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What Price Will You Pay?
Democracy dies when we give up freedoms, thinking they are a small price to pay. That's why we need to defend our right to vote and defeat authoritarian leaders everywhere. [button link="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/people-s-action-1" color="red"...
¿Que precio estás dispuesto a pagar?
La democracia muere cuando renunciamos a nuestros derechos, por más insignificante que estos parezcan. Por eso necesitamos defenderlos y aprender a reconocer cuando estamos a punto de sacrificarlos a líderes autoritarios en todas partes. [button...
¿Cual es el antídoto a la desesperación?
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What Is the Antidote to Despair?
The holidays are a joyous time...
Why We Hope
It would be easy to despair in times like these. Powerful corporations profit from our climate crisis. Millions suffer from war or must flee their homes, and democracy is under attack. This is a time when we need each other more than ever. Yet many people feel alone....
El entrenamiento es como transformaremos a la sociedad
Aquí en People's Action Institute, el entrenamiento y capacitación son fundamentales - Son la base de quienes somos. Para nosotros, es un compromiso. Sabemos que si tenemos alguna esperanza de transformar la sociedad en la que vivimos para que todos puedan no solo...
Training Is How We Transform Society
Here at People’s Action Institute, training is our foundation. These are not just nice words - this is our commitment. If we have any hope to transform society into a place where everyone finds a home and where they can survive and thrive, it’s because someone,...
Try This in a Small Town
"This is what is possible with good government that works for people. This is what happens when people are put closer and closer to decision-making power." - Carrie Santoro, Pennsylvania Stands Up Country singer Jason Aldean recently sparked a firestorm with his song...
The Time Is Now For A Just Transition
Fossil fuels are killing our planet and our communities. Michael Witten, who used to mine coal in West Virginia, has seen this up close, and that’s why he’s demanding change now. Witten worked in coal mines for more than eight years in West Virginia’s Boone County...
How Deep Canvass Conversations Can Transform America
Here at People’s Action Institute, we feel the way Jill Murphy, a Michigan schoolteacher who is now a full-time organizer for one of our affiliates, felt when she first joined a deep canvass in her home state four years ago. A light bulb goes on in our heads when we...