RESISTANCE & PROGRESS LOCAL PROGRESS 2017 CONVENING | AUSTIN, TX

Agenda THE AGENDA

Event Summary PRE-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES • THURSDAY, JULY 27

9:00 to 4:30 Training with Wellstone Action: Governing as a Progressive Off-Site*

9:00 to 5:00 School Board: Full day of programming for School Board Members Off-Site*

1:00 to 5:00 Meeting of the Local Progress Board of Directors

6:00 to 7:30 Women’s Caucus Reception Tejas

With remarks from St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones

*Off-site programming will be hosted at the Workers Defense Project at 5604 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723. Transportation will be provided. Please meet in the Lower Lobby between the restaurants Gabriel’s & Carillon.

FRIDAY, JULY 28

8:00 to 9:00 Breakfast and Registration Salon C

9:00 to 10:00 Welcome to Salon C

With Opening Remarks from Austin Mayor Steve Adler

10:00 to 11:00 Plenary Session: Lessons from the Resistance Salon C

11:00 to 1:00 Action: SB4—not in Texas, not in our cities! TX State Capitol

Local Progress members will join members of the Workers Defense Project and Local Progress Texas members to send a strong message to Governor Abbott condemning SB4 and fighting back against regressive and discriminatory state preemption measures.

1:30 to 3:00 Lunch and Training: Crafting a Progressive Economic Message Salon C

3:30 to 5:00 Policy Breakouts: • Beyond ACA: Public Health Concerns & Solutions Salon E • Beyond Sanctuary: Policies to Protect & Room 301 Defend Immigrant Communities • Innovative and Equitable Economic Development Salon A

2 AGENDA | LOCAL PROGRESS 2017: RESISTANCE & PROGRESS | AUSTIN, TX #LOCALPROGRESS17 • Joining the Global & National Fights for Our Climate Salon B • Next Generation Workers Rights: Building “Good Jobs Cities” Salon D

5:00 to 5:45 Debrief with Home Base Groups

6:30 to 7:30 Reception: Celebrating Five Years of Local Progress Tejas

SATURDAY, JULY 29

8:00 to 9:00 Breakfast Salon C

9:00 to 9:15 Keynote: Democratic Nominee for DA Larry Krasner Salon C

9:15 to 11:30 Local Progress Campaigns: Building Our Collective Power

Campaign Breakouts (see full program for details on our campaign work): • Equitable and Sustainable Infrastructure Salon B • Just and Accountable Policing Salon D • Sanctuary Cities Salon E • Shared Economic Prosperity Salon A

12:00 to 1:15 Lunch Plenary Session: Looking Ahead – Building for 2018 & Beyond Salon C

With Remarks from Former Congresswoman Donna Edwards

1:45 to 3:15 Policy Breakouts: • Cities vs. the Department of (in)Justice Salon A • How to Fight Back Against Conservative State Preemption of Salon B • Municipal Powers • Inter-Related Strategies to Shape the Housing Market & Salon D Stop Evictions • Revenue and Finance Strategies for Progressive Priorities Classroom 103 • Transportation Equity: Increasing Mobility & Opportunity Salon E

3:30 to 5:00 Skills Building Breakouts: • Building the Bench: Growing Diverse & Progressive Leadership in Salon A our Communities • From #ResistTrump to Local Progress Salon B • Governing from the Minority Salon D • Lead with Values: Messaging for Progressive Policy Solutions Salon E

5:00 Closing Reception & Self-Organized Evening Activities Pre-function C

SUNDAY, JULY 30

9:00 to 1:00 Local Progress Texas Officials Meeting PDR 1 & 2

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9:00 to 4:30 Governing as a Progressive Off-Site

This day-long interactive training created in collaboration with Well- stone Action will focus on how to govern as a progressive elected official. Participants will discuss and workshop how to deal with governing tensions while being a values-based progressive elected official, how to map and understand power in their communities, how to build partner- ships in government to govern effectively, and how to build and maintain relationships with activists and advocates outside of elected office.

9:00 to 4:30 School Board Cohort Training Off-Site

This year, we will be partnering again with the National Education Asso- ciation to host our third school board cohort training. The program will highlight the national context for the fight against the Trump Admin- istration, and our efforts to defend our public schools, and strengthen public education. We will also discuss best practices around organizing, governance and communications and provide opportunities for board members to learn and collaborate with one another on ideas and initia- tives to share with their home districts.

12:00 to 5:00 Local Progress Board Meeting

Members of the Local Progress Board of Directors will be holding their annual meeting.

6:00 to 7:30 Women’s Caucus: Progressive Women Creating Local Change Tejas

With remarks from St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones. Join us for the second annual Women’s Caucus, a reception where female members of Local Progress will gather to network with each other and partner organizations, hear about shared issues, and discuss solutions that come from the leadership of women. We will hear from allied groups, experts and leading Local Progress members. Members will have the opportu- nity to share issues they would like to address and resources they would like to receive that support their work as progressive women in local elected office.

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8:00 to 9:00 Breakfast Salon C

9:00 to 10:00 Welcome and Introductions Salon C

With Opening Remarks from Austin Mayor Steve Adler

10:00 to 11:00 Plenary Session: Lessons from the Resistance • , , TX • Cindy Chavez, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, CA • Rashida Tlaib, Former Michigan State Representative • Michelle Tremillo, Texas Organizing Project • Jennifer Epps-Addison, Center for Popular Democracy (moderator) Since the 2016 election, the national energy and resistance has been palpable. However, many communities have been in a state of resistance for years, if not decades. In states across the country, the attack on civil rights and our communities has been well established, and our allied organizations in many of these same states have been fighting for their livelihood. What’s the role of local elected leaders and local govern- ments in resisting Trump? How do we go beyond our normal ways of doing things and develop new strategies for fierce resistance? What does victory look like and in a moment of constant fightback, how do we build long term power? We’ll kick off our convening by learning from elected officials who are engaging in active resistance against attacks from state and federal governments.

11:00 to 1:00 Action: SB4—not in Texas, not in our cities! TX State Capitol

Local Progress members will take to the streets with members of the Workers Defense Project to demonstrate growing national support for Texas communities in the fight against Senate Bill 4. As we deliv- er a letter to Governor Abbott from LP members, we will hold a press conference on the steps of the Texas State Capitol and hear from local activists about how SB4 is harmful to aspiring citizens and families, but will strengthen the resolve of the immigrant community. LP leaders will lift up the fightback against SB4 as a national model for cities and local officials fighting similar legislation in states across the country.

1:00 to 1:30 Lunch Salon C

1:30 to 3:00 Crafting and Delivering a Progressive Economic Message Salon C • Anat Shenker-Osorio In this session, we’ll explore how to speak powerfully about economic issues from a progressive perspective. From making the most compelling case for raising wages to defeating the right wing agenda to dismantle the collective voice of working people, we’ll look at tested messaging and how it can allow us to frame these fights to engage our base and persuade the middle. Come prepared with a piece of your own public facing writ- ing -- whether that’s an oped, speech, website text or mass email -- so you can immediately apply lessons learned to how you’re communicating.

3:30 to 5:00 Policy Break Outs

Beyond ACA: Public Health Concerns & Solutions Salon E • David Stout, El Paso County Commission • Ayanna Pressley, City Council • Dorcey Applyrs, Albany City Council (moderator) For years, conservative leaders in Congress have been bent on repealing to Affordable Care Act. Despite significant victories in recent months preserving the ACA, it seems more likely every day that our access to healthcare is in danger. Having access to health care coverage is import- ant for all members of our community. Local leaders can take action to address public health disparities and services as well. This session will cover local strategies for healthy communities including domestic vio- lence prevention, abortion and healthcare access, environmental health, and more as we look to solutions to address health disparities and health impacts in our communities.

Beyond Sanctuary: Policies to Protect and Defend Room 301 Immigrant Communities • Angie Junck, Immigrant Legal Resource Center • Paul Lopez, City Council • Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council Speaker • Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, City Council • Emily Tucker, Center for Popular Democracy (moderator) This session will explore the new political climate and how we can realign our strategy to protect immigrant communities. We will look to expand our definition of the term “sanctuary city” to include racial justice policies that keep people out of the deportation system, explore how cities and creating a right to legal services for immigrants facing deportation, and we’ll share examples of successful immigrant rights campaigns and other ideas of how people can participate.

Innovative and Equitable Economic Development Salon A • Tefere Gebre, AFL-CIO • Chris Schildt, PolicyLink • Lee Wellington, Urban Manufacturing Alliance (moderator) Small businesses have seen a resurgence in recent years and urban man- ufacturing has been a useful economic strategy for cities in their efforts to support the growth of small businesses. In addition innovative strate-

6 AGENDA | LOCAL PROGRESS 2017: RESISTANCE & PROGRESS | AUSTIN, TX #LOCALPROGRESS17 gies to leverage public dollars through procurement have supported the growth of manufacturing jobs in our cities and beyond. City leaders play a critical role in supporting equity and access to these opportunities, overseeing the quality of these jobs, supporting the alignment of work- force development programs and playing a role in land use and impact of land use and zoning decisions and procurement on the potential for urban manufacturing in cities.

Joining the Global & National Fights for Our Climate Salon B • David Alvarez, City Council • Daniel Gordon, Bowling Green City Council • Ryan O’Malley, Malden City Council • Aura Vasquez, Center for Popular Democracy (moderator) In December of 2015, the United States joined 195 other nations in a landmark agreement to mitigate global climate change. In June of 2017, the White House announced its intent to withdraw the US from the Paris Climate agreement and in response mayors, councils, boards, and com- missions across the country affirmed their commitment to fight climate change. Nationally, there are climate programs and campaigns cities and counties can commit to join and take action on, like Sierra Club’s “Ready for 100” - a campaign to move cities to 100% renewable energy. With in- action at the federal and many state levels, thinking globally while acting locally is the only way to join the fight against climate change.

Next Generation Workers Rights: Building “Good Jobs Cities” Salon D • Lorena González, City Council • Alison Hirsh, SEIU 32BJ • Bob Master, Communication Workers of America • Vasu Reddy, National Partnership for Women & Families • Elianne Farhat, Center for Popular Democracy (moderator) Local governments across the country are at the forefront of establish- ing modern labor standards. In cities, innovative models for connecting workers to campaigns is changing the narrative. Localities have passed policies that transform poverty jobs into ones where working people can earn a fair wage with adequate hours to care for themselves and their families. And new models for organizing workers in connection with campaigns has led to significant advances in corporate accountability. Some of the issues we will be discussing in this breakout session are fair workweek, earned sick and safe time, wage theft protection, minimum wage, bank worker organizing and corporate accountability, and innova- tive policies that advance workers’ rights in the service and gig econo- mies. Come learn best practices for advancing your own local agenda.

5:00 to 5:45 Debrief with Home Base Groups

6:30 to 7:30 Reception: Celebrating Five Years of Local Progress Tejas

#LOCALPROGRESS17 LOCAL PROGRESS 2017: RESISTANCE & PROGRESS | AUSTIN, TX | AGENDA 7 SATURDAY, JULY 29

8:00 to 9:00 Breakfast Salon C

9:00 to 9:15 Keynote Address Salon C

Democratic Nominee for District Attorney Larry Krasner

9:15 to 11:30 Local Progress Campaign Breakouts: Building Our Collective Power

Progressive elected leaders and our community allies have the oppor- tunity, and the power, to move our progressive policy agenda across the country. Local Progress is engaging in at least four key fights in 2017, and we are prepared for many more to come in this new political climate. In this session, we will have a discussion about how cities of all sizes and different political landscapes can participate in collective work.

We will have four campaign breakouts on priority areas: sanctuary cities, just and accountable policing, shared economic prosperity, and equita- ble and sustainable infrastructure. We will leave with a clearer sense of how we can create a national drumbeat around all of these issues so that as many cities as possible can participate in a way that suits them. To see a full description of these campaigns, please see page .

Equitable & Sustainable Infrastructure Salon B

This session will be an interactive discussion and planning session mod- erated by Local Progress Southern Coordinator Danielle Adams. It will include reflections fromChicago Alderman Scott Waguepsack and In the Public Interest Research and Policy Director Shahrzad Habibi.

Just and Accountable Policing Salon E

This session will be an interactive discussion and planning session mod- erated by Local Progress Co-Director Sarah Johnson and will include reflections from leaders of the Local Progress Police Reform Cohort including Albany Councilmember Dorcey Applyrs, Coun- cilmember Lisa Bender, St. Louis Alderwoman Megan Green, Durham Councilmember Jillian Johnson and New York Councilmember Ritchie Torres.

Sanctuary Cities Salon A

This session will be an interactive discussion and planning session mod- erated by Local Progress Campaigns Director Silvia Fabela, including remarks from President of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors David Cortese, Nashville Councilmember Colby Sledge and Shorewood Councilmember Tammy Bockhorst.

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This session will be an interactive discussion and planning session moderated by Local Progress New York Organizer Chad Raddock. It will include reflections fromAustin Councilmember Delia Garza, Executive Director of the Workers Defense Project Jose Garza, Tempe Councilmem- ber Lauren Kuby, Family Values @ Work Co-Director Ellen Bravo and UNITE HERE! Texas Chapter President Willy Gonzalez.

11:30 to 12:00 Lunch Salon C

12:00 to 1:15 Plenary Session: Looking Ahead — Building to 2018 and Beyond Salon C

Featuring remarks from Former Congresswoman Donna Edwards and a screening of Local Progress Action’s “Join Us” video. A handful of wealthy CEOs and politicians have rigged the rules in their favor and hard work, ingenuity and perseverance are not rewarded the way they should be. The conservative anti-immigrant, anti-worker, anti-public in- stitution forces in this country occupy our highest levels of government. We need to rewrite the rules and reclaim our democracy. We can do this by coordinating and collaborating to build long term power that chang- es the dynamics of state legislatures and politics and builds power for working people in our communities. We must fight and build on every level- beginning with local elected officials. During this plenary conver- sation, we will make the argument that progressive local elected officials can own their role as champions of democracy and voters in the wider effort to defend and reclaim our democracy. • Megan Green, St. Louis City Council • Emma Greenman, Center for Popular Democracy • Jermaine Reed, Kansas City Council • Tomas Robles, Living United for Change in Arizona • Felicia Wong, Roosevelt Institute (moderator)

1:15 to 1:30 Group Photograph TBD

1:45 to 3:15 Policy Breakouts:

Cities vs. the Department of (in)Justice Salon A • Joshua Douglas, University of Kentucky • Isa Noyola, Transgender Law Center • Udi Ofer, American Civil Liberties Union • Brittny Saunders, Deputy Commissioner, New York City Human Rights Commission • Kumar Rao, Center for Popular Democracy (moderator) Under Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Department of (in)Justice is escalating the War on Drugs and the mass incarceration of Black and Brown people, supporting voter disenfranchisement efforts in states around the country, and increasing the ferocity of the federal depor- tation machine. It is also pulling back support for anti-discrimination

#LOCALPROGRESS17 LOCAL PROGRESS 2017: RESISTANCE & PROGRESS | AUSTIN, TX | AGENDA 9 laws, LGBTQ protections, and consent decrees with local police depart- ments and jails. In the face of this devastating federal agenda, what is a progressive local elected official to do? How can cities fight back and strengthen the protections of their residents’ fundamental Constitu- tional rights? Come get your answers here.

How to Fight Back Against Conservative State Salon B Preemption of Municipal Powers • Mike Alfano, Campaign to Defend Local Solutions • Ben Beach, Partnership for Working Families • Jillian Johnson, Durham City Council (moderator) Corporate and special interests are systematically working at the state level to stifle the power of local governments, which provide essential hubs of policy innovation and progressive political power. The Koch- backed American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the architect of this strategy, has moved state legislators and courts to gut the ability of a vast number of local governments to take action on a range of critical issues including workers’ rights, affordable housing, public health, gun control, and transportation policy. In this session, we will identify two key strategies for fighting back, share stories of recent victories, and lay out a strategy for defeating preemption in the months and years to come.

Inter-Related Strategies to Shape the Housing Salon D Market & Stop Evictions • Mayor Jesse Arreguin, Berkeley • Marika Dias, Right to Counsel Coalition • Randy Dillard, Right to Counsel Coalition • Helen Gym, Philadelphia City Council • Melvin Willis, Richmond City Council • Ritchie Torres, New York City Council To stop evictions we need to find ways to reduce profit motive for speculative lenders and landlords and put more government funding into anti-displacement preservation. In this workshop we will hear how Local Progress members have won new tenant protections, have won new revenue to preserve housing and we will talk about ways we can limit private equity’s takeover of residential real estate.

Revenue and Finance Strategies for Classroom 103 Progressive Priorities • Robin Kniech, Denver City Council (moderator) In this session, members will discuss the political, legal, and policy challenges of raising crucial revenue for their cities, and exchange best practices for overcoming them. We will also discuss options for progres- sive municipal finance practices, including the prospect of establishing municipal banks, services, and supports that may be offered by pro- gressive banks such as Amalgamated. The discussion will be based on

10 AGENDA | LOCAL PROGRESS 2017: RESISTANCE & PROGRESS | AUSTIN, TX #LOCALPROGRESS17 the interests of attendees, but may cover: innovative revenue sources; dedicating existing funds or creating new taxes/fees for progressive pri- orities; mitigating impacts on low-income payers; ensuring inclusivity, transparency, and accountability in how new funds are spent.

Transportation Equity: Increasing Mobility & Opportunity Salon E • Lisa Bender, Minneapolis City Council • Tamika Butler, Neighborhood Land Trust • Sarita Turner, PolicyLink • Meghan Sahli-Wells, Culver City Council (moderator) Decades of discriminatory land use practices and uneven infrastructure investments have left many communities isolated and without access to good schools, jobs, or basic necessities like health services and grocery stores. Guiding transit investments in our cities is one important tool in increasing mobility and economic opportunity. In this session we will learn about innovative and equitable transit policies including public transportation systems, bicycle infrastructure, and parking regulations. We will also discuss the intersections between housing, transportation, climate and health policy.

3:30 to 5:00 Skills Building Sessions

Building the Bench: Growing Diverse and Progressive Salon A Leadership in our Communities • Adriana Garcia Maximiliano, New American Leaders Project • Elizabeth Glidden, Minneapolis City Council • Andrea Jenkins, Candidate for Minneapolis City Council • Shannon Sneed, City Council • Kara Hollingsworth, LEAD NC (moderator) We need more progressive leaders in our communities and elected officials have a vital role to play. This session will explore successful -ex amples of organizations and elected officials focused on developing new leaders, with a strong focus on what elected officials can do to encourage and develop leaders - particularly from underrepresented communities. Topics will include succession planning, candidate recruitment, and orienting newly elected officials to governance skills.

From #ResistTrump to Local Progress Salon B • Zeke Cohen, Baltimore City Council • Jillian Johnson, Durham City Council • Nick Licata, Former Seattle City Councilmember • Nelini Stamp, Working Families Party • Marcelia Nicholson, Board of Supervisors (moderator) Since November, there has been an upsurge of protest and activity in our communities. How can we translate protest into progress? How do we develop local leadership in our districts? How should elected officials -re

#LOCALPROGRESS17 LOCAL PROGRESS 2017: RESISTANCE & PROGRESS | AUSTIN, TX | AGENDA 11 late to movement energy? What will it take to build the power necessary to win policy victories at a local level?

Governing from the Minority Salon D • Faith Winter, Colorado State Representative Are you serving in the minority? Want to know how to make a difference and move progressive issues forward? Serving in the minority doesn’t mean you are serving without power. Come find out how to leverage your position and relationships to make a difference on progressive issues and empower your community.

Lead with Values: Messaging for Progressive Policy Solutions Salon E • Bridget Whalen, The Opportunity Agenda The Opportunity Agenda is a social justice communication lab working to move hearts, minds, and policy for lasting change. Over the past 10 years, we have trained and presented to over 10,000 social justice leaders on our strategies and techniques for narrative development, framing and messaging, public opinion and media research, policy and advocacy, and media spokesperson preparation. In this workshop, we’ll focus on how to use values, affirmative stories, and a solutions-oriented approach to advance progressive policy solutions. Using our proven format, we’ll craft compelling messages for strategic audiences. We’ll also share new messaging research on immigrant communities and sanctuary policies.

5:00 Closing Reception & Self-Organized Evening Activities Pre-function C

SUNDAY, JULY 30

9:00 to 1:00 Local Progress Texas Officials Meeting PDR 1 & 2

Texas, as the largest, most populous and most urban state in the South, is poised to be a progressive incubator in the region. This meeting of Texas elected officials will connect members from different regions of the state to one another and help build a shared vision for our work in Texas with local labor and community partners. We will work to set the foundation for deeper work in Texas and to engage elected officials in the summer of resistance, fighting back against Governor Abbott’s agenda and to preventing SB4 from going into effect.

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