by Sulma Arias | Jun 1, 2025 | Blog, ESPANOL, SULMA
Ahora nos toca a nostoros luchar para defender y ampliar los derechos que los valientes de otros tiempos lucharon para ganar. APOYA NUSTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH Nada me llena más el corazón que cuando veo a la gente común alzar la voz por los que quieren. Eso es lo que...
by Sulma Arias | Jun 1, 2025 | Blog, Democracy, Featured, Protest
Because courageous ones before us laid a path, we now have rights. It is now our turn to fight to defend and expand them. SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL Nothing fills my heart more than when ordinary people speak up for the ones they love. That’s what our members just did...
by Sulma Arias | May 4, 2025 | Democracy, Featured, Protest, SULMA
Those in power have made clear there is no democratic norm they are unwilling to break. SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL We live in a time of chaos, and this is not by accident. Over the last 100 days, the Trump administration has sought to divide and confuse us in every way,...
by Sulma Arias | May 4, 2025 | ESPANOL, SULMA
Los poderosos dejan en claro que no existe ninguna norma democrática que no estén dispuestos a romper. APOYA NUSTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH Vivimos en tiempos de caos, y esto no es por accidente. Durante los últimos 100 días, la administración Trump ha buscado dividirnos y...
by Sulma Arias | Apr 6, 2025 | Blog, ESPANOL, SULMA
Una ola de resistencia se levanta. ¿Qué hará falta para que ganemos? APOYA NUSTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH Dondequiera que miremos, una ola de resistencia se levanta. Mi corazón se llena de alegría cuando pienso en cada uno de ustedes que está tomando acción en este momento...
by Sulma Arias | Apr 6, 2025 | Blog, Democracy, Featured, Organizing, Organizing Revival, Protest
Everywhere we look, a wave of resistance is rising. What will it take to win? SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL Everywhere we look, a wave of resistance is rising. My heart is full as I think of every one of you who is standing up right now to reclaim our democracy. From...
by Sulma Arias | Mar 16, 2025 | Blog, Democracy, Featured, Protest
Our fight for democracy is not about who you voted for - it's about who gets to live with dignity. SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL Right now, greedy oligarchs think our destiny is in their hands: democracy is just another toy their billions can buy, and there’s no politician...
by Sulma Arias | Mar 16, 2025 | Blog, SULMA
Nuestra lucha para la democracia no es de izquierdas ni derechas - se trata de quién puede vivir con dignidad. APOYA NUSTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH En este momento, unos pocos codiciosos creen que son los maestros de nuestro destino: la democracia es un juguete para ellos....
by Sulma Arias | Mar 2, 2025 | Blog
Nos ponemos de pie, levantamos nuestras voces, y tomamos la palabra. APOYA NUSTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH Tengo tanto orgullo de cada uno de ustedes, los miembros de People’s Action y People’s Action Institute, que vinieron de todo el país esta semana a Washington, DC, con...
by Sulma Arias | Mar 2, 2025 | Blog, Democracy, Economy, Featured, Protest, Tax Reform
People's Action shows up, stands up, and speaks out. SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL I am so proud of you, every member of People’s Action and People’s Action Institute, for showing up together so powerfully this week in Washington, DC. Together, we stood on the steps of the...
by Sulma Arias | Feb 23, 2025 | Blog, Conservatism, Democracy, Economy, Featured, SULMA
People's Action will not let the greedy few destroy our democracy. SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL Right now, everything is on the line. The ultra-rich and massive corporations think the rules of democracy no longer apply to them. And with Donald Trump in the White House,...
by Sulma Arias | Feb 23, 2025 | ESPANOL, SULMA
People's Action no dejará que unos pocos codiciosos se apoderen de nuestra democracia. APOYA NUSTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH En este momento, todo está en juego. Los ultrarricos y las grandes corporaciones creen que las reglas de la democracia ya no se aplican a ellos. Y con...
by Sulma Arias | Dec 22, 2024 | Blog
En el año que viene, tendremos que tomar decisiones difíciles sobre quienes queremos ser en cada comunidad y como nación. APOYE NUESTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH Ha sido un año muy intenso. Desde las elecciones hasta los fenómenos meteorológicos extremos y la indignación que...
by Sulma Arias | Dec 22, 2024 | Blog, Democracy, Featured, Health, Protest
In the coming year, we'll have to make unprecedented choices, as a nation and in every community, about who we want to be. SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL It’s been quite a year. From the election to weather extremes and the pent-up outrage we saw after the violent murder of...
by Sulma Arias | Nov 17, 2024 | Blog, ESPANOL, SULMA
En victorias desde la Carolinia del Norte hacia el Estado de Washington y Maine, encontramos la evidencia que cuando nos organizamos, ganamos. APOYE NUESTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH Siempre encuentro esperanza en cómo las personas se ayudan entre todos en las circunstancias...
by Sulma Arias | Nov 17, 2024 | Blog, Election, Featured, Organizing, Organizing Revival, SULMA
In victories from North Carolina to Washington State and Maine, we find evidence that good organizing not only works, it wins. SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL I always find hope in how people come together in the hardest circumstances. In the past few days, my heart and my...
by Sulma Arias | Nov 3, 2024 | Blog
Estamos listos para construyir un futuro mejor después de las elecciones. APOYE NUESTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH Estamos a horas de la elección más importante- y quizás la decisión más importante- de nuestras vidas. Sabemos lo que tenemos que hacer: votar, con nuestros amigos...
by Sulma Arias | Nov 3, 2024 | Blog, Election, Featured, SULMA
We stand ready to build a better future after Election Day. HELP US WIN! ESPAÑOL We are hours away from the most consequential election - perhaps the most important choice - of our lifetimes. At People’s Action, we’ve been working hard to elect Kamala Harris and Tim...
by Sulma Arias | Oct 14, 2024 | Election, ESPANOL, SULMA
HELP US WIN! ENGLISH Cuando Lyndon B. Johnson asumió la presidencia en 1963, quería que Estados Unidos se convirtiera en una “Gran Sociedad” con derecho a voto para todos y el fin de la discriminación y la pobreza. “Con su coraje, su compasión y su deseo,...
by Sulma Arias | Oct 14, 2024 | Election, Featured, Health
HELP US WIN! ESPAÑOL When Lyndon B. Johnson became president in 1963, he wanted the United States to become a “Great Society” with voting rights for all and an end to discrimination and poverty. “With your courage and with your compassion and desire, we will build a...
by Sulma Arias | Oct 7, 2024 | Election, Environment, Featured
The human cost from Hurricane Helene continues to rise, with over 220 people dead in six states and hundreds still missing within a 500-mile path of destruction. Helene has had a devastating impact on poor, low-income and rural people in underserved communities, where...
by Sulma Arias | Oct 7, 2024 | Climate, ESPANOL, SULMA
El costo humano del huracán Helene sigue aumentando: más de 220 personas han muerto en seis estados y cientos siguen desaparecidas en un radio de 800 kilómetros de destrucción. Helene ha tenido un impacto devastador en las comunidades pobres, de bajos ingresos y...
by Sulma Arias | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog, ESPANOL, SULMA
En People's Action, creemos que la gente como tu y yo podemos tomar las decisiones correctas para nuestras vidas y la de nuestro país. Por eso estamos pasando estas últimas semanas antes de las elecciones hablando con votantes indecisos. ¡AYUDENOS A GANAR! ENGLISH En...
by Sulma Arias | Oct 1, 2024 | Election, Featured, SULMA
HELP US WIN! SPANISH At People's Action, we believe people like you and me can make the best decisions for our lives and for our country. That's why we're spending these last few weeks before the election reaching out to undecided voters. At People’s Action, we...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 29, 2024 | Blog, Election, Featured, Immigration, SULMA
JOIN OUR TEAM SPANISH Immigrants breathe new life into communities by starting businesses, attending churches and rebuilding neighborhoods.The hope, resilience and joy we share renews our faith in what is possible when we live an “American Dream” of solidarity...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 29, 2024 | ESPANOL, SULMA
ÚNETE CON NOSOTROS ENGLISH Los inmigrantes, con su presencia, insuflan nueva vida en comunidades al abrir negocios, asistir a iglesias y reconstruir casas y vecindarios. La resiliencia, esperanza y alegría que sentimos nos renuevan nuestra fe y esperanza en lo que...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 22, 2024 | Democracy, Election, Featured
JOIN OUR TEAM SPANISH Together, we have the power to turn back the rising tide of hatred and division with a renewed sense of our shared humanity to create the country we need. Together, we can win. “We are the Organizing Revival!” These words rang in my ears over the...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 22, 2024 | Blog
JOIN OUR TEAM ENGLISH Juntos, tenemos el poder de derrotar a la creciente ola de odio y división con un renovado sentido de nuestra humanidad compartida, para crear el país que necesitamos. Juntos, podemos ganar. “¡Somos el Avivamiento de Base!” Estas palabras...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 18, 2024 | Economy, Featured, Future of Work
The other day when I went to the supermarket with a friend, we couldn’t help but notice the higher prices. Then I asked if she knew how much supermarket executives are paid. Do you know, I asked, that Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen gets more than $19 million a year? And...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 18, 2024 | Economy, ESPANOL, SULMA
El otro día cuando salí al supermercado con una amiga, notamos como los precios son cada vez más altos. Le pregunté si sabía cuánto ganan los ejecutivos de esas mismas tiendas. ¿Sabes tú - le pregunté - que el ejecutivo de Kroger, Rodney McMullen, gana más de 19...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 10, 2024 | Election, Featured, Health
On a cold Indianapolis morning, Kiah Morris stands in front of the headquarters of the health insurance company Elevance/Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, along with hundreds of others. Like her, they have come from all over the country to demand their right to health...
by Sulma Arias | Aug 18, 2024 | Blog, ESPANOL, SULMA
APOYE NUESTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH “El poder no concede nada sin demandas”. Estas palabras de Frederick Douglass fueron una de las primeras lecciones que aprendí cuando era una joven organizadora, y siempre las encuentro ciertas. Esta idea– de que la visión de un futuro...
by Sulma Arias | Aug 18, 2024 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
JOIN OUR TEAM SPANISH “Power concedes nothing without a demand.” These words of Frederick Douglass are among the first lessons I learned as a young organizer, and I find them always to be true. This insight - that the vision for a better future starts with us, and if...
by Sulma Arias | Jul 21, 2024 | Blog, Featured, SULMA
JOIN OUR LIVESTREAM SPANISH The good news is we do have leaders in Washington who come from our communities and fight for our values. Let’s be honest. It’s hard to get excited about our political choices right now. One party is unsure about who should lead, while the...
by Sulma Arias | Jul 21, 2024 | Blog, ESPANOL
INSCRIBETE PARA NUESTRO LIVESTREAM INGLES Ya tenemos líderes en Washington que vienen de nuestras comunidades, y luchan para nuestros valores. Seamos honestos. Es difícil entusiasmarse con las alternativas políticas que tenemos en este momento. Mientras que un partido...
by Sulma Arias | Jun 23, 2024 | ESPANOL
APOYE NUESTRO TRABAJO ENGLISH Para perfeccionar nuestra democracia, hay que defenderla. Esta semana, vi a mi hija, Génesis Mercado-Arias, dirigirse a quinientos inmigrantes que acababan de recibir su ciudadanía estadounidense en Kansas City. La habían invitado a...
by Sulma Arias | Jun 23, 2024 | Blog, Democracy, Election, Featured
SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL To perfect our democracy, we must defend it. It all begins with our votes. This week, I watched my daughter, Genesis Mercado-Arias, address more than a hundred immigrants who had just become United States citizens in Kansas City. She had been...
by Sulma Arias | May 19, 2024 | ESPANOL
SUPPORT OUR WORK ENGLISH Esta semana estuve llena de orgullo al unirme a nuestros aliados en el Caucus Progresista del Congreso (CPC) para presentar su nueva Agenda de Propuestas Progresistas, la cual representa una guía para ampliar y defender los derechos y...
by Sulma Arias | May 19, 2024 | Blog, Election, Featured
SUPPORT OUR WORK ESPAÑOL This week, I was proud to stand with our allies in the Congressional Progressive Caucus to introduce their Progressive Proposition Agenda, a roadmap to expand and defend rights and freedoms for all, especially poor and working people. The...
by Aija Nemer-Aanerud | Apr 29, 2024 | Blog, Featured, Health
“What is our goal in being here today?” Mindy Salango from West Virginia Citizen Action Group asked the hundred protesters who took over the lobby of UnitedHealth Group (UHG)’s headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minnesota on April 16. “That’s simple! We’re here to demand...
