State Voices
@statevoices.bsky.social
The country’s largest nonpartisan network of state affiliates fighting for freedom and political power for marginalized people.
“The economy is still the defining issue for Americans. And it is more important than ever for philanthropy to step up and fill the gap to fight for working people ahead of 2026.” Read the case from State Voices President Alexis Anderson-Reed in @insidephilanthropy.com
It’s Still the Economy for Voters. Here’s What That Means for Funders
The economy is the defining issue for Americans, Alexis Anderson-Reed of State Voices writes. That’s why funding needs to reach organizations positioned to deliver wins for working people.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“The economy is still the defining issue for Americans. And it is more important than ever for philanthropy to step up and fill the gap to fight for working people ahead of 2026.” Read the case from State Voices President Alexis Anderson-Reed in @insidephilanthropy.com
Billionaires got tax cuts. Workers got tariffs, slashed SNAP, and Medicaid cuts. The rich are spending beyond inflation while everyone else is just barely keeping up. Philanthropy: it’s time to fund the folks on the ground. 💸✊🏾
It’s Still the Economy for Voters. Here’s What That Means for Funders
The economy is the defining issue for Americans, Alexis Anderson-Reed of State Voices writes. That’s why funding needs to reach organizations positioned to deliver wins for working people.
www.insidephilanthropy.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Billionaires got tax cuts. Workers got tariffs, slashed SNAP, and Medicaid cuts. The rich are spending beyond inflation while everyone else is just barely keeping up. Philanthropy: it’s time to fund the folks on the ground. 💸✊🏾
📢 Everybody deserves care, not just billionaires!
We’re demanding real change, not pocket change. It’s time for working people to benefit from America’s economic growth — the growth that we power, every day. Join the call for #RealChangeNotPocketChange ⬇️
www.statevoices.org/real-change/
We’re demanding real change, not pocket change. It’s time for working people to benefit from America’s economic growth — the growth that we power, every day. Join the call for #RealChangeNotPocketChange ⬇️
www.statevoices.org/real-change/
October 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
📢 Everybody deserves care, not just billionaires!
We’re demanding real change, not pocket change. It’s time for working people to benefit from America’s economic growth — the growth that we power, every day. Join the call for #RealChangeNotPocketChange ⬇️
www.statevoices.org/real-change/
We’re demanding real change, not pocket change. It’s time for working people to benefit from America’s economic growth — the growth that we power, every day. Join the call for #RealChangeNotPocketChange ⬇️
www.statevoices.org/real-change/
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At BMMA, we’re deeply committed to ensuring this workforce continues to thrive, by providing the tools, trainings, research, & resources needed to strengthen their impact in communities nationwide.
This photo, captured at #BMHC24, reflects the heart of this movement.
Join us: bit.ly/bmmagiving
This photo, captured at #BMHC24, reflects the heart of this movement.
Join us: bit.ly/bmmagiving
October 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
At BMMA, we’re deeply committed to ensuring this workforce continues to thrive, by providing the tools, trainings, research, & resources needed to strengthen their impact in communities nationwide.
This photo, captured at #BMHC24, reflects the heart of this movement.
Join us: bit.ly/bmmagiving
This photo, captured at #BMHC24, reflects the heart of this movement.
Join us: bit.ly/bmmagiving
Everybody should eat, not just billionaires.
42 million people rely on #SNAP to sustain their basic needs.
Please look up mutual aid networks in your community to help make sure we can all survive. We can eat together, learn together, and fight for our rights together.
42 million people rely on #SNAP to sustain their basic needs.
Please look up mutual aid networks in your community to help make sure we can all survive. We can eat together, learn together, and fight for our rights together.
October 27, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Everybody should eat, not just billionaires.
42 million people rely on #SNAP to sustain their basic needs.
Please look up mutual aid networks in your community to help make sure we can all survive. We can eat together, learn together, and fight for our rights together.
42 million people rely on #SNAP to sustain their basic needs.
Please look up mutual aid networks in your community to help make sure we can all survive. We can eat together, learn together, and fight for our rights together.
Our hearts are full with gratitude! Shout out to all who made #CSC2025 a huge success💙👏🏾
We’re still buzzing from #CSC2025! 🐝💛
Hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social, the event brought 300+ organizers, technologists & movement builders together in Milwaukee for 4 days of learning, creativity & collective care.
📸 Photo credit: @ropeline.bsky.social/Eric Elofson #ChangemakerSkillsCamp
Hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social, the event brought 300+ organizers, technologists & movement builders together in Milwaukee for 4 days of learning, creativity & collective care.
📸 Photo credit: @ropeline.bsky.social/Eric Elofson #ChangemakerSkillsCamp
October 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Our hearts are full with gratitude! Shout out to all who made #CSC2025 a huge success💙👏🏾
“We’ve seen leaders in charge not deliver on kitchen table issues that matter, and we have to change that,” –Mishara Davis, SV director of issue & electoral organizing
“No Kings is one way we can really bring the change that we’re hoping to see to the community.”
“No Kings is one way we can really bring the change that we’re hoping to see to the community.”
“Never Surrender”: No Kings Takes On Special Urgency in Chicago
“We love America. Donald Trump, stay the hell out of Chicago,” said JB Pritzker from the event, which drew an estimated 100,000 protesters.
www.vanityfair.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“We’ve seen leaders in charge not deliver on kitchen table issues that matter, and we have to change that,” –Mishara Davis, SV director of issue & electoral organizing
“No Kings is one way we can really bring the change that we’re hoping to see to the community.”
“No Kings is one way we can really bring the change that we’re hoping to see to the community.”
The #NoKings rallies that took place over the past weekend were meant to send a clear message to the federal government. Such demonstrations are opportunities for people to learn more about actions they can take to resist authoritarianism and get civically engaged year-round.
Millions are marching on Oct 18 for #NoKingsDay, a nationwide protest against authoritarianism. In our latest Q&A, @statevoices.bsky.social CEO Alexis Anderson-Reed describes how their network across 32 states is turning resistance into real civic power. #noking wordinblack.com/2025/10/no-k...
'No Kings' Is the Message. Collective Action Is the Plan
State Voices CEO Alexis Anderson-Reed says people have the power.
wordinblack.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The #NoKings rallies that took place over the past weekend were meant to send a clear message to the federal government. Such demonstrations are opportunities for people to learn more about actions they can take to resist authoritarianism and get civically engaged year-round.
Power to the people, or to billionaires and self-serving politicians? Today, we’re joining thousands across the country to show who the real power belongs to.
Join us to say NO to kings, and YES to real change.
Find a #NoKings event near you: bit.ly/NoKings-SV
Join us to say NO to kings, and YES to real change.
Find a #NoKings event near you: bit.ly/NoKings-SV
October 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Power to the people, or to billionaires and self-serving politicians? Today, we’re joining thousands across the country to show who the real power belongs to.
Join us to say NO to kings, and YES to real change.
Find a #NoKings event near you: bit.ly/NoKings-SV
Join us to say NO to kings, and YES to real change.
Find a #NoKings event near you: bit.ly/NoKings-SV
When dictators' silence. We fight back louder. On Oct 18, communities everywhere stand for dignity, equality, and freedom. Join a #NoKings event near you: www.nokings.org#map
October 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When dictators' silence. We fight back louder. On Oct 18, communities everywhere stand for dignity, equality, and freedom. Join a #NoKings event near you: www.nokings.org#map
Fair maps empower voters to choose their elected leaders, not the other way around.
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Callais v. Louisiana case, and the incredible advocates and organizers at the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice showed up in full effect.✊🏾
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Callais v. Louisiana case, and the incredible advocates and organizers at the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice showed up in full effect.✊🏾
October 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Fair maps empower voters to choose their elected leaders, not the other way around.
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Callais v. Louisiana case, and the incredible advocates and organizers at the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice showed up in full effect.✊🏾
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Callais v. Louisiana case, and the incredible advocates and organizers at the Power Coalition for Equity and Justice showed up in full effect.✊🏾
We need real solutions and real change, not pocket change that traps us in the same paycheck-to-paycheck cycle. It’s time for working people to benefit from the economic growth that we power, every day.
Join us to fight for #RealChangeNotPocketChange
www.statevoices.org/real-change/
Join us to fight for #RealChangeNotPocketChange
www.statevoices.org/real-change/
October 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
We need real solutions and real change, not pocket change that traps us in the same paycheck-to-paycheck cycle. It’s time for working people to benefit from the economic growth that we power, every day.
Join us to fight for #RealChangeNotPocketChange
www.statevoices.org/real-change/
Join us to fight for #RealChangeNotPocketChange
www.statevoices.org/real-change/
Happening Tomorrow! 📆
State Voices, is hosting a series of movement-wide learning calls to inform on relevant issues both in the states and nationally. October's call focuses on Housing Justice. Join us on Tuesday, Oct 7 @ 12 noon!
Register here: www.mobilize.us/svtrainings/...
State Voices, is hosting a series of movement-wide learning calls to inform on relevant issues both in the states and nationally. October's call focuses on Housing Justice. Join us on Tuesday, Oct 7 @ 12 noon!
Register here: www.mobilize.us/svtrainings/...
October 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Happening Tomorrow! 📆
State Voices, is hosting a series of movement-wide learning calls to inform on relevant issues both in the states and nationally. October's call focuses on Housing Justice. Join us on Tuesday, Oct 7 @ 12 noon!
Register here: www.mobilize.us/svtrainings/...
State Voices, is hosting a series of movement-wide learning calls to inform on relevant issues both in the states and nationally. October's call focuses on Housing Justice. Join us on Tuesday, Oct 7 @ 12 noon!
Register here: www.mobilize.us/svtrainings/...
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🌟 Shoutout to our #ChangemakerSkillsCamp sponsors—Democratic Data Exchange, Personified, Civic Shout Foundation & Change Agent—for fueling learning & connection for the movement.
#CSC2025, hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social, kicks off in Milwaukee Oct 14–17—we can’t wait to welcome everyone!
#CSC2025, hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social, kicks off in Milwaukee Oct 14–17—we can’t wait to welcome everyone!
October 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🌟 Shoutout to our #ChangemakerSkillsCamp sponsors—Democratic Data Exchange, Personified, Civic Shout Foundation & Change Agent—for fueling learning & connection for the movement.
#CSC2025, hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social, kicks off in Milwaukee Oct 14–17—we can’t wait to welcome everyone!
#CSC2025, hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social, kicks off in Milwaukee Oct 14–17—we can’t wait to welcome everyone!
“We want to understand what they care about, the ways they've been affected by housing injustice, and give them opportunities to get involved, to do something about it with this campaign,”
— Immanual Tesfai, field organizer for Welcome Home Kentucky
— Immanual Tesfai, field organizer for Welcome Home Kentucky
Group looks to address Kentucky’s housing insecurity issues with door-to-door campaign
A group of advocates are looking to find ways to make housing more affordable and secure across Kentucky.
www.weku.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
“We want to understand what they care about, the ways they've been affected by housing injustice, and give them opportunities to get involved, to do something about it with this campaign,”
— Immanual Tesfai, field organizer for Welcome Home Kentucky
— Immanual Tesfai, field organizer for Welcome Home Kentucky
We know the attacks on democracy that happen in the South ripple across the nation, and the expansion of data centers that endanger Black, brown & working class communities follow this trend.
Check out the powerful report from @mediajustice.bsky.social:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Check out the powerful report from @mediajustice.bsky.social:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
TODAY, we're launching The People Say No: Resisting Data Centers in the South, our report dedicated to exposing data center harms in the South and how our people are fighting back.
Read the full report, including case studies from 5 southern states:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Read the full report, including case studies from 5 southern states:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
September 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We know the attacks on democracy that happen in the South ripple across the nation, and the expansion of data centers that endanger Black, brown & working class communities follow this trend.
Check out the powerful report from @mediajustice.bsky.social:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
Check out the powerful report from @mediajustice.bsky.social:
bit.ly/nodatacenters
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"We may not all participate in the festivities with flag-waving fervor. . . . Some may . . . observe the anniversary with hopes not realized and promises not fulfilled." -- Thurgood Marshall, 1987
Free resources to #TeachTruth on #ConstitutionDay (Sept. 17) ➡️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...
Free resources to #TeachTruth on #ConstitutionDay (Sept. 17) ➡️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...
September 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
"We may not all participate in the festivities with flag-waving fervor. . . . Some may . . . observe the anniversary with hopes not realized and promises not fulfilled." -- Thurgood Marshall, 1987
Free resources to #TeachTruth on #ConstitutionDay (Sept. 17) ➡️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...
Free resources to #TeachTruth on #ConstitutionDay (Sept. 17) ➡️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-t...
National Voter Registration Day isn’t just a civic holiday. It’s an opportunity to organize our communities ahead of the next opportunity to make our voices heard. We stay ready so we don’t have to get ready!🗳️
Check your voter registration:
register.rockthevote.com/registrants/...
Check your voter registration:
register.rockthevote.com/registrants/...
September 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
National Voter Registration Day isn’t just a civic holiday. It’s an opportunity to organize our communities ahead of the next opportunity to make our voices heard. We stay ready so we don’t have to get ready!🗳️
Check your voter registration:
register.rockthevote.com/registrants/...
Check your voter registration:
register.rockthevote.com/registrants/...
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On #NationalVoterRegistrationDay we’re reminded that democracy isn’t a spectator sport!
September 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
On #NationalVoterRegistrationDay we’re reminded that democracy isn’t a spectator sport!
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🌟 Big shoutout to our #CSC2025 sponsors—GetThru, Hustle, the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation & @openfieldco.bsky.social—for fueling hands-on learning & connection across the movement.
🎟️ Registration for CSC—co-hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social—closes tonight!
🔗 Sign up now: buff.ly/MQm7rTC
🎟️ Registration for CSC—co-hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social—closes tonight!
🔗 Sign up now: buff.ly/MQm7rTC
September 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
🌟 Big shoutout to our #CSC2025 sponsors—GetThru, Hustle, the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation & @openfieldco.bsky.social—for fueling hands-on learning & connection across the movement.
🎟️ Registration for CSC—co-hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social—closes tonight!
🔗 Sign up now: buff.ly/MQm7rTC
🎟️ Registration for CSC—co-hosted by TMC & @statevoices.bsky.social—closes tonight!
🔗 Sign up now: buff.ly/MQm7rTC
This fall is ushering in one of the biggest moments for a multiracial democracy this year. Changemaker Skills Camp 2025🔥
Don’t miss the opportunity to deepen your power, knowledge and community. Join State Voices & @themvmtcoop.bsky.social for #CSC2025!
Registration ends Sept 15⌛ buff.ly/mOzoirV
Don’t miss the opportunity to deepen your power, knowledge and community. Join State Voices & @themvmtcoop.bsky.social for #CSC2025!
Registration ends Sept 15⌛ buff.ly/mOzoirV
September 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This fall is ushering in one of the biggest moments for a multiracial democracy this year. Changemaker Skills Camp 2025🔥
Don’t miss the opportunity to deepen your power, knowledge and community. Join State Voices & @themvmtcoop.bsky.social for #CSC2025!
Registration ends Sept 15⌛ buff.ly/mOzoirV
Don’t miss the opportunity to deepen your power, knowledge and community. Join State Voices & @themvmtcoop.bsky.social for #CSC2025!
Registration ends Sept 15⌛ buff.ly/mOzoirV
Systemic barriers prevent many Disabled folks from accessing their right to vote. True voter access is vital to creating the democracy we deserve.
Make your plan to “Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!” today! www.aapd.com/disability-voting-rights-week/
#DisabilityVotingRightsWeek #RevUp2025
Make your plan to “Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!” today! www.aapd.com/disability-voting-rights-week/
#DisabilityVotingRightsWeek #RevUp2025
September 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Systemic barriers prevent many Disabled folks from accessing their right to vote. True voter access is vital to creating the democracy we deserve.
Make your plan to “Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!” today! www.aapd.com/disability-voting-rights-week/
#DisabilityVotingRightsWeek #RevUp2025
Make your plan to “Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power!” today! www.aapd.com/disability-voting-rights-week/
#DisabilityVotingRightsWeek #RevUp2025
This election season, our friends at #WeEngageVA are powering Virginia’s largest nonpartisan voter protection effort.
You can join this movement by becoming a Voter Advocate volunteer! Learn more about VA’s trainings and upcoming volunteer opportunities🗳️:
www.protectthevoteva.org/learn-more
You can join this movement by becoming a Voter Advocate volunteer! Learn more about VA’s trainings and upcoming volunteer opportunities🗳️:
www.protectthevoteva.org/learn-more
September 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This election season, our friends at #WeEngageVA are powering Virginia’s largest nonpartisan voter protection effort.
You can join this movement by becoming a Voter Advocate volunteer! Learn more about VA’s trainings and upcoming volunteer opportunities🗳️:
www.protectthevoteva.org/learn-more
You can join this movement by becoming a Voter Advocate volunteer! Learn more about VA’s trainings and upcoming volunteer opportunities🗳️:
www.protectthevoteva.org/learn-more
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⏳ 1 week left to register for #CSC2025!
Join us & @statevoices.bsky.social for four days of peer learning, skill-building & strategy with changemakers from across the movement.
🎟️ Early-bird pricing is still in effect thru tomorrow, Sept 9, & ticket sales close Sept 15.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/mOzoirV
Join us & @statevoices.bsky.social for four days of peer learning, skill-building & strategy with changemakers from across the movement.
🎟️ Early-bird pricing is still in effect thru tomorrow, Sept 9, & ticket sales close Sept 15.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/mOzoirV
September 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
⏳ 1 week left to register for #CSC2025!
Join us & @statevoices.bsky.social for four days of peer learning, skill-building & strategy with changemakers from across the movement.
🎟️ Early-bird pricing is still in effect thru tomorrow, Sept 9, & ticket sales close Sept 15.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/mOzoirV
Join us & @statevoices.bsky.social for four days of peer learning, skill-building & strategy with changemakers from across the movement.
🎟️ Early-bird pricing is still in effect thru tomorrow, Sept 9, & ticket sales close Sept 15.
🔗 Register: buff.ly/mOzoirV
💥 DC is powerful. DC is connected. 💥We refuse to be threatened.
March with us tomorrow, Sept 6 to tell the Trump administration: This is our city. 11 AM @ Malcolm X Park More at weareallDC.com
#WeAreAllDC
March with us tomorrow, Sept 6 to tell the Trump administration: This is our city. 11 AM @ Malcolm X Park More at weareallDC.com
#WeAreAllDC
September 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
💥 DC is powerful. DC is connected. 💥We refuse to be threatened.
March with us tomorrow, Sept 6 to tell the Trump administration: This is our city. 11 AM @ Malcolm X Park More at weareallDC.com
#WeAreAllDC
March with us tomorrow, Sept 6 to tell the Trump administration: This is our city. 11 AM @ Malcolm X Park More at weareallDC.com
#WeAreAllDC