On Jan. 1, the Center for Popular Democracy and The Leadership Center for the Common Good merged to create the newly strengthened Center for Popular Democracy. The organizations’ sister c4 organizations also merged to create a newly powerful Action for the Common Good.

Planning for 2014 is well underway. CPD staff met with representatives from our 30 core partner organizations in late 2013 for a 3-day retreat to discuss vision, campaign, and strategy for pushing a progressive agenda in the coming year.

Earlier this month, the combined CPD staff – made up of nearly 40 individuals in New York, Illinois, California, Minnesota, and Washington, DC – convened to discuss organizational goals and ambitions for 2014.

It is our shared vision that the new CPD will help change the field of community organizing, creating new strength, scale and reach to advance a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda.