Press Release for
May 18, 2010
[New York, NY] The Pushback Network (PBN) is honored to announce it partnership with the Southwest Workers Union (SWU), a grassroots organization based in San Antonio, Texas. This brings Pushback Network’s presence into nine states, and adds new depth to the Network’s capacity for electoral outreach and mobilization. The Pushback Network has built learning and collaborating relationships among community based organizations through peer learning, resource development and technical assistance in voter turnout and civic engagement. Our mission continues to focus on uplifting the voices of marginalized communities in local and state government and connecting those voices nationally.
The Southwest Workers Union has shaped a strong and significant presence in south Texas, through neighborhood organizing and multi-issue advocacy. They are an organization of low-income workers and families, community residents, immigrants and youth, united in one organizational struggle for worker rights, environmental justice and community empowerment. As a leading presence in poor and working class Latino communities in Texas, they have exciting new strategies for civic participation and electoral organizing. They have also made connections nationally and globally, working across state and national boundaries, and drawing the connection between peoples everywhere. Read More
