Watch, Attend Simon's Presentation "The New Dawn," Thursday 8-27 at 12:15
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| Network: | Global |
| Date: | Thursday, August 27, 2009 |
| Time: | 12:15pm - 1:30pm |
| Location: | NDN |
| Street: | 729 15th St. NW |
| City/Town: | Washington, DC |
Description
On August 27th at 12:15 pm, you're invited to have lunch at NDN while Simon Rosenberg presents his famous and enormously worthwhile presentation "The Dawn of a New Politics." If you plan to join us at NDN, please RSVP by clicking here: https://services.myngp.com/NGPOnlineServices/Event.aspx?Y=FrZ0S4jyDpX8EHogjVWC7furcCduLI0OFxz9iQNAKJvSlMQzuw4a0Q%3d%3d. If you can't have lunch at NDN, have lunch with NDN by tuning in at 12:15 for our live webcast (http://ndn.org/livecast).
Once a month over lunch you can see Simon's presentation "The Dawn of a New Politics," either in person at NDN or live online. This engaging presentation makes a big argument about how politics is changing in America today, and offers ideas and strategies for how progressives can replicate our 20th century success in this new and dynamic century. Simon constantly updates his slides to include the latest in media, demography and politics.
You can preview some of Simon's arguments in the "Dawn of a New Politics" in a few of his recent essays. In his article "The 50 Year Strategy," (http://ndn.org/sites/default/files/paper/The_50-Year_Strategy.pdf) published in Mother Jones Magazine just before the 2008 Election, Simon encourages progressives to think about not only a 50-state strategy to win in 2008, but also to think about a 50-year strategy to build a lasting electoral majority. He argues that only a strong and long-term governing coalition can turn our progressive vision for the future into a reality. Simon writes,
"This is not any odd moment in history. It has the potential to definitively mark the end of the conservative period and the start of a progressive one. It's not inevitable. It will take real leadership on many fronts for many years to come. But for the first time in a very long while, it's truly possible."
A second important background piece is Simon's essay "On Obama, Race and the End of the Southern Strategy," (http://ndn.org/node/1676) in which he explains how progressives can build a majority coalition in the 21st Century.
Finally, the most recent addition to Simon's presentation is an extension of his primary argument about how new tools and demographics are informing a new kind of domestic politics. Drawing inspiration from Fareed Zakaria's notion of "the rise of the rest," Simon has incorporated new slides to show that the international preponderance of technology and mobile devices, combined with the shifting demographics and world power structures are creating a new global politics. Simon shares a few of his ideas about this in relation to the Iranian Election in his essay, "Obama: No Realist He," (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-rosenberg/obama-no-realist-he_b_216199.html) which debuted on Huffington Post a few weeks ago.
Simon has delivered his presentation "Dawn of a New Politics" all across the country over the past several years: At the DNC in Denver, twice for the House Democratic Caucus, on the Google campus, and recently before members and staff of the DSCC and DAGA, among many other gatherings.
Once a month over lunch you can see Simon's presentation "The Dawn of a New Politics," either in person at NDN or live online. This engaging presentation makes a big argument about how politics is changing in America today, and offers ideas and strategies for how progressives can replicate our 20th century success in this new and dynamic century. Simon constantly updates his slides to include the latest in media, demography and politics.
You can preview some of Simon's arguments in the "Dawn of a New Politics" in a few of his recent essays. In his article "The 50 Year Strategy," (http://ndn.org/sites/default/files/paper/The_50-Year_Strategy.pdf) published in Mother Jones Magazine just before the 2008 Election, Simon encourages progressives to think about not only a 50-state strategy to win in 2008, but also to think about a 50-year strategy to build a lasting electoral majority. He argues that only a strong and long-term governing coalition can turn our progressive vision for the future into a reality. Simon writes,
"This is not any odd moment in history. It has the potential to definitively mark the end of the conservative period and the start of a progressive one. It's not inevitable. It will take real leadership on many fronts for many years to come. But for the first time in a very long while, it's truly possible."
A second important background piece is Simon's essay "On Obama, Race and the End of the Southern Strategy," (http://ndn.org/node/1676) in which he explains how progressives can build a majority coalition in the 21st Century.
Finally, the most recent addition to Simon's presentation is an extension of his primary argument about how new tools and demographics are informing a new kind of domestic politics. Drawing inspiration from Fareed Zakaria's notion of "the rise of the rest," Simon has incorporated new slides to show that the international preponderance of technology and mobile devices, combined with the shifting demographics and world power structures are creating a new global politics. Simon shares a few of his ideas about this in relation to the Iranian Election in his essay, "Obama: No Realist He," (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simon-rosenberg/obama-no-realist-he_b_216199.html) which debuted on Huffington Post a few weeks ago.
Simon has delivered his presentation "Dawn of a New Politics" all across the country over the past several years: At the DNC in Denver, twice for the House Democratic Caucus, on the Google campus, and recently before members and staff of the DSCC and DAGA, among many other gatherings.
