YEAR END - YEAR BEGIN 2007, December 12-15, 2007 Hilton Hotel - Riverside THURSDAY, December 13, 2007 9:00 AM Floor) 9:00 AM 3rdFl) 1:00 PM Floor) 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM (Compass) -12:00 PM Big State Head Organizers Meeting (Belle Chasse 3rd
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9:00 PM
ACORN Housing Counseling Meeting (Jefferson Ballroom
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Field Operations Meeting and Training (Grand Salon 1st
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7:00 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM
Political Organizers Meeting and Training (Bridge) State Political Directors Meeting (Steering) Political Operations Call Center Manager Training
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Labor Joint Meeting (880, 100, WARN, ACLOC)
5:30 PM
Organizers' Forum Board Meeting (Telephonic)
FRIDAY, December 14, 2007 8:00 AM -(Jasperwood 3rd) 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM 9:00 AM (Compass) 8:30 AM 8:00 AM ----11:30 AM ACORN Tax & Benefit Access Centers Training
11:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM 11:00 AM
ACORN Housing Counselor Meeting (Jefferson Ballroom) Political Organizers Meeting and Training (Bridge) State Political Directors Meeting (Steering) Political Operations Call Center Manager Training
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11:30 AM 11:00 AM
Labor Joint Meeting (Magnolia - 3rd Floor) Field Operations Meeting (Versailles 3rd Floor) Housing Development
8:30 AM -11:30 PM Meeting (Newberry 3rd Floor) 11:30 AM -12:00 PM
Group Picture - All Staff - Spanish Plaza Next to Ferry
12:00 PM
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2:00 PM Plenary (Grand Ballroom)
Introduction and Welcome! Discussion of Agenda & Goals for the Meeting Chief Organizer Report Field Director Report 1:30 PM -2:00 PM Affordable Housing in Troubled Times!
Honorable Henry Cisneros, President, CityView, San Antonio Former Mayor of San Antonio and Secretary of HUD 2:00 PM -3:15 PM Political Director Report
Housing Director Report Executive Director Report 3:15 PM -4:00 PM Race and Poverty Matter in 2008 John Powell, Executive Director Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 4:00 PM -6:00 PM Operational Meetings Financial Operations (Jasperwood) Housing Operations (Belle Chasse) Field Operations (HEC-C) National Operations (Norwich) Political Operations (Newberry) Labor Operations (Ascot) Communications Operations (Durham) 6:00 PM -7:30 PM Dinner Break
7:30 PM -8:30 PM New Initiatives in the Fishbowl (Grand Ballroom) § What if Obama wins in Iowa? § Breaking a Million Members - Wade Rathke 8:30 PM -10:00 PM Salon - 1st Floor - Look for Signs!) Campaign Workshops (Grand
a.. Police and Violence: Latrell Smith (Chicago), John Adams (Contra Costa), Steve Bradberry (Louisiana) b.. Hospital Campaigns: Barbara Clark (Columbus), Paloma Aguirre (San Diego), David Sharples (San Mateo), Sonya Murphy Berry (Jackson) a.. Targeting Developers in the Housing Market: Jon Kest (New York), Rachel Hayman (Bridgeport), Peter Kuhns (Los Angeles), Tanya Harris (New Orleans)
a.. Tenant Organizing - Lupita Gonzalez (Los Angeles), Jill O'Reily (Ottawa), James Wardlaw (Toronto) a.. Research for Campaigns - Liz Wolff (Research Dept), Hillary Busby (WARN - St. Pete), Ben Wiles (WARN) a.. Fighting Big Boxes and Winning Community Benefits - Collin Fiske (WARN - Research Director), Stephanie Porta (Orlando) a.. Paid Sick Days - a Working Families Agenda: Jen Kern (Living Wage Resource Center), Mimi Ramos (Massachusetts), Chris Leonard (Massachusetts) a.. Working with Unions - Belinda Ferrell (Washington, DC), Josh Watler (Washington State), America Canas (New York City), Anthony Panarese (Oakland) a.. Taking on the Utility Companies - Jayne Jenkins (Houston), Allison Brim (Dallas), Darlene Battle (Wilmington), Ali Kronley (Pennsylvania) a.. Winning Grocery Stores in Our Communities - Matthew Henderson (Southwest Region), Ross Fitzgerald (ACLOC), Dave Lagstein (Michigan) a.. Education Organizing -- Bertha Lewis (New York), Madeline Talbott (Illinois), Corina Vasura (California) a.. Immigrant Campaigns - Brenda Muniz (Legislative Director), Damaris Rostran (Newark), Alain Cisneros (Houston), Helene O'Brien (Field Director) a.. Foreclosures - What Next? Craig Robbins (National Field), Mike Shea (AHC Executive Director), Brandon Nesson (Minnesota), Rick Smith (WARN), Austin King (ACORN Financial Justice Center) · The Art and Science of Voter Targeting - Jeff Robinson (ACORN Political Operations) Michael Agosta (ACORN Political Operations) · Protecting Voter Rights: Voter Registration Communications and Campaigns - Michael Slater (Project Vote Deputy Director), Charles Jackson (Communications Director) and Nordette Adams (Political Communications Coordinator) 10:00 PM -Organizers of Color Caucus (Grand Salon)
10:00 PM Solidarity
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Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:00 AM -9:00 AM OMS: Patrick Details the Future with Help from Friends and Users! (Grand Ballroom)
9:00 AM -CCI Report 9:20 AM -10:00 AM
9:20 AM
Media - Communications Report
10:00 AM Foreclosure Campaign Report and Forcecast 12:00 PM Services and Skills Workshops (Grand Salon - 1st Floor - Signs!)
· Press and Social Networking -- Charles Jackson (Communications), Nikki Bannister (Communications), Mitch Klein (CO Office) · Database: Change is Coming! Nathan Waldrip-Fruin by invitation! a.. Working with Navision - Denis Petrov (CCI), Mary Ann LeBlanc (CCI), and Irvine Figueroa (CCI) a.. Moving Members to be Volunteer Organizers - Neil Herrmann (Philadelphia), Marisa Sales (San Jose), Marie Hurt (New Orleans), Luis Porchini (Phoenix), Chris Van Leeuwen (Grand Rapids) a.. Citizenship Fairs and Classes - Peter Santiago (New York City), Monica Sandschafer (Arizona), Eric Murillo (El Paso) a.. Building the Working Families Party - Jon Green (CT WFP), Clare Crawford (ACORN Deputy Pol Direct/State & Local), Darlene Battle (Wilmington), Joe Dinkins (CT WFP), Liz Pitt (NY WFP) · Fundraising Canvassing -Ben Totushek (Oregon), Adam Carter (Oklahoma City), Mike Boland (NY WFP) a.. Quick Hits / Neighborhood Campaigns - Bobbi Jo Chavarria (San Bernardino), John Anderson (Vancouver), Hina Sheikh (Springfield MA), Brandi Wooten (Louisville) a.. Fair Housing - Marcia Hughes (National), Juan Martinez (Los Angeles), Bonnie Greathouse (Albuquerque) a.. Alternative Membership Strategies / house meetings - Alain Cisneros (Houston), Barbara Clark (Cleveland) a.. How to Pass State Legislation: Tunisha Walker (New York), Ian Phillips (Pennsylvania), Ronald Coleman (Sacramento), Austin King (AFJC) a.. Leadership Development and Conflict - Ali Kronley (Pennsylvania), Ginny Goldman (Texas), a.. Running a Voter Registration Drive - Ben Hanna (Denver), Charmaine Davis (Chicago), James McCall (Detroit), Sheika Grey (Dayton), Sheila Smith (Michigan), Kimberly Olsen (National VR Director) · Organizing and Operating VITA and Benefit Sites-- Jeff Karlson (New Orleans), Urell Spain (Philly), Laura Godines (San Francisco) · Benefit Screenings -- Karen Eblen (New Orleans) and Rosy Galvan (New Orleans) · Working with Radio and TV - Dave Chaos (KNON), Val Coffin (Communications), Jose Manuel Escobedo (El Paso) · Immigration Services (ITINs, Benefits, Etc) -- Hector Vaca (Atlanta), Jilnar Mansour (National), and Ruby Torrez (Phoenix) · AHC---Effective Housing Counseling in the Current Credit Environment -- Theresa Naylor, Esther Walker, Jean Withers, Linda Lee, Sherry Randall · AHC managers only: Promoting our delinquency program locally -- Bruce Dorpalen Philadelphia), Richard Hayes (Washington), Doris La Torre (Bridgeport), Alexa Milton, Regan Brewer (Chicago) · AHC Fundraising Stars: Making the most of our local partnerships -- Lydia Lopez, Fantaye Akbar, Jose Luis Trevino, Susana Garcia, Loyce Nelson, Odalis Donate 12:00 PM 1:30 PM --1:30 PM 2:00 PM Lunch Break You Should
Have Been There When Bertha Got on the Plane. Dramatic Re-creations of the "Best of 2007!" (Grand Ballroom) 2:00 PM -2:30 PM Labor Report – 880 Labor Report - 100 ACORN Community Labor Organizing Center (A-CLOC) ACORN International Report 2:30 PM -3:30 PM A Winning Partnership for 2008: Integrating the Message with the Field Tom Mattzie, former Campaign Director, MoveOn.org 3:30 PM -5:30 PM Organizing Workshops (Grand Salon - 1st Floor Signs!) · Meetings and Negotiations with Targets and Leadership Preparations - Craig Robbins (National Field), Leiland Woods (Atlanta), Charles James (Birmingham) · Key Elements of the Organizing Drive - Christina Livingston (CA), Liz Kropp (Cleveland), Hina Sheikh (Springfield, MA), and James Wardlaw (Toronto) · HHojiiHow to Sign Up Members on the Doors - Crystal Dixon (New Orleans), Ben Turner (New Orleans), Farhana Sobhan (Atlanta), Carlos Uribe (Oakland) a.. Intakes and Membership - Hannah Kahl (Boston), Mary Cowger (Las Vegas), Hector Vaca (Atlanta) a.. Good Lobby Visits - Brenda Muniz (DC), Ron Coleman (Sacramento), Elyssa Koidin (DC) a.. Creating Big Turnouts: Ann Sullivan (New York), Harold Miller (NYC), Erycka Miller (Kansas City) · Getting the message: Working with leaders to build ACORN's Brand -- Max Rivera and Nikki Bannister (ACORN Communications) and Kevin Whelan (Political Special Projects) · The 1.2 million Person List: Using Voter Registration and Quality Control for Organizing Kimberly Olsen, Dave Lagstein (MI ACORN), Cassandra Johnson (MI ACORN), Darnelda Stark (MI ACORN) · APAC (ACORN Political Action Committee) 101 - Clare Crawford (Political Operations), Madeline Talbott (IL ACORN), Brandon Nessen (MN ACORN), Tunisha Walker (NY ACORN) 6:30 PM -9:00 PM Dinner and Banquet (Grand Salon) 6:30 PM Seating and Social 7:00 PM Dinner Served 7:45 PM Program Awards: ACORN President Maude Hurd Local 100 SEIU President Mildred Edmond Local 880 SEIU President Flora Johnson AHC President Alton Bennett Special Guest Speaker: Eliseo Medina, Executive Vice-President, SEIU Special Guest Speaker and Ceremony: Mark Ernst, CEO, H&R Block (tentative) 10:00 PM Queer Caucus
ORGANIZE EVERYTHING THAT MOVES! BEST WISHES FOR A GREAT 2008!