Thanks for making #cpnc11 a huge success!
2011 Speakers Included:
- President Bill Clinton
- Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Health and Human Services
- Van Jones, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
- Amy Goodman, Host, Democracy Now!
- Rep. Gwen Moore, (Wisconsin--4th)
- Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director, Center for Community Change
- P.J. Crowley, faculty, Dickinson College, Penn State, and Army War College; former State Dept. spokesman
- Barbara Ehrenreich, Award-Winning Author and Journalist
- Rep. Keith Ellison, (D-Minnesota)
- Melissa Harris-Perry, Professor of Political Science, Tulane
- Kalpen Modi, Associate Director, Office of Public Engagement, The White House
- Gaby Pacheco, Education Not Deportation (E.N.D.) National Coordinator, United We DREAM
- Cecile Richards, President, Planned Parenthood
- Gene Sperling, Director, National Economic Council, The White House
- Jose Antonio Vargas, multimedia journalist
- Matthew Yglesias, Fellow, Center for American Progress
- Spoken word artists “Droopy” Anderson & Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai
Lots more photos from the conference in our Facebook album.
See the coverage on C-SPAN.
See the conference program [PDF].
See the conference agenda.
Watch President Bill Clinton's keynote address:
Watch the Q&A with Kalpen Modi:
Watch the Q&A with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Van Jones: "America is not broke. America was robbed."
Congressman Keith Ellison's fiery speech:
Q&A with Jose Antonio Vargas:
Watch Amy Goodman's keynote address:
About the 2011 Conference
Conservative politicians and special interests are working to undermine progress in Washington and around the country. Young people know the stakes: The facts are on our side, and the urgency is on our side. But big money and right-wing organizing threaten the progressive change we need on issues like education, jobs, health care, reproductive choice, labor rights, clean energy, LGBTQ equality, and immigration.
You haven’t stopped working for change. You have sharpened your vision of a progressive America. You know what is right, and you know we can succeed, if we work together.
At the 7th annual Campus Progress National Conference, we worked to turn truth to power—to turn your vision of a better world into a strong progressive youth movement that demands—and achieves—positive change.
At the 2011 Campus Progress National Conference, more than 1,000 young people came together to advance the fight for change. You connected with a remarkable group of young participants from around the country. You discussed the critical challenges our generation faces and developed the ideas, networks, and innovations that will help us overcome obstacles and create a more progressive America.
The first day of the Campus Progress National Conference was held all day on July 6 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel for over 1,000 attendees, features inspiring speeches, panels, performances, and interactive discussions with leading public officials, experts, activists, journalists, and artists. Past speakers have included Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, John Lewis, Linda Sanchez, Susan Rice, Van Jones, Samantha Power, Seymour Hersh, Majora Carter, John Oliver, Ryan Gosling, and, of course, Fat Joe.
The second day of the Campus Progress National Conference was a special half-day discussion for about 120 attendees, to be held on the morning of July 7 at the Center for American Progress. It focused on the question: How do we build political power for young people, as we head toward 2012? Attendees engaged in discussion with each other and with experts in politics, organizing, policy, and communications.
Launched in 2005, Campus Progress works with and for young people to promote progressive solutions to key political and social challenges. Through programs in activism, journalism, and events, Campus Progress engages a diverse group of young people nationwide, inspires them to embrace progressive values, provides them with essential trainings, and helps them make their voices heard. Learn more at CampusProgress.org.
