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People’s Action Endorses Cynthia Nixon and Jumaane Williams in New York Primary Election

September 11, 2018
New York – People’s Action joins our member organizations in endorsing Cynthia Nixon for Governor…

Forty Years of Progress Since Love Canal – Honoring Champions For Change

September 05, 2018
New York – The Center for Health, Environment and Justice, and People’s Action Institute are…

Community Cookouts in Trump Country Raising Money to Reunite Immigrant Families

August 02, 2018
CHICAGO - On August 4 and 5, organizations, church groups and ordinary families throughout the…

JUNE 30: People’s Action Brings 100 Multiracial Rural, Small Town, and Urban Activists to D.C. #FamiliesBelongTogether

June 29, 2018
WASHINGTON – People’s Action, a multiracial working class alliance of more than a million members,…

People’s Action Statement on Shameful Janus v. AFSCME Decision

June 27, 2018
A statement from Josie Mooney, director of organizing for People’s Action: “The unconscionable decision today…

Ben Jealous Win in Maryland is a Clear Sign of Growing Progressive Power

June 26, 2018
MARYLAND – Civil rights leader Ben Jealous, endorsed by People’s Action and our member organization…

Hundreds at Father’s Day Vigil in Texas Demand End to Family Separation

June 18, 2018
See Spanish version below: Cientos en la vigilia del Día del Padre en Texas exigen dar…

Why I’m Going to the Border for Father’s Day

June 15, 2018
As more reports surface of children seeking asylum at our borders being separated from their…

Lois Gibbs: United Nations Poised to Take Tough Stand on Fracking – Will State and Federal Decision-Makers Listen?

June 12, 2018
Lois Gibbs, known as “The Mother of Superfund,” led the historic fight to relocate 800…

Voters Choose Bold, People’s Candidates Over Status Quo in Idaho and Pennsylvania

May 16, 2018
CHICAGO – Candidates endorsed by People’s Action and our member organizations in Idaho and Pennsylvania…