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¡Nuestro Avivamiento Popular Está Aqui!

¡Nuestro avivamiento popular está AQUÍ! Más de mil de ustedes vinieron de todo el país para unirse a mí en Arlington, Virginia, para nuestra convención de People’s Action de 2023. [button link="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/conventionpa" color="red"...

The Genius of Stop-Sign Organizing

The Genius of Stop-Sign Organizing

I am so excited about what it means to organize right now. Not only are there unprecedented federal resources on the table to spark transformational change in communities, it’s clear that organizers, because they are trusted and engaged where they live, can turn this...

Leveraging Federal Funds: There's Money To Fix That Problem

Leveraging Federal Funds: There's Money To Fix That Problem

Ever since the passage into law of the American Rescue Plan, Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, CHIPS Act and Inflation Reduction Act, here’s what I say to friends and family whenever they bring up a problem we all know needs to be fixed right now. “Do you know...

This Is One of the Best Times in History to Be an Organizer

This Is One of the Best Times in History to Be an Organizer

As a community organizer, I often imagine what it would have been like to march with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and win the Voting Rights Act. I always find inspiration in Dr. King’s words, especially this passage from his final book, Where Do We Go From Here? “Let...

Saving Lives to Save Us All: Passing the MAT Act

Saving Lives to Save Us All: Passing the MAT Act

I want you to meet Ronnie “Pony” Morris. He is a street canvasser for People’s Action’s youngest member group, VOCAL-KY, changing hearts and minds in his hometown of Louisville about how to save lives from overdose with medication assisted treatment and harm...

Who Are You to Decide if We Live or Die?

Who Are You to Decide if We Live or Die?

“There is no one in this country who is not impacted by the cruelty of our for-profit healthcare system,” Kiah Morris told the crowd gathered at the corporate headquarters of Elevance/Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Indianapolis. “While they have their profits on the...

Elect Working People For Everything

Elect Working People For Everything

The 2022 midterms were full of surprises to many political pundits, analysts, and consultants. A popular narrative predicting a massive Republican wave election turned out to be wrong, with Democrats retaining the U.S. Senate and performing stronger than expected in...

When We Organize, We Win

When We Organize, We Win

"Together, we will create new ways that people can engage in all parts of public life so that we can equally get to imagine and shape the structures in which we live." - People's Action Long-Term Agenda The 2022 midterm elections are historic not only because they...

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