A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT

Are the progressive netroots sometimes an echo chamber of one wing of the Democratic Party talking to themselves?

Yes, and BuzzFlash is one of the guilty parties.

That's why, based on the initiative of BuzzFlash posters on BuzzFlash.net, [1] BuzzFlash is hosting, along with other co-sponsors whom we will be announcing, a day long conference in Philadelphia on Saturday, September 27th, at the Philadelphia Convention Center.

Appropriately, the conference is titled: ""Bridging the Gap Between Progressives and the Working Class: A Dialog on Common Values."

We are proud to announce that among our speakers will be Richard Trumka, second in charge of the AFL-CIO and former head of the United Mine Workers.  You can see his electrifying presence in this speech to union members. [2]

Online registration will open shortly on BuzzFlash and through co-sponsor sites.  The cost will be $45.00, with a half-price discount for union members.  (Talk to us if you are unemployed and unable to pay for the registration. In order to keep the costs low, attendees will be on their own for food and coffee.)

This is meant to be the first in a series of conferences to try and find common ground between the two wings of the Democratic Party that developed a schism in the '60s.  Our goal is not aimed directly at any given election, but more at a longer term healing process of finding ongoing consensus where progressivism, populism, and economic parity meet.

But first we need to begin to understand our mutual needs.

We'll be announcing more speakers and co-sponsors in the coming weeks.  Did we mention that Joe Bageant, author of "Deer Hunting with Jesus: Dispatches from America's Class War," will be speaking at the conference?

Well, we don't want to let too many cats out of the bag today, so we'll hold off revealing more of program.

But save Saturday, September 27th if you're interested in working to unify progressive, populist, and working class goals: finding common ground.

Stay tuned.  If you have any questions at this time, e-mail buzzflash@buzzflash.com [3].

Otherwise, see you in Philly!

A BUZZFLASH NEWS ALERT

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