If you're like me, Music Row Democrats and their progressive allies here in the mid-state area have greatly missed the many inspirational and informative speaking events held at the Belcourt Theatre back during the heat of the 2004 campaign. Those events allowed Democrats and progressives from both inside and outside the music industry the opportunity to see and hear national personalities not ordinarily available to Nashville audiences.
Well, here is another opportunity. David Sirota and Paul Waldman, both noted progressive activists and best-selling authors will speak Saturday, April 14th at the Tennessee Alliance for Progress Compass IV Conference being held at the Cohn Adult Learning Center in West Nashville, April 13-14, 2007.
David Sirota, a fierce critic of neo-liberal economics, full-time political journalist and best-selling author, has been a guest on, among others, CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, NPR and the Cobert Report. Sirota, whose book Hostile Takeover: How Big Money & Corruption Conquered Our Government - and How We Take It Back is posted on the MRD and TAP websites, is at the vanguard of progressives who fearlessly speak out regarding our broken government and the failure of both parties to fairly and justly represent the people. Read his recent Alternet article People Party vs. Money Party: Who's Who Among the Democrats as evidence.
Paul Waldman, author of Being Right Is Not Enough: What Progressives Must Learn From Conservative Success and Fraud: The Strategy Behind the Bush Lies and Why The Media Didn't Tell You, is a Senior Fellow at Media Matters for America and previous associate director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Waldman will speak on Saturday and will also join TAP's progressive leaders in a statewide network strategy session on Friday, April 13th.
For registration and details on the conference go to the website. Tennesse Alliance for Progress. Pre-registration has been extended to April 6th however early registration is advised.
This is a wonderful chance for local progressives to join with those from across the state to network with each other and to meet and hear these two popular and distinguished progressive leaders speak.
Power to the people!
