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Organized, we thrive.

We invite every individual, no matter how isolated or powerless they feel, to be part of a transformative journey.
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We face a triple crisis

People in the United States and around the world face a triple crisis. Authoritarianism threatens democracy. The climate crisis threatens to displace millions from their homes. And there is a decline of civil society resulting from disconnection and despair.

Devastating Climate Crisis

Our planet is on fire. Unless we act now to curb climate change and end our dependence on fossil fuels, the future will not sustain life.

The Rise of Authoritarianism

Around the world, authoritarian leaders stoke conflicts and blame minorities and those who seek refuge for social problems.

Social Isolation

Civil society is weakening as people feel increasingly isolated and lose hope in the power of democracy to improve their lives.

The Organizing Revival is here!

The tools we need to rebuild our communities and defeat authoritarianism are here: the Organizing Revival is our call to share the best practices of relational, power-building community organizing to create a vibrant, multiracial democracy that works for all of us.

About Us

People’s Action builds the power of poor and working people in urban, rural, and suburban areas to win change through issue fights and elections. We are a national network of 40 state and local grassroots power-building organizations in 29 states, united in the work of building a bigger “we.”

Nine grassroots organizing networks came together in 2016 to form a powerful national organization with more than a million members to fight for our communities and win. Over five decades, we have won material improvements for the lives of millions of people, with victories that include the Community Reinvestment Act, Superfund, the Affordable Care Act, the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Act and the MAT Act.

How we fight

These are our topline projects and campaigns that relate directly to how we drive the change we aim for. Check them out.

How we fight

People’s Action organizes around the issues that matter most to our members. Here are some of our priorities.

How we win

To build a diverse and inclusive democracy that reflects the voices of all, we emphasize community-driven, power-building initiatives. The Organizing Revival is our effort to strengthen the movement for social justice with the best practices of community organizing so we can build a multiracial democracy that works for all of us, combat authoritarian overreach, and find solutions to the crises we face.

Leadership Pipeline & 
Building a bigger “we”
Shared Framework & Power Analysis
Movement Infrastructure
Landscape Shifts

Things you don’t want to miss

Priced Out and Fed Up, Tenants Demand a National Renters Bill of Rights

From Truthout – As affordable housing dwindles, renters are calling for federal protections against price-gouging corporate landlords.

Training Is How We Transform Society

Over at OurFuture.org, Sulma discusses how at People’s Action Institute, training is our foundation. These are not just nice words…

Sick and Tired of Industry Greed, Activists Across US Target For-Profit Health Insurers

Pushing back against insurers' annual denial of nearly a quarter-billion healthcare claims or pre-authorization requests, activists rallied in more than…

People’s Action Welcomes New Executive Director: Sulma Arias

As a person who migrated from El Salvador at age 12, she brought moral authority and determination against what The…

The latest from people’s action

December 04, 2024

Statement Regarding Shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  Wednesday, December 4, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Unai Montes, u.montes@peoplesaction.org, 310 962 7369…
August 15, 2024

Drug Price Negotiation Savings Show the Power of People Over Unaccountable Corporations

WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action Executive Director Sulma Arias today released the following statement in response to…
August 06, 2024

People’s Action on Tim Walz Pick: It’s Go Time

National Organizing Network Cheers Walz Record on Workers’ Rights, Climate Justice, and Education WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s…
October 15, 2024

UnitedHealth Will Be a Top Beneficiary of Trump’s Project 2025

Reports it took over $6 Billion in profit out of healthcare for Wall Street in…
January 20, 2022

Common Dreams – Amid ‘Slow-Motion Coup,’ Manchin and Sinema Help GOP Sink Voting Rights

Sondra Youdelman, campaigns director for the progressive advocacy group People's Action, warned in a statement…
January 11, 2022

The Nation – What Should the Left Do About China?

Since March 2019, Hong Kong has confronted the greatest challenge to its relatively free and…
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