Your Shot of Courage for July 2022
The California Legislature is currently on Summer recess – returning in Aug. Lawmakers adopted a $300 billion dollar state budget, that will provide refunds to most taxpayers in the state, … Continued
Author: Angela Chavez
The Future of Abortion Access
The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization – which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey – ending the right to safe and legal … Continued
COURAGE CALIFORNIA RESPONDS TO SCOTUS DECISION: Calls on Senate to End the Filibuster and Protect Access to Safe Abortions
Los Angeles — In response to the Supreme Court of the United States overturning Roe v. Wade and ending American’s constitutional right to abortion, California’s largest progressive organization, Courage California, … Continued
Courage California Celebrates Tina McKinnor Joining Assembly
Courage California is excited that endorsed candidate, Tina McKinnor, won her Assembly District 62 special election and was seated Monday, June 20. Courage California has witnessed Tina McKinnor’s tireless and … Continued
Criminal Justice and Community Safety, Pt 2: Healed People Heal People
LisaMarie Betancourt interviews two Central Valley healing justice advocates, community organizer Grisanti Valencia & Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Gidai Maaza. What roles are communities currently occupying in public safety? … Continued
Californians Demand and Deserve Community Investments: 2022-23 Budget Proposal
Courage California stands in support of our progressive partners and their budget priorities. We urge California’s legislative leadership to incorporate the following key items in the 2022-23 State Budget, and … Continued
Tell the Senate to act on gun legislation
Here we are again. As victims from Buffalo, NY, and Laguna Woods, CA, are still being mourned, the death toll from gun violence in the United States has risen yet … Continued
Latinx Voters key to Dems flipping Central Valley seats & keeping U.S. House
SactoPolitico | May 22, 2022 | Irene Kao and Hatzune Aguilar Central Valley birthed the United Farm Workers, whose organizing leadership continues to define California. Yet, the region has long … Continued
‘Democrats had better get their act together’: Efforts to combat inflation aren’t resonating with Latino voters
Joe Garofoli | San Francisco Chronicle | May 15, 2022 … A similar enthusiasm gap story is unfolding in two Central Valley congressional districts, according to a survey that the … Continued
Central Valley congressional races provide rare opportunity to flip historically red districts
Central Valley voters in Congressional Districts 21 and 22 don’t know who is running for Congress, lack party loyalty, and plan to vote on June 7 Courage California partnered with … Continued