Political Action SP10

Political Action is defined by the Merriam Webster Dictionary as a group formed (as by an industry or an issue-oriented organization) to raise and contribute money to the campaigns of candidates likely to advance the group's interests.<ref name="Merriam-Webster Web Dictionary">[1],Definition of Political Action.</ref>

Political Action Groups

Independent Progressive Politics Network

In the spring of 1995 several organizations issued a call for a National Independent Politics Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This summit was organized on the basis that corporations were gaining to much power and sway over the federal government. The Independent Progressive Politics Network (IPPN) is composed of organizations as well as individuals dedicated to a a national, non-sectarian, independent progressive political party, or an alliance of such parties, as an alternative to the corporate-controlled, Democratic/Republican system. IPPN's goal is that through unity they hope to accomplish an active opposition to racism, sexism, homophobia, economic class exploitation, age discrimination and all other forms of oppression and discrimination.<ref name="Independent Progressive Politics Network">[2],IPPN Mission Statement. </ref>IPPN operates under eleven principles of unity which are people's power, progressive unity, economic justice, economic democracy/worker's rights, political democracy, human rights for all people, equal justice, peace and anti-imperialism, sustainable environment, opposition to racism and sexism and support for diversity and equality, and political independence.<ref name="IPPN">[3],IPPN Principles of Unity. </ref>

Midwest Democracy Network

History

The Midwest Democracy network was created in 2005 in order to:

• Establish a (collective voice based on stregth in numbers for democracy reform across the Great Lakes region
• Create a regional focus on consistent reform themes to gain momentum for policy makers in other states
• Create a broad-based reform that provides an outlet for various organizations to partner on specific projects and promote good governance in the region
• Establish communication and collaboration between reform groups to share policy ideas and strategic approaches across state lines,
• Provide opportunities for Midwest advocates the advantage of cutting edge scholarship and legal research
• Create economies of scale permitting groups to do work collectively and regionally that none of them could likely do alone in their respective states

The Labor Party

Background

The New Party

Background

The New Party

The New Party was in existence from 1992 until 1998. They fought for a democratic revolution in the United States. The main purpose of the New Party was to make that revolution a reality.

Beliefs

The New Party believes that all people are created equal and should have equal opportunities in all aspects of their life irrespective of race, gender, place of birth, or family inheritance.

Action

To support their beliefs in “equality, freedom, and prosperity”, the New Party has the following principles

Project Vote

Project Vote was started in 1982 and is part of Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), which is a group of low/moderate income people that aims to organize and strengthen communities in the areas of social and economic justice.

Social Justice?

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