CHICAGO – People’s Action is heading toward 50 years of history in Chicago, with roots that reach back to the fearless and passionate community organizing of Gale Cincotta and Shel Trapp in the early 1970s. And for the first time in all those years, People’s Action won’t be renters. The national progressive organization has bought […]
North Carolina’s Governor Stands With Working Families on Health Care – Vetoes State Budget
Raleigh – North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is taking his veto of the state budget lacking in Medicaid expansion one step further, going on the offense to improve the lives of low income North Carolina families. His bold position comes after months of hard work by Down Home North Carolina and other grassroots activists to […]
Grassroots-Led Medicare for All is "Only Getting Stronger"
WASHINGTON – Grassroots leaders are driving the Medicare for All movement. People’s Action released these statements today on the House Ways & Means committee hearing on health care proposals, including the Medicare for All Act of 2019: Kristy Fogle, emergency medicine physician assistant and founder of Maryland Progressive Healthcare Coalition: “Americans consistently put health care […]
Die-In Disrupts American Medical Association Conference
VIDEO: Activists Demand that AMA Stop Supporting the Corporate Lobbying Group that’s Trying to Kill Medicare for All CHICAGO – Jane Addams Senior Caucus, People’s Action, One Northside, The People’s Lobby and Illinois People’s Action members held a loud and dramatic die-in Saturday disrupting the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates conference at the […]
People-Led Presidential Candidates Forums Set In Iowa, New Hampshire, Michigan and Nevada
CHICAGO – The 2020 presidential election is happening from the grassroots up, it will be won by people in the multi-racial working class, not by big money and wealthy corporations. This fall, People’s Action will co-host presidential forums in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada together with our member organizations in those states. These forums aren’t […]
In Iowa “Revitalizing Rural America” Starts With Groundbreaking Policy to Ensure Fair Prices
Des Moines – A plan to ensure fair prices for farmers is the most important structural change needed to make independent family farming economically viable and rural communities thrive. “The inclusion of price floors, parity, and supply management in the "Revitalizing Rural America” plan that Sen. Bernie Sanders Campaign released last week is groundbreaking and transformative,” […]
George Goehl and Alicia Garza Join Kamau Bell on United Shades of America: Defeating White Nationalism
People’s Action Director George Goehl and Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza will join W. Kamau Bell on United Shades of America on Sunday to talk about progressive organizing in rural America and defeating white nationalism in the U.S. What: United Shades of America with host W. Kamau Bell Day: Sunday, May 5 Time: 10 […]
Six People’s Action Members Arrested at Senator Mitch McConnell's Office in D.C. Advocating for Medicare for All
Washington D.C. – Six people were arrested here today, protesting Sen. Mitch McConnell's efforts to undermine health care for everyone in America. Those arrested included four leaders with United Vision for Idaho, one from Rights and Democracy in Vermont and one from Jane Addams Senior Caucus in Illinois. They were in the hallway outside McConnell’s […]
Pramila Jayapal and People’s Action: Mapping a Bold Political Strategy for 2020 and Electing Our People
Nearly a thousand progressive grassroots activists from around the country are in Washington D.C. through April 30 for the People's Action “The People’s Wave” convention. Follow along at #PeoplesWave Livestream: People’s Action Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pplsaction/ “People’s Action is taking back the mic and putting it in the hands of people who are the bedrock of […]
The People’s Wave Arrives in D.C. – Now Through Tuesday
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly a thousand progressive grassroots activists from around the country are gathering in Washington D.C. on April 28-30 for the People's Action “The People’s Wave” convention to hear from speakers, attend workshops and then hit the streets for some surprise site visits. Follow along at #PeoplesWave Keynote speakers include Sen. Bernie Sanders, […]