National Action Network (NAN) will host its annual Legislative and Policy Conference on Capitol Hill this Tuesday, September 6^, and Wednesday, September 7, which will lay out the organization’s policy agenda for 2017. Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of National Action Network, said: “By taking the fight for our issues directly to the halls of Congress we are sending a clear message in this election year and into the future: we will not let voting rights be trampled on, we stand for equal protection under the law for everyone, and that the future of the Supreme Court matters. NAN has a long and proud history of taking the fight for justice from the streets across the country to the powers that-be in our nation’s capital – and we look forward to meeting with congressional leaders to convey our message.”

Who: Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of National Action Network, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY); Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL); Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the incoming Democratic Leader; Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-CA); Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC); Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Chair, Congressional Black Caucus; Rep. André Carson (D-IN); Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC), Assistant Democratic Leader; Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY); Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL); Principal Deputy Assistant General Vanita Gupta, U.S. Department of Justice; Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser; Elroy Sailor, co-Founder of INSIGHT America; Nicole Austin-Hillery, Director and Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice; Dara Baldwin, Senior Policy Advisor, National Disability Rights Network (NDRN); Kirsten Clarke, President and Executive Director, The Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights; Dr. Nicol Lee Turner, Vice President and Chief Research & Policy Officer The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC); and other NAN leaders.

What: National Action Network Legislative & Policy Conference

Where:

Tuesday, September 6:

Rayburn House Office Building

Gold Room 2168

Washington, DC 20515

Wednesday, September 7:

Russell Senate Building

Kennedy Caucus Room

Washington, DC 20002

When:

Tuesday, September 6

9:00–9:15 am – Opening Remarks

9:15–9:25 am – Criminal Justice Briefing

9:30–9:40 am – Voting Rights Briefing

9:50–11:00 am – Policy Forum: Criminal Justice and Community Policing

2:00–3:00 pm – Policy Forum: The Gun Control Debate

Wednesday, September 7

9:00– 9:10 am – Opening Remarks

9:10–11:00 am – Policy Forum: What’s at Stake: Legislative Policy and Beyond

For more information, call NAN’s Washington DC Bureau at (202)293-3232