Communities Rising!
What Do We Do?*
Build community, make meaningful connections, and create a safe space with and for our neighbors.
Oppose MAGA tyranny in all its forms.
Build progressive power in local elections and nationally for the long haul.
Learn about volunteer opportunities to support families and communities targeted by Trump & his cronies.
Plan advocacy actions to fight for freedom, justice, and democracy for all.
How Do We Do It?
Create in-person opportunities for folks to find each other, to speak, to listen, to witness and be witnessed—by gathering in community.
Help folks find their activist niche by presenting options for engagement with existing progressive activist organizations.
Support and co-inspire to stay engaged, to persist; we lift one another’s spirits during the struggle that lies before us.
Give a diverse group of pro-democracy, pro-justice organizations a place to meet with those seeking a place to put their energy.
Our Mission:
We build and nourish our local progressive community by giving pro-democracy, pro-justice individuals and organizations a place to find one another, with a shared goal of creating a world that works for all beings and the planet.
Our Goals:
To create long-lasting autonomous neighborhood groups/pods of kindred spirits who, as activists, support and inspire one another, share resources, and discover effective ways to make change.
Our Values:
Racial, economic, gender, and climate justice
Representative democracy and government that works on behalf of all citizens
Reproductive choice
The Constitution of the United States
The rule of law
Care for Mother Earth
The right of every person, including immigrants, to live in safety
COMMUNITY
Joy, as a component of community
Grounded optimism