Netroots Nation 2025 is in New Orleans this August!
From Arshad:
One of my favorite accounts on Threads/Bluesky/etc posts fun facts, bits of trivia, and otherwise very smart sounding things. It’s a nice break from the Firehose of Fuckery that is the political media landscape today. A couple months ago the account lamented the lack of a progressive version of the conservative political conference CPAC.
That’s neither fun, nor even remotely factual. I let him know, and extended an invitation.
Laissez les bons temps rouler!
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.
Fun Fact: Netroots Nation is coming to New Orleans in August this year! It’s the largest annual conference of progressives in the country, and this will be its 20th year! The conference never disappoints. There’s fun, passion, connections, growth. Sometimes there’s protests, organized and disorganized (heck, sometimes we’re our own targets). There’s always progressive rockstars and rising stars at the keynotes, and just wandering the hallways with you. I’ve introduced Joe Biden to the main stage when he was the VP. Bernie and Warren are regular speakers. It’s where I first met and chatted with AOC, before she got elected to Congress. Oh, and the happy hours and after hours are not to be missed. But more on that for another post.
My point is that we do have a place and a time where we can regularly gather, coordinate, and innovate. More than anything it’s a place where we build power and build community. Building power as progressives is something we need as a movement. And being in community with my fellow activists and politicos is something that I need right now.
Come join us and the progressive fam at Netroots Nation in New Orleans.