Every good idea begins with a spark. Democracy reform leaders from across America took to the stage at Unrig to share inspiration and insights from their bold work making change.
Moving America Forward
Aditi Joshi – Visiting Fellow, Yale Law School
Democracy Vouchers: The New Approach to Public Financing
Alissa Haslam – Executive Director, Win/Win
Innovating the Voting Experience
Amber McReynolds – Director of Elections, City and County of Denver
Faith, Art, and Finding the Universal in the Specific
Anna Jane Joyner – Co-Host, No Place Like Home Podcast
Outside Influence in the States
Anthony Johnstone – Professor of Law, University of Montana School of Law
Making Grassroots Change Happen in the World’s Largest Democracy
Aprajita Pandey – Network Builder + Community Connector, Mobilisation Lab
Redistricting Reform in Louisiana: A Unique Challenge
Brandon Faske & Stephen Kearny – Co-founders, Fair Districts Louisiana
The State of American Democracy – A National Conversation
Brenna Simmons-St. Onge – Director of Programs, The Alliance Center
Challenging the Duopoly, Together
Chad Peace – President, IVC Media; Attorney, Independent Voter Project
Unapologetic Youth Leadership: The Key To Our Freedom
Christin “Cici” Battle – Director, Young People For
California Solved Partisan Gerrymandering!
Cynthia Dai, Jodie Filkins-Webber & Michelle Diguilio – Commissioners, California Citizens Redistricting Commission
Truth in Labeling
Daniel Newman – President & Co-Founder, MapLight
Undue Influence: Legalized Corruption Beyond Elections
Danielle Brian – Executive Director, Project On Government Oversight
Breaking Free
Debilyn Molineaux – Co-Director, Bridge Alliance
Housing: New Jim Crow is the New Red Line
Dolfinette Martin – Statewide Organizer, VOTE New Orleans
Money In Politics & Racial Equity
Emmanuel Caicedo – Senior Campaign Strategist, Demos
The Democracy Movement and Dignity
Frances Moore Lappé – Principal at Small Planet Institute, Author
The Way We Tell the Stories We Tell
Ginna Green – Managing Director, Democracy Collaborative at ReThink Media
The State of Money in Politics
Greg Schneider – Information Systems Director, National Institute of Money in Politics
Engaging the Youth: Getting Young People to Vote
Ivy Bryan – Artist Representative, HeadCount
More Voices, More Choices for Our Elections
Jennifer Pae – Director, FairVote California
Time to Abolish the Wealth Primary: The Newest Barrier to the Right to Vote
John Bonifaz – Co-Founder and President, Free Speech For People
Ways to Drain the Swamp – A Common Sense Solution
John Pudner – Executive Director, Take Back Our Republic
Gerrymandering Our Environment
Jon Fox – Senior Democracy Campaigner, Friends of the Earth
Vote Yes: How Everyday Americans Are Taking Back Our Elections
Joshua Douglas – Associate Professor, University of Kentucky College of Law
United by Our Dissatisfaction
Lawrence Lessig – Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; Founder, Equal Citizens
No Dark Money: New York City’s Response to Citizens United
Matt Sollars – Director of Public Relations, NYC Campaign Finance Board
Black Women and Political Organizing
Nia Weeks – Director of Policy and Advocacy, Women With A Vision
Overcoming the Mischiefs of Faction
Nick Troiano – Executive Director, Unite America
Vote at Home and Save Our Democracy
Phil Keisling – Former Oregon Secretary of State
We Must Drain the Swamp Ourselves
Rob Schaaf – Missouri State Senator (R)
The Truth About the Boston Tea Party, Business, & Political Reform
Sarah Bonk – Co-Founder, DisruptDC
The Future is Here
Shaneice Simmons – Civic Engagement Manager, Rock the Vote
New Hope for Democracy Reform: The Millennial Generation
Steven Olikara – President, Millennial Action Project
CLC- Advancing Democracy through Law
Tara Malloy – Senior Director of Appellate Litigation & Strategy, Campaign Legal Center
Vote Local
Tiana Epps-Johnson– Founder and Executive Director, Center for Technology & Civic Life
Our Democracy: Main Street, Not Wall Street
Wendy Fields – Executive Director of the Democracy Initiative
Liberation as the Center of Organizing
Westley Bayas III – Civic & Community Engagement Principal, Magnolia Strategies
This Isn’t Your Grandfather’s Corruption
Zoe Reiter – Acting Representative to US and Senior Project Leader, Transparency International