For Juneteenth, Consider Celebrating Black Joy and Taking Action
Here’s one way you can get involved in continuing the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement from the comfort of your own home.
Story Categories: Organizing
Young Organizer Serves Newarkers with Hot Food and Community Building
Jennifer Made of Newark-CAN shares how she built power and resources for her community in Newark, New Jersey. This video is part of our series “Women of Color on Front Lines,” made in collaboration with Shelterforce, highlighting the journeys of women working on the front lines of housing justice and community organizing.
New Music Video for ‘Poder del Pueblo’ Urges Us to Have Fun While We Take Collective Action
The music video for “Poder del Pueblo” is a love letter to the Columbia Heights, D.C. neighborhood the band is named after and the organizing work Community Change continues to lead.
How We See Ourselves in a Feminist Future
Through the lens of a crucial question—what does a feminist world look like?—Maris shares the wishes she has for her mom, her sister, herself, and every woman in the fight to make our communities one in which we can all thrive.
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What the Loss of Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Means for the Safety of Workers
Sarah Capdeville of Missoula, Montana discusses her concerns about extended federally funded unemployment benefits ending and what that means for people looking for safe working conditions during a pandemic.
Living With Chronic Illness and Losing Pandemic Unemployment Benefits
Sarah Capdeville of Missoula, Montana describes her experiences and concerns around unemployment benefits during the pandemic as a person with chronic illness.
As a mother of four, the stimulus checks came right on time
A week or so before Mother’s Day, President Biden unveiled a sweeping 1.8 trillion plan to expand educational opportunities and child care for families, funded in part by the largest…
This is the time when companies need to demonstrate that they care for people, the economic future of our nation
The COVID 19 pandemic has hit the average working American pretty hard, and for those who were living at or below poverty level pre-pandemic, this had been a devastating year….
Even in the face of crisis, it’s the foundation of lived experience that keeps our vision clear
Through this pandemic, we held each other up while amplifying the leaders that spoke with the conviction of their lived experiences – voices demanding lasting change and building a better “new normal.”