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Changing Tomorrow T...
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11:51:55 11/04/08

The difference between electoral and issue-based organizing, explains SAGE Council's Laurie Weahkee , is that organizing around specific issues gives young peop...

Changing Tomorrow Today

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Changing Tomorrow Today

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The difference between electoral and issue-based organizing, explains SAGE Council's Laurie Weahkee , is that organizing around specific issues gives young people an opportunity to talk to their neighbors directly about what's affecting their lives and where they really want to see change. "Young people are engaged in the work," says Weahkee, "Even though they can't vote, they understand how important it is for others to vote."

Bringing communitie...
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11:43:24 11/04/08

SAGE Council 's unique power lies in it's ability to bridge their relationships with and understanding of the political and cultural issues on the reservation, in ...

Bringing communities together

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Bringing communities together

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SAGE Council 's unique power lies in it's ability to bridge their relationships with and understanding of the political and cultural issues on the reservation, in the pueblo, and within the city of albuquerque. "In the Native context," said SAGE Council's Laurie Weahkee, "we do need our elders and young people. We need to keep the cycle going."

Engaging New Leaders
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11:17:02 11/04/08

Full-time volunteer Bruce McQuakay was new to the community after moving from Oregon to New Mexico. Through his work with SAGE Council he has been building relat...

Engaging New Leaders

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Engaging New Leaders

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Full-time volunteer Bruce McQuakay was new to the community after moving from Oregon to New Mexico. Through his work with SAGE Council he has been building relationships and developing campaign leadership skills. SAGE Council is an Indigenous and people of color-led organization using community organizing to build power through action, education, leadership development and political participation. Our commitment to social change and self-determination is based in spirituality that honors Mother Earth and all peoples.

Election Morning in...
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08:31:45 11/04/08

Pushback Network Program Director Jason Cooper checks in on Day 4 of The Project. It's Election Day 2008 and Jason is headed to Eupora, Mississippi, to work wit...

Election Morning in Mississippi

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Election Morning in Mississippi

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Pushback Network Program Director Jason Cooper checks in on Day 4 of The Project. It's Election Day 2008 and Jason is headed to Eupora, Mississippi, to work with local organizers on getting out the vote.

Last day to early v...
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12:23:52 11/01/08

SWOP organizers mobilize voters. Some sources say up to 40% of voters in Bernalillo County have already voted early.

Last day to early vote in New Mexico!

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Last day to early vote in New Mexico!

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SWOP organizers mobilize voters. Some sources say up to 40% of voters in Bernalillo County have already voted early.

Day 2: Brigid Gets ...
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10:06:52 11/01/08

Brigid gets ready to head to SWOP where she'll be knocking on doors in Albuquerque with first time voters, new citizens and longtime New Mexico voters. Follow...

Day 2: Brigid Gets on the Road in NM

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Day 2: Brigid Gets on the Road in NM

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Brigid gets ready to head to SWOP where she'll be knocking on doors in Albuquerque with first time voters, new citizens and longtime New Mexico voters. Follow The Project at pushbacknetwork.tumblr.com!

Day 1: Brigid Gets ...
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14:58:38 10/31/08

Brigid gets ready to head down to New Mexico for a full week of rock-doc'in the vote through PBN's engaged civic mobilization model. Pushback Network (PBN) is e...

Day 1: Brigid Gets Ready to Fly!

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Day 1: Brigid Gets Ready to Fly!

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Brigid gets ready to head down to New Mexico for a full week of rock-doc'in the vote through PBN's engaged civic mobilization model. Pushback Network (PBN) is excited to launch The Project in October 2008. We're sending two of the scrappiest young organizers we know, Brigid & Jason , down South (coordinated by our own "Wizardess of Oz" Samiya , hanging with our community organzing partners in New Mexico & Mississippi all through Election Week to Rock-Doc the 2008 civic engagement process. The days up to, through, and beyond November 2nd will be tracked using PBN’s Tumblr blog , its website, and online social networks. Follow The Project on:

Can't Stop, Won't S...
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17:29:06 04/03/08

"To me, Can't Stop Won't Stop signifies the rising challenge that communities of color and progressive communities are posing, in that we are a majority in Califor...

Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Building Progessive Power

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Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Building Progessive Power

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"To me, Can't Stop Won't Stop signifies the rising challenge that communities of color and progressive communities are posing, in that we are a majority in California and we need to recognize the power that we have and recognize that this power will only continue to grow." -- Emily Lee, Chinese Progressive Association, San Francisco, CA Over the weekend of March 15-16, 112 people from California and beyond attended the Can't Stop Won't Stop California Alliance Convening in Riverside, California. Find out more at www.pushbacknetwork.org .

You think the syste...
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20:30:06 03/06/08

PBN Co-Chair Robby Rodriguez, of New Mexico's South West Organizing Project (SWOP) , talks about the cycle of hopelessness and what he tells people who believe th...

You think the system is broken? You're right! Now what?

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You think the system is broken? You're right! Now what?

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PBN Co-Chair Robby Rodriguez, of New Mexico's South West Organizing Project (SWOP) , talks about the cycle of hopelessness and what he tells people who believe that the system is so horribly broken and corrupted that there is no point trying to fix it. His answer may surprise, and move, you into action!

A Lasting, Influent...
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22:41:15 03/04/08

PBN California Partner Karla Zombra, of Los Angeles-based SCOPE , talks about the importance of off-season organizing toward building a lasting, representative d...

A Lasting, Influential Power Base Starts at Home.

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A Lasting, Influential Power Base Starts at Home.

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PBN California Partner Karla Zombra, of Los Angeles-based SCOPE , talks about the importance of off-season organizing toward building a lasting, representative democracy.

"To me, it's a mini...
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20:15:02 03/04/08

Working with faith-based partner organizations, and allowing room for organizers and staff from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs, is an important part of the w...

"To me, it's a ministry," says Alabama organizer Danny Jones.

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"To me, it's a ministry," says Alabama organizer Danny Jones.

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Working with faith-based partner organizations, and allowing room for organizers and staff from a variety of backgrounds and beliefs, is an important part of the work that Pushback Network and its partners do. Alabama's Greater Birmingham Ministries , for instance, has a 35 year history of direct services and community organizing. ACPP orgnizer Danny Jones talks here about how his personal faith led him to social justice organizing.

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