CPD Action

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CPD Action's "sister organization" is Center for Popular Democracy.

About Us

Verbatim from the CPD Action's website as of February 20, 2023:

"We're building a rising movement of people fighting for a future of opportunity, equality, and inclusion. CPD Action works on campaigns that expand the voice and power of workers, communities of color, and immigrants on issues of economic and racial justice.

CPD Action, along with our sister organization Center for Popular Democracy, works to create equity, opportunity, and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions. We work on campaigns that promote a pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda and win victories to improve people’s lives.

WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR

• A voice in our economy
• We believe that all workers deserve living wages and safe, sustaining jobs that provide the dignity of work, as well as access to leisure and rest.
• We believe the playing field between the top 1% and the rest of us must be leveled and Big Banks must be held responsible for predatory practices that have forced millions into debt.
• A voice in our democracy
• We believe that full citizenship ensures that immigrants, the formerly incarcerated, women, and LGBTQ individuals and they should have access to the full benefits and privileges of citizenship.
• A voice in our society
• We believe in building the power of low-income workers, people of color, and immigrants to win campaigns that impact our daily lives.
• We believe all Americans regardless of race, class, and status are entitled to a voice and a democracy from being able to speak out in the workplace without retribution to expanding voting rights to ending unfair policing practices.

CPD Staff

From the CPD Action Team Website as of February 21, 2023:

CPD Action Leadership Team

• DaMareo Cooper, Co-Executive Director
• Analilia Mejia, Co-Executive Director
• Ana Maria Archila, Transition Advisor, Former Co-Executive Director
• Jennifer Epps-Addison, Transition Advisor, Former Network President and Co-Executive Director
• Oona Chatterjee, Chief of Staff
• Jenny Freedman, Chief Operating Officer
• Angelique Green, Director of Development
• Steve Kest, Senior Advisor

CPD Action Board of Directors

• DaMareo Cooper, Co-Executive Director, Center for Popular Democracy & CPD Action
• Analilia Mejia, Co-Executive Director, Center for Popular Democracy & CPD Action
• Reyna Lopez, Executive Director, PCUN
• Theo Oshiro, Co-Executive Director, Make the Road New York
• Christina Livingston, Executive Director, ACCE Institute (Chair of Board)
• Debbie Soto, Organize Florida (Secretary)
• Maurice Mitchell, Executive Director, Working Families Party
• Jonathan Westin, Executive Director, New York Communities for Change
• Gustavo Torres, Executive Director, CASA

Campaigns

From the CPD Action Team Website as of February 21, 2023:

CORPORATE BACKERS OF HATE

Major corporations stand to profit from Trump’s hateful agenda. That's why we call them Backers of Hate. Read up on the facts and then tell their CEOs and Board members what you think! Give the Corporate #BackersofHate hell >>

THE RICHMOND FED PRESIDENT

One of the most important economic policymaking positions in the country, the head of the Richmond Federal Reserve, has a vacant seat. Instead of filling this seat with another Wall Street insider, we need someone who actually understands and represents working folks. Sign your support now >>

#WEFIGHTBACK TOGETHER!

1. WeFightBack! Donald Trump's victory last November made it very clear that we'd have to fight his Administration hard, and we'd have to fight often. Join us in fighting back against the Trump Administration, backwards politicians in office, and others who are are working to disenfranchise our communities and take away our power! Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you fight back >>

SUPPORT AUTOMATIC VOTER REGISTRATION!

Automatic Voter Registration is one simple way to streamline our voting process and increase individuals' participation in our democracy. Automatic Voter Registration ensures the government, whether state or federal, depending on the law, adopts the responsibility of registering eligible voters, reduces state government costs of paper registration systems, increases voter participation, and could bring 55 million new voters to the rolls nationwide. Sign our pledge demanding Automatic Voter Registration for all Americans >>

THE FIGHT FOR FAIR WAGES

Minimum wage voter

The current minimum wage is driving working people deeper into poverty across the country. While the cost of housing, food and other every day needs has risen, the minimum wage has not kept pace. Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and other Republicans don't think there is anything wrong with our federal minimum wage. If millionaires and billionaires in office don't want to raise the wage, then they certainly don't deserve our vote! Stand with workers and sign our pledge now declaring yourself a minimum wage voter >>

TAKE A STAND AGAINST CORPORATE GREED!

Most workers in our country are paid by the hour, and all too frequently their hours are cut, or they vary wildly week-to-week. We also see working people having to take on two or even three jobs to make ends meet, because businesses are more concerned with keeping the money at the top than offering workers more hours. Sign the pledge now to support workers and take a stand against corporate greed >>

DCCC Blacklist

CPD Action was on the DCCC Blacklist.