All articles tagged with #grassroots organizing
Wisconsin residents, led by DeForest organizers, blocked a Blackstone-backed QTS data center annexation, illustrating a growing nationwide grassroots playbook against private-equity–backed data-center expansion and its potential to raise energy costs and strain water resources, while urging stronger regulations on data centers and privatized utilities.
Zohran Mamdani's successful NYC mayoral campaign was the result of a decade of grassroots organizing by NYC-DSA, emphasizing collective effort, strategic campaigning in Democratic primaries, and a strong organizational culture rooted in democratic socialism, demonstrating that sustained, community-based work can lead to significant political breakthroughs.
The New York Working Families Party has appointed Ana María Archila and Jasmine Gripper as its first-ever co-directors. The progressive state party aims to strengthen its identity as a left-wing mobilization force and plans to support New York Democrats in reclaiming congressional swing seats. The party's values include combating climate change, expanding affordable housing and childcare, and supporting newly arrived migrants. Archila and Gripper emphasize the importance of community organizing, grassroots leadership development, and political strategy in achieving their goals.