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Open Letter: Permanent Funding for Whole-Home Repairs
April 29, 2023
Join the movement to make sure every person has a safe, healthy place to call home.
Lancaster Community Calls for Permanent Funding for Whole-Home Repairs
April 26, 2023
LANCASTER, PA — On Friday, State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) and State Representative Ismail Smith-Wade-El (D–Lancaster) joined Lancaster Stands Up, POWER Interfaith, CASA, and residents and community leaders in a united call for permanent funding for Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking Whole-Home Repairs Program.
Pennsylvania’s Housing Justice Campaign’s Promising Win
April 25, 2023
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Pennsylvania Offers $50,000 Grants to Low-Income Homeowners for Repairs
April 24, 2023
State Sen. Nikil Saval speaks in Lancaster, Pa., at a rally promoting more funding for Pennsylvania’s new Whole-Home Repairs Program on April 21, 2023. (Courtesy of Saval’s staff)
Lancaster: Calls to expand $50,000 grants to homeowners for critical repairs
April 24, 2023
While most counties have not yet opened applications to homeowners, officials expect demand will far exceed the program’s initial $125 million in funding.
Railroad Workers United gives insight into industry
April 24, 2023
Scranton, Lackawanna Co. — Following the train derailment in East Palestine and other recent derailments, many are wondering if one could happen in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Rally calls for making Whole Home Repairs initiative permanent
April 21, 2023
Securing passage of Whole Home Repairs last year was a historic victory, state Sen. Nikil Saval said Friday.
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April 20, 2023
Whole Home Repairs Week of Action
Senator Nikil Saval joins Berks community in call for permanent funding for Whole-Home Repairs
April 18, 2023
Senator Nikil Saval joins Berks community in call for permanent funding for Whole-Home Repairs
Appropriately fund program for home repairs
April 18, 2023
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Community Organizations and Advocates in Call for Permanent Funding for Whole-Home Repairs
April 14, 2023
Whole-Home Repairs
Advisory: PASU Endorsements for Primary 2023
April 14, 2023
PA Stands Up Announces Endorsed Candidates Ahead of May 16th Election Day
Community Groups Unite to Support Sustainable Home Repair Solutions
April 13, 2023
State Senator Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia), Pennsylvania Stands Up, One Pennsylvania, Make the Road Pennsylvania, POWER Interfaith, Sunrise Pennsylvania, state and local representatives, and residents and community leaders in counties across the Commonwealth will call for permanent funding for Pennsylvania’s groundbreaking Whole-Home Repairs Program with a week of action beginning Monday, April 17.
News You Can Use - The Trump Indictment
April 5, 2023
Yesterday, former President Donald Trump was arraigned on 34 separate counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.
The Genius of Stop-Sign Organizing
March 24, 2023
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News You Can Use - Spring and Whole-Home Repairs are in the Air
March 22, 2023
Last year, thanks to the tireless organizing from members like you, legislators on both sides of the aisle committed to taking action to address our state’s ongoing housing crisis.
Rural and Small Town Pennsylvanians Want Shapiro to Deliver for Working People
February 24, 2023
Gov. Josh Shapiro took office last month with a strong mandate after Pennsylvania voters helped him trounce his opponent, Doug Mastriano, in November. Now, we're looking for him to deliver for the working people that put him there.
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November 30, 2022
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November 15, 2022
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Pennsylvanians Vote Resoundingly for Candidates Who Pledge to Stand Up for Working People
November 9, 2022
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Statement: We'll Keep Fighting For Working Families, Come What May
November 8, 2022
Carrie Santoro, Executive Director of Pennsylvania Stands Up, issued the following statement as the polls closed on election day:
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November 7, 2022
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November 2, 2022
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October 4, 2022
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September 27, 2022
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PA Stands Up Announces Victory toward Ending Solitary Confinement in Lackawanna County
August 10, 2022
A Ballot Initiative in Lackawanna County Will Give Voters An Opportunity to Stand Up Against Injustice this November
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Why it's so important for you to be a voter in this election.
October 30, 2021
From protecting our freedom to vote to safeguarding reproductive healthcare and more, so much is on the line this election. Be a voter by Tuesday, November 2nd at 8pm.
New Report Uncovers Corporate Lobbying Against Biden's Build Back Better Agenda
September 29, 2021
Report from PA Stands Up partner organizations People’s Action and Demos Exposes Corporate Push to Derail Popular Provisions in $3.5T Budget Package
Applauding Chauvin Verdict, PA Stands Up Demands Officials End Violent Policing, Reimagine Public Safety
April 20, 2021
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:
Daunte Wright’s Murder Highlights National Crisis of Racist Policing
April 12, 2021
Following the murder of Daunte Wright during a routine traffic stop outside of Minneapolis last night, PA Stands Up issued a statement from Canvass Manager Dom Holmes:
PA Stands Up Applauds Passage of American Rescue Plan, Thanks Workers, Organizers Who Led the Fight
March 6, 2021
The organization will keep fighting for a long overdue $15 minimum wage for every worker
Pennsylvanians to Demand Bold Rescue Plan from Congress, $15 Minimum Wage Regardless of Immigration Status
March 2, 2021
Voters Sent President Biden, Progressive Majorities to Washington to Deliver for Working People
PA Stands Up Applauds PA Dem Reps for Passing American Rescue Act; Urges Quick, Bold Action from Sens. Casey and Toomey
February 27, 2021
A statement from PA Stands Up Executive Director Hannah Laurison following the passage of the American Rescue Plan by the U.S. House.
PA Stands Up Praises Wolf's Proposals to Help Working People, Calls on Him to Include All of Us
February 3, 2021
Now is the time for leaders who deliver for each and every community, no exceptions.
Trump and Republicans Who Supported The Insurrection Must Be Removed
January 8, 2021
The events of the last forty eight hours show that the nation faces a stark choice: white authoritarian rule or multi-racial democracy
As Electoral College Makes Biden Win Official, Grassroots Group Demands He Delivers for Working People
December 14, 2020
PA Stands Up will release a 2-minute video to remind him that the communities that elected him need bold action now more than ever.
People of PA Won't Let Trump or Rogue Legislators Prevent Their Voices From Being Heard
November 10, 2020
Philadelphia -- Online and in the media, Pennsylvania's Republican state legislators are signaling their intention to interfere with the process of counting and certifying the result of the 2020 election. These efforts dovetail with a new lawsuit from the Trump campaign that seeks to overturn the will of Pennsylvania's voters to swear in Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. In response, Hannah Laurison, the executive director of Pennsylvania Stands Up, issued the following statement.
Multi-racial Working Class Delivered for Biden, Now Biden Must Deliver for the Working Class
November 6, 2020
PA Stands Up had more than 400,000 conversations with voters to defeat Trump and bring new voters into the political process
PA Stands Up Makes More than 8.6 Million Voter Contact Attempts, Pledges Mobilizations to Count Every Vote
November 4, 2020
The statewide organization is working with dozens of community organizations, unions, and faith communities to demand every vote be counted
Thousands of Volunteers Make More Than 4.5 Million Voter Contacts to Defeat Donald Trump and Flip Pennsylvania Legislature
October 30, 2020
In addition to canvassing efforts, a new advertisement with message of unity will run in battleground counties: https://youtu.be/vqxJVKg7e98
AFTER PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE NEGLECTS NEEDS OF RURAL AMERICANS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS LAUNCH AD CAMPAIGN IN PA BATTLEGROUND COUNTIES TO DEFEAT TRUMP
October 23, 2020
AFTER PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE NEGLECTS NEEDS OF RURAL AMERICANS, GRASSROOTS GROUPS LAUNCH AD CAMPAIGN IN PA BATTLEGROUND COUNTIES TO DEFEAT TRUMP
PA Stands Up Calls on County Officials to Make Sure Dropboxes are Accessible to All
October 16, 2020
PA voters are turning out in record numbers. After local county officials were caught removing and guarding dropboxes in Harrisburg, we're demanding that local and state officials make sure dropboxes are accessible to all.
Pennsylvania Stands Up Volunteers Surpass 2 Million Voter Contacts, Including More than 112,000 "Deep Canvass" Calls
September 29, 2020
Pennsylvania Stands Up, a progressive grassroots organization with nine local chapters around the state, passed 1 million attempted voter contacts to elect Joe Biden last week in a battleground state that Donald Trump won in 2016 by just 44,292 votes, together with partners at People's Action and Seed the Vote. Over 112,000 of these attempts have employed a research-backed “deep canvassing” methodology, which relies on personal, values-based conversations aimed at engaging voters’ sentiments and beliefs. Pennsylvania Stands Up State PAC has made an additional 1,000,000 calls with their partners at Turn PA Blue to elect 27 endorsed candidates for the Pennsylvania legislature. Taken together, that means Pennsylvania Stands Up and PA Stands Up State PAC volunteers have attempted 2 million voter contacts in the Keystone State.
Elected officials must intervene to halt trumped up charges against Taylor Enterline and Kathryn Patterson
September 15, 2020
This photo above shows Taylor Enterline staging a peaceful protest for racial justice in front of the Manheim Borough Police station this summer. Sunday, police arrested Taylor and Kathryn Patterson, despite eyewitness testimony that they were serving as medics, and a judge has set bail at $1 million in what appears to be a politically motivated attack on the movement for police reform and accountability. We're calling on elected officials to stand up and push back on the trumped up charges Enterline and Patterson are facing.
PA Stands Up chapters in Lancaster, Reading decry latest examples of police brutality, vow to bring change
September 14, 2020
No matter what we look like or where we live, we all want a fair society where we can go through the day without fearing for our lives or our loved ones, where our families can be whole and our communities vibrant. But once again, the people entrusted to serve and protect are brutalizing and killing us instead.
As 2020 Election Draws Near, PA Stands Up Announces Endorsements, Plan to Build on Primary Wins
September 2, 2020
PA Stands Up is building one of the most powerful independent political organizations in the country, capable of making major gains in the 2020 election and on track to win significant governing power by 2023.
A Statement on the Police Shooting of Jacob Blake and Trayford Pellerin
August 25, 2020
On Friday, Trayford Pellerin was killed by the Louisiana State Police and Sunday, the Kenosha police in Wisconsin shot Jacob Blake 7 times. In light of these events, Hannah Laurison, our executive director, issued the following statement on behalf of PA Stands Up.
Voter Experience Survey Shows Need for Significant Changes Ahead of November
July 30, 2020
A new report from PA Stands Up shows that Pennsylvania voter encountered significant problems in the June 2 primary. More than 13% of survey respondents who requested a paper ballot never received it, less than half of voters surveyed thought their polling was safe, and 5% of respondents were unable to vote as a result of these challenges.
Study confirms game-changing impact of voter persuasion model deployed by PA Stands Up
July 21, 2020
Pennsylvania - Since President Donald Trump won the state of Pennsylvania in 2016 by a razor-thin margin of 44,292 votes, a foremost question among those seeking to unseat him in 2020 has been how to win hearts and minds, particularly around hot-button issues like immigration and race. Since 2019, PA Stands Up has been pioneering the use of "deep canvassing," a strategy that involves empathetic listening and sharing experiences to create human connection and motivate political action. A new study of our efforts in partnership with People's Action and political scientists at Yale and Berkeley University shows that this approach is far more effective than traditional canvassing efforts.
Pennsylvanians celebrate critical win for abortion access
June 29, 2020
Members of Pennsylvania Stands Up, Women’s Medical Fund, Philadelphia Women’s Centers, and ACLU-PA celebrate the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a Louisiana law meant to shut down abortion clinics, while calling on lawmakers' to ensure every person gets the care they need.
People Across Pennsylvania Celebrate Juneteenth By Demanding Action from Elected Leaders
June 19, 2020
From Erie to Upper Darby, people of all races are calling for investment in Black communities, defunding the police, and the resignation of President Donald Trump.
Whose State House? Winning a Pennsylvania for All of Us—Virtual Forum
June 18, 2020
This month’s Democratic primary spelled tremendous victories for our movement. All across the Commonwealth, progressive candidates built insurgent campaigns powered by the commitment of everyday working people like us. Join us on Thursday, June 25 for a virtual forum with Democratic nominees Nikil Saval (SD-1) and Shanna Danielson (SD-31) and State Representatives Summer Lee (HD-34) and Elizabeth Fiedler (HD-184) to discuss our path to taking the State House for the people!
Join Us in Taking Action on Juneteenth
June 16, 2020
In line with the national call to action from the Movement for Black Lives, we are calling for a mobilization around Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery following the Civil War. We invite you to join us by taking action from home or in your community the weekend of June 19-21.
A Nationwide Uprising for Black Liberation—Virtual Forum
June 7, 2020
Join us for a virtual forum about the nationwide uprising for racial justice and black liberation still unfolding across America. We will discuss the massive protests ignited by the murder of George Floyd. We’ll dig into what this historic moment means and where we go from here to build the movements it will take to win the changes we long for.
Nikil Saval Wins! Progressive Wave Sweeping Pennsylvania
June 3, 2020
Pennsylvania Stands Up powers Saval's major upset of powerful incumbent state senator and propels champions to Harrisburg with more than 513,000 voter contacts. Party front-runner Joe Biden take note: Candidates are running and winning on a bold, progressive agenda.
We Must Transform Our Society To Protect Black Life and Win Black Liberation
June 2, 2020
In a moment of double crisis, with an epidemic of police violence against Black people and a public health pandemic, Michaela Lovegood and Hannah Laurison of Pennsylvania Stands Up issued the following statement.
Organizing Against Xenophobia in COVID Times
May 21, 2020
Join us for a virtual forum on organizing against racism and xenophobia in COVID times. The forum will feature Tobita Chow (People’s Action), Onah Ossai (PA Stands Up), and Mohan Seshadri (Pennsylvania Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs), and will be moderated by Hannah Laurison (PA Stands Up).
Worker Struggles & Covid: The Crisis & the Opportunity
May 7, 2020
Join us for a virtual forum on worker struggles in the context of COVID-19. Lisa Frank (SEIU Healthcare PA) will moderate the discussion with Saru Jayaraman (One Fair Wage), Jonah Furman (formerly Bernie Sanders 2020), and Keon Liberato (Local 3012 Penn. Federation BMWED Teamsters).
Pennsylvanians to Governor Wolf: Put Our Safety First
April 23, 2020
PA Stands Up is launching a petition calling on the Governor to make the people of Pennsylvania his top priority.
The Crisis & the Opportunity: Virtual Forum Launches with Varshini Prakash
April 21, 2020
Join Varshini Prakash, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Sunrise Movement, on Thursday, April 30th, 7pm, as Pennsylvania Stands Up launches a public forum series focused on the current crises we face, and the opportunity we have in this moment to build a better world together.
In This Together: Virtual Mass Meeting
March 18, 2020
We can’t come together in-person right now, but we can still come together. This Saturday, March 21 at 2pm Pennsylvania Stands Up is convening a statewide virtual mass meeting for all of our chapters, members, and supporters. We want to create a space for solidarity, community and replenishing of our energies, and to talk about the road ahead.
No War With Iran
January 8, 2020
Please tell your Members of Congress to unequivocally oppose a US war with Iran, and any escalation that could lead to war.
