Organizing New York: Full Schedule

Laura Packard is a digital/new media and communications strategist, progressive political consultant, health care advocate, writer, and small business owner, currently based in Denver. She has worked on Democratic campaigns from city council to U.S. Senate and with unions and small... Read More →

Sunday March 24, 2013 11:45am - 12:45am EDT
Classroom G

Rootscamp

11:45am EDT

So You Want to Run for Office?

Sunday March 24, 2013 11:45am - 12:45am EDT
Main Hall C

Rootscamp

11:45am EDT

Bill de Blasio's Digital Strategist Talks Strategy

Speakers

Jessica Singleton

Digital Director, Bill DiBlasio for Mayor

Jessica Singleton (@jessay286) is the Digital Director for Bill de Blasio's New York City mayoral campaign (@deBlasioNYC). She joins New Yorkers for de Blasio after helping reelect President Obama as Pennsylvania's Deputy Digital Director. Prior to the Obama campaign, Jessie... Read More →

Sunday March 24, 2013 11:45am - 12:45pm EDT
Main Hall B

Rootscamp

2:00pm EDT

Language Justice for Organizers - Justicia Linguistica para Organizadores. El Pueblo Unido: We will never be defeated!

Sunday March 24, 2013 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Classroom H

Rootscamp

2:00pm EDT

NGP Voter Activation Network Training (VAN!)

Moderators

Rootscamp

Speakers

Jamaa B. K. H.

Political Engineer, Change the Game, New Virginia Majority

Jamaa Bickley-King, has worked in progressive political data and technology for nearly 2 decades and the current Voter Engagement Director at the Collective PAC. He got his start working for Mark Warner’s 2001 gubernatorial campaign. He worked in his administration developing new... Read More →

Sunday March 24, 2013 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Classroom G

Rootscamp

2:00pm EDT

The Petition is Dying: What is Petitioning 2.0

How do we make online petitions truly meaningful?

Sunday March 24, 2013 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Classroom DE

Rootscamp

2:00pm EDT

What is Open Data and open Gov? What Exists for you to Connect and Build a Civic Tech Common

Sunday March 24, 2013 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Classroom F

Rootscamp

2:00pm EDT

How to Create & Share Videos of Great Activism (hopefully without getting pepper-sprayed)

Occupy Wall Street’s success was due in part to great video activism. What can we learn from that? Join us to explore occupying online video in social media, creating content in high-stress situations, livestreaming, TV content, and more.

Moderators

Harry Waisbren

Co-founder, Supervoters.org

Harry Waisbren is co-founder of SuperVoters.org, which is a progressive web-video platform. He is also an organizer with Occupy Wall Street, where he is a member of the 'Your Inbox: Occupied' team that manages the OWS email list.

Speakers

Rebecca Eisenberg

Deputy Editor, Upworthy

Rebecca Eisenberg is a Deputy Editor at Upworthy.com where curates meaningful, visual content and hopes to make the world a better place by blogging in her pajamas. She has been writing, editing, and sharing content for the internet since 2004. She has worked at BuzzFeed.co... Read More →

Brad Ian Gans

SuperVoters.org

Brad Gans Creative Director of SuperVoters.org, which is a progressive web-video platform. He is also an media producer with Occupy Wall Street, where he is a member of the OWS Media Collective and Global Revolution Livestream. He is also the PM/Creative Director/Strategist at Three... Read More →

Messiah Rhodes

Occupy Media

Messiah Rhodes is a New York City based film maker who’s documentaries have been screened at documentary film festivals and featured on websites such as the New York Daily News, Village Voice, Current TV, Huffington Post, MoveOn and many others. His most recent work can be... Read More →

Winnie Wong

Founder, Seismologik

Winnie Wong is the founder of Seismologik Media and Co-Founder of Permatecture Design. She is also an organizer for Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Sandy.

Sunday March 24, 2013 2:00pm - 3:15pm EDT
Main Hall A

Rootscamp

3:15pm EDT

Civi CRM and a Discussion of Open Source Data with Examples from Occupy

Speakers

Dana Skallman

Sunday March 24, 2013 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Classroom G

Rootscamp

3:15pm EDT

Democratic Clubs

Democratic Clubs are a tradition of our political system in New York. Find out how they work, what's new, and where you might fit in.

Speakers

Paul Newell

Bill Samuels

Chairman, Effective New York

Bill Samuels has a lifetime of experience as an activist and reformer in the Democratic Party. Hiss passion reflects his youth in Canandaigua, New York, and his family's commitment to good government, a commitment reflected during his father Howard Samuels' campaign for Governor... Read More →

Sunday March 24, 2013 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Classroom H

Rootscamp

3:15pm EDT

Killing It With Nationbuilder

Speakers

AJ Carillo

Nationbuilder

A.J. Carrillo is a Business Development Director at NationBuilder. He was introduced to organizing while a student at UC Berkeley. In 2006, he created the first online organizing department on a congressional camapign where he defeated a long-time incumbent. He is one of a few consultants... Read More →

Joe Conte

Senior Business Organizer, Nationbuilder

A chronic explorer, he has finally found his home in LA and with NationBuilder. During his brief time with NationBuilder he has helped everyone from aspiring presidential campaigns to lean startups utilize NationBuilder's tools to organize their way to success. Previously he has... Read More →

Aaron Strauss Garcia

Sunday March 24, 2013 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Classroom A 19th Floor

Rootscamp

3:15pm EDT

Tumblr 101: How to Us a Free Social Blogging Platform for Organizing and Politics

Speakers

Kyle Weidleman

Strategic Communications Specialist, AFSCME

Sunday March 24, 2013 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Main Hall A

Rootscamp

3:15pm EDT

What to do when you city is drowning? Integrating Climate Justice into Progressive Struggle of ALL KINDS in NYC

Discussion about how stopping Climate Change can connect to all kinds of campaigns and struggles.

Speakers

Duncan Meisel

Digital Campaigner, 350.org

Patrick Robbins

Sunday March 24, 2013 3:15pm - 4:15pm EDT
Classroom DE

Rootscamp

4:30pm EDT

A Discussion about Organizing and Faith Communities

Many organizers are inspired by faith. Faith communities are a natural part of our movements and issue advocacy. Join this discussion about experiences and best practices in organizing with these communities.

Speakers

Isaac Luria

Director, Auburn Action

Director, Auburn Action, is an organizer, communicator, and technologist with a decade of experience helping progressive political and faith-based advocacy organizations build constituency, raise money, and achieve impact on issues of pressing social concern. At Auburn, he leads Auburn's... Read More →

Sunday March 24, 2013 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Classroom H

Rootscamp

4:30pm EDT

Building Strong Coalitions: With Examples from the Fight Against Fracking

Speakers

David Braun

Corinne Rosen

Sunday March 24, 2013 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Classroom DE

Rootscamp

4:30pm EDT

Education Reform 101: What's good, what's bad and how we can stop the corporate takeover of schools

Sunday March 24, 2013 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Classroom A 19th Floor

Rootscamp

4:30pm EDT

Pinterest For Organizing

Speakers

Beth Becker

Partner/Lead Digital Strategist, Indigo Strategies

Beth Becker has 20+ years of communication and marketing background that she now brings to politics where she has consulted for numerous House campaigns, non profits and unions. Beth often can be found conducting trainings about digital strategy for the New Organizing Institute, clients... Read More →

Sunday March 24, 2013 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Main Hall A

Rootscamp

4:30pm EDT

Social Media is Our Media

Sunday March 24, 2013 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Classroom F

Rootscamp