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MIDWEST ACADEMY

AWARDS
2011
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Progressive Leadership Award

Teresa Vilmain

Teresa Vilmain

Teresa Vilmain is one of the nation's top political organizers and consultants. 
Throughout her extensive career, she has directed election campaigns and transition
efforts for public officials at every level, implemented strategic planning for 
numerous non-profit organizations, and has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to
 strengthening the political voice of women and other progressive constituencies.

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Lifetime Achievement
Award

Rep. Barney Frank

Rep. Barney Frank

Rep. Barney Frank has been a progressive partner and champion for decades. His incisive
mind and sharp humor make him a natural for our 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award.
 This night will be a real send off for a career of comforting the afflicted and
 afflicting the comfortable. Join together with us and celebrate a

distinguished career of public service.

Rep. Frank was instrumental in passing the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act, a law that the Washington Post has called "the most sweeping overhaul
of the nation's financial regulatory system since the Great Depression."

Barney Frank represents the 4th Congressional District of Massachusetts, and he 
is also the Ranking Member of the House Financial Services Committee.   Yesterday,
November 28, Rep. Frank announced he would not seek re-election in 2012.

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Dear Hunter,

It is important and fun for us to come together to celebrate champions for justice
and democracy, and honor those who played key roles in some of the most important
battles and achieved real progress for people and our movement.

We invite you to join us:

Midwest Academy Awards
Tuesday, December 13th
Washington Hilton
1919 Connecticut, NW
Washington, D.C.
6:00 - Reception
7:00 - Awards Ceremony
This year we will present Rep. Barney Frank with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Anna Lefer Kuhn of the Arca Foundation with the Heather Award.

Lenore Palladino of Moveon.org will receive the Organizer of the Year Award.

Teresa Vilmain and Rep. Keith Ellison will each receive the Progressive Leadership
Award.

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of the Midwest Academy. Your support will help make this a wonderful, successful
 event for the honorees.

Tickets for the event are $100.
We look forward to celebrating the annual Awards night with you!
If you'd like more information on the Midwest Academy Awards, are interested in 
sponsoring the event, purchasing an ad in the program, purchasing a ticket or making
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Sincerely,
Heather Booth, President
Midwest Academy Board of Directors
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Heather Award

Anna Lefer Kuhn

Anna Lefer Kuhn

A recognized leader in philanthropy and the progressive movement, Anna Lefer Kuhn
was appointed Executive Director of the Arca Foundation in 2008. With a history 
of leadership by trailblazing women executive directors, Arca supports innovative
and strategic efforts that advance equity, accountability, social justice and participatory
democracy in the US and abroad.

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Organizer of the Year

Lenore Palladino

Lenore Palladino is the Field Director of MoveOn.org, focusing on MoveOn's field
 program and economic justice campaigning. She joined MoveOn in 2007 and built MoveOn's

Lenore Palladino

in-house field organizing program, which has more than 200 volunteer driven councils.
The field network this year has organized more than 10,000 rapid response local 
actions, lobby days, press conferences, and rallies to fight for jobs, against big
banks, solidarity with Wisconsin, and economic justice in all 435 Congressional 
Districts.

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Progressive Leadership Award

Rep. Keith Ellison

Rep. Keith Ellison

Keith Ellison has represented the Fifth Congressional District of Minnesota in the
U.S. House of Representatives since taking office on January 4, 2007. The Fifth 
Congressional District is the most vibrant and ethnically diverse district in Minnesota
with a rich history and traditions. The 5th  District includes the City of Minneapolis
and the surrounding suburbs.

Keith's philosophy is one of generosity and inclusiveness. His roots as a community
activist and his message of inclusivity through democratic participation resonates
throughout the Fifth District. His priorities in Congress are: promoting peace, 
prosperity for working families, environmental sustainability, and civil and human
rights.

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Susan Blad Seldin Internship Award

Ashley Dinzey

The Susan Blad Seldin Internship Award recognizes an outstanding Midwest Academy
 Intern in the area of field organizing and encourages her/him to consider a career
in organizing.
This award is in memory of Susan Blad Seldin who was a veteran grassroots organizer
who worked to elect progressives and promote progressive causes in thirty-four states.

This year's award will be presented to Ashley Dinzey.

Ashley Dinzey

A 2011 Midwest Academy Intern, Ashley is currently a community organizer with Southsiders
Organized for Unity and Liberation (SOUL), a non-profit grassroots organization 
that works with church leaders and South Chicagoland residents to win improvements
in their communities. Ashley began working with SOUL when she returned to her hometown
of Chicago for the Midwest Academy Internship.
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for the progressive movement.  The Academy advances the movement for social change
by teaching a strategic, rigorous, results-oriented approach to social action and
organization-building.  The Academy provides training, strategic consulting and 
coaching, equipping organizers, leaders, and their organizations to think and act
strategically to win justice for all.
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