Letter Comes After Sen. Manchin Joins Republicans to Block Passage of Historic Voting Rights Bill Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released a new letter calling on senators to go on the record about protecting democracy and upholding the right to vote by bringing the For the People Act to the floor. […]
Looking to 2022, People’s Action Launches Game-Changing Electoral Strategy to Boost Progressive Power
Building on Success of 2020 Deep Canvassing Program to Defeat Trump, National Organizing Network Plans to Elect Progressive Champions in Competitive Federal Races Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today launched a game-changing electoral strategy, Rise Up 2022, to boost progressive power in the U.S. Senate and House by organizing in competitive races […]
Progressive Health Care Advocates Launch New Campaign Against Blue Cross Blue Shield on Same Day As Insurer’s Annual Shareholder Meeting
“Care Over Cost” Campaign Demands Behemoth Health Insurer Put People Before Profit by Halting Rate Increases and Approving Claims Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—On the same day as Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield’s (BCBS) annual shareholder meeting, health insurance consumers and health justice advocates launched Care Over Cost, a campaign against the behemoth […]
People’s Bailout Coalition Places New York Times Ad With Nearly 200 Progressive Groups Calling on Congress to Go Bigger and Bolder to Deliver Jobs and Justice
As Biden Proposes Reducing His Recovery Package, campaigns Urge Congress to Invest $10 Trillion Over Next Decade on Climate, Jobs, and Justice Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—The People’s Bailout today placed an ad in The New York Times along with three other networks and nearly 200 organizations calling on Congress to go bigger […]
People’s Action Rebukes President Biden’s Walkback on Infrastructure
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released the following statement by Climate Justice Campaign Director Kaniela Ing in response to President Biden’s surrender to Senate Republicans on his infrastructure bill: “President Biden’s bill was already three times too small before this attempt to placate Republicans and their billionaire backers. Republicans don’t want […]
St. Paul Council Member Yang Joins People’s Action to Host National Stop Anti-Asian Hate Teach-In
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—In the middle of a month dedicated to uplifting the Asian-American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) community, People’s Action was joined by St. Paul Council Member Nelsie Yang to host a teach-in in response to the rise of targeted violence against AAPI, fueled by anti-Asian rhetoric in politics and anxiety about the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Justice is Global Joins 65 Orgs: Cold War with China is a Dangerous and Self-Defeating Strategy
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—In response to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s recent vote to advance the Strategic Competition Act of 2021 (SCA), and reports that it will receive a Senate floor vote this week, Justice is Global (a project of People’s Action) joined 65 organizations yesterday to release the following statement: “We, the undersigned organizations that […]
People’s Action Announces Endorsement of Minneapolis City Council Candidates and Yes 4 Minneapolis Public Safety Charter Amendment
Contact: Johanna Kichton, 202.660.0605, [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action today announced three endorsements for the Minneapolis City Council and its support for the Yes 4 Minneapolis Public Safety Charter Amendment campaign. The candidates are running movement politics, people-powered campaigns and will fight for the People’s Action People’s Platform once elected. The candidates and the Yes 4 […]
People’s Action Opposes Sen. Stabenow’s Growing Climate Solutions Act
Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today released the following statement by Senior Strategist on Rural Policy and Organizing Shawn Sebastian opposing Sen. Stabenow (D-MI)’s Growing Climate Solutions Act, a bill which would have dangerous consequences for rural communities and family farms: “This bill would let big polluters greenwash their emissions while using […]
People’s Action Announces Brooke Adams as Movement Politics Director
Sanders, Student Action Alum to Helm Strategy to Elect Multi-Racial Working Class Champions to Office Contact: Johanna Kichton, [email protected], 202.660.0605 WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action today announced Brooke Adams as its new movement politics director. In her new role, Adams will build on her work as People’s Action’s distributed organizing director, in which she led an effort […]