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The Progressive Patriot Poster Contest Winners Announced
We're proud to announce that the $2000 Grand Jury Prize for the Progressive Patriot Poster Contest will be awarded to Doug Nellis of Seattle, WA. The True Patriot Network sponsored this online, juried poster exhibition calling for a new generation of political images to embolden and unite Americans. Artists were asked to submit images that embody the nature of true American patriotism. The winners have been announced and posted on this website for all to enjoy for the 4th of July.
The True Patriot Network received entries from across the country. Entrants were asked to create an original poster to inspire Americans to be true patriots along with a short statement. Chadwick Gray of Forest, Virginia won a $500 Award of Excellence for his artwork. A group of senior graphic design students from Oregon State University also won a $500 Award of Excellence for their collaborative work. The students are Drew Dawson, Amy Owen, Whitney Root, and Brenden Schild of Corvallis, Oregon.
"Americans are ready for a different brand of patriotism than the chest-thumping bravado of the past," said Eric Liu, co-founder of The True Patriot Network, "We chose posters that celebrate the work, sacrifice, and hard choices needed to create more opportunity for more Americans."
"The poster Doug Nellis created shows some of America's greatest examples of true patriots. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King each challenged the nation to rise to its exceptional promise," noted The True Patriot Network co-founder Nick Hanauer. He added, "As Americans enjoy our day of independence, we must celebrate not only the freedoms that our nation provides us, but the great responsibilities as well."
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Welcome to The True Patriot Network
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At The True Patriot Network, our contention is that when you unpack true American patriotism — the idea of country before self — what you discover is a moral framework that goes back to this nation's founding, and that is inherently progressive. Living by such principles as service, stewardship, tolerance, and equality of opportunity, true patriots show that devotion to this nation means working to help America reach its exceptional potential and promise.
Whatever your party, faction, or faith, we hope you will agree that we owe our country and the next generation a more purposeful politics. We invite you to read our book, The True Patriot, and continue the discussion.
In an effort to inspire thought and conversation across America, The True Patriot Network has run a series of ads in politically focused periodicals that lean both left and right. To see an ad, click a thumbnail above.
$25,000 Scholarship Awarded
To inspire the next generation of active and engaged citizens, we challenged American high school students to answer the question "What does true patriotism mean to you?" Paige Edmiston of WA won the competition with her inspiring essay. Learn more
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Praise for The True Patriot
"Nick Hanauer and Eric Liu are true patriots and certifiable American heroes for clearly articulating the nexus between our country's most cherished first principles and core progressive values. Rich with historic references and respectful of beliefs across a broad spectrum of American progressive and conservative political thought, this book provides an invaluable point of departure for a long overdue and robust national conversation about how we re-connect to America's core values, re-define our role in the world of the twenty-first century, and re-dedicate our national purpose to justice, prosperity and security for all at home and abroad."