Change takes time and this movement is just getting started. But what we saw in the primary election on May 18 is that we can take on the political establishment and create a government of, by and for working people of all races.
BSU is building the grassroots power by electing candidates from school board to city council who will push hard for bold, transformative change, and make Pennsylvania a place where all of us can thrive
PA Stands Up issued the following statement from Ashleigh Strange, lead organizer at Lehigh Valley Stands Up, following the jury’s finding police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all 3 counts for the murder of George Floyd last summer:
Stephen Hughes with one of his grandsons and dogs. Photo provided by Anjie Hughes
Chris Ellis, SEIU Local 668 Chapter 9 Chair and member of BSU Leadership Team, on Berks County TV discussing the importance of raising the minimum wage
The organization will keep fighting for a long overdue $15 minimum wage for every worker
We can't let the tenants of Franklin Manor be evicted because of an absent property owner's negligence!
Founder Jane Palmer passes leadership to new paid organizer, Celine Schrier
Sharryn Kasmir, Hofstra University
We're proud to amplify these statements from fellow chapters of our statewide organization, PA Stands Up
BSU's statement on Insurrection in Washington D.C. on January 6, 2020
Check out Jane Palmer's sermon for the First Unitarian Universalist Church of Berks County, inspired by our vision for all of our futures
Check out the recording from our December 2020 Mass Meeting
Working people delivered for Biden. Now he must deliver for working people.
D.D. Guttenplan, The Nation
We're building a movement from the bottom up to bring everyday people into the political process and win real change.
Sharryn Kasmir, Hofstra University & University of Bergen
