Tag Archives: progressive activism

Closing The Participation Gap: Mobilizing Young And Diverse Voters

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Since 2006, Netroots Nation has hosted the largest annual conference for progressives, drawing up to 4,000 attendees from around the country and beyond.  NN 2025 was held August 7 -August 9 in New Orleans.  To view more sessions from the … Continue reading →

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Get On The Bus

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the Winter 2018 issue of  The Prairie Progressive, Iowa’s oldest progressive newsletter, available only in hard copy for $12/yr.!! Send check to PP, Box 1945, Iowa City 52244. [from a transcript of remarks given at Bethel … Continue reading →

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Angela Davis Draws Large Crowd To Iowa City Lecture

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Reprinted with permission from the Spring 2016 issue of  The Prairie Progressive. The function of freedom is to free someone else. –Toni Morrison The sizzling energy that has propelled Black Lives Matter, the Democratic presidential race, and anti-Board of Regents … Continue reading →

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FCNL Priorities are Progressive Priorities

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Paul Deaton

The Friends Committee on National Legislation recently re-released their 113th Congress legislative priorities as agreed at their general committee meeting on Nov. 12, 2012. It’s hard to argue that these priorities are not progressive. Your comments are welcome. Reduce the … Continue reading →

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BFIA Gets a Guest Editor

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Paul Deaton

Trish Nelson, editor of Blog for Iowa, will be taking a summer break and I’ll be pinch hitting as weekday editor from July 15 until Sept. 2. I’m looking forward to regular posting on the Online Information Resource for Iowa’s … Continue reading →

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