Where Were You 6 Months Ago? - Netroots Nation Day 3 [VIDEO]

Yep. Six months ago was the last day of Netroots Nation in Pittsburgh. At this point, it was Saturday and I was running on maybe five hours of sleep since Wednesday. But we managed to stay awake long enough for another smattering of the day...

--Cutting-edge Evidence-based Best Practices:

-Regina Schwartz on Best Practices: Testing the 2008 Primary GOTV Calls



-Mary McClelland on Best Practices: Testing the Youth Vote




-Regina Schwartz on Color Campaign Lit



--Academic Studies of the Netroots:

-Chris Bowers: Misinformation on the Interet vs Television



-Dave Karpf: Hubs in Social Networking



-Dave Karpf: Who is winning YouTube?



-Matthew Kerbel & Dave Karpf: Who is ahead in the Blogosphere?



--Advocating for Reproductive Rights in the Age of Obama:

-Aimee Thorne-Thomsen on Reproductive Justice in the Age of Obama



-Jodi Jacobson on Discussing Reproductive Rights



-James Wagoner: How Our Health Statistics Stack Up



-James Wagoner: Lack of Science and Evidence in Reproductive Rights Debate



-Jodi Jacobson: Compromise Ignores the Real Issues



-Joreg Dreweke: Reproducive Issues Aren't Covered Properly



--How Technology can be Utilized to Enhance Democracy in Pittsburgh and beyond:

-Priya Narasimhan of YinzCam



-Paul Fireman of Vivo



-Brad Winney of Penopto



--Closing Keynote With Darcy Burner and Richard Trumka:

-Richard Trumka Gives Speech on Final Night of Netroots Nation '09







-Darcy Burner Gives Final Keynote at Netroots Nation '09, Intro from Markos





And then it was over.

We will be catching next summer's Netroots Nation in Vegas. We are more than doubling our efforts for it, bringing more people, more cameras, and more resources. And we could use your help. David Hart, the founder of Grow the Hope, is hosting a house meeting fundraiser for us next weekend. Join us in person if you are in the Bethesda area, or join us live online Sunday, February 21st at 2:00pm (EST).

Where Were You 6 Months Ago? - Netroots Nation Day 2 [VIDEO]

6 months ago today, after a long day 1, Sum of Change arose at 7am (after going to sleep at 5am) to drive under a mountain and over a river to day 2 of Netroots Nation 2009 in Pittsburgh. Here is a smathering of what we saw throughout the day in chronological order:

--Pennsylvania Leadership Forum (aka: Senatorial showdown of Sestak and Specter answering the same questions, although not at the same time)

-Congressman Joe Sestak on Single Payer Health Care



-Senator Specter on Progressive Issues He Can Support



-Congressman Sestak on Owing the Grassroots for Their Election Contributions



-Congressman Sestak on Fighting For Healthcare Reform



-Senator Specter on Fighting For Healthcare Reform



-Senator Specter Addressing Nate Silver and The 'Spectrometer'



-Congressman Sestak on the Don't Ask Don't Tell Policy and Marriage Equality



--Stepping It Up: Creating Powerful Multiracial Alliances With Progressive Bloggers

-Cheryl Contee and Will Coley: We Are A Nation Of Immigrants



-Cheryl Contee How White People Can Help



-Jacki Esposito: Immigration Issues and Statistics Go Unnoticed



-Jacki Esposito: Detention Isn't Just For Illegal Border Crossers



-Kyle de Beausset: Combatting 'Nativism' Online



-Kyle de Beausset: Disconnect Between Progressive & Pro Migrant Bloggers



-Rinku Sen: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Might Not Be Ideal



-Rinku Sen on Opposite Racial Images and Lasting Criminal Punishment



--Science Denial and Science Policy

-Joshua Rosenau, discussing science's "rightful place" in our country



-Michael Stebbins on How Science and Policy is Changing Under This New Administration



-Susan Wood Talking About Combating the Anti-Science Crowd



-Mark Sumner and Joshua Rosenau Discussing the Public's Stance on Science, Believing vs. Accepting



--Four Perspectives From the Social Change Blogosphere

Kety Esquivel National Council of La Raza's Online Activities



-Edmundo Rocha on Why the Immigration Issue is Important and Why Bloggers Should be Involved



-Edmundo Rocha and Prerna Lal on Debating Immigration Reform Online



-Prerna Lal Shares Her Personal Experience With the Struggle of Immigration



-David Bennion on Fighting for Immigration Reform



-David Bennion on the Immigration Battle on Capitol Hill Over the Last Five Years



--Organizing in Second Life

-Connecting Second Life With Real World Small Organizations



-Second LIfe as an Immersive Educational Opportunity



-Second Life an Opportunity for Satyrical Commentary



-Building Communities with Interactive Experiences



Day 2 was an awesome experience and we captured many diverse discussions on important progressive issues. But we were only able to make it to 4 of the 23 amazing panels all day and we want to capture many more of then of day two of Netroots Nation 2010 from Las Vegas. But to do so we are going to need your help.

Please join us, in person or online, on Sunday, February 21st, as we are begin fundraising our efforts to cover Netroots Nation 2010. Chris Hayes of The Nation, Nolan Treadway of Netroots Nation, and local grassroots organizers from inside and around the beltway will join us at a house party in Bethesda, MD. You can get more information about the event here. You can also join us live to view the event online at Sum Live Change beginning at 2:00pm on the 21st.

To see more videos from Netroots Nation 2009, please go to www.SumofChange.com/NetrootsNation

Where Were You 6 Months Ago? [VIDEO]

I know where we were. Six months ago today, we showed up in Pittsburgh for Netroots Nation '09.

We were here, @FDR Is There A New Deal?:











And here, From Prop 8 to Full Equality in All 50 States: Fighting for Marriage Equality and LGBT Rights Across America:











And we were here, The Myth of Post-Racial America:







Oh, and we were here, also, too, How to Get The Most Out Of The Polling Data You Read About:







And here, Bloggers and Blue-Collar Workers Unite: You have Nothing to Lose but Wall Street Domination:









We also plotted, The Secret Plan to Defeat the Right Forever:







It was an exciting first day. Hopefully you will join us next summer at Netroots Nation in Las Vegas! And check back tomorrow when we will relive Netroots Nation '09 Day 2.

Next Sunday, February 21st, we are beginning our fundraising for our efforts to cover Netroots Nation 2010. Chris Hayes, Nolan Treadway, and local grassroots organizers from inside and around the beltway will join us at a house party in Bethesda, MD. You can also join us online at Sum Live Change (we'll be running a live camera feed of the event), at 2:00pm on the 21st.