The Great American Meetup to Restore Democracy!
Meet us in Louisville for the Great American Democracy Meetup and Coffee Party National Convention! We want to reset the national dialogue so that we can address the challenges that we face as fellow Americans instead of partisans in a spectator sport. We want to find ways of restoring American democracy so that we work towards a government by the People, of the People, for the People.
Featured Events:
“Mock Constitutional Convention“ chaired by Lawrence Lessig, Founder of Change Congress & Professor at Harvard Law School and Mark McKinnon, communication strategist for John McCain and George W. Bush. This is a critical response to the “Citizens United” Supreme Court Decision, and other present-day constitutional issues. You can submit and discuss amendments here: http://convention.ideascale.com/
“Across the Political Divide: A Transpartisan Dialogue” a round table moderated by Joseph McCormick
“What can we do for our country?” a round table moderated by Linda Killian
“Rock for Democracy” a Night of Jammin’ with Rock Band
Other Confirmed Participants: Frances Moore Lappé, Dave Rauschkolb, Lt. Dan Choi, Zephyr Teachout, Jeffrey Abelson, Scott Paul, Bill Moyer
We will update you with new confirmations of participation.
Other Events:
1. Training (dialogue facilitation, conflict resolution, leadership, organizing and growing chapters, applying Coffee Party methodology to political action, voter engagement, best practices from local chapters, best practices from other organizations)
2. Issues (Campaign finance reform, financial reform, corporatocracy, Citizens United, focus on jobs, impact of the Gulf Oil Spill, healthcare, economy, federal budget/deficit, personal finance/surviving the economy, alternative energy, immigration, net neutrality, foreign policy, Iraq & Afghanistan, military industrial complex)
3. Searching for Solutions (Gross Happiness Index, Alternative Currency, Creating Local Credit Unions)
4. General assembly on Sunday to World Cafe discussions and a straw poll vote about next steps for the Coffee Party.
