by Sulma Arias | Mar 24, 2023 | #BuildBackBetter, Biden, Blog, Democracy, Economy, Featured
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...
by Sulma Arias | Jan 16, 2023 | Blog, Democracy, Environment, Featured, Future of Work
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...
by Sulma Arias | Nov 3, 2022 | Democracy, Election, Featured
Photo credit: Vickie D. King, Mississippi Today (CC) LEA EN ESPANOL The right’s decades-old strategy to divide voters has taken a dangerous turn. What can bring us back together? It’s said a frog will sit calmly in warming water until it boils. Will we do the same?...
by Sulma Arias | Nov 3, 2022 | Blog, ESPANOL
Photo: Vickie D. King, Mississippi Today (CC) LEA EN INGLES La estrategia de la derecha para dividir a los votantes ha tomado un vuelta peligrosa. ¿Qué puede unirnos? Se dice que una rana se sentirá tranquilamente en agua que se calienta hasta que hierva. ¿Haremos lo...
by Sulma Arias | Sep 19, 2022 | Blog, ESPANOL
LEA EN INGLES Debemos salir de nosotros mismos para volver a vernos como parte de una comunidad, como vecinos, y no como enemigos. Pero esto no sucederá por sí solo. Si queremos comunidad, tenemos que construirla. A principios de este mes, el presidente Biden nos...
