore College Progressives Organization. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• The SLU College Democrats and Just Earth! welcome John Passcantando, Executive Director of Greenpeace USA. Thursday, April 20 at St. Louis University. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. in Baer-Fuller Hall. Co-sponsored by Campus Progress, the Dept of Earth Sciences, the Dept of Biology, the Environmental Law Society, Amnesty International, the Wilderness Adventure Club, and the Biology Honors Society. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Talk the Talk: Sending the Progressive Message" with Christy Harvey from The Progress Report and Bill Press Show, and Director of Strategic Communications at the Center for American Progress. Wednesday, April 19 at the University of Virginia. 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. in Clark Hall, Room 108. A reception will be held following the event. Sponsored by Campus Progress, College Democrats, The Roosevelt Institution, and Students United for Progressive Change. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “Focusing on Development: A Speakers Series." The series topics will be "Thinking Development: Thinking Difference: A Gendered Critique of Economic Empowerment Models" Featuring Almas Sayeed, Center for American Progress, and "Still Waiting for Debt Relief: A Major Obstacle for Development" featuring John Burton, Center for American Progress. Tuesday, April 18 at Lehigh University. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in Sinclair Auditorium. Sponsored by Campus Progress, World Affairs Club, and Global Citizenship. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Tent State: An Alternative University."Featuring Omar Khan, young activist. Omar will address the students on the importance of getting involved with advocacy and activism on their campuses and in the community. Wednesday, April 12 at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “How Progressive Economic Policies Can Cure America’s Ills.” Featuring Dr. Christian Weller, Senior Economist at the Center for American Progress. Tuesday, April 11 at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. 8:00 – 9:30 p.m. at the Political Economic Research Institute, Gordon Hall, 418 N. Pleasant Street. Sponsored by Campus Progress and the Political Economy Research Institute. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Meeting of the Minds: The Time is Now." Join Florida A&M University students and prominent Florida progressives for a series of round tables on different topics. Students will be able to interact informally with notable guests, and discuss issues that are relevant for the progressive movement. Tuesday, April 11 at Florida A&M University. 6:30 p.m. at the Gallery in the New Journalism Building. Sponsored by Campus Progress and The Florida A & M University Dept. of student lobbying. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Tent State: An Alternative University." Featuring Rep. Alisha Thomas Morgan (D-GA). Rep. Morgan will discuss the importance of young people getting involved in electoral politics. Tuesday, April 11 at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Tent State: An Alternative University." Featuring Anya Kamenetz, author of Generation Debt. Anya will participate in the week-long series of events at The University of Michigan to discuss the issue of rising debt amongst college students. Monday, April 10 at the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. Sponsored by Campus Progress and Michigan Organization of Students. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Environmental Policy: Is Progress Possible?" Ana Unruh Cohen, Director for Environmental Policy at the Center for American Progress, will address the students on environmental policy and progressive politics and discuss the progressive movement over lunch. Friday, April 7 at Colorado College. 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. in Gaylord Hall of the Worner Student Center. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by Campus Progress and The Center for Service and Learning. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• The Wesleyan University chapter of Campus Progress will be launching its inaugural meeting with remarks by David Halperin, director of Campus Progress. Tuesday, April 4 at Wesleyan University. 5:45 – 7:00 pm in the Woodhead Lounge of the Science Center. Free dinner will be served. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Tamara Draut will speak about her book, Strapped: Why Americas 20 and 30 Somethings Can’t Get Ahead, at Illinois State University on Monday, April 3. Tamara will address students at Illinois State on the financial situations that many post-grads face and will discuss ways in which students can be conscientious about their debts and ways to manage them in the 21st century. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in the New College of Business, Room 132. Sponsored by Campus Progress, the Illinios State University College Democrats and the Politics and Government Department. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Anya Kamenetz presents her book Generation Debt. Anya will discuss her newly published book and the financial situation of students on campuses around the country, and inform the students on ways to manage their finances and relieve their debts. Copies of the book will also be available for sale and signing. Monday, April 3 at Wellesley College. 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. in the Pendleton Atrium. Lunch will be provided. Sponsored by Campus Progress, College Democrats and Labor Rights Group. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Campus Progress, the Columbia University College Democrats and the Black Students Association will be screening Chisholm ‘72: Unbought & Unbossed, a film about the first African-American female presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm. The director of the film, Shola Lynch, will be present to discuss the history of women’s and African-American involvement in electoral politics, the ‘72 campaign, the education and civil rights policy which Chisholm championed and its larger context, and other issues. Q & A session following the event. Friday, March 31 at Columbia University. 7:30 p.m. in 304 Barnard Hall. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “Mic Check: The Hip Hop Generation Has Something to Say.” A panel featuring Clyde Williams, Maria Teresa Petersen, Kenyon Farrow, Professor Marc Lamont Hill, Weldon McWilliams and Rev. Conrad Tillard. Over the course of 20 years, hip hop has gone from being an inner city subculture to being a phenomenon that has saturated mainstream America while having an overwhelming global impact. Students at Temple University will host a panel discussion to address the hip hop movement and the impact this generation has had on social parameters and political discourse. "Mic Check" will address stereotypes and misconceptions that have attempted to marginalize this vocal and conscious group of young Americans and look at the issues that impact this generation, their role in shaping the national agenda and efforts to successfully be a voice in the future of politics. Thursday, March 23 at Temple University. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. in the Student Activities Center, room 217. Sponsored by Campus Progress, the Pan Hellenic Council, and Revolutionary Action for Change Through Education (R.A.C.E.) For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Project 3.20: What’s Next in Iraq?" Featuring Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress senior fellow and former Assistant Secretary of Defense; Miriam Pemberton, Peace and Security Editor for Foreign Policy in Focus; Suzanne Nossel, Senior Fellow at the Security and Peace Institute; and Rafael Noboa, Veteran, U.S. Army. Wednesday, March 22 at Columbia University. 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. in Earl Hall. Sponsored by Campus Progress, Columbia College Democrats, Columbia Political Union, and Amnesty International. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "Faith and Foreign Policy: the Morality of Military Intervention and Preemption." Featuring Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress senior fellow and former Assistant Secretary of Defense. Monday, March 20 at Georgetown University. 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. in McShain Lounge. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, the Georgetown Faith and Public Policy Institute and Forum on Faith and Policy, and Christianity in Politics. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "The Status of the Economy and the Labor Market Outlook for 2006." Featuring Dr. Christian Weller, Senior Economist at the Center for American Progress. Wednesday, March 15 at the University of California – Berkeley Campus. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. in 200 Dwinelle. Sponsored by Campus Progress and The Roosevelt Institution. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• David Rees, creator of Get Your War On. This event will include a presentation of recent comics he has composed, a presentation of videos on land mine removal in Afghanistan, and also a discussion of his work. Copies of Get Your War On will be available for sale and signing at the event.Thursday, March 9 at Maryville College in Maryville, TN. 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the Lawson Auditorium. Sponsored by Campus Progress, The Maryville College Democrats and the Peace and World Concerns Committee. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “Mic Check: The Hip Hop Generation Has Something to Say.” A panel featuring Clyde Williams, Professor S. Craig Watkins, Professor Mark Anthony Neal, Manju Rajendran and Damien Jackson. How has hip hop culture affected the layers of social change in America? Is hip hop today’s civil rights movement? Were the efforts of such organizations like Citizen Change a beginning of a political movement or simply a trend during election year? What responsibilities do artists and entertainers have in promoting political and social issues? Over the course of 20 years, hip hop has gone from being an inner city subculture to being a phenomenon that has saturated mainstream America while having an overwhelming global impact. Campus Progress, the Duke University College Democrats and other organizations would like to address these and other questions. Tuesday, March 7 at Duke University. 7:30 p.m. in Von Canon C. Food will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, the Duke College Democrats, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Anya Kamenetz presents her book Generation Debt. Anya will discuss her newly published book and the financial situation of students on campuses around the country, and inform the students on ways to manage their finances and relieve their debts. Copies of the book will also be available for sale and signing. Tuesday, March 7 at the University of Kentucky. 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Student Center, Room 206. Refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Campus Progress, The Gaines Center, The Mortar Board Honor Society, and The Colonel, A Campus Progress Publication. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Anya Kamenetz presents her book Generation Debt. Anya will discuss her newly published book and the financial situation of students on campuses around the country, and inform the students on ways to manage their finances and relieve their debts. Copies of the book will also be available for sale and signing. Thursday, March 2nd at the University of Maryland from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Stamp Student Union, Jimenez Room. Refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by the UMD College Democrats and The Terrapist, a Campus Progress Publication. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “Talk the Talk: Sending the Progressive Message” with Christy Harvey from The Progress Report and Bill Press Show, and Director of Strategic Communications at the Center for American Progress. Thursday, Feb. 23 at High Point University, High Point, NC, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Norton Hall, Lazy Boy Room. Co-sponsored by the High Point University College Democrats and The Political Science Club. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• “Resolved: Activism is a Better Use of Students’ Time than Debate” – The Independent Party of the Yale Political Union will host a discussion with different activist groups on campus about the best way to accomplish political change. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at Yale University. 8:00 p.m. – Branford College Common Room. Refreshments served at 7:00 p.m. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• "The State of the U.S. economy and the labor market outlook for 2006." Dr. Christian Weller, Senior Economist at the Center for American Progress, will address the students at The University of South Florida Campus in Sarasota on the current state of our economy and our labor market. Students will host an open forum after Dr. Weller’s lecture and will have the opportunity to ask questions. Wednesday, Feb. 22 at the University of South Florida- Sarasota Campus, The Sudakoff Center, 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. Co-sponsorted by the USF College Democrats and USF Student Government Association. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Tamara Draut presents her book Strapped. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 6:30 – 8 p.m.at the University of Chicago. Social Sciences Building, Room 122. Co-sponsored by Diskord, a Campus Progress Publication. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• David Rees, creator of Get Your War On. This event will include a presentation of recent comics he has composed, a presentation of videos on land mine removal in Afghanistan, and also a discussion of his work. Monday, Feb. 13. 2006 at the University of Southern California, Waite Phillips Hall, room B28. 6:30 p.m. Reception begins at 6 p.m. Co-sponsored by The Trojan Horse, a Campus Progress Publication. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Media Boot Camp Training Session. Featuring Jennifer Palmieri, Vice-President of Communications for the Center for American Progress, and Grant Ginder, Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President for Communications and Strategy for the Center for American Progress. Thursday, Feb. 9 at the University of Pennsylvania, FIGI building, 3619 Locust Walk, 1st Floor. Reception begins at 5 p.m., training Begins at 6 p.m. Click here to RSVP. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Media Boot Camp Training Session. Featuring Christopher Hayes, Senior Editor of In These Times. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at Loyola University- Chicago Campus, Cudahy Science Building, 7 p.m. Hosted by Loyola Students against Sweatshops. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• 12th Annual Georgetown Public Policy Conference – Iraq and Democracy Panel, “Iraq and Democracy, What More Must Be Done: Environment, Policy, and Outcomes.” Featuring Lawrence Korb, Center for American Progress senior fellow and former Assistant Secretary of Defense, as a panelist. Friday, February 3, 2006, 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. in Washington, DC. Rayburn Building on Capitol Hill – Rayburn 2168/Gold Room. For more information please click here, or email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Anya Kamenetz presents her book Generation Debt. Wednesday, Feb. 1, 6 – 7 p.m. at Marymount College, Butler Parlors. Co-sponsored by the Campus Democrats and Student Government Association. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• The Georgetown University graduate student organization’s “Georgetown Forum on Faith and Policy“ and the “Georgetown Public Policy Review“ at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute are planning a panel discussion on the constitutional issues surrounding Intelligent Design. Marco Grimaldo from the Center for American Progress will be one of the featured speakers on the panel. The event will be held on January 26, 2 p.m. at Georgetown University, Copley Formal Lounge in Healy Hall. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Media Boot Camp Training Session: United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) and Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) Northwestern Regional Conference. Featuring Christopher Hayes, senior editor, In These Times. Saturday, Jan. 21 at Seattle University, 1:00-3:00 p.m. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• The Alito Nomination: What’s At Stake. Featuring: Professor Sam Bagenstos from Washington University in St. Louis Law School. Campus Progress has launched a series of speaking events that will highlight how Samuel Alito’s confirmation for the Supreme Court could affect the direction of the Court, the course of our country, and the future of young Americans. Tuesday, January 17, 6:30 pm at the University of Central Arkansas, Honors College Forum, McAlister Hall, Room 302. Co-sponsored by the UCA Honors College and Hendrix & UCA Young Democrats. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• The Alito Nomination: What’s At Stake. Featuring: David Halperin, director of Campus Progress. Campus Progress has launched a series of speaking events that will highlight how Samuel Alito’s confirmation for the Supreme Court could affect the direction of the Court, the course of our country, and the future of young Americans. Thursday, January 12, 7:30 pm at Princeton University, McCormick 101 – Art History Museum. Refreshments will be served. Co-sponsored by College Democrats and the Princeton Progressive Review. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• The Alito Nomination: What’s At Stake. Featuring: Professor Dan Tokaji from Ohio State University Law School and Professor Steven G. Gey from Florida State University College of Law. Campus Progress has launched a series of speaking events that will highlight how Samuel Alito’s confirmation for the Supreme Court could affect the direction of the Court, the course of our country, and the future of young Americans. Thursday, January 12, 7- 8:30pm at Florida State University Law School, B.K. Roberts Building Room 101. Reception begins at 6:30. Co-sponsored by Law Students Against Alito, College Democrats, and Democratic Law Students Association. For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• The Alito Nomination: What’s At Stake. Featuring: Professor William Marshall from University of North Carolina Law School. Campus Progress has launched a series of speaking events that will highlight how Samuel Alito’s confirmation for the Supreme Court could affect the direction of the Court, the course of our country, and the future of young Americans. Thursday, January 12, 7:00 pm at the University of South Carolina, Gressette Room (3rd Floor) in Harper College. Co-sponsored by Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance at USC and Students Allied for a Greener Earth (SAGE). For more information please email speakers@americanprogress.org.
  


• Alito’s America is Not Our America: Young people speak out against the Alito nomination. Fifteen major national student and youth organizations are coming together at the Center for American Progress / Campus Progress to make their voices heard: Along with Campus Progress — Alliance for Justice Student Action; Americans United for Separation of Church and State Campus Division; Choice USA; Feminist Majority Foundation; Hip Hop Caucus; League of Pissed Off Voters; Law Students Against Alito; Sierra Student Coalition; Young People for Action; Younger Women’s Task Force, National Council of Women’s Organizations; Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, Spiritual Youth for Reproductive Freedom; Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood; Law Students for Choice.
  On Thursday, January 5th at 9:00 AM, students and representatives from these organizations will speak out on the nomination of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Join us at the Center for American Progress, 1333 H St. NW, 10th floor, Washington, DC. Click here to RSVP or call (202) 741-6246.