Hi, John.

Stacey Abrams had some nerve when, six years ago, she devised a plan to flip Georgia, a state where Black voter suppression and anti-Black racism are as legendary as its bountiful peach trees. Equally brazen were the hundreds of organizers, most of whom were Black and Latinx women, that spent the better part of four years deep canvassing throughout the state, connecting with voters in hopes of moving the state in a more progressive direction.

What they were attempting seemed impossible. Just look at them now: Georgia did indeed go blue during the 2020 presidential election and today, the state will decide the fate of the United States Senate. All because a group of organizers had the audacity to believe they could change things.

What I know for sure: Organizing across the country, but especially in places like the South and Midwest, will yield results that will change the trajectory of our country. Ms. Abrams and countless other organizers in Georgia, Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan and elsewhere have proven this.

Their efforts have also highlighted just how much time and resource building transformative power takes. We need supporters like you to grow the progressive movement. Make a donation today—to invest in the best and brightest activists and organizers who are on the frontlines of creating a future for all of us, not just some of us.

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A little bit of trivia for you: re:power, then Wellstone Action, worked with Ms. Abrams in June 2014 as she began to build the bench that would ultimately flip Georgia blue. Our organization held a 2 ½ day bootcamp for first-time and seasoned candidates to build both their technical and personal skills required to win. At the time, Ms. Abrams said:

“We’re running races with first-time candidates, so starting right, building capacity early, is vital. We must make certain that for each race, the candidate has the internal wherewithal to run and technical skills to win. [re:power] has the best reputation for helping to build that wherewithal, and those technical skills, with candidates and their staff.”

While we can’t take credit for her efforts, we are proud to see a movement we helped nurture bear fruit.

Building up leaders and communities for the long run by investing in training and infrastructure is what results in real wins for all of us. That’s where re:power comes in. We hear time and time again that we have the best training and strategic support services within the progressive movement. But we cannot continue to do this work without you. So, I’m asking you to show your commitment to building a progressive majority in this country by investing in re:power and the training and coaching services we provide.

And we’re excited that our decision to transform into re:power and shift our focus to center the needs of BIPOC communities and leadership is resulting in wins and real change. Because we had the audacity to believe that BIPOC leaders, particularly women of color, needed the space to organize and advocate for themselves, many of the people re:power has trained delivered key wins in their communities this past election cycle and are poised to be leaders of the future, transforming this country, block by block, city by city.

Support re:power as we continue to sow the seeds of leadership in 2021 and beyond: invest in our work as we support and uplift the organizers and leaders that dare to dream of a better future for all of us.

 

Let’s get to work,

Karundi Williams
Executive Director