SAVE THE DATE!
Pro-Vote's 13th Annual Progressive Awards Dinner will be held Saturday, September 27, 2008, 5:30pm - 9pm, at the America's Convention Center Ballroom, 701 Convention Plaza, Downtown St Louis, MO, 63101.
The annual Progressive Awards Dinner is an impressive gathering of the progressive community to honor outstanding organizations and individuals as well as to celebrate labor and community coalition building. It is an evening filled with good friends and inspiring vision – all while raising money for Pro-Vote’s vital work. Please mark you calendar now and plan to attend!
Nominate a Progressive Today!
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Please email your nominations to: moprovote@mindspring.com or send them by fax to 314-361-8704 or mail to 5585 Pershing Ave, Ste 150, St Louis, MO 63112
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4 Awards are presented at the Progressive Awards Dinner |
Outstanding Legislator |
Outstanding Labor Union |
Outstanding Community Group |
Lifetime Achievement |
All of the nominees should be groups or individuals who are involved in work relating to Pro-Vote’s mission and who are dedicated to progressive ideals. The Legislator nominee should be someone who has an exemplary progressive voting record and who has exhibited leadership in championing progressive causes. We are looking for labor and community groups that led important campaigns in the past year. The Lifetime Achievement nominees should be someone who has, over the years, displayed the highest commitment to progressive ideals and activism.
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2004 Awards Dinner Attendees applaud our Progressive Awardees!
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Past Awardees (from earliest to most recent)
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| Legislators: Steve Gaw, Joan Bray, Steve McLuckie, Tim Harlan, Rita Days, Lana Baker, Jeneé Low, Ken Jacob, Maida Coleman, Yvonne Wilson, Barbara Fraser, Jolie Justus |
| Labor Union: Leonard Robinson (UAW), Jim Kabell (IBT), Leila Medley (MNEA), Bob Carico (AFSCME), John Ebeling (ST. Louis Labor Council), Elton Gibson (Laborers), Grant Williams (SEIU), Paula Bentley (AFSCME), Nurses United for Improved Patient Care, Alliance for Retired Americans (Bob Kortkamp), Give Missourians A Raise, United Auto Workers |
Community Group: Jean Berg, Jeff Wunrow (PREP-PROMO), M’Evie Mead (NARAL), Jeanette Mott Oxford (ROWEL), Sr. Alicia Alvarado (Strawberry Workers), Paula Gianino (Planned Parenthood), David Clohessy (SNAP), Tamara Morris & Jan Marcason (GKC Womens Political Caucus), America Coming Together (ACT), Paraquad, People for Public Schools, ACORN
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Lifetime Achievement: Congressman Clay, Pearlie Evans, Harriet Woods, Sheila Lumpe, Lew Moye, Paul Winslow, Peggy Cochran, Joan Saurez, Greg Jung
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See pictures and read about previous Awards Dinners!
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