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Dover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 03:12 PM
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Largest Progressive Gathering Since Election Aims To 'Take Back America'
JUNE 1 - 3

The Campaign for America's Future today released details about major events scheduled for the organization's 2005 "Take Back America" conference next week. The gathering will bring together the largest group of progressive leaders since last year's elections to discuss the ideas and infrastructure needed to forge a political majority. The conference will feature major presentations and training workshops for grassroots activists at the Washington Hilton from Wednesday, June 1 to Friday, June 3.

Participants include Democratic National Committee chair Howard Dean, former presidential candidate John Edwards, Los Angeles Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa, Reverends Jesse Jackson Sr. and Jim Wallis, Democratic pollsters Stanley Greenberg and Celinda Lake, EMILY's List president Ellen R. Malcolm, NOW president Kim Gandy, strategist Donna Brazile, nationally syndicated columnist Arianna Huffington, journalist Bill Moyers and economist Jeffrey Sachs.

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http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=48058
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-26-05 03:20 PM
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1. For those who can make it, send us a epost, okay? Wish I could
Edited on Thu May-26-05 03:20 PM by blondeatlast
be ther.

Ya gotta love it--Rev. Jim Wallis, NOW President Kim Grandy, and Rev. Jesse Jackson TOGETHER.

Amazing. :wow:

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