FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Contact: Maggie Bridges, maggie@redwine.blue, 303.807.8304 Suburbs Across America, February 13, 2025 — Today, Red Wine & Blue’s nationwide local group organizing program, TroubleNation, reached a major milestone by expanding into their 50th...
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No MAGA Mandate on Public Education as Voters Reject Vouchers, Culture Wars
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...
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...
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...
Ohio abortion vote excites liberals, but it may not predict 2024 Democratic wins
"Suburban women don't like extremism," said Katie Paris, founder of Red Wine & Blue, an organization focused on mobilizing suburban women. "Suburban women have been very angry about the overturn of Roe, and we're seeing in state after state and now even county...
November school board races heating up
As a result of what Paris calls politicization of school board races and a distraction away from the real issues, RWB has ramped up its online, text and in-person campaign efforts to inform voters about all candidates. This includes green and red checks by candidate...
Chaos in Congress; Ohio’s abortion vote
With less than a month until Ohioans decide Issue 1, there’s a battle playing out over the languages voters will see on ballots. “This is 100% about abortion,” said Right to Life President Mike Gonidakis. “That’s what the ballot board put in front of them and that’s...
Red Wine & Blue launches year-around VA program mobilizing suburban women against extremism
Red Wine & Blue Launches Virginia Program With Year-Round Investment to Organize Suburban Women Against Extremism, Including “Parents’ Rights” Suburbs across Virginia, June 15, 2023: Today, Red Wine & Blue launched a year-round Virginia state program to...
Liberals try to reclaim ‘parents’ rights’ from conservatives in education
Red, Wine and Blue, a liberal group that focuses on suburban moms, now has paid organizers in three states with school board races this year — Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia — as well as in North Carolina and Michigan. It counts about 400,000 supporters across 50...
How to Fight the Right’s Moral Panic Over Parental Rights
In 2021, the progressive grassroots women’s group Red Wine and Blue was suddenly fielding urgent calls from all over the country. Women in Ohio, Michigan, Texas, and North Carolina all had the same question: What is happening at my school board? The stories were...
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Watch This: The New Attacks on our Reproductive Rights
Last week, we learned about the new ways that extremists are coming for our reproductive rights. We know that they have a plan to take away the abortion pill everywhere, even in states where abortion is legal. We also know that they’re testing a variety of state and...
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