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 Texas 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 Philadelphia 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 #LOCALPROGRESS17 LOCAL PROGRESS 2017: RESISTANCE & PROGRESS | AUSTIN, TX | AGENDA 3 Pre-Conference Activities & Trainings THURSDAY, JULY 27 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. 4 AGENDA | LOCAL PROGRESS 2017: RESISTANCE & PROGRESS | AUSTIN, TX #LOCALPROGRESS17 2017 National Convening • Full Agenda FRIDAY, JULY 28 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 • Greg Casar, Austin City Council, 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, Boston 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, Denver City Council • Melissa Mark-Viverito, New York City Council Speaker • Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Chicago 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.
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