Releases and Advisories
01/08/2017
NEW YORK -- Following a wave of progressive electoral victories in city and state races that demonstrated growing progressive momentum at the local level, a new report lays out a variety of tools for cities and counties to expand voter registration and counteract...
12.20.2017
WASHINGTON - In response to passage of legislation in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that would dramatically alter the U.S. tax code, Center for Popular Democracy Action (CPD Action) released the following statement from Ady Barkan,...
12.08.2017
WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, Congress passed a two-week funding bill without addressing key priorities like the DREAM Act. Since the Trump administration ended Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in September, more than 11,000 young immigrants have lost their...
12.6.2017
WASHINGTON, DC – The Center for Popular Democracy and organizing groups in its network from a slew of states joined other national networks, immigrant rights organizations, labor unions, elected officials, and faith leaders for a massive rally for immigrant rights in the nation’...
12.04.2017
NEW YORK-- “The Fed Up coalition is deeply disappointed that the board of directors at the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank failed to select a diverse candidate with demonstrated independence from the financial sector. In choosing Thomas...
11.17.2017
Statements from Urban Youth Collaborative:
“When Black boys are 7.1 times more likely to be arrested and 4.6 times more likely to receive a summons than White boys and Black girls are 14.4 times more likely...
11.21.2017
NEW YORK, NY -- Young people and community groups ...
11.16.2017
NEW YORK — A new report released today by the Center for Popular Democracy, Make the Road New York, New York Communities for Change, and the Partnership for...
11.14.2017
NEW YORK — A new ...
11.13.17
Washington D.C. - On Monday, dozens of opioid users and their allies from across the country traveled Washington to pressure Congress to invest $45 billion in addiction treatment and overdose prevention efforts that will help address the opioid epidemic,...
