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 [...]
By: Diego Gerena-Quiones Sustainable Communities Organizer, Community Voices Heard June 1, 2010 Ground Breaking Experience: Lessons from Mass Base Organizing By visiting with our brothers and sisters in Albuquerque NM with the South West Organizing Project, I gained valuable insights into the model of organizing they call MASS BASE WORK. In preparation for our own [...]
Independent Sector will honor Community Voices Heard with the 2009 American Express Building Leadership Award for empowering low-income people in New York City and State to advocate for public policy changes that improve their lives. CVH will receive its award, which includes a gift of $10,000, at the Independent Sector Annual Conference in Detroit, November [...]
North Star Fund is presenting Community Voices Heard with the Frederick Douglass Award at its 2009 30th Anniversary Community Gala. This award is given to community organizations creating equality, economic justice and peace. Please join them on April 30th for a memorable evening among philanthropists, activists, business and labor leaders, and grassroots organizers who applaud [...]
