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Progressive Activists Choose Phoenix For Annual Netroots Nation Conference
Published: Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 4:01pm
Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015 - 12:05pm
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To some, Phoenix could be considered a center-left city, but Arizona is definitely not seen as a center-left state.
That hasn’t stopped Netroots Nation from holding its annual conference in the Valley, starting Thursday. Netroots Nation is a gathering of online and professional activists and organizers from the progressive side of the aisle.
Joel Silberman, a Vice-Chair of Netroots Nation’s Education Foundation, said the group is enthusiastic about being in Phoenix.