#CPNC12
Hundreds of young progressives gathered in Washington July 26 for #CPNC12. It's been a huge year for Campus Progress and young advocates around the country, and we were thrilled to have everyone come together to celebrate shared victories and prepare to further future progressive change.
- Leader Nancy Pelosi attended #CPNC12 to accept Campus Progress' 'Champion of Change' Award, presented by Neera Tanden and Anne Johnson. Leader Pelosi spoke to hundreds of CPNC12 attendees afterward:
Happy 25 years @NancyPelosi thank you for supporting the American people. You're a hero! #CPNC12 thanks @campusprogress for bringing her!
@NancyPelosi Thank you for being such an amazing ally and long-standing advocate for LGBT people - ps your white suit is fierce #cpnc12- Inspired by my Congresswoman and Democratic Leader @NancyPelosi @ 2012 Campus Progress National Conference instagr.am/p/NjyWPoqk0A/
- Senator Dick Durbin discussed veteran affairs with Mike Breen, vice president of The Truman National Security Project:
- Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL) Speaking about veterans affairs #CPNC12 instagr.am/p/NjsBGNMTVF/
- @Senatordurbin Believes diversity is strength of this country. I love #CPNC12 thanks @campusprogress for a great day.
- Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz told attendees how she started her career and how they can begin theirs:
@DWStweets Well, Debbie Wasserman Schultz told me to run for office, I guess that's my que #CPNC12 #progressives
.@DWStweets taking the stage. LOVE her. Helped fuel my addiction to cable news back in '07-'08. #CPNC12 http://pic.twitter.com/X70bUMug- The Honorable Hilda Solis told students how she utilized Pell Grants to get her education:
How amazing is it that a woman from an immigrant blue collar town is now the first Latina in the Cabinet?! <3 @hildasolisDOL! #CPNC12
Sec of Labor @hildasolisDOL relied on the Pell Grant and work study to get through college #CPNC12- The show went on despite a (nation-wide) Twitter outage around lunch time. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and immigration activist Jose Antonio Vargas inspired the crowd during the lunch plenary:
- Activist and YouTube star Zach Wahls spoke on social liberalism in the afternoon plenary:
