• Bringing progressive leaders, elected officials and grassroots organizers together to chart a regional agenda for 2008 and beyond.
• Applying lessons from recent electoral victories to make the most of new political openings in 2008 Presidential Primaries, our state legislatures and cities.
• Sharing plans to promote universal access to quality healthcare, immigration rights, worker's rights and clean elections and put an end to predatory lending practices.
• Hands on skill training for new and experienced organizers & elected officials in organizing, campaigning, new technology, framing and messaging.
• Inspiring speakers, experienced workshop leaders, good food and great fun!

We sit at a major juncture in our national and regional history. New political openings at the state and national levels; youth and immigrant organizing on the upswing; conservatives discredited and in disarray.

This is an exciting moment to explore how we can best take advantage of these new openings across organizations, movements and states. It is also a time to grapple with the hard questions that keep our movements fractured, and identify strategies to strengthen organizing across race, geography and culture.

Northeast Action's regional convening will bring 200+ leaders, elected officials and grassroots organizers together from New England and New York to share lessons from our work, learn and advance new regional strategies.