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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / May 1, 2023
To Effectively Support Democracy, Donors Need to Support Workers’ Rights
Originally published by The Chronicle of Philanthropy on May 1, 2023By Pamela Shifman and Shekar Narasimhan Today — May 1— is celebrated as Labor Day around the world. Although the holiday commemorates a strike by Chicago workers in 1886 who ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / June 30, 2022
Donors Need to Recognize the Link Between Abortion and Democracy — and Fund Accordingly
Originally published in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on June 30, 2022 By Brook Kelly-Green and Pamela Shifman The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, coupled with rising attacks on America’s democratic institutions, is a ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / May 4, 2022
Honoring Rob
Dear Partners: Thank you again for joining us for such a meaningful conference last week. We all loved the chance to be together in person and are feeling energized by the passion and momentum of our community. Most of all, I am grateful that we ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / January 6, 2022
To Save American Democracy, Donors Should Trade Tax Breaks for Political Wins
Originally appeared in The Chronicle of Philanthropy on January 6, 2022 By Pamela Shifman and Lateefah Simon JANUARY 6, 2022 One year ago today, the nation watched a violent insurrection overtake the U.S. Capitol and strike at the heart of ...
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From The President / September 23, 2021
The Democracy Alliance Names Pamela Shifman New President Amid Unprecedented Right-Wing Assault on Democracy
Shifman’s Appointment is a Recognition of an All-hands on Deck Moment that Requires Building the Most Expansive Progressive Electoral and Legislative Infrastructure in History (Washington, DC) — The Democracy Alliance, a preeminent ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / June 3, 2021
DA Spring Conference Final Remarks from Gara LaMarche
Spring 2021 Fran Rodgers did a beautiful job laying out the themes of our two-day virtual conference last week, and her metaphor of a mosaic, where the whole is much more than the sum of its parts, will stay with me. I want to bring us forward ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / November 11, 2020
Democracy has been battered and bruised but Joe Biden’s victory shows it has survived
by Gara LaMarchePublished 11/10/2020 in the Irish Independent My wife and I were at home a little after 11 on Saturday morning, and I was wrapping a few presents for our grandson’s birthday while keeping an eye on MSNBC, the cable news network, ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / October 14, 2020
Gearing Up to Win – and To Be Ready for What Comes Afterward
by Gara LaMarche We are going all out for victory – and within reach of an historic one – on November 3. But at the same time, we have to think and plan about what happens AFTER Election Day. If you’re not already doing everything you can ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / June 18, 2020
Defund the Police? Abolitionist Movements Have Always Blazed the Way to Change.
by Gara LaMarche It’s not for me to define “defund the police,” the rallying cry of many on the streets at this moment. I take my cue from those fighting for their lives. Many have lifted up this call because it’s abundantly clear, with ...
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From The President / June 1, 2020
White Supremacist Killings Must Stop. We All Must do More.
George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. In recent days, these names have been added to the grim roster of African Americans murdered by police or vigilantes with every reason, to judge from our history, from slavery to the ...
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