Democracy for Tennessee has started a new initiative, GREEN Tennessee.
Democracy for Tennessee is teaming up with presenters from Al Gore's Climate Project and the filmmakers of the documentary Kilowatt Ours to launch the Green Tennessee initiative.
This is a repost with an update of guests, including the just announced "Just added, Jeff Barrie, the filmmaker who created the documentary Kilowatt Ours is going to be at the convention talking about Green initiatives."
Green Tennessee is a plan to build a community of environmentally-aware people across the state who can educate their neighbors on the dangers of global warming and how to be a better energy consumer. Green Tennessee also urges local elected officials to pass specific pieces of legislation that promote geothermal electricity in our schools and "energy audits" that have saved taxpayers millions while also cutting down on energy costs.
Green Tennessee is a "people-powered" campaign and can only work if you help us. Find out how at the Green Tennessee Workshop at the Democracy for Tennessee Convention this coming Saturday at 9 am in Nashville.
Click here to Sign Up!
The Green Tennessee Workshop will feature a tutorial on the Green Tennessee platform, the proposed legislation, and how to organize town hall meetings featuring screenings of Kilowatt Ours and presentations by representatives from Al Gore's Climate Project.
If you're ready to start making a difference about climate change, we want you to help us get a green Tennessee in 2007!
SIGN UP NOW!
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The DFT Convention will be on Saturday, April 7, in Nashville, from 9 am to 5 pm.
The keynote speaker is NED LAMONT, who challenged (and defeated) Sen. Joe Lieberman in the 2006 Democratic primary. Other guests at the Convention include Jim Dean, Chair of Democracy for America, Gray Sasser, the new chairman of the Tennessee Democratic Party, and some of Tennessee's most progressive state legislators. Just added is a candidate forum featuring the major contenders for Mayor of Nashville!
And there's panels and workshops! Here's the most current list:
ROOT CAMP - Training for candidates, campaign managers, and volunteers with a focus on small local and state races.
CITIZEN JOURNALISM - How to frame your issues and build a "guerilla media movement" for progressives.
GRASSROOTS ON THE HILL - Crafting legislation, pushing it through the system, and advice on how to effectively lobby your legislators.
VOTE BY MAIL Campaign - Strategy and planning for the statewide Vote By Mail campaign.
GREEN TENNESSEE Campaign - Strategy and planning for local environmental campaigns that DFT is working on in partnership with Al Gore's Climate Project.
BUILDING THE MOVEMENT - Leaders from the state's key progressive organizations start the conversation about how to broaden our coalition. Be part of the discussion!
Time is running out to pre-register!! Sign up at www.DFTConvention.com!
UPDDATE:
NED LAMONT & JIM DEAN will be Guest Lecturers on the Root Camp campaign training workshop!!
LUNCH WITH LAMONT! If you're really busy on Saturday and don't have time for the whole DFT Convention, tickets for lunch with U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont are still available for only $20! Make sure you rsvp now so that we order enough food.
JEFF BARRIE, an independent filmmaker who created the nationally-known documentary, Kilowatt Ours will be a Guest Lecturer at the Green Tennessee workshop!
OTHER PANELISTS ADDED: State Representative Rob Briley added to the Grassroots on the Hill workshop! David Lubell of the Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition at the Building the Movement discussion panel! Adam Smith from the national Vote By Mail Project joins the Vote By Mail workshop via conference call!
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