The program for Tides' Momentum 2008 Conference presents an experience in mining the best new thinking in the progressive community. We invited participants to be entertained, surprised, and challenged — to consider new perspectives with an open mind. Momentum 2008 was an experiment for us and we are excited to share the results with you beyond the walls of the conference.
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Pre-Conference
Activist Workshop:
Framing Social Justice Isues
Led by Alan Jenkins and Julie Rowe from The Opportunity Agenda
Elections are stellar opportunities to shape public dialogue about issues important to us. When our issues
emerge on the political landscape, we can inject into the debate a new vocabulary that illuminates for the
public what is really at stake: our national values. Learn how to frame social justice issues as matters of
opportunity and community values, and how to tell stories that activate public concern, get policymakers’
attention, and elevate the debate beyond the typical rhetoric and verbal jabs. |
Neighborhood Plenary
Reality is ever-shifting for most Americans. Who we are and how we live is evolving in unprecedented ways. How will we adjust to the deepening diversity in our country? Immigration, demographics and “The Right to the City” are some of the core issues explored in this plenary.
- Maria Teresa Petersen, founder and executive director of Voto Latino
- Gihan Perera, co-founder and executive director of the Miami Workers Center and co-founder of the Right to the City
- Tanya Harris, lead organizer for New Orleans ACORN
- Angelica Salas, co-director of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
- Peter Leyden, director of the New Politics Institute
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Evening Presentation:
John Edwards in conversation
with David Brancaccio
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way?
- John Edwards, former U.S. senator and former vice-presidential candidate, in conversation with
- David Brancaccio, host of PBS's NOW |
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Democracy Plenary
Democracy is not static. Our governing values are being tested by the power of special interests and the manipulation of the electoral system. At the same time, a stronger multicultural and multireligious pluralism is emerging to re-define and bolster the democratic process. This plenary examines ongoing corruption, the new role of faith in a post-9/11 world, and more. |
- Alex Gibney, Oscar-winning director and producer of Taxi to the Dark Side and No End in Sight
- Drew Westen, professor of psychology at Emory University and author of The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation
- Debra Bowen, California's 30th Secretary of State
- Eboo Patel, founder of the Interfaith Youth Core
- Lawrence Lessig, founder of the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School
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Health Plenary
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way? |
- Robert Ross, president and CEO of The California Endowment
- Jacob Hacker, Resident Fellow of the Institution for Social and Policy Studies at Yale - University and a fellow at the New America Foundation
- Stephen Lewis, co-director of AIDS-Free World and former UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Joel Solomon, president of Renewal Partners seed capital firm and the Endswell Foundation and founding board member of Tides Canada
- America Bracho, director and founder of Latino Health Access
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Money Plenary
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way? |
- Rob Johnson, former top portfolio manager for George Soros's Quantum Fund
- Melissa Lynn Bradley, president and founder of New Capitalist and a member of Tides Board of Directors
- Jon Hiatt, General Counsel of the AFL-CIO
- Tom Steyer, co-founder of the OneCalifornia Bank and Foundation
- Premal Shah, president of Kiva
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Wars Plenary
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way? |
- Kirk Johnson, founder of The List Project to Resettle Iraqi Allies
- Deborah Small, executive director and founder of Break the Chains
- Firoze Manji, co-director of pan-African social change advocacy group Fahamu
- Heidi Lehmann, senior technical advisor on gender-based violence of the International Rescue Committee
- Daniel Levy, Senior Fellow and Director of the Prospects for Peace Initiative at The Century Foundation and a Senior Fellow and Director of the Middle East Initiative at the New America Foundation
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Media Plenary
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way? |
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The Earth Plenary
Our government’s shift to an aggressive and repressive foreign policy has both diminished our standing in the world and made us more vulnerable. The war mentality—on terrorism, on drugs, against diversity and human rights—has caused much damage. What will the reparations be? How can progressives promote a just, broad-based truce? And how do we address the complexity of the Middle East in a better way? |
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