The Netroots Nation convention kicks off today in Pittsburgh, PA, drawing together thousands of the country's best and brightest online organizers, political bloggers and progressive activists. There are some really great panels being put on throughout today, Friday and Saturday that focus on workers and the economy.
SEIU is sponsoring the live stream of convention coverage--watch keynotes here:
Live audio from the conference is also available from some of the panel, via the Head On Radio Network. They've got two streams you can check out: stream 1 and stream 2.
Here's a list of SEIU and Workers United staff who are participating in Netroots panels:
"Building the Blue-Green Movement Online" - w/ SEIU's Michael Whitney
Thurs, August 14, 3 - 4:15 PM in Room 318
"The Secret Plan to Defeat the Right Forever" - w/ Elana Levin
Thurs, August 14, 4:30 - 5:45 PM in Room 311
"Turning Red Districts Blue: Organizing For Change" - w/ Matt Browner-Hamlin
Friday, August 14, 4:30 PM - 5:45 PM in Room 304/305
"The Latino Caucus" - w/ SEIU's Raf Noboa
Saturday, August 15, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM, Room 310
"Obama's Community Organizing Model" - w/ SEIU's Karen Hicks
Saturday, August 15, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM, Room 301/302
Keynote: "Building a 21st Century Economy" - w/ SEIU International Secretary-Treasurer Anna Burger
Saturday, August 15, 12- 1:15 PM in Hall B
"The Labor Caucus" - w/ Michael Whitney
Saturday, August 15, 1:30 PM in Room 310
"Si Se Puede 2.0" - w/ SEIU's Joaquin Guerra
Saturday, August 15 at 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM in Room 318
See the entire conference agenda here. You can also follow coverage of the convention on Twitter via the official Netroots Nation hashtag #nn09 or on Facebook.
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