Second Annual Solutions Day

Solutions Day is an annual event to inform, connect, and mobilize citizen leaders to help win America's future. More than 100,000 people participated nationwide at the inaugural Solutions Day. Our second annual Solutions Day, available by live stream on this website, will be historic in its content and its citizen involvement. The theme of Solutions Day 2008 is "We Have the Power" and will focus on providing citizens with the tools, knowledge, and training they need to transform government at all levels--from school boards and city councils to state legislatures and Congress (513,000 elected offices).

A Tri‐partisan Event

American Solutions is a tri‐partisan organization. Our tri‐partisan agenda, the Platform of the American People only includes issues that have the support of a majority of Democrats, a majority of Republicans and a majority of independents. American Solutions was present at both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions to talk about these issues that unite an overwhelmingly majority of Americans. Solutions Day will include participation by prominent Democrats and Republicans, including former Democratic Governor Roy Romer of Colorado, former Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro, former Republican Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, Republican Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams, NBA legend Dominique Wilkins, and many others.

Imagine how much healthier America would be if in January 2009 both parties were committed to adopting a set of solutions the American people favor by large majorities.

The American people are united. Now, both parties have a historic choice: continue politics as usual, or stand for real change. I hope you'll join me on September 27th in urging the Republican and Democratic parties to stand with the American people for real change.

Get Involved

Help us make Solutions Day 2008 a special event by hosting or attending and event in your community. If you're in the Atlanta area, I hope you'll join me in person for Solutions Day at the Cobb Galleria Centre. It is free to attend, and you can get directions by clicking here.

History of Solutions Day

On September 27, 2007 - the inaugural Solutions Day - American Solutions launched a movement to bring real change to all 513,000 elected officials in America. A standing room only crowd of more than 1,200 people attended the kickoff event at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. The opening presentation was also televised nationwide for free for the 26 million subscribers of DISH Network and DirecTV and webcast at www.AmericanSolutions.com.

American Solutions General Chairman Newt Gingrich keynoted the Solutions Day opening presentation and outlined the need for transformational change. The opening presentation was emceed by Michael Williams, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, and also included live remarks from Governor Sonny Perdue (R-GA) and former Governor Roy Romer (D-CO), and video remarks from Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) and Mayor Shirley Franklin (D-Atlanta). Earlier in the day, Sean Hannity and Neal Boortz broadcast their radio shows live from the Cobb Galleria. Fox News "Hannity and Colmes" was also on site at the Cobb Galleria to do their television show.

On September 29, the Solutions Day workshops were presented at the University of West Georgia in Carrollton, Georgia and five other remote locations in California, Colorado, Iowa, New Hampshire and Wisconsin. American Solutions organized 35 interactive policy workshops that were viewed in more than 2,000 locations in all fifty states. The workshops featured a nonpartisan group of leaders and issue experts to discuss real change and real solutions. The Solutions Day workshops were also available on the DISH Network, DirecTV and at www.AmericanSolutions.com. During the Solutions Day week, nearly 200,000 visitors came to American Solutions' website to watch webcasts and learn about becoming involved in this movement for real change.