The other day, I overheard it at the gas station. The day before, I saw it when I opened my local news app. And the day before that, it was on my local TV station, between segments on the weather and the Cleveland Browns. Everywhere I look, MAGA allies are claiming...
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From Oprah livestream to house parties, Black women marshal unprecedented outreach for Kamala Harris
CNN — Waves of emotion washed over DeJuana Thompson as she stood in the convention hall in Chicago last month watching Vice President Kamala Harris become the first Black woman nominated for the presidency by a major political party. Battleground North Carolina In...
The People for Kamala Harris How a women-led movement, born in the devastation of 2016, put Democrats on the brink of making history.
On night one in Chicago, there was some tittering about the choice to snuggle Ocasio-Cortez’s speech in so close to Hillary Clinton’s. According to the conventional wisdom, Clinton is a depressing reminder of loss, a candidate so bad that she could not beat the worst...
Need a refresher on Ohio government? This free online course is for you!
How much do you know about the structure of government and how it works (or is supposed to work)? If your answer is something like “not enough,” you’re not alone. Research last year by the Annenberg Public Policy Center revealed that most Americans can name only one...
From doom scrolling to hope scrolling: this week’s big Democratic vibe shift
Almost overnight, the vice president has eclipsed the president. Videos and memes of Harris are everywhere. “We’ve all gone from doom scrolling to hope scrolling,” said Katie Paris, the founder of Red Wine and Blue – a group with about 500,000 members that organizes...
Democracy isn’t a Spectator Sport
“Are you on?” she asked? On what? It was 4:30PT and I was deep in a TikTok about J.D. Vance. I had no idea what she was talking about. “I’m on the zoom with Heather Cox Richardson!” Oh, right! I’d forgotten it was happening. Too bad—I’d hoped to attend. But I was...
How to Confront the Affordability Crisis: Use the Ballot to Raise Wages
The US restaurant industry is on the cusp of historic change. After years of organizing and building power to raise wages and end subminimum tip-based wages, restaurant and service workers and “high road” restaurant owners in many states still work in an industry that...
Women’s Rights Rally at Dowdy Park
The Hear Us Roar in ‘24 rally in Nags Head concluded on a powerful note as nearly100 participants gathered at Dowdy Park to advocate for women’s reproductive rights on the eve of the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision reversing a woman’s constitutional right...
Sen. Casey joins organizers to discuss contraception, reproductive rights
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania joined a virtual event titled “Birth Control is On the Ballot,” on Tuesday hosted by Red Wine & Blue, a community organization focused on empowering women to combat political extremism. Katie Paris, the founder...
Dave McCormick to attend event with Moms for Liberty and Betsy DeVos
“Moms for Liberty has been classified as a far-right extremist organization by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and their whole tactic is to not have children feel safe and secure and welcomed in schools,” Ronna Dewey, the Pennsylvania program director for Red, Wine...
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Do This: Spread the word to support LGBTQ+ kids and teens
Now that we know how conversion therapy hurts LGBTQ+ kids and teens, let’s not keep this information to ourselves! Earn your Easy A this week by sharing life-saving information and resources with your friends and family. We’ve made it easy to do by creating these...
Watch This: Drew’s experience with conversion therapy
Last week, we learned how “conversion therapy” hurts LGBTQ+ kids and teens. It’s not just that it’s been widely discredited by doctors, educators, and religious leaders. It’s also proven to be abusive and traumatic. Red Wine & Blue’s Chief of Staff, Drew Amstutz,...
Read This: How Conversion Therapy Hurts LGBTQ+ Kids and Teens
As we enter Pride month, we’re turning our attention to LGBTQ+ kids and teens. Their rights have been increasingly attacked lately, especially when it comes to being protected from dangerous threats including “conversion therapy.” What is conversion therapy? So-called...
Do This: Share What You’ve Learned About Local Government
Now that we’ve spent a few weeks learning about how local government works, let’s not keep this information to ourselves! We’ve created a shareable pdf that explains how local government shapes our daily lives, and even better – how we can get involved to make our...
Watch This: 9 Ways Local Government Impacts Us Every Day
You wake up every morning and immediately wash your face and brush your teeth with clean water running from the bathroom tap. Then you head out, driving your car or riding the city bus, on (hopefully) well-maintained roads, to get to work or drop the kids off at your...