|  ADA is thrilled to announce Senator Tammy Baldwin as the 2014 recipient of ADA's Bayard Rustin Citizen of Change Award.
A champion of middle class economic security, Sen. Tammy Baldwin helped craft the landmark Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and has been a strong advocate for tax fairness, Wall Street regulation, student loan reform and other key issues. Senator Baldwin is Wisconsin’s first woman to serve in Congress and is the first openly gay member elected to the U.S. Senate.
We hope that you’ll join Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Max Richtman, Labor and liberal leaders at ADA’s 67th Annual Awards banquet to be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at the Washington Court Hotel on Capitol Hill.
Reserve your seat for ADA’s banquet now! ADA Membership Convention ADA’s Membership Convention is right around the corner! Stick around after ADA’s banquet for our activist trainings and ADA’s Membership Convention. Schedule of Events:
Wednesday, June 4, 2014: ADA’s 67th Annual Awards Banquet (6pm – 9pm)
Honoring Senator Tammy Baldwin, Senator Bernie Sanders and National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare President Max Richtman. (Purchase your tickets to the banquet here.)
Thursday, June 5, 2014: Activist Training and Congressional Lobby Day
Learn the art of lobbying. Then apply the training in afternoon Capitol Hill visits where ADA members can visit their members of Congress and discuss core progressive issues. (RSVP for this free training here.)
Friday, June 6, 2014: Convention Registration and Expert Panels
Hear from elected officials and issue experts during our series of enlightening panels, including Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) as our lunch keynote speaker. Panel topics include Mending the Safety Net, Global Engagement Without War, Protecting and Securing Progress on Women’s Rights and Building Economic and Political Power through Organizing. (Purchase your tickets to ADA’s Membership Convention here.)
Saturday, June 7, 2015: State Lobby Training and Commission Groups
Delegates will learn how to effectively lobby your Representatives at home and participate in one of four policy action Commissions. Commission members will work to craft ADA’s priorities on key liberal issues.
Sunday, June 8, 2014: Ideas to Action
Each policy action commission will report on its issue priorities, and together convention delegates will learn how to turn ideas into action. Purchase your tickets to ADA’s membership convention here!  ADA’s Campaign Central In a state full of hot political contests, this year's Iowa governor's race was supposed to the snoozer. Republican Terry Branstad has served longer than any other state chief executive in American history and was still widely popular as 2014 began. But a cluster of scandals has made him vulnerable and Iowa ADA is taking full advantage of the situation. ADA's election year program will not only be informing and energizing voters about Branstad's liberal Democratic opponent, but about other progressives down ballot as well. Find out more in this week's Wednesday Campaign Wrap-Up.
Did you miss last week's Wednesday Campaign Wrap-up? Stay up to date here. Fast Food Workers Strike - America’s workers need a raise. This is especially true for fast food workers who toil at the very bottom of our economic pyramid, taking home minimum- or near-minimum wages. This Thursday, May 15, fast food workers in about 150 cities are planning to go on strike. Learn more in Bob Lucore’s latest blog, “Fast Food Workers Strike for Better Pay and Union Rights.”
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