
Activate builds the digital capacity of the progressive movement.
June 8-12. Cortes Island, BC.
A curated gathering for the sharpest minds in progressive politics, nonprofit, labour, advocacy, and more.

Inspiration
Learn from world-class speakers who’ve led winning campaigns across the continent. Be challenged by new ideas and re-inspire your work.

Connection
Deep relationship-building with like-minded progressive digital practitioners, campaigners, and advocates. Build your network and create friendships for the long haul.

Skills
Walk away from Activate with tangible skills to power up your upcoming progressive campaigns. We focus on equipping you with a variety of hard skills to succeed in your work.

Rejuvenation
Soak in the forest, mountains, and ocean. at the beautifully secluded Cortes Island. Feel nourished and rejuvenated to tackle your work with new energy.
Limited tickets available.
This exclusive conference is capped at 80 attendees.
Register now to secure your spot.
Tuition: $795 CAD
Full and partial scholarships available.
Activate is a highly immersive and interactive experience
Speakers
Learn from the best progressive leaders. Get inspired by behind-the-scenes stories from the biggest campaigns.

Sara El-Amine
Head of Public Engagement, Lyft
Former Executive Director, Obama’s Organizing For Action
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Ari Trujillo-Wesler
Co-founder, OpenField
Former Field & Data Director, Bernie Campaign
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Clarke Humphrey
Former Digital Director, White House COVID-19 Response Team
Former Online Fundraising Director, Democratic National Committee
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Your Community
Create deep relationships with like-minded leaders that inspire and invigorate. Receive mentoring and support to build winning campaigns.

Skill Building Workshops
Interactive and engaging skill-building workshops feature leading digital practitioners who have mastered best practices from brand strategy and marketing, to digital organizing, advertising and analytics.
Agenda
High-level Activate 2022 agenda. Details subject to change — more will be posted closer to the date.
June 08
- Arrivals
- Opening circle
June 09
- Building unlikely coalitions to win
- Crafting resonant messaging that mobilizes and wins
- Engaging Gen Y & Z through viral social media
- Building your tech stack on a budget
- Email campaigning masterclass
- Mapping the progressive tech ecosystem
June 10
- How to do deep organizing in a digital world
- Up your digital fundraising game
- Designing your digital assets with diversity & inclusion
- Leveraging data & analytics for good
- Driving digital conversion for IRL action
- FAIL! Night | Stories of failure & redemption
June 11
- Digital storytelling & media for a Just Transition
- How to conduct a digital audit
- Mental wellness while fighting for social change
- Digital paid advertising 201
- Designing user-centric digital products
- Celebration party
June 12
- Closing circle
- Departures
Meet your people
Join the sharpest minds in digital from across the continent
Activate is for progressive digital practitioners. You might be a digital director at an advocacy organization, a content writer at a political party, an organizer at a labour union, or a senior leader who tries to bring all these pieces together. You might work with clients to deliver great digital campaigns, or build new technology. We know that important, exciting, and innovative digital work is happening on the margins and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds to register.
Your Production Team

Leah Bae
Producer

Khari Wendell McClelland
Host & Facilitator

Laurel Dault
Social Innovation Manager, Hollyhock

Peter Wrinch
CEO, Hollyhock
Activate Advisory Committee

Jessica Hannon
Engagement Leader, Yukon

Laurie Antonin
National Digital Campaigns Lead, Canadian Labour Congress

Jack Milroy
Managing Director, Defiance Digital
Our Partners
We are grateful to our Partners and Sponsors who provide critical support to ensure Activate Conference’s success and to increase accessibility by supporting the scholarship fund.
If you are interested in partnering with Activate Conference, please connect with us.
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