Voices From the Frontlines: What Organizers Need in 2022
In March 2022, re:power launched our 2022 Organizer Survey in partnership with Analyst Institute. Our goal was to survey organizers spanning the progressive sector to understand their short and long term challenges and needs. We were particularly interested in understanding the needs of BIPOC organizers. Continue reading
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Voices From the Frontlines: What Organizers Need in 2022
In March 2022, re:power launched our 2022 Organizer Survey in partnership with Analyst Institute. Our goal was to survey organizers spanning the progressive sector to understand their short and long term challenges and needs. We were particularly interested in understanding the needs of BIPOC organizers. Continue reading
By Kavita Khandekar Chopra August 5, 2022
Beyond Voting: Building Power in BIPOC Communities
When things feel so bleak, it is hard for even the most politically educated of us to remain engaged in a system that does not see our humanity. But the question at hand for us now is not ‘How do we get more people to vote?’ The question we must ask ourselves is ‘What hope Continue reading
By Kavita Khandekar Chopra August 1, 2022As the World Burns, Organizers Are Burning Out
Fatigue is a major challenge facing organizers around the country, according to new polling from the group re:power. The poll, conducted by researchers Sam Gass and Maya Gutierrez, surveyed 349 organizers from across the country, asking them to list short-, medium-, and long-term concerns. The poll found that burnout, low pay, and institutional barriers to Continue reading
By Zhenqi Ong July 29, 2022Welcome Heidi Gerbracht, our new PGA Director!
re:power Fund, along with our partners at Local Progress and State Innovation Exchange (SiX), are thrilled to announce our newest staff member—Heidi Gerbracht (she/they) as the Director of the Progressive Governance Academy (PGA). Continue reading
By Kavita Khandekar Chopra
Statement on the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) overturned the 1973 decision of Roe v. Wade, the decision which protected the right to abortion in this country. Justice Alito makes it clear what he hopes to do with this decision—to reset our country, back to a time that is aligned with the “history and… Continue reading
By Team re:power July 1, 2022Statement on Leaked SCOTUS Opinion
Like many of you, we were up late reading and reacting to the leaked draft Supreme Court majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization which appears to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Continue reading
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