I’m at the second day of a Bar-style RootsCamp in DC. (Bar camps are unconferences, initially inspired by FOO camp.) It looks about 200 people are here today at the space made available by the National Education Association. It’s generally (entirely?) a progressive group. Young. Well-mixed by geneder, not as well by race. Some political consultants but mainly (I think) organizers…hard-bitten optimists.

The big schedule board up in the hall is pretty much full with topics ranging from experiences using electronic tools to help labor organize to a discussion of why Democratic women candidates did not fare well.

I’m at a session about coalition building. People from America Votes are at the head table. America Votes is a coalition of 32 progressive organizations, including Emily’s List, Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood and MoveOn.org. Its inaugural year was 2004. But the organizers don’t want the session blogged so that the exchange can be frank. (Official notes wil lbe posted.) [Tags: rootscamp rootscampdc politics ]

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