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: NY

Walking New York City’s Streets

October 29, 2008 – 3:47 pm

Community Voices Heard was bustling on the afternoon of Tuesday, October 21st.
I had just walked in from the busy New York subway system only to be met by an even busier canvass team. Alfredo Carrasquillo, Ferdinand Joseph, Cha’ta Green, Demitrus Gonzales, Philneia Timmons, and Ann Valdez—the CVH Queens canvassers—were collecting their pledge cards, nonpartisan [...]

By Samiya Bashir | Posted in New York, News | Also tagged CVH, elect08 | Comments (0)

New York Community Leaders Come Together to Strengthen Ties and Plan Effective and Complementary Strategies for Success

June 24, 2008 – 7:51 pm

Pushback Network’s recent New York State Alliance convening, held in New York City on June 13th and 14th, brought together organizers from across its broad and diverse network for two days of learning, sharing, relationship building and strategic planning.
In attendance were staff and volunteers from Coalition for Economic Justice / Buffalo Jobs with Justice, [...]