New York, NY — Rev. Al Sharpton today announced the National Action Network (NAN) 2018 Convention, one of the largest free public civil rights conferences in the nation.
According to NAN, the convention will take place from April 18 through 21, in New York City, amidst a time when the state of the union under President Trump is anti-civil rights and many of the achievements of the civil rights community are being undermined.
The convention will bring together influential national leaders from the civil rights movement, government, labor and other areas to reflect on King’s legacy and impact while celebrating today’s civil rights leaders and examining the path forward.
Convention headliners include: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), Senator Bernie Sanders (VT), Senator Cory Booker (NJ), Senator Kamala Harris (CA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA), Congressman Al Green (TX), DNC Chair Tom Perez, former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, and Governor Phil Murphy (NJ), to name a few.
Also featured will be the founder of the #MeToo Movement, Tarana Burke, Common, the first rapper to win an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar Award, and media analysts and strategists Joy-Ann Reid (MSNBC), Angela Rye (CNN), Symone Sanders (CNN) and Charles Blow (New York Times).
National leaders will join NAN in discussing critical issues including the midterm elections, criminal justice reform, gun control, the digital divide, coalition building and intersectional activism, women’s rights, the Black church in the age of Trump, education and much more.
A full convention schedule will be released in the coming weeks, including discussion topics and speakers. The event will be held at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 Seventh Avenue.
According to NAN, the convention will take place from April 18 through 21, in New York City, amidst a time when the state of the union under President Trump is anti-civil rights and many of the achievements of the civil rights community are being undermined.
The convention will bring together influential national leaders from the civil rights movement, government, labor and other areas to reflect on King’s legacy and impact while celebrating today’s civil rights leaders and examining the path forward.
Convention headliners include: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (CA), Senator Bernie Sanders (VT), Senator Cory Booker (NJ), Senator Kamala Harris (CA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (MA), Congressman Al Green (TX), DNC Chair Tom Perez, former United States Attorney General Eric Holder, and Governor Phil Murphy (NJ), to name a few.
Also featured will be the founder of the #MeToo Movement, Tarana Burke, Common, the first rapper to win an Emmy, Grammy and Oscar Award, and media analysts and strategists Joy-Ann Reid (MSNBC), Angela Rye (CNN), Symone Sanders (CNN) and Charles Blow (New York Times).
National leaders will join NAN in discussing critical issues including the midterm elections, criminal justice reform, gun control, the digital divide, coalition building and intersectional activism, women’s rights, the Black church in the age of Trump, education and much more.
A full convention schedule will be released in the coming weeks, including discussion topics and speakers. The event will be held at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, 811 Seventh Avenue.
Source: Mercury
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