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The Quest for Transit Justice is Driving New Organizing and Advocacy
Even before COVID deepened the crisis facing transit systems, advocates were connecting up transportation inequities with a broader agenda for economic and racial justice. Read more
Feb 25, 2021
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These are the Top Asian American Advocacy Groups
Asian Americans have been mobilizing for more electoral influence and also to combat a rising tide of anti-Asian hate crimes. We look at the key players leading this growing activism Read more
Feb 22, 2021
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"There Is No Other Way To Do Our Work." Jane McAlevey on Relational Organizing
Jane McAlevey recently sat down with Blue Tent to talk about how organizers can build the deeper relationships that are needed to win power—both in the workplace and in the electoral arena. Read more
Feb 18, 2021
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With an Impressive List of Backers, a New Fund Supports Black-Led Groups in California
A coalition of more than 20 funders recently launched the California Black Freedom Fund, with $100 million to support Black-led power-building groups. Organizers share the details of how it came about. Read more
Feb 16, 2021
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What Do Trans Advocates Want from a Biden Presidency?
Organizations focused on transgender rights are thrilled with Biden so far. But they have a long wish list as they organize to push the new administration and Congress to ensure greater trans liberty and safety. Read more
Feb 8, 2021
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Jonathan Schleifer on Winning on Healthcare and Wages with Ballots Initiatives
Blue Tent founder David Callahan talks with the executive director of the Fairness Project, an organization that's compiled an impressive record of winning ballot initiatives—including in red states. Read more
Feb 5, 2021
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The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Started Small. Now it's a Powerhouse
CIW is a prime example of how a group of disenfranchised workers can build power and create long-lasting and effective change. What's been the secret to its success? Read more
Feb 4, 2021
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The Long Battle Over Rent Control in California
Advocates backed by money from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation have spent over $45 million in the past two years to repeal an anti-rent-control measure in California. Yet they've come up short. Read more
Feb 4, 2021
To Make Sure "This Doesn't Happen Again," a Bid to Stigmatize Ex-Trump Officials
Hate for Hire, an initiative from Accountable.US, is aimed at stopping the architects of the Trump administration's immigration policies from professional rehabilitation after leaving government. Read more
Feb 3, 2021
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Criminal-Justice-Impacted People Are Just Starting to Realize Their Power
Ad-hoc, small organizations across the country that originally came together "just to survive" having a locked-up loved one are starting to wield political power alongside incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people alike. Read more
Jan 28, 2021
How a Local Tenants' Rights Group is Empowering California Latinos
Inquilinos Unidos is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that works to empower low-income tenants to advocate for fair housing through education, organizing, and advocacy. Read more
Jan 26, 2021
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Coming Up: Three Gen Z LGBTQ Activists to Watch
LGBTQ activism has changed along with the times. Some of the interesting figures in today's movement are strikingly young, emerging in recent years during an era of fierce culture war. Read more
Jan 25, 2021
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The Key Groups Powering a Growing Housing Justice Movement in California
The Golden State's decades-long housing crisis—made worse by the pandemic, with mass evictions looming—has spurred unprecedented new organizing efforts up and down the state. Read more
Jan 22, 2021
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A Progressive Coalition is Pressuring Corporations to Stop Enabling the Far Right
Even as tech giants like Facebook and Twitter move to curtail extremist speech on their platforms, activist groups are pressing for a much broader crackdown, targeting companies like Google and Amazon. Read more
Jan 17, 2021
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A Quick Look at Relational Organizing and Why It's Suddenly Hot
The technique, reliant on more personal connections, is finding adherents from around the progressive world, as organizers seek to reimagine how they turn out voters and build a base. Read more
Jan 14, 2021
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Progress Texas Looks to the Future After a 2020 That Fell Short of Expectations
The election didn't go as many Democrats in Texas and beyond had hoped. But in a state where progressives are used to playing the long game, this nonprofit is honing ways to capitalize on rapid changes in the region. Read more
Jan 14, 2021
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Warning of Growing Danger, a Progressive Coalition Demands Impeachment Now
The Frontline, founded just a few months ago, is leading over 200 groups in calling for President Donald Trump's impeachment and the expulsion from Congress of some GOP lawmakers. Read more
Jan 12, 2021
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Here’s Why the Fairness Project Keeps Winning Ballot Initiatives
The organization has racked up an impressive track record of winning campaigns—including in red states—that have positively changed the lives of as many as 15 million people. What's its secret sauce? Read more
Jan 12, 2021
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The State Power Caucus Aims to Build a Nationwide Coalition for Change
Progressives have complained for decades about their political weakness at the state level, an arena where the right has long invested to win elections and move policy. This group is looking to disrupt that narrative. Read more
Jan 11, 2021
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A Small Group of Citizen Researchers Takes on One County's Criminal Justice System
With less than 20 volunteers and in less than seven months, activists in Washtenaw County, Michigan, produced a report proving systemic racism in its criminal justice system. Here's how they did it. Read more
Jan 8, 2021
