The Sanders Institute Gatherings convene leaders from across the country and around the world to articulate a vision for the future and to implement that vision on a local, statewide, national and international basis.

Thought leaders and elected officials come together at the Gatherings to seriously discuss significant issues with these stated purposes in mind:

• Share replicable policies, legislation and successes
• Develop and clearly articulate innovative, bold solutions and actionable steps Establish a global network of the leading minds and actors in the progressive movement
• Develop a shared understanding of a progressive agenda for the future
• Broadly disseminate the resulting ideas, actions and solutions
• Shift the framework of the debate in a more forward-thinking direction.

The Gatherings go beyond analysis, statistics and underlying issues to establish a progressive plan of action for the future on economic, environmental, racial and social justice issues.