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 [...]
Jackson, MS – “An accurate census count in 2010 is essential to proper allocation of federal grant dollars to local communities and is critical to the creation of fair political districts to ensure people of color have accountable representation at all levels of government,” notes Echo Director Leroy Johnson as he explains Echo’s 5-year census [...]
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 [...]
From Nov. 1st through Nov. 5th, Jason and I documented and broadcast the Get-Out-the-Vote work in two key PBN states: Mississippi and New Mexico. Before we even set foot in the states, we had high expectations for this project. For one thing, we wanted to give people a minute-by-minute account of what was happening on [...]
