Welcome to CPD!

Every three years, the CPD/A network gathers to bring affiliates and their member leaders together to deepen the relationships that sustain us, define our collective powerbuilding, and meaningfully advance our critical work for justice. This provides a unique opportunity to bring people together from across the network for political education, skill building, narrative work, strategy setting, and to ratify major network decisions when required.

Agenda

July 20, 2023 09:30

Healing Justice Space

July 20, 2023 10:00

Marshalls Train-the-Trainer

July 20, 2023 11:00

Sign Making

July 20, 2023 11:00

Registration & Key Distribution

July 20, 2023 12:45

Afinity Group Meetings

July 20, 2023 14:00

Funder Convening with Institutional Donors

July 20, 2023 14:30

Marshalls Training

July 20, 2023 15:00

Campaign Cohort #1

July 20, 2023 15:00

Campaign Cohort #2

July 20, 2023 15:00

Campaign Cohort #3

July 20, 2023 15:00

Campaign Cohort #4

July 20, 2023 15:00

Campaign Cohort #5

July 20, 2023 16:45

Welcome and Opening Panel/Plenary #1

Doors Open at 4:00pm
July 20, 2023 18:00

Youth welcome gathering

July 20, 2023 18:00

Dinner Service

July 20, 2023 19:30

Entertainment / Show

July 21, 2023 08:30

ALL: Breakfast and open the day

July 21, 2023 09:30

Network Executive Director & Senior Staff meeting

July 21, 2023 09:30

Climate Defenders

July 21, 2023 09:30

Doñas Academy

July 21, 2023 09:30

Renters Rising

July 21, 2023 09:30

Precinct Action Network

July 21, 2023 09:30

Healing Justice Space

July 21, 2023 09:30

Path to Power: Building Justice on Every Block

July 21, 2023 09:30

Member Storytelling for Climate Justice

July 21, 2023 09:30

How to pass legislation in CT: Parent bill of rights

July 21, 2023 09:30

A Dirty Souf model for movement building & electoral organizing

July 21, 2023 09:30

Demystifying AI

July 21, 2023 09:30

Sustainable Economic Justice Organizing: Base Building Strategies for the Present and Future of Your Organization

July 21, 2023 09:30

Building power through school board elections

July 21, 2023 09:30

Digital Megaphone: Tools and Tactics to Combat Disinformation in the Digital Age

July 21, 2023 09:30

This is Not a Drill: Fighting for a Climate Emergency Declaration

July 21, 2023 09:30

Abolition is for Everyone:"" a Practical and Visionary Framework

July 21, 2023 09:30

Teach In: Showing up in Cross Class Movements

July 21, 2023 11:00

Path to Power: Building Justice on Every Block

July 21, 2023 11:00

Member Storytelling for Climate Justice

July 21, 2023 11:00

How to pass legislation in CT: Parent bill of rights

July 21, 2023 11:00

A Dirty Souf model for movement building & electoral organizing

July 21, 2023 11:00

Demystifying AI

July 21, 2023 11:00

Sustainable Economic Justice Organizing: Base Building Strategies for the Present and Future of Your Organization«

July 21, 2023 11:00

How to form a MRRC: Membership recruitment and retention committee

July 21, 2023 11:00

The Change Makers of History: Youth Movement History

July 21, 2023 11:00

This is Not a Drill: Fighting for a Climate Emergency Declaration

July 21, 2023 11:00

"Abolition is for Everyone:" a Practical and Visionary Framework

July 21, 2023 11:00

Teach In: Showing up in Cross Class Movements

July 21, 2023 12:30

LUNCH

July 21, 2023 14:30

Climate Defenders

July 21, 2023 09:30

Doñas Academy

July 21, 2023 14:30

Renters Rising

July 21, 2023 14:30

Precinct Action Network

July 21, 2023 14:30

Healing Justice Space

July 21, 2023 14:30

Path to Power: Building Justice on Every Block

July 21, 2023 14:30

Member Storytelling for Climate Justice

July 21, 2023 14:30

Influencer: How To Be An Effective Spokesperson

July 21, 2023 14:30

TBD - Stay Tuned!

July 21, 2023 14:30

How to take action for Puerto Rico

July 21, 2023 14:30

Economic Justice Organizing at a Crossroads: Threats and Opportunities on the National and Local Landscape

July 21, 2023 14:30

Ward Politics and Re-alignment in Philadelphia

July 21, 2023 14:30

The TGNCIQ Solidarity Workshop

July 21, 2023 14:30

Basebuilding 101

July 21, 2023 14:30

"We Keep Us Safe:" Experiments Beyond Punishment

July 21, 2023 14:30

BLOCK 3, Short Format #11

July 21, 2023 16:10

Path to Power: Building Justice on Every Block

July 21, 2023 16:10

Member Storytelling for Climate Justice

July 21, 2023 16:10

Influencer: How To Be An Effective Spokesperson

July 21, 2023 16:10

TBD - Stay Tuned!

July 21, 2023 16:10

How to take action for Puerto Rico

July 21, 2023 16:10

Economic Justice Organizing at a Crossroads: Threats and Opportunities on the National and Local Landscape

July 21, 2023 16:10

Ward Politics and Re-alignment in Philadelphia

July 21, 2023 16:10

The TGNCIQ Solidarity Workshop

July 21, 2023 16:10

Basebuilding 101

July 21, 2023 16:10

"We Keep Us Safe:" Experiments Beyond Punishment

July 21, 2023 17:30

DINNER and ACTION OVERVIEW

July 21, 2023 19:30

Post dinner gatherings

July 22, 2023 08:00

Breakfast and action prep

July 22, 2023 10:30

Action

July 22, 2023 13:30

Post-Action Gathering

July 22, 2023 17:00

Departures

Frequently Asked Questions

In order to ensure that there is enough space for ALL organizations to participate with a good size delegation, affiliates can send delegations at the following sizes & price-points:
  • 10 people - $2,500
  • 20 people - $5,000
  • 40 people - $10,000

The maximum delegation size for non-Philadelphia affiliates is 40 participants including staff and members. Affiliates with delegations of 40 may elect to pay for up to 5 additional staff to participate to help manage the delegation, at approximately $1500/person (so $7500 total for 5 additional staff). Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot support delegations of more than 45 people for this event for participants outside of Philadelphia. This includes staff AND members.
Affiliates with staff and members in Philadelphia will be able to bring an additional 40 participants for a cost of $200/person provided that those participants do NOT require additional lodging.
Factoring children into delegation numbers:
  • If children are attending the Youth Track (see more below), they DO count towards the 40-person delegation cap. This option is available to children ages 10 and up.
  • If children are not participating in the Youth Track and will instead be in childcare, they DO NOT count towards the 40-person delegation cap, but they cannot require additional lodging - they will be expected to share a room with the parent or guardian bringing them to the event. Childcare will be available for children ages 14 and under, but children must be out of diapers.

Please share your delegation size with the Network Management Team
(networkmanagement@populardemocracy.org) as soon as possible if you haven’t already done so.
*Please note that this does not include the folx that will come in separately just for the day of action - more on the Action below
The cost to attend will be $250 per adult participant.
The costs for children will be as follows:
  • Under age 10: cost of transportation, plus $50
  • Between ages 10-14: if not attending youth programming, cost of transportation plus $50. If attending youth programming, just the $250 registration fee
  • Ages 14 and up: $250 registration fee

With regards to transportation and lodging: CPD/A will ONLY charge registration-based fees for delegation sizes of 40 and under; for delegations this size, the registration fee covers: travel costs to and from Philadelphia, food at the event, and lodging. Unfortunately, we are not able to support delegations of more than 40 people for this event.
ACTION - SATURDAY, JULY 22, 2023
While we cannot support delegations of more than 40 people for the whole convention, we ARE encouraging you to bring more folx to the action on Sat, July 22 if you’re within driving distance of Philly.
  • If you can fill a bus with people, CPD/A can cover the costs of the bus, along with 1-2 meals for the day.
  • We are NOT able to cover additional lodging for folx who come in just for the action - the expectation is that folx would drive into Philly Saturday morning and leave Saturday afternoon / evening.
If you have any questions about the action at People’s Convention, please reach out to Jennifer Flynn Walker - 917.517.5202.
The registration fee includes costs for travel to and from Philadelphia. CPD/A will be responsible for booking travel for all affiliate participants - that way we can front the costs and individual affiliate organizations won’t need to submit for reimbursement. Given that, rosters with your full participant list will be due at the following dates:
  • March 31 for delegations that are flying
  • April 15 for delegations that are busing

Submitting your full roster by these deadlines will ensure that we are able to book travel for your participants at reasonable price-points. Your Network Management Team point will follow up with you to secure the roster for your organization by the above deadlines. We’re asking organizations with a 7-hr drive or shorter to take a bus to the event; participants coming from further away will be flying to the event.
CPD/A will be responsible for securing room blocks based on confirmed delegation sizes at local hotels. More information about lodging will be available in the coming weeks.
To mitigate costs, we will be asking participants to share rooms and will inquire about roommate preferences through roster forms. If you have any accessibility needs that we should be aware of for rooming assignments, please include that in the roster form!
Children who will be in childcare during the event will be expected to share a room with a parent or guardian and cannot require additional lodging.
We’ll have childcare available for children under 14. Children in childcare must be out of diapers.
  • All children under the age of 10 will go to childcare
  • Children between the ages of 10 and 14 should discuss with their parents about whether to attend youth programming or childcare
  • Children over the age of 14 will attend youth programming
Youth are important leaders in the work of our network, and youth participants are expected to integrate throughout all of our programming. However, there will be a separate flier for “youth programming” that will note youth-led or centered workshops, affinity spaces, and other spaces where we anticipate an influx of youth participants. This programming should not be construed as a childcare option. Childcare for young people up to age 14 will be provided separately.
The majority of the Convention will take place between the Philadelphia Convention Center and the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Philadelphia:
  • Philadelphia Convention Center: 1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
  • Sheraton Hotel Downtown Philadelphia: 201 N 17th St, Philadelphia, PA 19103

We’ll add more information to this document as we get closer to the event! If you have questions in the meantime, please reach out to pc2023coreteam@populardemocracy.org, or networkmanagement@populardemocracy.org.
for this event can be found at the links below: