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Flashing back to LFMS Minneapolis
In light of this week's violations of civil liberties and the unlawful arrests of journalists at the RNC, we thought it would be a good time to revisit this clip from LFMS Minneapolis. It features Bruce Nestor of the National Lawyers Guild, who has been all over the media in the follow up to last weekend's raids.
YouTube clips are in!
Clip #1: Laura Flanders opens Live From Main Street and discussion of change with panelists Van Jones and David Barsamian.
Clip #2: The Kind of Change We Need: David Barsamian, Faye Wattleton and Jim Hightower.
Clip #3: Live From Main Street Laughing in the Aisles: Lee Camp of Laughing Liberally.
CHANGE WE ALL BELIEVE IN
LIVE FROM MAIN STREET TOWN HALL DRAWS STANDING ROOM ONLY CROWD IN CONVENTION KICK-OFF EVENT
By Adam Doster
Live Feed Starting at 6 p.m. EST/5 CST/4 MT/3 PT
Click the play button below to view the live feed! Live From Main Street Denver begins at 6 EST/5 CST/4 MT/3 PT.
Can't Make it to Denver? Watch Live, Streaming Video Tomorrow
The Live From Main Street team is on the ground in Denver and counting down until tomorrow! We've toured the Big Tent and are all busily finalizing our plans for a smash-up town hall. If you aren't going to be at the DNC, you can watch tomorrow's event live and streaming at the following sites:
You can also watch the feed here, on LiveFromMainStreet.org. And please feel free to make use of our Twitter feed and Facebook status updates to keep in the know and give us your feedback.
Challenges of Change Week
As part of our lead-up to the DNC and Sunday's Live From Main Street in Denver, The Media Consortium has produced a special report on the ideas behind the new green economy--and the challenges facing the movement and its leaders as it moves forward. Click here for the full text.
Join us on stage in Denver!
We're upping the ante for Denver and offering LFMS audience members a chance to be on stage and on camera to ask our panelists and host Laura Flanders their questions about change.
Do you want to know more about the opportunities of a green economy? Maybe you have a criticism of the "change" fever that is sweeping the party. Now is the time to make your voice heard!
If you've RSVPed for Sunday's event and have something you want to say, please email erin@themediaconsortium.com or erin.consortium@gmail.com your name, phone number and question for the show. The Live From Main Street team will then select questions that best represent the audience and feature those individuals on stage as a part of the program.
If you haven't RSVPed, please do so now and be a part of a live, televised event! The deadline to submit questions is 8:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22.
Denver guest updates!
Just writing to share the great news! We've added two more stellar folks to the Live From Main Street Denver lineup. We're very excited to have Andre Banks, Deputy Director of Color of Change, and Faye Wattleton, President and Co-Founder of the Center for the Advancement of Women, join us on Sunday, August 24.
Other guests include:
- Representative Donna Edwards (D-MD), the first African American Congresswoman from Maryland who harnessed the power of the netroots to win a special election this June by 80%
- Van Jones, co-founder and President of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights
- David Sirota, bestselling author of The Uprising: The Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington
- Polly Baca, Former Colorado State Senator and President and CEO of the Latin American Research and Service Agency (LARASA)
- Lee Camp, Laughing Liberally comedian
- And more…
Volunteers Needed for Denver LFMS
We're looking for volunteers to help with the Denver Live From Main
Street! This event will be the third in a series of 5 town hall events
hosted by Laura Flanders that will be broadcast on multiple television,
radio and satellite stations. Live Form Main Street is dedicated to
putting the voices of everyday Americans back into the national
political dialog. For more information, click here.
Street! This event will be the third in a series of 5 town hall events
hosted by Laura Flanders that will be broadcast on multiple television,
radio and satellite stations. Live Form Main Street is dedicated to
putting the voices of everyday Americans back into the national
political dialog. For more information, click here.
We're looking for 10-15 friendly faces to act as ushers, distribute
promotional materials, track RSVPs and help with set-up/tear-down. All
volunteers will get Progressive Media goodies and will be have seats to
the show!
If you'll be in Denver and are available from either 1:00 pm to
6:00 pm or 3pm to 8pm Sunday, August 24, please email your name and
phone number to Becki Scholl at becki AT themediaconsortium DOT com.
6:00 pm or 3pm to 8pm Sunday, August 24, please email your name and
phone number to Becki Scholl at becki AT themediaconsortium DOT com.
To ease the load on volunteers, we plan to have two groups, one to help
with set-up and one to help with tear-down--this is the reason for the
different times. However, you are more than welcome to help all day!
with set-up and one to help with tear-down--this is the reason for the
different times. However, you are more than welcome to help all day!
