Category Archives: Kentucky

Freedom Fest

“Freedom Fest was a unique, creative, grassroots way of having people celebrate freedom. We wanted to provide an alternative to cruising, where people could come into the park, talk about social justice issues and have fun.”– Shameka Parrish-Wright, KYJwJ Steering Committee Member and Community Organizer.
It’s been said that Derby Day is the day when the [...]

PBN’s Perfect Match: Seasoned Campaigner Jason Cooper Joins PBN Team

PBN proudly announced today the appointment of innovative and experienced progressive organizing leader Jason Cooper to the new position of Program Director. As the conversation about grassroots, bottom-up change becomes a defining constituent in local, regional and national politics, PBN continues to grow as a perfectly positioned organization helping ordinary people make real contributions to [...]

Pushback Further Expands Network!

Pushback Network (PBN) is proud to announce a new State Alliance Partnership with Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts (N2N-MA). N2N-MA’s leadership as Massachusetts anchor organization makes the Bay State the eighth state in PBN’s growing coast-to-coast network. NWN-MA grew out of Neighbor to Neighbor, a national organization which focused on organizing in Central America in the [...]

Pushback Expands Network

New Statewide Anchor Organization, PLAN, Brings 7th State into Pushback Network
PBN is proud to announce a new State Alliance Partnership with the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN), making Nevada the seventh state in its growing coast-to-coast network. PLAN was formed in 1994 to bring people and organizations together to build a better Nevada [...]