Pushback Network is fired up about the US Social Forum! From June 22-26th, over 200 members from the 9 Pushback State Alliances are uniting in Detroit to strengthen our collective efforts and craft visions of liberation and justice. Seeing as the time has come for us to build collective power in this milieu of massive [...]
Pushback Network (PBN) proudly welcomes accomplished social justice leader Peter Hardie as its new Executive Director. Emphasizing community organizing and voter engagement strategies to empower underrepresented constituencies, PBN continues to grow as an organization assisting people in defining their mutual interests and working together to improve their lives. “Peter is ideally poised to help lead [...]
“Nearly 82 percent of single taxpayers in Alabama make less than $40,000 annually,” said Alabama Arise Executive Director Kimble Forrister. Alabama Arise, one of PBN’s Alabama anchor organizations, has a goal in eliminating the state’s 4% grocery tax is to help lower-income Alabamians while also ensuring that the state funds they provide public education are [...]
DO: Approach key local and regional groups before the strategy is set. Tailor efforts to the culture and politics of individual communities. No state is one community. Incoming organizers should seek synergies with existing work. DON’T: Bait and switch. Be clear and honest with grassroots organizers about intentions and objectives.
