Author Archives: Samiya Bashir

Nevada leaders take anti-sprawl fight to November ballot

One of PBN’s newest State Alliance partners has been shaking things up out west. On June 27th, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada turned in petitions with more than 28,000 signatures — about 10,000 more than the 18,093 signatures needed — ensuring that all Nevadans get a vote to require consideration of available water resources for [...]

New York Community Leaders Come Together to Strengthen Ties and Plan Effective and Complementary Strategies for Success

Pushback Network’s recent New York State Alliance convening, held in New York City on June 13th and 14th, brought together organizers from across its broad and diverse network for two days of learning, sharing, relationship building and strategic planning.
In attendance were staff and volunteers from Coalition for Economic Justice / Buffalo Jobs with Justice, [...]

Kentucky Leaders Make Plans for Summer Training Institute

PBN’s Kentucky State Alliance partners are working hard to plan an exciting and fruitful Voter Empowerment Training scheduled for July 25-27, 2008.
Staff and volunteers from Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and Kentucky Jobs with Justice, including street & community captains, and volunteers and staff from organizational allies will come together for three days of education [...]

PBN Partners Get on the Bus!

From June 25 - July 2, 2008, PBN’s Mississippi and New Mexico State Alliance Partners will come together with grassroots organizers from Texas to expand on South X Southwest, an ongoing project working to build Black/Brown progressive partnership across traditional cultural, geographic and political barriers. The meetings will take place in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and [...]