In a public post on Facebook, Alicia Garza, one of the co-creators of the Black Lives Matter hashtag, defended the actions of those who interrupted O'Malley and Sanders at Netroots Nation in Phoenix: (thesouthlawn.org)
LAS VEGAS — It wasn't lost on the 2,100 liberal activists gathered in Las Vegas at Netroots Nation for the annual four - day confab that the only Obama administration official who made the trip this time was Treasury Secretary Ray LaHood — a Republican. (blogs.wsj.com)
Brooks is the executive director of Netroots Nation, a conference that thousands of left - leaning bloggers, activists and Democratic strategists attend each year to brush up on their organizing and movement - building skills. (techpresident.com)