People's Summit
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| Status | Active |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | McCormick Place, Chicago, IL |
| Inaugurated | June 2016 |
| Organised by | National Nurses United, The People for Bernie Sanders, other progressive groups |
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The People's Summit is an annual conference in Chicago held by a group of progressive political organizations in the United States.
Held in June 2016, the first People's Summit was set against the backdrop of the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016. The conference was led by National Nurses United and The People for Bernie Sanders. Other groups involved in organizing the conference included Democratic Socialists of America, Food & Water Watch, Our Revolution (previously the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016), People Demanding Action, People's Action,Progressive Democrats of America, Reclaim Chicago,United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America, United Students Against Sweatshops, Million Hoodies, and African-Americans for Bernie Sanders.
The organizers of the Summit stated that they wanted to harness the energy of the Sanders campaign. Over 3,000 people attended the 2016 People's Summit to hear speakers including Rosario Dawson, Tulsi Gabbard, Gaby Hoffmann, Naomi Klein, Jesus "Chuy" Garcia, and Frances Fox Piven. The most cited speech was by Nina Turner, a Sanders surrogate and member of the Ohio State Senate, with the rousing line: "We need folks elected to office who actually give a shit about the people they represent!".
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