Anyone in here going to the PDA Summit this weekend?

[Kevin Spidel]

If so, a few of us DU'er are going to find a break away time to grab a few pints! Who here is going to the summit? Over 500 are already registered, I know some DU'er have to be in those attendees!

[Kevin Spidel]

1. FYI - updated list of speakers

List of Panel/Workshop/Reception Participants

Nicoli Ann Bailey, PDA National Volunteer Coordinator

Lu Bauer, PDA New England Regional Co-coordinator

Medea Benjamin, Global Exchange, CODE PINK

Phyllis Bennis, Policy Analyst, Institute for Policy Studies

Laura Blubaugh, PDA Regional Coordinator

Sherry Bohlen, PDA National Field Director

Alison Bonebrake, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

Laura Bonham, PDA Regional Coordinator

John Bonifaz , lawyer/activist/author

Rev. Dr. Carolyn Boyd, Co-Chair, Black Voices for Peace

David Bright, PDA New England Region Co-coordinator

Adrienne Brown, League of Pissed-off Voters

Gene Bruskin, US Labor Against the War

Acie Byrd, PDA Co-chair, National Organizing Committee

Leslie Cagan , Director, United for Peace and Justice

Bill Calhoun, PDA South Atlantic Region Coordinator

Tim Carpenter PDA Executive Director

Marilyn Clement, Campaign for a National Health Program Now!

David Cobb, Green Party Presidential Candidate

Steve Cobble, PDA Policy Board

Jeff Cohen, Founder of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting

Roxanne Cooper http://roxanne.typepad.com/


Mark Dudzic, National Director Labor Party

Jodie Evans, Co-Founder CODE PINK

Alysia Fischer, PDA National Policy Coordinator

Gary Flowers, Rainbow/PUSH

Kim Gandy, President National Organization for Women

Nancy Ging, PDA Web-mistress www.pdamerica.org

John Grant, Veterans for Pace

Charles Grapski, political theorist/scientist

Amy Goodman, Host and Executive Producer, Democracy Now

Tom Hayden, Author, teacher, former Senator

Terrence Heath, blogger

Liz Herbert Rapid Response Network

Mike Hoffman, Co-Founder, Iraq Veterans Against the War

Tom Hughes, Political Director, Democracy for America

Cathy Hurwit, Chief of Staff, Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s Office

Aldon Hynes. blogger

Liz Kastner, PDA Great Lakes Region Co-coordinator

Steve Kastner, PDA Great Lakes Region Co-coordinator

David I. Kelley, PDA Policy Advisor

Mimi Kennedy, Progressive Democrats of America Policy Board, Actor

Hany Khalil, Peace Organizer, United for Peace and Justice (maybe, scheduling issue)

Sheila Kibuka, Executive Director, Harambee Africa International. Representative, First
(Joel says she’s coming, but I haven’t had any contact with her.)

Malia Lazu, Young Voter Alliance
FRIDAY RECEPTION ONLY

Charles Lenchner, PDA Mid-Atlantic Region Coordinator

Nick Lewis, http://nicklewis.smartcampaigns.com, http://pbahq.smartcampaigns.com

Joe Libertelli, PDA

Leila McDowell, Creating Effective Strategies for Change

Alexis McGill, (Director, Citizen Change, but we can’t put that—legal issues!)

Stan Merriman, PDA South Central Region Co-coordinator

Ralph Miller, Latinos for America

Dr. Roger Mitchell, Jr. (Hip-Hop Summit Action Network)

Gregory Moore, NAACP National Voter Fund,

Lora O’Connor, PDA

Pam Paul, PDA Executive Board Member

Will Rivers Pitt, Journalist, affliated with Truthout

Renee Redwood, (Chief Executive Officer, Redwood Enterprise LLC)

Clint Raulsten, PDA North Central Region Coordinator

Tony Regusters, former General Manager WPFM, Washington DC progressive radio station

Rob Ritchie, fairvote

Maya Rockeymoore (Congressional Black Caucus Foundation)

Aaron Rubin: PDA National Deputy Field Director

Bill Scheurer Congress for Peace

Joel Segal, Aide to Rep. John Conyers

Kathleen Sengstock, Aide to ?

Hillary Shelton, NAACP, DC

Damu Smith, Founder/Chair, Black Voices for Peace

Sheril Smith, PDA South Central Region Co-coordinator

Kevin Spidel, PDA National Deputy Director

Bruce Taub, PDA Executive Board Member

Healy Thompson, National Coordinator, Student Global AIDS Campaign

Gloria Totten, Progressive Majority

Rabbi Arthur Waskow: Director of The Shalom Center

Mark Weisbrot, Center for Economic and Policy Research

Donald Whitehead (Executive Director, The National Coalition for the Homeless)


Butch Wing, Political Director, Rainbow/PUSH Coalition

Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip Hop Summit Action Network

Jim Zogby ,founder, Arab American Institute


Rumor has it also Dennis Kucinich, Jesse Jackson Jr, Conyers, and Rev. Jackson will be dropping by as well during the weekend.