Progressive thinkers gather in Burlington for Sanders Institute event (6pm report)
Release Date:November 30, 2018
WCAX3. The Sanders Institute kicked off its three-day conference at the ECHO Center Thursday night.
"The role that we can play and you are playing, that we are all playing is forcing discussion about issues that the establishment does not want discussed," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.
Sanders addressed a room of 250 fellow progressives from around the country.
Politicians, celebrities and activists, including former New York gubernatorial candidate and "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon, spread across the room. They listened to the senator kick off the first day of the Sanders Institute gathering.
"The role that we can play and you are playing, that we are all playing is forcing discussion about issues that the establishment does not want discussed," said Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont.
Sanders addressed a room of 250 fellow progressives from around the country.
Politicians, celebrities and activists, including former New York gubernatorial candidate and "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon, spread across the room. They listened to the senator kick off the first day of the Sanders Institute gathering.