Democracy

The Genius of Stop-Sign Organizing

by Sulma Arias | Mar 24, 2023

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

by Ann Pratt | Mar 10, 2023

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

by Sulma Arias | Jan 16, 2023

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...

Elect Working People For Everything

by Bryce Oates | Dec 7, 2022

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

by Sulma Arias and Marta Popadiak | Nov 10, 2022

"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...