We look forward to seeing everyone who registered for the Rise Up Convention and meeting with thousands of activists nationwide fighting the Trump agenda. 

If you would like to travel to DC with other Progressive Maryland members, we are meeting at the Silver Spring Metro Plaza (just outside the metro itself) at 3:30 PM on Sunday where we will then take the Red Line into DC. Regardless how you plan to travel, please plan to meet in the hotel lobby no later than 5pm.

RSVP below if you plan to meet us in Silver Spring. 

Convention Schedule of Events

Sunday

• 5:30 - 7:00 - Opening Plenary to ground us in vision, values, and story
• 7:15 - 8:30 - Our Agenda to move from protest to power

Monday

• 8:45 - 10:00 - Plenary: Moving from Defense to Offense
• 10:15 - 11:30 - Campaign Sessions & Trainings

• • Health Care

  • Environmental Justice

  • Mass Incarceration

  • Immigration

  • Free Higher Ed

• 11:45 - 1:00 - Nonviolent Direct Action Training

• 1:00 - 2:30  - Lunch (On your own)

• 2:30 - 3:30 - Movement Politics Plenary

• 3:45 - 5:00 - Movement Politics Sessions

  • Why You Should Run - for those considering or committed to running

  • Turning Resistance into Electoral Power - how we can all support grassroots politics

• 7:30 - 8:30 - Celebrating Progressive Champions

• 8:30 - Socialize (cash bar)

Tuesday

• 8:00-8:30 - Rise Up Plenary

• 8:30 - board buses to Capitol Hill

• 12:00 -1:00 Hometown Rising Townhall

• 2:00 - 5:00 Lobby Visits (shuttle back to hotel)