What is Rise for Climate and why you should participate

Editor’s note: This piece is adapted from a post originally published by 350.org. Wildfires. Mudslides. Drought. In California, we’ve seen the terror that insufficient action on climate change has wrought – just like in the rest of the …

VIDEO: How to #SaveSCOTUS and #StopKavanaugh

On Tuesday, Aug. 14, CREDO Action Co-Director Heidi Hess held a live conversation to share information with CREDO members and activists on how we can #SaveSCOTUS in the upcoming Supreme Court justice vote. If you missed the live …

Tuesday Tip: How to register to vote — or find out if you’re already registered

Tuesday Tip: How to register to vote — or find out if you’re already registered Voting is one of the most important acts we can perform in our democracy, especially as Republicans relentlessly try to suppress the vote …

VIDEO: CREDO activists make national news at DHS secretary immigration protest

CREDO activists made national headlines and blanketed cable news when we organized a flash protest at the home of DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, the senior official implementing Trump’s cruel and inhumane immigration policies, including separating families at the …

What is environmental and climate justice?

What is environmental and climate justice? When some people think of environmentalism or climate change, they might envision protecting endangered species, melting ice caps, rising sea levels, and a warming planet. These are all critically important aspects in …

An update on some of the amazing work CREDO members are helping to fund

Since our founding, CREDO has supported progressive nonprofits on the frontlines of the most important fights for civil rights, climate justice, equality and more. The donations we make to these organizations wouldn’t be possible without our members. And …

Victory: CREDO helps stop Sinclair-Tribune mega-merger

Amazing news: Thanks to the activism by more than 200,000 CREDO activists and our partners, we stopped the Sinclair-Tribune media mega-merger from moving forward. This merger would have given a single broadcast company a disturbing level of influence …

Tuesday Tip: How Mobile Payment Works

Tuesday Tip: How mobile payment works Two years of your life. If you’re an average American, that’s the amount of time you’ll spend waiting in line. Some of it can’t be helped. Like airport security. But some of …

Transgender people’s rights and lives are under threat. Transgender Law Center is fighting back.

We are in a moment of intense violence and hatred, and there is a lot of fear in transgender and gender nonconforming communities. The number of transgender women of color murdered continues horrifically to rise. We are criminalized …

CREDO reaches $86 million in donations to progressive groups

We’ve got some really exciting news to share: CREDO has recently surpassed the milestone of having donated $86 million to progressive groups since we opened our doors in 1985! That’s $86 million in donations to organizations like the …