In Minnesota, the 20-year fight to restore voting rights to those on felony probation was finally won in early 2023 after winning a pro-democracy majority. Join us to hear how...
Posted by | April 19, 2023
In Minnesota, the Brooklyn Center City Council passed the Daunte Wright and Kobe Dimock-Heisler Community Safety and Violence Prevention Resolution, a groundbreaking public safety resolution aimed at reducing the role...
Posted by | April 19, 2023
In 2022, NextGen America, in partnership with Social Currant, launched their inaugural athlete influencer program, collaborating with college athletes to leverage their impactful social media platforms to promote civic engagement...
Posted by | April 19, 2023
Ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, many national news sources suggested that the youth would not turn out. In reality, the election saw the second-highest youth turnout in the last...
Posted by | April 19, 2023
When many progressive leaders hear the phrase "rural organizing," they imagine conservative white farmers. That is, at best, an incomplete picture that limits our ability to see the kind of...
Posted by | April 19, 2023
The 2024 presidential election is rapidly approaching, and mobilizing Black and Brown voters, including poor, immigrant and working-class communities, is critical to ensure their voices are heard. The Midwest significantly...
Posted by | April 19, 2023
In the past three years, interest in labor organizing has exploded, along with public attention. High profile organizing campaigns and strikes are constantly in the news. Yet the once-robust labor...
Posted by | April 19, 2023
In our work, it can feel like hope of compromise or finding common ground to move the needle on the issues we care about is a lost cause. But much...
Posted by | April 18, 2023
Our panel will illustrate that we as a progressive movement have long been mired in a scarcity mentality that pits organizations against one another for resources—and reinforce the need to...
Posted by | April 18, 2023
Many movements rely on the experience, energy and leadership of individuals with past and present sex trade experience. Yet, sex worker voices are often maligned or silenced in these same...
