As A Floridian On The Frontlines of DeSantis’ Anti-Queer Crusade, This Is What I Want People To Know
The attack on LGBTQ+ rights and the disenfranchisement of our people in Florida should be a warning to the rest of the country.
Tag: democracy
Too Hungry to Take Part in Democracy
Food insecurity forces many Americans to focus on basic survival, making it harder to play an active role in a democratic system. But community groups can organize to end this cycle.
How Violence Against Women in New Mexico is Trying to Intimidate Them from Political Service
Even in a state with strong representation from women, violent threats, sexual harassment, and unpaid positions can deter them from fully participating in civic life.
Activists, a Scholar and a Filmmaker Reflect on Safety and Policing in Memphis
This panel recap provides an opportunity for the community to engage in people-centered conversations about solidarity and building a democracy rooted in community care and holistic solutions.
An Ode To Beverly
Our constitution talks a lot about freedom, but there’s a long way to go to achieve that American Dream. Eileen’s poem demands a democracy without homelessness, mass incarceration, and hopelessness.
Introducing “People Power: Democracy Stories from the Ground Up”
As storytellers, we play an important role in either aiding in the building up or crashing down of a true multi-racial democracy. So over the next few months at ChangeWire, we’re launching a series People Power: Democracy Stories from the Ground Up.
What Black Voters in the Midwest Want
CCA’s Dorian Warren talks with OOC’s Prentiss Haney about the All In for Ohio Agenda, mobilizing Black voters ahead of the Midterms.
‘They Want to Check A Box, Not Hear Us Out’
Senate Bill 6 EX is an attempt to gerrymander the Georgia Board of Commissioners that state Democrats won in 2020.
Georgia Republicans Want to Take Away Local Control in Our Most Diverse County
As Georgians look to their leaders to help us recover from the pandemic, Republicans in the General Assembly are fixated on ensuring that local governments only exist to serve them.
This King Day We Must Ensure We Don’t Filibuster Away Democracy
This 2022 King holiday symbolizes our responsibility to sustain his legacy by protecting voting rights. If it takes ending the filibuster, so be it.