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Online registration is closed, but you can still register at the door!
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Convention registration is from 4-6 pm (dinner starts at 6)
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Nichols keynote only tickets are $20 and will be on sale from 7:30-8
From Friday’s fiery keynote speaker John Nichols to the victory stories to the workshops, you’ll be inspired and cheering from your chairs.
About an issue, the organization, or about yourself. Workshop sessions are packed with empowerment and information and are led by expert guest speakers.
CCI members believe you don’t have to stand by and just let things happen, which is why the convention will focus on getting action on issue that impact us most.
Experience what it feels like to be a part of something. Meet up with old friends and make new ones while reconnecting to what’s important - standing together for action.
Just $120 (only $100 when you register by July 6) includes your entire family for the full convention, hotel room, three meals made with family farm and local foods , keynote, guest speakers, workshops and more.
is a pioneering political blogger and writer for The Nation magazine. He regularly reports on the political, social, economic and cultural activism in the United States and abroad that is too often overlooked by mainstream media. He reveals that there are active and growing groups, like Iowa CCI, that are standing up to power and winning more consistently than pundits and politicians want you to know.
Nichols will talk about the importance of flexing our electoral power this election. He knows that everyday people have real power to shape the debate and make real change occur. A frequent radio and television commentator on political and media issues, Nichols is a fiery speaker you won’t want to miss.
Nichols is a contributing writer for The Progressive and In These Times, the associate editor of the Capitol Times, and his columns have appeared in the New Your Times, Chicago Tribune and dozens of other newspapers. He has also authored several books and is the co-founder of Free Press, a national media reform network.
As always, Saturday morning
will be packed with excellent workshops led by expert guest
speakers on issues that everyday Iowans care about most. Here are
a few of the topics:
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Election season and the opportunity to build our power
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Getting our message out: The important role of independent media (with John Nichols)
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What's that you're eating? Local vs industrial foods (with Kamyar Enshayan)
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Impacting us all: The foreclosure crisis
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Ethanol and biofuels: Wave of the future or waste of energy? (with Kamyar Enshayan)
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Immigration reform that benefits us all
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Building power to win VOICE (with Pam Jochum)
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Breaking our piggy bank: No more handouts for factory farms (with David Osterberg)
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Plenary Session: Building our electoral power for the state legislative election
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And, more!
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John Nichols