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Center for Popular Democracy Action Demands Senators Keep Brett Kavanaugh From Becoming Supreme Court Justice

09.27.2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Dr. Christine Blasey Ford testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee as hundreds came to Capitol Hill to show solidarity and support, many of whom are survivors themselves. After her testimony, 59 people got arrested in front of the Supreme Court while chanting and saying that they believe her and demanding that Senators cancel the nomination.

“It’s time for Collins to prove that she’s not tied to corporate bribes,” says national community organizing network

09.12.2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Jennifer Epps-Addison, Network President and Co-Executive Director of the Center for Popular Democracy Action, released the following statement after its allies, Mainers for Accountable Leadership and Maine People’s Alliance, along with the Be a Hero PAC, had raised $1 million in small donations for Senator Susan Collins’ opponent if she votes for Brett Kavanaugh:

“Kerri Evelyn Harris will continue her fight on the streets of Kent County and in the power structures of Washington, D.C,” says national community organizing network

09.06.2018

WILMINGTON, DE – In response to Kerri Harris conceding her Delaware primary for United States Senate, Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPD Action), a national network of grassroots community organizations, released the following today from Co-Executive Director and Network President Jennifer Epps-Addison:

“New Yorkers have the chance to elect two exciting candidates who can inject new energy into the State Senate,” says national community organizing network

08.16.2018

NEW YORK, NY – Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPD Action), a national network of grassroots community organizations, released the following statements from Co-Executive Director and Network President Jennifer Epps-Addison endorsing Julia Salazar and Jessica Ramos for New York State Senate:

“Michigan has the chance to elect two visionaries who can transform a state that deserves far better representation,” says national community organizing network

07.23.2018

NEW YORK, NY – Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPD Action), a national network of grassroots community organizations, released the following statements from Co-Executive Director and Network President Jennifer Epps-Addison endorsing Julia Salazar and Jessica Ramos for New York State Senate:

“Milwaukeeans have a chance to close the door on a dark chapter of their history,” says national community organizing network

07.19.2018

MILWAUKEE, WI – Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPD Action), a national network of grassroots community organizations, released the following statements from Co-Executive Director and Network President Jennifer Epps-Addison endorsing Mandela Barnes for Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor and Earnell Lucas for Milwaukee County Sheriff:

“Erin Murphy, Keith Ellison and Ilhan Omar have proven that they have the vision and the courage to fight for Minnesotans in every corner of the state,” says national community organizing network

07.12.2018

“Kerri has been a warrior for those all too often left out of the conversation in Delaware,” says national community organizing network

07.03.2018

WASHINGTON, DC – Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPD Action), a national network of grassroots community organizations, released the following today from Co-Executive Director and Network President Jennifer Epps-Addison:

Ad comes as polls tighten in Arizona special election​

04.19.2018

PHOENIX, AZ – With polls tightening in the Arizona 8th Congressional District special election scheduled for April 24th, Ady Barkan’s Be A Hero fund on Thursday announced a $50,000 TV ad campaign backed by the Working Families Party to run on April 19th and 20th. (The ad can be viewed here).

Protest will launch month of action targeting Medicaid work requirements

February 1, 2018

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV – As President Trump touched down in at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia today, he was met by more than 500 advocates who had traveled from nearly ten states to send Congressional Republicans a message: any cuts to the safety net would be met with a fierce nationwide fight.