Historians like Heather Cox Richardson and Timothy Snyder agree, one of the ways we protect democracy is to maintain a strong community of people that stand up to the threats of extremism together. That’s exactly what Red Wine & Blue does. We help suburban women...
Year End Giving 2024
Watch This: We Got This! Because We’ve Got Each Other
We wish you could see the messages we get every day from our community members. We hear from so many of you — literally daily — either by email, DMs on social media, or in direct conversations with our regional organizers, about how important the Red Wine & Blue...
Read This: We Got This! Because We’ve Got Each Other.
As we reflect on 2024, a year filled with emotional highs and lows, one thing stands out to us the most — the passion and the commitment of the women of Red Wine & Blue. Our community came together — and grew — with a level of energy and a desire to take action...
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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...
Do This: Tell Congress to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Last month, we completed our Easy A series on gerrymandering, but we’re returning to the topic one more time with breaking news! On April 29, the U.S. Supreme Court issued their decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a racial gerrymandering case we previously told you...
Read This: How Local Government Shapes our Daily Lives
When we talk about politics, we might immediately think about the President or Congress. They certainly give us a lot to talk about! But many of the decisions that impact our daily lives, like roads, schools, and public safety, are actually made at the local level. So...
Do This: See your state’s gerrymandering report card
Gerrymandering is when during the routine process of redistricting, politicians create voting districts that favor their own party in elections. Politicians shouldn’t pick their own voters! This is unfair to all voters and often leads to the underrepresentation of...