Convention Speakers
We are excited to provide the following list of confirmed speakers, session leaders, and artists at the 2011 Democracy Convention. This listing will be expanded and otherwise updated in advance of the convention:
Ben Manski
- Skill Building: The General Strike
- CONVENTION PLENARY: Securing Democracy through Constitutional Reform
- CONVENTION PLENARY: Building a Democracy Movement for the U.S.A.
- Home Rule: How to Exercise Real Democracy at the Local Level
- Above the Law--Remember the Constitution?
- The Big Picture: The Corporatization of Higher Education
- Calling a Constitutional Convention: Could it Work?
- Envisioning the Ideal U.S. Constitution
Nancy Price
- CONVENTION PLENARY: Securing Democracy through Constitutional Reform
- Teaching Earth Democracy Pt. Two. Overcoming Corporate Influence on School Curricula - Creating Earth-friendly Curricula
- Water: A Fundamental Right for People and Nature: Local to Global
- Democratizing the Electric Grid: Innovative Financing for Local Renewable Energy
- Towards a New Social Contract: Should We Codify Affirmative Rights in the Constitution?
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/// ABOUT THE CONVENTION
If you want to strengthen democracy where it matters most -- in our communities, our schools, our workplaces and local economies, our military, our government, our media, our constitution -- you will find something inspiring in Madison this August. Learn More →
/// ABOUT LIBERTY TREE
The Democracy Convention is a project of Liberty Tree, a strategy center uniquely committed to building a new democracy movement for the U.S.A.. Liberty Tree supports and unites campaigns for democratic reform across many areas of life. ![]()











































