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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / June 28, 2023
Dobbs was the result of 40 years of conservative vision. Where’s ours?
By Pamela Shifman When news broke last June of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, it was confirmation that a 40-year conservative strategy to reshape the American judiciary—and society along with it—was being realized. ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / May 16, 2023
A global ‘anti-gender’ movement is coming for our democracy. Here’s how we fight back.
Originally published by The Hill on May 1, 2023 By Pamela Shifman This year alone, over 460 bills targeting LGBTQ rights have been introduced in states across the country. Twenty-four states have now banned abortion or are likely to do so, ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / May 8, 2023
DA Spring Conference Opening Remarks from Pamela Shifman
Democracy Alliance Spring Conference Opening RemarksPamela Shifman, Democracy Alliance PresidentCharlotte, North Carolina—May 8, 2023 I’d like to begin by telling you a story about an incredible woman. Someone who showed up for democracy – ...
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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 / From The President / December 13, 2021
A Message from Democracy Alliance President Pamela Shifman
When I was a young lawyer, I saw firsthand the power of progressive leadership at a critical moment in history. I arrived in South Africa just as democracy was taking hold. As Legal Advisor to the African National Congress (ANC) Parliamentary ...
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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 / From The President / March 25, 2021
EVERY Issue Depends on Democracy Reform
by Gara LaMarche March 25, 2021 The horrific attacks in Atlanta and Boulder have brought gun violence, the national scourge that resurfaces on a sickeningly regular basis, back to the forefront of the national conversation. Vast majorities ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / March 11, 2021
As We Take a Victory Lap for the American Rescue Plan, Let’s Acknowledge What Got Us There – and What We Still Need to Do
by Gara LaMarche March 11, 2021 The American Rescue Plan that President Biden just signed into law is a landmark achievement for the advancement of social welfare in the United States – the most significant anti-poverty measure since the Great ...
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From The President
Blog posts, speeches, musings, and other updates from the Democracy Alliance President.