WASHINGTON – Two years ago, a hundred progressive activists stood on stage at the People’s Action convention in Washington D.C. and pledged to run for elected office. Next weekend many of them will return to the same stage, now as elected officials in state and local offices, to urge others to take their passion and […]
People’s Action is a force for democracy and economic fairness. From family farms to big cities, from coast to coast, we’re fighting for community over greed, justice over racism, and people and planet over big corporations.
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HEALTH CARE
While conservative forces take a wrecking ball to our progress toward making health care available to everyone, we advance a vision of health care as a public good.
CLIMATE JUSTICE
The climate crisis has already arrived in Native lands and communities or color. We oppose the polluting and desecration of our communities by corporate greed.
IN THE NEWS
Speakers Announced for “The People’s Wave” Convention in Washington D.C. April 28-30
WASHINGTON – Nearly a thousand progressive activists from throughout the country are gathering at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C. April 28-30 for the People’s Action convention “The People’s Wave.” People’s Action is one of the largest and the fastest growing multiracial, people’s organizations in the country. We are 48 member organizations in 32 […]
Statement on Sen. Warren’s Housing and Economic Mobility Act
A statement by Tara Raghuveer, People’s Action Housing Campaign Director on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s American Housing and Economic Mobility Act – 116th Congress: “The price tag on Senator Warren’s housing bill, $999 billion, is a critical marker. After decades of Band-Aids and underfunding from the federal government, People’s Action is encouraged to see a bill […]
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People’s Action and our sister organization People’s Action Institute are making waves. Our work, affiliates, and leaders have been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, CBS News, The Guardian and Rolling Stone.
Watch People's Action In Action
People's Action's work to make our political system work for everyday people was featured in a June 2017 segment of "People and Power," an Al Jazeera weekly documentary series. (Watch the full program on AlJazeera.com.)