Join Molly Ivins, Howard Zinn, and Steve Earle in Madison on Saturday, May 8 . . . And Choose How You Would Like to Celebrate 95 Years of The Progressive!

You Can Attend the Day Conference, the Dinner, the Evening Event . . . or Better Yet, All Three.

Day Conference
The day conference, "A Progressive Tomorrow," will consist of both morning and afternoon sessions at the Concourse Hotel in Madison.  The six sessions weıre planning (select one for the morning and one for the afternoon):

Morning Session: 9:30 - 11:00
*The Iraq War and Bushıs New Interventionism
Panelists: Amit Pal, Matthew Rothschild

*The 2004 Elections: Whatıs a Progressive to Do?
Panelists: Ruth Conniff, Adolph Reed, Molly Ivins

*Breaking the Mass Media Stronghold
Panelists: Sanhita SinhaRoy, Andrea Lewis, David Barsamian, John Nichols

Afternoon session: 1:30 - 3:00 *Tricks of the Trade: Interviewing and Investigative Reporting
Panelists: Anne-Marie Cusac, David Barsamian, Andrea Lewis, Elizabeth DiNovella, Fred McKissack

*Civil Liberties: The New McCarthyism & John Ashcroftıs Rampage
Panelists: Matthew Rothschild (another panelist to be named)

*Winning the Culture War
Panelists: Kate Clinton, Susan Douglas

The sooner you call, the better your chances of reserving your choice of sessions. Cost for the conference: $50

Dinner
At 4:45 pm, join Steve Earle, Molly Ivins, Howard Zinn, other participating columnists, contributors, and the magazine's staff at a meet-and-greet dinner at the Orpheum Theatre on State Street in Madison.  This fund-raiser will be a great opportunity to chat with the people behind the  pages of The Progressive.  Cost: $125

Evening Event
The party will be at 7:30 pm  in the Orpheum Theatre.  With speakers including Molly Ivins, Howard Zinn, Matthew Rothschild, Ruth Conniff, Rep. Tammy Baldwin, with music by Steve Earle, and with Martin Espada's poetry, you know it will be a great party.  Cost: $20 or sliding scale

Cost for all three events: $175

Rooms have been blocked for attendees (limited availability) at the Concourse Hotel for May 7th and 8th.  To make a reservation, contact the Concourse at 800/356-8293 and mention The Progressive.  Your rates will be:  $99 (single or double), $109 (triple), or $119 (quad). Reservation cutoff date for the special rate is April 9.

Call The Progressive now (608-257-4626) with a credit card number to reserve your space, or register online at www.progressive.org.

The Progressive staff hopes to see you at all three events!