Nebraska is proud the DNC is working hand and hand with State Parties to support grassroots organizing. Below is a statement from Chair Kleeb and the DNC\u2019s full press release on the new Resistance Summer program.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur state party is committed to grassroots organizing in rural and urban communities. Nebraska has applied for three organizers, one per Congressional District, to build the party at the grassroots level. We win elections by registering voters, knocking doors, standing in the streets with allies and taking clear stances on issues that excite the base and bring in more independent voters.\u201d -Jane Kleeb, Chair<\/p>\n
DNC and State Democratic Parties Will Collaborate on Local Organizing Efforts Designed to Bolster State Parties, Win Elections Up-And-Down the Ticket<\/p>\n
WASHINGTON \u2013 Today, the Democratic National Committee announced a major nationwide Resistance Summer program designed to bolster state parties in order to win down-ballot races. The DNC will partner with state parties and external allies to invest in local organizing projects over the summer, which will increase the party\u2019s capacity to elect Democrats up-and-down the ballot in 2017, 2018, and beyond.<\/p>\n
The mission of Resistance Summer is to educate, organize, and mobilize grassroots energy from Democrats in all 57 states, territories, and Democrats Abroad to help build our party\u2019s base of political power and resist Trump\u2019s attacks on hardworking families.<\/p>\n
The program is a competitive matching grant program, where the DNC will approve and fund programs that will be executed by state parties. Recognizing that a one-size-fits-all approach is ineffective, each grant proposal will be unique to the state\u2019s strategic priorities and organizational capacity. Part of these plans must incorporate, where legally possible, partners and allies.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere has been an explosion of activism and energy after the election of Donald Trump, and we need to turn this moment into a movement.\u201d said DNC Chair Tom Perez. \u201cAs the Democratic Party, it is our role to support this activism and energy, and convert it into electoral wins up-and-down the ballot by making sure state parties have the tools and resources they need to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe best way for Democrats to turn the #Resistance into electoral wins is by doing one thing: organizing,\u201d said DNC Deputy Chair Keith Ellison. \u201cResistance Summer is the starting point and will take the Democratic Party’s message of fairness and equality to activists on the front lines and all Americans looking to get engaged. The American people want affordable health care for all, good jobs that pay well, and a tax code that rewards hard work, and the Democratic Party is the party that will fight to make these issues a reality. We have never had a better opportunity to win up-and-down the ballot. But showing up is not enough. We have to organize, knock on doors, and motivate voters to the polls. Only then can we deliver what hardworking American families need.\u201d<\/p>\n
Key Resistance Summer Dates:<\/p>\n
\u00b7 On Saturday, June 3, State parties and allied groups will hold events across the country to kick off Resistance Summer.<\/p>\n
\u00b7 From June 14-17, the DNC will hold a national training summit where we will train hundreds of organizers and fellows.<\/p>\n
Attached please find a one-pager with additional information about the program.<\/p>\n
More information about the Resistance Summer program will be released at a later date.<\/p>\n
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