Wisconsin Voters Understood the Assignment (Mostly).
Organizing around economic security overcame racism and disinformation in the Governor’s race, but there’s still work to do.
Young Voters Call Out Republicans for Inflated Gas Prices
The hashtag #RepublicansHateCheapGas made its way across Tik Tok, Twitter, and Instagram.
Caregivers Who Looked After Essential Workers’ Families During the Pandemic are Demanding Needed Change to Survive
Teresa is a mom and a child care provider who, during the pandemic, stepped up to care for children of essential workers. Although Teresa’s services have been key to get parents to work while she cares for their children, the existing low wages of providers mean that she struggles to make ends meet at home. Families, and our economy, simply cannot work without child care.
‘Trust Black Women’ Must Be More Than a T-Shirt Slogan
Yes, Black women are everywhere. Yes, there is beautiful Black leadership in the hills of Appalachia. I have had the privilege to organize alongside some of the fiercest Black organizers.
One Year Into the American Rescue Plan: The States Organizing to Get Funds to Families
Grassroots groups across the country secured millions for affordable housing, child care, tax credits and other priorities.
Hundreds Sit in Virginia Jails for Marijuana Crimes While the State Moves to Profit After Legalization
As the first state to legalize possession in the U.S. South, we should lead by example and put freedom and family reunification over cannabis capitalism.
Emily Withnall
Emily Withnall is a writer, editor, and single parent to two teens. She earned a master’s degree in environmental studies from the University of Montana in 2015. Emily’s work has…
Storytelling at the center of racial healing
The way we tell stories colors how we remember our own experiences and eventually the longer history of how we fit in society. Repeating these stories leaves a mark on…
Families are hurting, pass a second stimulus bill now
My oldest teen got sick with Covid-19 at the end of June, and I contracted it shortly afterwards. I’ve been sick for three months now and the fatigue, pain, and…
Digital Postcard from the Ground: When America’s battle with racism comes to your backyard
Community Change Action organizer Mike Griffin has called Minneapolis home for 16 years. And this week, when George Floyd, a Black man, was killed in police custody, the city’s racial…