{"id":39,"date":"2023-09-08T15:21:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.232.64.53.nip.io\/berks\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-07-30T18:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:27:02","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pastandsup.org\/berks\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Our group was founded in January 2017 on a commitment to the common good. We called ourselves Indivisible Berks, and we were among the first of thousands of grassroots groups that sprang up in the wake of the 2016 election. We toppled an anti-worker Congressman, ran a successful campaign to save our county-owned nursing home from privatization, and learned just how broken our systems were.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In January 2020, we became Berks Stands Up, joining forces with other powerful groups in Pennsylvania Stands Up<\/a>. We\u2019re member-supported, volunteer-led, and part of the vast multiracial, multi-generational, cross-class movement to redeem the promise of liberty and justice for all. Our mission is to ensure that our elected officials represent all their constituents, including the most vulnerable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our Wins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n