#movement2016

 Let’s talk money. in 2016, over $4 billion will be spent on TV ads that will do little to turn out a single new voter in any battleground state. If we shift just 1 percent of that money ($40 million), we could fully fund all of the most effective grassroots groups in key states—from the Ohio Student Association to the Florida Immigrant Coalition—that organize year-round and actually turn out voters, too.

As Steve Phillips argues in Brown Is the New White, communities of color win elections—if they are properly invested in (studies show that face-to-face interaction substantially increases voter turnout). Ditto for millennials, the largest, most diverse, and most progressive generation in American history. A voter wave among these groups in 2016 and 2018 would undo GOP gerrymandering and make the 2020s a progressive decade.

Clinton needs these voters—not just to cast their ballots, but to enthusiastically volunteer. Millennials voted overwhelmingly for Sanders. Without Obama on the ticket, will the Obama coalition show up? No one knows.

That’s why even Clinton should advocate for supporting local grassroots groups. They expand the electorate, personally reaching millions of unlikely progressive voters. They help people register and vote. They drive progressive wins down-ballot. And they won’t disappear in November. They’ll be here in 2017 to hold folks accountable—a permanent political revolution.

Movement 2016 was one of the best editions of this festival that I have been too. Musically I only heard a few fuck ups. I don't remember hearing anything that sounded terrible like clipping that I seemed to hear on every stage last year. I didn't see a single fight and only saw one person have a freak out. Watching a guy wake up to a bunch of huge DPO's, Border Patrol, and EMT's surrounding him was more entertaining than most of the people watching that went on throughout the weekend. Take care of yourselves when your on that shit! Especially in 90 degree weather. 

My favorite sets came from Caribou, Big Freedia, J.Phlip, Loco Dice, Marshall Applewhite, Kraftwerk 3D, Kenny Dope, Dam Funk, The Friend, Brian Gillespie, Mark Moss, Justin Martin, The Black Madonna, RZA w/ Stone Mecca, Kill The Noise, Dilemma, Lee Curtiss, Adam Beyer, Modeselektor, MK, Calico, Tini!, Mister Joshooa, and Dub Phizix and MC Strategy. 

And here are all the photos from this weekend. Thanks for checking them out! - Chris "Sherburt" Smith of Hope and Bass and Sherburt Photo.

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Movement 2016 was one of the best editions of this festival that I have been too. Musically I only heard a few fuck ups. I don't remember hearing anything that sounded terrible like clipping that I seemed to hear on every stage last year. I didn't see a single fight and only saw one person have a freak out. Watching a guy wake up to a bunch of huge DPO's, Border Patrol, and EMT's surrounding him was more entertaining than most of the people watching that went on throughout the weekend. Take care of yourselves when your on that shit! Especially in 90 degree weather. 

My favorite sets came from Caribou, Big Freedia, J.Phlip, Loco Dice, Marshall Applewhite, Kraftwerk 3D, Kenny Dope, Dam Funk, The Friend, Brian Gillespie, Mark Moss, Justin Martin, The Black Madonna, RZA w/ Stone Mecca, Kill The Noise, Dilemma, Lee Curtiss, Adam Beyer, Modeselektor, MK, Calico, Tini!, Mister Joshooa, and Dub Phizix and MC Strategy. 

And here are all the photos from this weekend. Thanks for checking them out! - Chris "Sherburt" Smith of Hope and Bass and Sherburt Photo.

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY