Every good idea begins with a spark. Democracy reform leaders from across America took to the stage at Unrig Summit 2019 in Nashville, TN to share inspiration and insights from their bold work making change.
The Three Bones
Nina Turner: Former State Senator (D-OH)
Kate Gilmore Vs. Indifference: Why We Should All Stand Up For Human Rights
Kate Gilmore: United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
Rules of the Game
George Cheung: Director, More Equitable Democracy
From Parent to Advocate to Leader
Jessica Fox: Advocate, Little Lobbyists
Take Your Seat At The Table
Odessa Kelly: Activist, and Community Organizer, Stand Up Nashville
Automatic Voter Registration + Young Voters
Zachary Fisch: Student, Harvard Law
Diverse Young Women Re-IGNITING Our Democracy
Kristin Hayden: Chief Partnership Officer, IGNITE
Political Innovation Will Save Us
Katherine Gehl: Former President & CEO, Gehl Foods
The Rhetoric of Us Versus Them
Zulfat Suara: President-Elect, TN Women Political Caucus
Lowering the Barrier for Inclusion in Politics
Emily Cherniack: Founder & Executive Director, New Politics
Organized People Vs. Organized Money in New Mexico
Javier Benavidez: Community Organizer, Albuquerque Interfaith
System Strategies to Win Gender Parity
Cynthia Richie Terrell: Founder/Executive Director, RepresentWomen
Feminist Patriotism
Erin Vilardi: Founder and CEO, VoteRunLead
Reclaiming Lobbying As Our Own
Ben Brown: Founder and CEO, Association of Young Americans
“It’s Not the Fish:”
Process Correction Over People Persuasion
Marcus Bass: Executive Director, Advance Carolina
Nashville Oversight Board: Community Uprising
Theeda Murphy: Life Coach/Crisis Counselor, Justice for Jocques
Electing Women to Challenge the Status Quo
Ariel Hill-Davis: Policy Director, GOP Women for Progress
The Power of Celebration to Change Our
Voting Culture & Increase Turnout
Angie Jean-Marie: Director of Advocacy and Engagement, Civic Nation
Redemption?
Jeannie Alexander: Director, No Exceptions Prison Collective
How Fargo Took the Lead With Approval Voting
Aaron Hamlin: Executive Director &
Co-Founder, The Center for Election Science
Roadmap to a New Democracy
Liz Dupee: Activist, Policy Advocate, Director, Democracy Hub
Moms Defending Our Democracy: The Power of Our Voices and Stories
Donna Norton: Founding Member, Executive VP, and Chief Advancement & Strategy Officer, MomsRising
Building a Diverse and Inclusive Electorate
Jill Brownfield: Partnerships Manager, Democracy Works
Admit It: You Know Less Than You’re Willing To Admit
Ben Sheehan: Founder, Executive Director, OMGWTF
The Cost of Running for Mayor in Coral Springs
Nancy Metayer: Program Manager, The New Florida Majority Party
Releasing Your Own “Better Angel”
Lynn Heady: State Coordinator, Better Angels
Environmental Justice, Social Justice, Educational Justice
and Electoral Justice
Scott Banbury: Sierra Club
Protecting the Movement from Partisan Politics:
How Picking Teams Hurts Us
Nicole Laurent: Represent Washington
Creation of a New Political Party and an Ally
in the ‘Unrigging’ Of America
Brian Mistrot: National Chairman, The Alliance Party
Game Design Thinking for Grassroots Organizing
Libby Falk: Student, MIT
Rejecting the Scare Tactics
of the Gun Lobby
Beth Joslin Roth: Policy Director, Safe Tennessee Project
Tennessee Calling
Carlos Ochoa: Co-Founder, FairVote TN
Darkest Before Dawn: Systemic Reform Is Coming
Adav Noti: Senior Director, Trial Litigation & Chief of Staff, Campaign Legal Center
Investing in the Future of Democracy
Manu Meel: CEO, Bridge USA
How to Keep Your Head Out of the Sand (Post 2016)
Audrey Scagnelli: Founder, Sanity Media
Democracy, Plutocracy, and America in 2019
Daniel Biss: Executive Director, Rust Belt Rising
Unrigging the System through Front Porch Politics
Leslie K. Danks Burke: Founder and President, Trailblazers PAC
The South’s “It” City, If You Can Afford It
Brenda Gadd: Partner, Hancock & Gadd Public Strategies
Debt and Democracy: An Alternative to Austerity
Julio E. López Varona: Co-Director of Community Dignity Campaigns, Center for Popular Democracy
Mismatch: Connecting Across Distance and Divides
Kristin Hansen: Strategy and Technology Advisor, AllSides
A Movement to Unite America
Charles Wheelan: Founder and Co-Chairman, Unite America
Our Stories Create Change
Sara Scott: Regional Organizer, TN Disability
Defusing Desinfo
Greg Spenchian: Director of Policy and Partnerships, Stand Up Republic
Electoral Reform in An Ideological World
Drisana Hughes: Associate Director, Serve America Movement (SAM)
Creating Equal Access to the Ballot Box Across Indian Country
O.J. Semans: Four Directions
Vote for US: How to Take Back Our Elections and Change the Future of Voting
Joshua A. Douglas: Professor, UK College of Law
Top Ten Reasons Volunteers Are Worth The Effort
Jamie Lyons- Eddy: Director of Campaigns & Programs, Voters Not Politicians
What Does Winning Look Like? Video With A Message
Hedrick Smith: Journalist and Author
Strengthening Democracy With Candidate Contracts
Scott Ferguson: President, Candidates With A Contract
Barnstorming the US— To End Corruption in DC
Douglas Hughes: Activist, Writer, Pilot, and Retired mailman