diff --git a/pinaxcon/templatetags/lca2017_tags.py b/pinaxcon/templatetags/lca2017_tags.py
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+++ b/pinaxcon/templatetags/lca2017_tags.py
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+from django import template
+register = template.Library()
+
+@register.assignment_tag()
+def classname(ob):
+    return ob.__class__.__name__