UPDATED LIVE Stream: The People's Summit - Day 1 - Friday - 6.17.2016

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Scheduled for Jun 17, 2016
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[font color="#660033"size="3"face="arial"]The People’s Summit, beginning Friday night in Chicago, promises to be a nexus for stories on the forefront of the progressive movement. To best chronicle these stories, here’s what press needs to know:

If you are driving, the best parking is in Parking Lot C, McCormick Place

Media registration will take place next to the main registration area in the Lakeside Ballroom. You must pick up your media badge to attend the conference as well as to access press areas during the conference.

Registration opens at 3 p.m., Friday, June 17 in the Lakeside Ballroom, 3rd Floor, McCormick Place.



*Friday, June 17

Opening Reception – 5:30 p.m.

Opening Session – 7 p.m. Visions of Justice - Featuring RoseAnn DeMoro, National Nurses United; Juan Gonzalez, Democracy Now; Van Jones, President, Dream Corps/CNN commentator; Naomi Klein, author “This Changes Everything”

Film Screenings – 9:30 p.m. How to Let Go of the World: And Love the Things Climate Can’t Change with Josh Fox, filmmaker and Shailene Woodley; Harvest of Empire with Juan Gonzalez; Fix It: Healthcare at the Tipping Point with Richard Master

*Saturday, June 18 (all Saturday times tentative, subject to change)

General Session - 8:30 a.m. Justice, Solidarity Action, with Stories from the Field –Keynote speaker – Rev. William Barber, Moral Mondays Movement

General Session – 9:30 a.m. Understanding Our Movement

Table Discussions – 10:45 a.m.

General Session – 1 p.m. A People’s Agenda. Speakers include Congress member Tulsi Gabbard; Former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner; Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.

Breakout Sessions – 2 p.m., multiple workshops, include such topics as the media and the movement; energy democracy and climate justice; the digital political revolution; ending voter suppression, mass incarceration, deportations, and gender inequality; building independent political power; #15 on campus, students, workers united to raise wages, not tuition.

Breakout Trainings – 4 p.m. Topics include candidates running for local office; how to make political art; student action; digital political revolution.

Festival of Joyous Rebellion – 6 p.m. Food carts, art-making, games

The People Speak – 8:30 p.m. Dramatic readings of speeches, letters, poems, songs, etc. by a number of celebrated artists including Rosario Dawson, Gaby Hoffman, Kendrick Sampson, Wallace Shawn, and others. Inspired by Howard Zinn’s classic A People’s History of the United States

Dance Party – 11:30 p.m.

Special Film Screening – 12 midnight Where to Invade Next hosted via Skype by Michael Moore

*Sunday, June 19

General Session – 8:30 a.m., Juneteenth Celebration, Defining Our Narrative for Racial and Economic Justice. Keynote speaker Heather McGhee, President, Demos

General Session – 9:15 a.m., Stories from the Field

Breakout Sessions – 10 a.m., Local Actions

Closing Session –11:30 a.m. Keynote speaker, Jim Hightower[/font]

[yourpaljoey]

1. First rate

[JudyM]

2. Thanks for posting this, Donkees!!!

[riderinthestorm]

3. I'm going to this if anyone wants to meet up.

Message me.

[Donkees]

4. Heading to Chicago w/@BlkMenForBernie for #PPLSummit. The Revolution Continues.

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[Donkees]

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[Rockyj]

6. Thank you!