Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 518.867.9928 Town Hall Featured Panelists Seeking to Bust Stereotypes About Rural Communities and Lay Out How To Win Back Rural Voters This Election Season WASHINGTON, D.C.—Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) yesterday joined People’s Action to host a town hall where he, People’s Action Director George Goehl, and rural leaders from across the […]
In Election Season Homestretch, People’s Action Announces Over 11 Million Calls and Texts to Voters in Key Battleground States
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 518.867.9928 People’s Action and Member Organizations Called and Texted Over 11 Million Voters in Arizona, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Michigan, North Carolina, and New Hampshire WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today announced that along with its member organizations, over 11 million attempts to contact voters living in key battleground states have been made this election cycle, […]
People’s Action Endorses Paulette Jordan for Congress
Contact: Johanna Kichton, 518.867.9928, [email protected] Jordan, a Proud Member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Seeks to Defeat Two-Term Incumbent Republican Sen.Risch WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action today endorsed Paulette Jordan in her bid to represent Idaho in the U.S. Senate. Jordan is running a movement politics, people-powered campaign and will continue to fight for the People’s Action […]
People’s Action Statement on the Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Contact: Johanna Kichton, 518.867.9928, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action Director George Goehl today issued the following statement on the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death is a devastating loss for our country. She was a champion for all of us who are working to build a nation that lives up […]
With Rural Vote Swinging in the Balance This Election, George Goehl of People’s Action Launches Podcast, To See Each Other, To Shift The Narrative on Rural America
The podcast chronicles the stories of people living in rural Michigan, Indiana, Iowa, New Jersey and North Carolina September 15, 2020 (Chicago, IL) – George Goehl of People’s Action today launched a six-part podcast, To See Each Other, to help illuminate the lived experiences of people living in rural and small-town America. To See Each […]
With Less Than Two Months Until the Election, People’s Action Unveils Groundbreaking Study That Charts A Path to Defeat Trump
Contact: Johanna Kichton, 518.867.9928, [email protected] First-of-its-kind study confirms deep canvassing can move undecided voters in a big way and shatter Trump’s stronghold in rural America WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action today unveiled new results from a groundbreaking study, charting a path to defeat Donald Trump in November. Building off of previous research, this historic study is the […]
People’s Action on Jacob Blake Shooting
Contact: Johanna Kichton, 518.867.9928, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action Director George Goehl released the following statement in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin by police: “We stand with those feeling grief and outrage at yet another instance of state-sanctioned police violence. We woke up to horrifying news that a police officer shot […]
People’s Action Endorses Movement Politics Candidates in Massachusetts
Contact: Johanna Kichton, 518.867.9928, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action today endorsed two Massachusetts state-level candidates for election. The candidates are running movement politics, people-powered campaigns and will fight for the People’s Action People’s Platform once elected. Each of these candidates is also endorsed by People’s Action member organization, Neighbor to Neighbor Action Fund. “For too long, Massachusetts has been dominated […]
People’s Action Endorses Movement Politics Candidates in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action endorsed three Pennsylvania state-level candidates for election. The candidates are running movement politics, people-powered campaigns and will fight for the People’s Action People’s Platform once elected. Each of these candidates is also endorsed by a People’s Action partner organization, Capital Region Stands Up or York Stands Up. “People’s Action is excited to endorse these candidates […]
Ahead of Democratic National Convention, People’s Action Unveils Progressive Policy Roadmap for Winning Rural Votes in 2020
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 518.867.9928 Recent Polling Shows Rural Communities Hunger for Progressive Policy that Reclaims Control of America’s Food System from Corporate Agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today unveiled a bold, progressive federal policy agenda to support and rebuild rural America and win elections in rural communities in 2020. The announcement comes ahead of the […]