Action/Advocacy
Simon Rosenberg
Simon Rosenberg is a political analyst who regularly shares commentary and interviews, providing context for current events and guidance on effective actions and donation efforts. His newsletter Hopium Chronicles is a Substack newsletter and podcast focused on fighting for American democracy, offering a positive, data-driven counter-narrative to pessimism in Democratic politics. It features interviews with leaders, focusing on key election issues like protecting democratic institutions, reproductive freedom, and the economy.
Jessica Craven
Jessica writes Chop Wood, Carry Water, a Substack publication that offers practical daily actions with ready-to-use scripts and a weekly roundup of positive news spanning environmental issues, science, U.S. and global politics, LGBTQ topics, and equity.
Various Authors
Red Wine & Blue is a network of women from diverse communities joining forces to create meaningful change. We help you build real connections, organize locally, and make a powerful impact—together.
Goods Unite Us
Goods Unite Us monitors political spending by major national brands, displaying the percentage and scale of their donations to each party and key candidates. While the platform does not measure support for DEI initiatives, it does track activity across eight social issue areas. Periodically, it sends updates highlighting companies within specific industries that lean Republican or Democratic—providing a quick, useful reference for consumers.
5 Calls
5 Calls is an app that turns "8-minute activism" into a breeze! Simply enter your address, and it instantly pulls up direct links to your federal elected officials, letting you call them with one tap. It features in-depth info on key issues, complete with ready-to-use scripts if you need them. After each call, just check a box to log your outcome—whether you spoke to someone, left a voicemail, reached the congressperson directly, or couldn't connect.
The Dallas Democratic Forum
Join the Dallas Democratic Forum for engaging lunchtime discussions with expert panels! Dive into important topics on politics, policy, history, and current events through thoughtful presentations and expert-led panels. These popular luncheon programs are held at the beautiful Arts District Mansion (2101 Ross Ave., Dallas), a historic venue with elegant architecture, natural light, and a welcoming atmosphere—perfect for informed conversations over lunch.
Secure Justice
Secure Justice is an organization that advocates for systemic reforms in the public and private sector that will reduce the impact of the state’s abuse of power, and curtail influence of corporations willing to facilitate human rights violations. Their main focuses are: 1. Advocacy - aims for systemic reforms in public and private sectors to reduce the impact of the state’s abuses of power, 2. Corporate Responsibility - curtail abuses in policing, prisons, and surveillance through negative media attention and action in the public and private sectors, 3. Police and Prisons - striving to eliminate the punitive system in our lives, and 4. Surveillance - protect the power to observe and be watchers.