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People’s Action: Thank You, Bernie

WASHINGTON, D.C.–People’s Action Director George Goehl today released the following statement in response to news that Senator Bernie Sanders is suspending his campaign for president. Bernie Sanders’ ability to cut through the corporate haze that clouds our politics is unmatched by any presidential candidate in our lifetime. Even as corporate power crested in our culture, […]

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People’s Action Welcomes WFP’s Sanders Endorsement

WASHINGTON, D.C.—People’s Action cheered today’s decision by the Working Families Party to endorse Bernie Sanders for president. “The multiracial working class is united behind Bernie Sanders,” said Rosemary Rivera, co-director of People’s Action organization Citizen Action of New York. “The Working Families Party has leveraged their power to put progressives in office all over the […]

Sanders Adopts People’s Action’s ‘Homes Guarantee’ Policies in Newly Released Housing Plan

Sanders’ plan draws on many aspects of the housing justice policy package released by grassroots organizers on September 5   For Immediate Release September 18, 2019 Contact: Tara Raghuveer, (913) 593-7032‬ [email protected] CHICAGO – On Wednesday, 2020 Presidential candidate and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled a housing policy plan that incorporates much of the framework […]

CCI Action’s Revolution Iowa: From Protest to Power

Des Moines, Iowa – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) will return to Iowa on Saturday for the first time since the 2016 election. He will deliver the keynote speech at the Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund (CCI Action) convention “Revolution Iowa – From Protest to Power.” “Bernie mobilized tens of thousands of Iowans around […]