Hey there, did you see the great news? Groundwork Project just announced our next round of grantees from all four of our partner states!

That’s right – our mission is expanding and we’re bringing the pressure to conservatives’ backyard and ultimate playground. For decades, they have been able to use our partner states – and other red states across the country – to manipulate, obstruct, and hold our democracy hostage. The examples are endless – just take a look at states like Mississippi and Alabama where extremist policies are rewriting laws nationwide (i.e. Roe and voting rights). And the worst part: Democrats turned a blind eye and allowed it to happen.

We are putting an end to that cycle. Each of these FIVE incredible organizations has already been working in their communities where they have been building trust, listening to the needs of folks and families in these states, and building the people's power to influence policy at every level.

Our team is going to keep expanding, but we are going to need your help. With the midterm elections just around the corner, funding is becoming more and more tight for those outside of the primetime candidates and flashy races.

We are working hard to make sure our partner states aren’t overlooked as they too often have been. Celebrate our latest grantees with a contribution today. Our budget deadline is Sunday and we have an internal goal to raise another $10,000. Donate now.

When you donate to Groundwork Project you aren’t just investing in this mission, your money is being funneled to the folks on the frontlines of the defining battles of our time. Our two grantees in Oklahoma are the perfect examples:

The Julius Jones Institute (JJI) is fighting the white supremacy that plagues the criminal justice system.
The Oklahoma Parent Legislative Action Committee is stopping extremist conservatives from taking over school committees and public education – a trend we are seeing sweep the nation.

With your help, we have the opportunity to make real change in places that are often under-resourced and left behind despite their potential to have national impact, whether good or bad.

Help us hit the ground running and help Groundwork Project invest in five more organizations doing the work. Contribute now.

Thank you,
Joe

P.S. I included a debrief of all five of our new grantees below!

–
Joe Kennedy (he/him)
Founder
Groundwork Project

Introducing Groundwork Project’s Next Round of Grantees!

IAJE was formed in the immediate aftermath of the 2019 ICE raids in Mississippi where 680, mostly Indigenous Mayan folks, were taken from their communities. Through political education, grassroots leadership development, and community organizing, they work to build the capacity of Latinx and Indigenous communities to become economically secure and achieve true racial equity and social justice. IAJE also has a strong LGBTQ+ program that seeks to support LGBTQ+ identified immigrants and their LGBTQ+ identified children.

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Using a deep canvassing and relational organizing model, People’s Budget Birmingham is a grassroots coalition focused on giving Birmingham residents a say over how to spend tax dollars. The group uses a participatory budgeting model, where community members are surveyed about how they would like a portion of city funds to be spent for the fiscal year. The aim of PBB is to involve citizens in the public decision process and to hold the mayor and city council accountable to the communities who elected them.

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After leading the historic statewide teachers strikes of 2018 and 2019, WV United is a caucus of rank-and-file members in the American Federation of Teachers West Virginia and West Virginia Education Association. Its goal is to educate, increase union participation, and to activate education employees statewide to tackle legislative and policy issues that affect West Virginia schools, students, and communities.

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The Julius Jones Institute (JJI) is the primary progeny of the Julius Jones Coalition. This organization led the efforts to prevent the execution of Julius Jones from 2017 to 2021, stopped an Oklahoma House leadership bill to limit actual innocence claims presentation to the Parole Board in Spring 2022, and has grown a large-scale, grassroots voter engagement campaign running currently to impact 2022 elections.

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OKPLAC's mission is to inform and engage parents and the community in advocating for a strong, equitable public education system for all children. OKPLAC serves as an umbrella organization for approximately 15 local PLAC chapters and affiliate Oklahoma grassroots organizations that share its purpose. Their local chapters represent parents and public school advocates in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the state.

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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