Pushback Network

Pushback Network
is a national collaboration of indigenous, grassroots organizations and networks committed to building bottom-up, state-based alliances that change both the composition and levels of participation of the electorate.

We emphasize strategies to empower underrepresented constituencies: people of color, poor and working class communities, and young people.

Pushback Network envisions an authentic participatory democracy through which true social justice can be achieved. We seek a democracy that creates opportunities for ordinary people to make real contributions to the political decisions that affect their lives.

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Tag Archives: NV

Nevada Fights to Restore the Right to Vote

July 29, 2008 – 11:52 am

People with histories of legal trouble can restore their right to vote in this year’s presidential election with assistance from the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada.
Under Nevada state law, men and women with a felony record can vote if they were honorably discharged before July 1, 2003, or have a single [...]

By Brigid Flaherty | Posted in Nevada, News | Also tagged Add new tag | Comments (0)

Nevada leaders take anti-sprawl fight to November ballot

July 3, 2008 – 12:23 am

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 [...]