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iThink DLC ------·· · Leadership Training in Chicago. Think Convention. ISSUE FORUMS & WORKSHOPS The "Ahead of the Curve" Leadership Training Sessions Think 1996. will be open to all convention participants. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1996 9 a.m. Issue Forum: New Democrats & the New Progressive Agenda A discussion of the Progressive Foundation's New Pro gressive Declaration - a bold agenda that lays out the challenge of governing in the Information Age-with DLC Chairman and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, What's next for the Democratic Party? DLC President Al From, and others. Greetings from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley*. New Democrat "rising With his declaration that "the era of big govern stars" - including Indiana Governor Evan Bayh*, Cali ment is over," President Clinton has challenged fornia Assemblyman Louis Caldera* , Colorado Minor all Democrats to re-examine our assumptions ity Leader Peggy Kerns*, New York State Comptrol about governing in the next century. The DLC ler Carl McCall* , and Wisconsin State Representative invites you to take up this challenge and join us Antonio Riley - talk about steps Democrats must take at the Democratic Convention in Chicago for a to stay ahead of the curve. Presentation by pollster Stan serious exchange of ideas about the future of Greenberg and Minnesota State SenatorTed Mondale progressive pqlitics in America. of new research on young voters. Noon Workshop: Consumer Choice Health Care We've planned a series of forums and work Roll up your sleeves with David Kendall, PPl's senior shops on a range of issues - from substantive analyst for health care and author of the DLC's forth questions like economic growth - to provocative coming consumer-choice health care "toolkit;' and Ted political analysis - to ways in which Democrats Mondale for an intensive working session on how to can take on issues they don't like to talk about speak effectively about health care reform. but should: values, crime, entitlements, and TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1996 more. The discussions promise to be lively. 9 a.m. Issue Forum: Issues Democrats Don't Like toTalkAbout-AndWhyThey Should These events are open to all convention partici Tackling the tough subjects:Joe Lieberman on values. pants. Through the forums, we hope to create a Martin Koldyke, chairman of the Chicago School Finance place where all Democrats can come together Authority, Paul Vallas, CEO of the Chicago school sys and discuss how to build a new political major tem, and Gery Chico, chairman of the Chicago School ity based on innovative and powerful ideas. Board, on achieving real educational change. Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey* on "touching the third rail" of For over a decade, the Democratic Leadership entitlement reform. Council (DLC) and our think tank, the Progres Noon Workshop:Welfare sive Policy Institute (PPI), have been ahead of Ed Kilgore, DLC political director and former PPI se the curve in addressing many of the difficult nior fellow, and Antonio Riley - the principal Demo choices facing both our party and our country. cratic sponsor ofWisconsin's pioneering welfare plan Please join us in Chicago - and together, let us use the DLC Blueprint for Change, "Work First: A all begin to shape the future of progressive Democratic politics in America. * Denotes invited speakers Think Convention. ISSUE FORUMS & WORKSHOPS The "Ahead of the Curve" Leadership Training Sessions Think 1996. will be open to all convention participants. MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1996 9 a.m. Issue Forum: New Democrats & the New Progressive Agenda A discussion of the Progressive Foundation's New Pro gressive Declaration - a bold agenda that lays out the challenge of governing in the Information Age-with DLC Chairman and Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, What's next for the Democratic Party? DLC President Al From, and others. Greetings from Chicago Mayor Richard Daley*. New Democrat "rising With his declaration that "the era of big govern stars" - including Indiana Governor Evan Bayh*, Cali ment is over," President Clinton has challenged fornia Assemblyman Louis Caldera* , Colorado Minor all Democrats to re-examine our assumptions ity Leader Peggy Kerns*, New York State Comptrol about governing in the next century. The DLC ler Carl McCall* , and Wisconsin State Representative invites you to take up this challenge and join us Antonio Riley - talk about steps Democrats must take at the Democratic Convention in Chicago for a to stay ahead of the curve. Presentation by pollster Stan serious exchange of ideas about the future of Greenberg and Minnesota State SenatorTed Mondale progressive pqlitics in America. of new research on young voters. Noon Workshop: Consumer Choice Health Care We've planned a series of forums and work Roll up your sleeves with David Kendall, PPl's senior shops on a range of issues - from substantive analyst for health care and author of the DLC's forth questions like economic growth - to provocative coming consumer-choice health care "toolkit;' and Ted political analysis - to ways in which Democrats Mondale for an intensive working session on how to can take on issues they don't like to talk about speak effectively about health care reform. but should: values, crime, entitlements, and TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1996 more. The discussions promise to be lively. 9 a.m. Issue Forum: Issues Democrats Don't Like toTalkAbout-AndWhyThey Should These events are open to all convention partici Tackling the tough subjects:Joe Lieberman on values. pants. Through the forums, we hope to create a Martin Koldyke, chairman of the Chicago School Finance place where all Democrats can come together Authority, Paul Vallas, CEO of the Chicago school sys and discuss how to build a new political major tem, and Gery Chico, chairman of the Chicago School ity based on innovative and powerful ideas. Board, on achieving real educational change. Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey* on "touching the third rail" of For over a decade, the Democratic Leadership entitlement reform. Council (DLC) and our think tank, the Progres Noon Workshop:Welfare sive Policy Institute (PPI), have been ahead of Ed Kilgore, DLC political director and former PPI se the curve in addressing many of the difficult nior fellow, and Antonio Riley - the principal Demo choices facing both our party and our country. cratic sponsor ofWisconsin's pioneering welfare plan Please join us in Chicago - and together, let us use the DLC Blueprint for Change, "Work First: A all begin to shape the future of progressive Democratic politics in America. * Denotes invited speakers THE DEMOCRA1'IC LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: AHEAD OF THE CURVEl / / WhatWeHave b 1, ;,;>/ !;f C?~ to Join - To Offer

Dear Fellow Democrats, THE PROMISE OF AMERICA IS IDEAS. Our think tank, tive "wedge issue" ef DLC Membership: □ $50 As you look forward to Convention week in the Progressive Policy forts to exploit cultural EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FORALL, D $20 (student) Chicago, I hope you'll take a moment to acquaint Institute, works to de fragmentation and ra yourself with the work of the Democratic Lead SPECIAL PRIVILEGE FOR NONE. vise new policies that cial tensions by appeal Name ______ership Council. carve out a third way ing to our common in Title ______The DLC was founded in 1985 by Democrats who The Democratic Leadership Council advocates beyond the traditional terests as citizens. sought to renew our party's sense of national the following principles for public policy: left-right debate-in eco Company ______nomic, social and for NETWORK. Through purpose and restore its competitiveness in out the country, political national elections. For the past decade, we have • The private sector, not government, eign policy, and politics Address ______and governance. leaders, elected offi worked to reclaim the Democratic Party's historic should be the primary engine for cials, scholars, citizen role as the voice of progressive change in America. ECONOMIC GROWTH. POLITICAL activists, and members City ______State ___ Zip _ ___ By any measure, we've accomplished a lot. STRATEGIES. of the business commu We've influenced the political debate on issues • The VALUES that most Americans share To respond to the nity have joined to de Phone ______(work) _____ (home) from welfare reform to crime. In 1992, a past velop progressive new liberty of conscience, individual responsi conservative challenge Fax ______E-mail ______chairman of the DLC, Bill Clinton, won election ideas and turn them into bility, tolerance, work, faith, family, and without simply defend to the presidency campaigning on many New ing every government action at all levels of community- should be embodied in the D Enclosed is my check Democrat ideas. We've helped to reintroduce program. government. □ Bill me talk of values like community and responsibility policies of our government. To attract the growing PUBLICATIONS. Our D Charge my credit card into our party's agenda - and this has been good ranks of the "politically flagship magazine, The for all Democrats. • America needs a renewed ethic of CIVIC homeless" - especially Card number ______Exp. ____ New Democrat, plus PPI young voters and so (We accept VISA and Master_Card) Still, we have a long way to go. I believe the RESPONSIBILITY in which people who policy papers, political called "Reagan Demo Democratic Party can reclaim the allegiance of receive government help have an obliga analysis, and issue Signature ______America's broad middle class - and build a crats" - back to the tion to give something back to the country. briefs will keep you up lasting governing majority- but only with new Democratic side. to-the-minute on a wide To join today: ideas. And I believe the DLC can help Democrats To address public con • In foreign policy, America should lead range of new ideas and I. Call 1-800-546-0027. Within Washington, meet that goal. I hope you'll read about our cerns that many Demo how Democrats can other nations toward DEMOCRACY and D.C., metro areas, call (202) 544-6172. work - take a look at our magazine and our web crats do not often talk use them. site - come to our issue sessions in Chicago - market economics. about-values, fiscal dis 2. Fax this application with your payment to and then join us in building a new progressive cipline, entitlement re WEB SITE. Access all (202) 544-5002. politics for America. • As advocates of activist government, we form, school reform, this info rmation and 3. Mail it to DLC Membership, 518 C Street N.E., and decentralizing gov more through our excit Washington, D.C. 20002. Please make checks Sincerely, ~ need to REINVENT GOVERNMENT so ernment- while main ing e-mail service, payable to the DLC. that it is both more responsive to those it taining a distinctively DLCMail, and the DLC 4. E-mail [email protected]. serves and more accountable to taxpay progressive point of view. Senator Joe Lieberman, PPI World Wide Web site, To counter conserva- DLC Chair ers who pay for it. http://ww w. dlcppi.org. Contributions to the DLC are not tax deductible. -~" THE DEMOCRA1'IC LEADERSHIP COUNCIL: AHEAD OF THE CURVEl / / WhatWeHave b 1, ;,;>/ !;f C?~ to Join - To Offer

Dear Fellow Democrats, THE PROMISE OF AMERICA IS IDEAS. Our think tank, tive "wedge issue" ef DLC Membership: □ $50 As you look forward to Convention week in the Progressive Policy forts to exploit cultural EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FORALL, D $20 (student) Chicago, I hope you'll take a moment to acquaint Institute, works to de fragmentation and ra yourself with the work of the Democratic Lead SPECIAL PRIVILEGE FOR NONE. vise new policies that cial tensions by appeal Name ______ership Council. carve out a third way ing to our common in Title ______The DLC was founded in 1985 by Democrats who The Democratic Leadership Council advocates beyond the traditional terests as citizens. sought to renew our party's sense of national the following principles for public policy: left-right debate-in eco Company ______nomic, social and for NETWORK. Through purpose and restore its competitiveness in out the country, political national elections. For the past decade, we have • The private sector, not government, eign policy, and politics Address ______and governance. leaders, elected offi worked to reclaim the Democratic Party's historic should be the primary engine for cials, scholars, citizen role as the voice of progressive change in America. ECONOMIC GROWTH. POLITICAL activists, and members City ______State ___ Zip _ ___ By any measure, we've accomplished a lot. STRATEGIES. of the business commu We've influenced the political debate on issues • The VALUES that most Americans share To respond to the nity have joined to de Phone ______(work) _____ (home) from welfare reform to crime. In 1992, a past velop progressive new liberty of conscience, individual responsi conservative challenge Fax ______E-mail ______chairman of the DLC, Bill Clinton, won election ideas and turn them into bility, tolerance, work, faith, family, and without simply defend to the presidency campaigning on many New ing every government action at all levels of community- should be embodied in the D Enclosed is my check Democrat ideas. We've helped to reintroduce program. government. □ Bill me talk of values like community and responsibility policies of our government. To attract the growing PUBLICATIONS. Our D Charge my credit card into our party's agenda - and this has been good ranks of the "politically flagship magazine, The for all Democrats. • America needs a renewed ethic of CIVIC homeless" - especially Card number ______Exp. ____ New Democrat, plus PPI young voters and so (We accept VISA and Master_Card) Still, we have a long way to go. I believe the RESPONSIBILITY in which people who policy papers, political called "Reagan Demo Democratic Party can reclaim the allegiance of receive government help have an obliga analysis, and issue Signature ______America's broad middle class - and build a crats" - back to the tion to give something back to the country. briefs will keep you up lasting governing majority- but only with new Democratic side. to-the-minute on a wide To join today: ideas. And I believe the DLC can help Democrats To address public con • In foreign policy, America should lead range of new ideas and I. Call 1-800-546-0027. Within Washington, meet that goal. I hope you'll read about our cerns that many Demo how Democrats can other nations toward DEMOCRACY and D.C., metro areas, call (202) 544-6172. work - take a look at our magazine and our web crats do not often talk use them. site - come to our issue sessions in Chicago - market economics. about-values, fiscal dis 2. Fax this application with your payment to and then join us in building a new progressive cipline, entitlement re WEB SITE. Access all (202) 544-5002. politics for America. • As advocates of activist government, we form, school reform, this info rmation and 3. Mail it to DLC Membership, 518 C Street N.E., and decentralizing gov more through our excit Washington, D.C. 20002. Please make checks Sincerely, ~ need to REINVENT GOVERNMENT so ernment- while main ing e-mail service, payable to the DLC. that it is both more responsive to those it taining a distinctively DLCMail, and the DLC 4. E-mail [email protected]. serves and more accountable to taxpay progressive point of view. Senator Joe Lieberman, PPI World Wide Web site, To counter conserva- DLC Chair ers who pay for it. http://ww w. dlcppi.org. Contributions to the DLC are not tax deductible. -~" Progressive Strategy to Replace Welfare with a Coop erative Employment System;' as a guide for teaching Demo cratic activists how to reform welfare in their states. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1996 9 a.m. Issue Forum:The Era of Big Government is Over -What's Next? DLC Vice Chairman and Colorado Governor Roy Romer" on "Governing Outside the Boxes." PPI Presi dent Will Marshall on replacing paternalistic bureaucra cies with Information Age models for governance. PPI Vice President Robert Shapiro on how to promote growth in the new economy and what that means for Democrats. Doug Ross, former Assistant Secretary of Labor; Kathleen Sylvester, PPI vice president for do mestic policy; Milwaukee Mayor John Norquis~; Califor nia State Controller Kathleen Connell*; and Utah Sen ate Minority Leader Scott Howell of IBM on new ways to achieve progressive ends through non-bureaucratic means. Noon Workshop:Teen Pregnancy Join Kathleen Sylvester, author of the DLC Blueprint for Change,"ReducingTeenage Pregnancy: A Handbook for Action;' and Peggy Kerns*, a leader on social and family policy in Colorado, for this strategy session to find solutions to the rising rate of teenage pregnancy in this country. Think Chicago! Think Ahead!

All DLC Leadership Training Sessions will be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Hotel, Fifth Floor Ball room. The hotel is located at 540 N. Michigan Avenue in Chicago. Sessions are open to the general public, but space is limited. For more information, or to pre-regis ter, call the DLC before Wednesday, August 21, at 1-800-546-0027 (202/546-0007 in the Washington, D.C., metro area), or e-mail us at [email protected].