Grassroots Organizing/Campaigns

Posted by | April 17, 2023
Religiously Unaffiliated: Understanding and Engaging the “Nones”

Religiously unaffiliated Americans, or the “nones,” are the fastest growing religious demographic in the nation—now representing nearly one-third of Americans and nearly 40% of millennials and Gen Z. But this...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Standing in the Gap: Organizing Joy When Policy Fails

When policy fails to support thriving communities, particularly in neighborhoods being gentrified, how can social justice organizations step in? Using a case study in East Liberty, Pennsylvania, we'll talk about...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Nothing About Us Without Us: Building Inclusive Power in the Midwest

Everyone wants to build power for the issues nearest and dearest to their heart, but is the journey and process to building that power typically inclusive? Traditionally, no. Time and...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Bridging the Gap Between Impacted Families and Community Activists

Heart-wrenching murders have sparked protests across the country. The need to eradicate state-sanctioned violence is at an all-time high, and developing a coalition of impacted families and grassroots groups is...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Civic Engagement Workshop: Identifying Challenges and Solutions in Organizing

Successful organizing work has challenges—from voter turnout to down-ballot drop-off to volunteer recruitment. We need to address these challenges if we want to keep winning elections. In this hands-on workshop,...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Birddog Nation: Re-Ignited

Birddogging is one of the most effective activist tactics in the toolbox! Birddogging is the activist tactic of putting a policymaker on the spot—in person, in public, and hopefully on...

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Posted by | April 17, 2023
Beyond Land Acknowledgement: Moving from Optical Allyship to Action

After hearing a land acknowledgment statement, do you ever find yourself asking, "Now what?" Land acknowledgment is growing in popularity, yet it often functions as optical allyship. Since releasing a...

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Posted by | June 7, 2022
Deep Canvassing to Build a Bigger We

Join organizers from People’s Action and Pennsylvania Stands Up to learn how deep canvassing is being used in 2022 to persuade working class conflicted voters in a lasting way, mobilize...

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Posted by | June 2, 2022
Using Time-tested Tactics to Evaluate and Boost Your Organizing

Organizing is hard work. Talking with people, creating relationships, and building leaders is what has, and will continue to, advance our movement. Our challenge is molding these moments into long-term...

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Posted by | June 2, 2022
Progressive Movement Work: Building and Sustaining an Impacted-Led Coalition

How do you build, sustain, and mobilize a coalition of place-based communities in conjunction with national partners working collectively towards systemic change? What does it look like for national organizations...

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