Posted on October 10, 2016
Elections 2016: How CREDO is fighting for our progressive values
CREDO does not endorse candidates, but we have a rich history of engaging in elections to fight right-wing extremism and stand up for progressive values. 2016 is no different. Donald Trump’s racist, misogynistic and xenophobic candidacy has mainstreamed …
Posted on October 3, 2016
Stopping the Dakota Access Pipeline
The Dakota Access pipeline is Keystone XL all over again. It’s slated to carry 450,000 barrels of dirty oil per day from North Dakota to Illinois, cutting through fragile wildlife habitat, environmentally sensitive areas and sovereign tribal property. …
Posted on September 30, 2016
VICTORY: Alabama judge Roy Moore suspended from the bench
Our activism works. Friday, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary suspended Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore from the bench for using his office and his authority to block marriage equality. Last January, more than 53,000 CREDO …
Posted on September 29, 2016
WATCH: The fight to vote in 2016
The right to vote is under attack. In states across the country, conservatives have enacted discriminatory photo ID laws, cut back early voting, eliminated polling locations and done everything they can think of to make it harder for …
Posted on September 22, 2016
VICTORY: Enterprise ended its ALEC membership
Our activism works. Yesterday, news broke that Enterprise Rent-a-Car has ended its membership in the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), the shadowy corporate front group that blocks clean energy policies, supports discriminatory voter ID laws and works to …
Posted on September 14, 2016
Fifteen years later, CREDO Activists stand with Rep. Lee against endless war
On Sept. 14, 2001, Rep. Barbara Lee was the sole member of Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). The vote was 420-1. Since then, the AUMF has been used to enter …
Posted on September 8, 2016
5 Progressive Facebook pages you should follow
In previous posts we’ve told you about some of our favorite sites for 2016 election news as well as some of our favorite progressive Twitter accounts. We thought we would also share with you some of the Facebook pages …
Posted on September 8, 2016
WATCH AND SHARE: The fight to stop the Dakota Access pipeline #NoDAPL
It’s incredible. In just a few days, more than 210,000 CREDO members have signed our petition demanding that President Obama intervene and stop the Dakota Access pipeline once and for all. Hundreds of CREDO members have also started …
Posted on August 30, 2016
A good summer for voting rights, but there’s more work to do
Fighting for voting rights is a fundamental progressive value and central to CREDO’s advocacy. That’s why we’ve included organizations such as Project Vote, the Voter Participation Center, and the Brennan Center for Justice in our monthly donations elections …
Posted on August 22, 2016
Celebrating Women’s Equality Day and the right to vote
August 26 is the 96th anniversary of women being granted the right to vote. The ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920 is now celebrated as Women’s Equality Day in the United States, after groundbreaking Congresswoman Bella Abzug …
