ICYMI – I’ve been hosting Facebook Lives to talk about our work and the organizing landscape with our partner state grantees. Below I want to highlight my discussion with our grantees in West Virginia and Alabama. 

Our grantees are on the front lines turning the tide in their states. Groundwork is honored to support their work and we hope these conversations inspire you to get involved any way you can. 

Before getting into the highlights… Groundwork is getting ready to announce our next set of grantees. Donate now to help us expand our efforts and support more organizers on the ground. 

Let’s start with West Virginia. The one thing I hoped viewers would take away from our conversation:

“… the breathless Joe Manchin coverage you heard from political pundits over the last year is not the West Virginia story."

There’s a legacy of populism and progressivism that built much of Appalachia. I’m confident that if we arm local organizers with the resources they need, they will prevail.

There’s no one I trust more to do this hard work than our grantees in West Virginia. I’m sure you will see why from our discussion. Take a look at these highlights below:

These are just the highlights! Watch the full discussion here.

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Like a lot of you, my political impression of Alabama was rooted in its painful racial history, its deeply conservative reputation today, and the assumption that my friend Doug Jones' win in the state was an outlier more than anything else.

Boy was I wrong. Alabama is winnable. Maybe not this cycle or next. But with serious and sustained investment, we could completely alter the political trajectory of the state in the next decade. 

There is a massive, vibrant, engaged grassroots ecosystem in Alabama unlike any other I've seen. Our grantees are putting in the hard work to take their state back. I’m excited for you to learn more about them below:

These are just the highlights! Watch the full discussion here. 

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Like I said at the top, we’re getting ready to announce our next set of grantees and we are eager to hit the ground running. Donate now to ensure we can support these local organizers turning the tide in places in need of sustainable, equitable change. 

More soon,

Joe

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Joe Kennedy (he/him)
Founder 
Groundwork Project
 


 
 

 

>Founded by Joe Kennedy III, Groundwork Project invests in year-round, local community organizing in places Democrats have gotten used to writing off. With a focus on Appalachia, the Deep South, and the Plains, we support local advocates and activists working to build durable political infrastructure and secure power for those historically excluded.

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