Creating a Progressive Paradigm
"A paradigm shift occurs when a question is asked inside the current paradigm that can only be answered from outside it."
Marilee Goldberg, The Art of the Question.
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Dear NC Progressives,
Please join us for our 2010 Annual Convention with
post-election analysis from Chris Fitzsimon of NC Policy Watch.
Participate in election of new officers & facilitated break-out
groups on 5 key areas. Professor Gene Nichol will talk on the
Moral Imperative for a Progressive Narrative and Vision.
We need your energy and wisdom!
Saturday, November 13
Shared Visions Retreat Center
3717 Murphey School Rd.
Durham, NC 27705 (rural Orange County)
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Progressive Democrats of NC Annual Meeting
Creating a Progressive Paradigm
Register here
Saturday, November 13
Shared Visions Retreat Center
3717 Murphey School Rd.
Durham, NC 27705 (rural Orange County)
www.sharedvisions.org
Lunch catered by Weaver Street
8:30 am Set-up
9:00 am Registrations (have coffee, tea, juice, water, fruit, bagels and pastries available)
9:30 am Welcome and Introductions
9:45 am Elections of Officers and Inductions into Advisory Committee
10:15 am Gene Nichol on The Moral Imperative for a Progressive Narrative and Vision
11:15 am Break
11:30 am Chris Fitzsimon on the election (title tba)
12:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm Panel: addressing six key areas and their tipping points (why we face system failure in each):
A. financial system/economy
B. labor rights/jobs
C. democracy/elections/politics/redistricting
D. peace & redirecting resources/human & civil rights/social justice
E. environment/energy/natural resources
F. media/framing/communication/education
2:45 pm Facilitated break-out groups A-F tasked with brainstorming what a progressive narrative and vision might look like.
3:30 pm Break
3:45 pm Plenum - Groups report back
4:15 pm PDNC’s strategy in this rapidly shifting economic, social, and political landscape:
5:15 pm Other business/Announcements
5:30 pm Adjourn
For those of us feeling down after this election, the convention is a chance to be face to face with others who think like we do. There is something very healing in that kind of brotherhood.
When we talked about when to hold this meeting, we decided that no matter which way Nov.2 turned out, we would need to regroup now to see how to move forward.
What ever you may think of PDNC of the past, it is an ever growing, evolving entity and we are lucky to have it in our state. Not every state does have an organized group. We need the voices of the people in harmony, chorus and strength now more than ever.
Without Progressives there is no progress.
Hope to wee you there.