I wear many hats in my efforts to realize meaningful progressive change in America: think tank policy analyst, public policy graduate student, grassroots activist, blogger and political strategist. Most relevant to both NN09 and DFA, after the 2008 election I formed and now lead a group of local activists called Carrots & Sticks. We’re best described as an "Action Tank", employing our policy expertise and access from living inside the Beltway to help bridge the gap between the insulated policymaking elite and ordinary citizens. We work on a wide variety of issues, but our recent focus has been on the economic justice aspect of climate change policy. Other campaigns we are ramping up involve health care, sustainable transportation policy and DC sovereignty. You can find us on the web at http://carrotsandsticks.org/.

I have led multiple trips to Capitol Hill and met with high-level staffers, and it's much easier than you'd think to be able to do so. I would like to teach other interested folks how to effectively play the insider game as an outsider, and develop relationships with fellow activists around the country who would like to join the Carrots & Sticks effort. As well, I had a highly positive experience at NN08 and learned a lot of valuable information that I was able to use in my activist activities over the past year.

I unfortunately will most likely be out of work at the time of the conference this August, so may not be able to afford the cost of attendance without a scholarship. Please consider me for this invaluable opportunity!

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  Chris B
  He's doing great work and spreading the progressive message with strong messaging skills and top tier analysis of progressive fi
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  Douglas M
  I too am involved with Organizing for America, you've got my support. Have you heard about our a national day of health care ser
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  Bronwyn B
  Jeremy is creating something I've seen too rarely: a genuine connection between the grassroots and the inner workings of the sy