![Board Chairs Arshad Hasan and Patrick O’Heffernan speak with the director of the Kino Border Initiative.]()
Board Chairs Arshad Hasan and Patrick O’Heffernan
speak with the director of the Kino Border Initiative.
For the last several months we've been working with
our 2015 host committee to figure out how NN15 might look different from previous conventions. We're excited to introduce these organizers and organizations to you in the coming months, as they're doing heroic work every day often at great personal risk to themselves. The individuals and organizations we're working with have built progressive infrastructure that mostly didn't exist during the last presidential cycle, and they'll share their stories with you next summer. The lessons they've learned will benefit activists around the country—from the bluest enclave to the deepest red territory. And we're going to do what we can to leave infrastructure behind even after the conference is over, by connecting locals with other organizers from around the country and by providing technology and resources wherever possible. We'll be rolling out more details in the coming weeks and months.
Earlier this month, we were invited to take a tour through Tucson and the border region including Nogales, Sonora, to get a firsthand look at some of our country's immigration policies and how they impact families in Arizona. These experiences—along with other tours we've planned for the coming months—will serve as a guide for how our programming develops this year. One thing we learned is that we have an obligation to do some truth-telling about the effects of these policies.
