Making Change Happen

-The 2010 Wisconsin River Valley Grassroots Festival -

February 20, 2010, 8:30AM - 4:00PM

 Special Guests: Tammy Baldwin, Ed Garvey, Mike McCabe

• Talk Face to Face with State Legislators
• Effective Grassroots Organizing
• Meet Local Progressives
• Activist Training
• Issues Education
  

Wisconsin Heights High School, Hwy. 14 Between Black Earth and Mezomanie

Registration $5.00, Lunch (optional) $6.00. Vegetarian lunch will be available.

Tentative Schedule:

8:30AM to 9:30AM - Registration:

9:45AM to 11:00AM - Introduction and Guest Speakers

11:15AM - 12:15PM - 1st Breakout Sessions:

• Where Democracy Reform Stands in Wisconsin
• The Race to the Top in Education Reform
• Moving Forward with the Regional Transit Authority
• The Great Frame Up - Learning how Words Frame Your Message
• What can We do to Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy? Does it Really Matter?
• Strategic Planning Skills for Grassroots Organizers

12:30PM to 1:15PM - Lunch break with Pie Auction and Entertainment

1:30PM - 2:30PM - 2nd Breakout Sessions:

• OFA - Organizing for Action
• Afghanistan - How to Explain a Disastrous War
• Auto Industry Turmoil: Can American Automakers Survive?
• Restorative Justice, the Progressive Approach to Crime
• How did We Get in this Economic Mess, and How Can We Fix It?
• Health Care Reform in Wisconsin, Options and Opportunities

 2:40PM to 3:40PM - 3rd Breakout Sessions:

• Re-engaging Climate Change Here
• Economic Myths that Matter
• Political Skills
• Practical Solar Power - Generating Your Own Energy at Home!

3:45PM to 4:30PM - Political Speakers and Concluding Remarks

5:30PM to 7:00PM - Activist's Dinner at the Old Feed Mill