DNC Congress 2024: Day 4 – The fight for the future begins

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It is the last day of the 2024 Democratic National Committee convention. Kamala Harris is the official presidential candidate of the Democratic Party and will close the convention with her acceptance speech.

With the end of the party conference, the fight for democracy has only just begun. There are still 75 days until election day.

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DAY 4 CONVENTION PLAN
Here is the schedule for today's meeting (times shown are Central Time):

07:00–09:30: Delegation breakfast
9.00–10.00 a.m.: Morning press conference
9:30–11:30 a.m.: Women’s Caucus Meeting
12:00–13:30: Disability Caucus meeting
12.00–13.30: Youth Council meeting
12.00–13.30: Rural Council meeting
1:45 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: Veterans & Military Families Council meeting
13:45–15:15: Meeting of the Poverty Council
13:45–15:15: Meeting of the Interreligious Council
6pm-10pm: Main programme

MAIN PROGRAMMING
Main programming has already begun, as this post will be published at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT.

Tonight's program (times given are Central Time):

5:30 p.m.

Call to order
• Minyon Moore, Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee

Hammer in
• Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16)

call
• Everett Kelly, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees
• Imam Muhammad Abdul-Aleem, Masjidullah Mosque, West Oak Lane, PA

Presentation of colors
• Illinois State Police Honor Guard

Oath of allegiance
• Luna Maring, sixth grader from Oakland, California

greeting
• Rep. Veronica Escobar (TX-16)

Joint remarks
• Becky Pringle, President of the National Education Association
• Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers

Notes
• Senator Alex Padilla, California

18:00 hrs

Notes
• Marcia L. Fudge, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Representative Ted W. Lieu (CA-36)
• Senator Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin
• Representative Katherine Clark (MA-05), Democratic Whip in the U.S. House of Representatives
• Representative Joe Neguse (CO-02) Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the US House of Representatives
• Mayor Leonardo Williams, Durham, North Carolina
• MP Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08)
• Senator Bob Casey, Pennsylvania
• Senator Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts

Notes: “Project 2025 – Chapter Four: Weakening and Less Secure America”
• Representative Jason Crow (CO-06)

Notes
• Representative Elissa Slotkin (MI-07), candidate for the U.S. Senate
• Rep. Pat Ryan (NY-18)
• Reverend Al Sharpton, civil rights activist

Joint remarks from representatives of the Central Park Five
• Dr. Yusef Salaam, member of the New York City Council
• Korey Wise, activist
• Raymond Santana, activist
• Kevin Richardson, activist

19:00

Joint remarks
• Amy Resner, former prosecutor and friend of Vice President Harris
• Karrie Delaney, Director of Federal Affairs at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
• Lisa Madigan, former Attorney General of Illinois
• Marc H. Morial, President of the National Urban League
• Nathan Hornes, former student at Corinthian Colleges
• Tristan Snell, former Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York

Notes
• Governor Maura Healey, Massachusetts
• Courtney Baldwin, youth organizer and survivor of human trafficking
• Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior
• John Russell, Content Creator
• Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Florida
• Rep. Colin Allred (TX-32)

Joint remarks on “A New American Chapter”
• Anya Cook, Florida
• Craig Sicknick, New Jersey
• Gail DeVore, Colorado
• Juanny Romero, Nevada
• Eric, Christian and Carter Fitts, North Carolina

20:00

National anthem
The Chicks

Introduction of the host
• Kerry Washington

Joint remarks
• Meena Harris
• Ella Emhoff
• Helena Hudlin

Notes
• DL Hughley
• Sheriff Chris Swanson, Genesee County, Michigan

A conversation about gun violence
• Rep. Lucy McBath, Georgia

Also included
• Abbey Clements of Newton, Connecticut
• Kim Rubio of Uvalde, Texas
• Melody McFadden of Charleston, South Carolina
• Edgar Vilchez of Chicago, Illinois.

Notes
• Gabrielle Giffords, former member of the US House of Representatives, Arizona

Performance
P!NK

Notes
• Senator Mark Kelly, Arizona
• Leon E. Panetta, former US Secretary of Defense
• Representative Ruben Gallego (AZ-03), candidate for the US Senate
• Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan

21:00

Notes
• Eva Longoria, American actress and film producer
• Adam Kinzinger, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Illinois
• Maya Harris
• Governor Roy Cooper, North Carolina

Notes
• Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, Democratic Party presidential candidate and keynote speaker

blessing
• Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt, Adas Israel Congregation (Washington DC)
• Rev. Amos Brown, pastor, Third Baptist Church (San Francisco, California)

Concluding remarks and hammer blow
• Minyon Moore, Chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention Committee

Note: This list of speakers and appearances was released by the DNC after 6pm ET tonight. It does not match the list Nonilex has in a thread on Mastodon; there may have been/may be changes in the program.

How to watch
In the article from the first day of Monday you will find the best channels on which you can receive most of the evening programming.

DNC at the United Center-Chicago will stream a live feed from its own website Tuesday through Thursday between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. CT).

USA Today will also stream live Tuesday through Thursday.

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The DNC convention feeds are:

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