"Still, national progressive leaders are taking notice. The Moral Monday method is 'a model we think is effective and want to replicate in state capitals around the country,' says Nick Rathod, the executive director of the State Innovation Exchange (SiX), a national organization that works to advance progressive causes at the state level. Rathod and SiX recently hosted Barber at their annual conference in Washington, D.C., where Barber gave a keynote speech to 400 state legislators from around the country."