Courage Campaign

Tell Dianne Feinstein to open up the public option to everyone

Clear majorities of Americans want the choice of a public health insurance option. There’s just one catch: you might not be able to choose it for yourself. Please sign our letter asking Senator Feinstein to support legislation to let anyone buy into the public option.

Tell Speaker Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid to end abusive practices by health insurance companies

Every day, thousands of Americans do battle against health insurance companies that mislead and mistreat their customers. Congress has the power to stop this abuse. Please sign our letter demanding that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid use all of their resources and power to deliver strong health care reform legislation for President Obama to sign.

Thank Sen. Boxer and Sen. Feinstein for their support of the public option.

The battle for health care reform and the public option is about to reach a decisive stage. We must ensure that Senators Boxer and Feinstein continue their support of a strong public option. Sign the letter from the Courage Campaign urging them to take leadership in the Senate.

Camp Courage: Sign-up for the Sacramento training November 7-8

Inspired by the “Camp Obama” trainings that powered neighbor-to-neighbor organizing across America in 2008, Camp Courage is an intensive two-day training designed to teach the principles and skills of community organizing to activists working to restore marriage equality to California. Sign-up for the Sacramento training, November 7-8.

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Video from Camp Courage East LA: Historic bilingual training attracts more than 200 participants

When the history of marriage equality in California is written, one significant turning point will be Camp Courage East Los Angeles — an unprecedented bilingual marriage equality training event in East LA that attracted more than 200 participants representing the deep diversity of the marriage equality movement. Camp Courage East LA followed tremendously successful events in Los Angeles, Fresno, San Diego and Oakland.

47,153 "Double Bubble" ballots counted following campaign to turnout 1.1 million DTS voters

The Courage Campaign waged a massive multimedia campaign to target 1.1 million independent “Decline-to-State” voters in California’s Democratic Party primary on Super Tuesday and then won an unprecedented voting rights victory after tens of thousands of Los Angeles County voters were disenfranchised by a flawed “double bubble” ballot.

Helped delay and stop wage cuts to 200,000 state workers

When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used the California budget crisis to slash the wages of nearly 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour, the Courage Campaign delivered 28,016 petition signatures to the Governor, produced two online videos, organized a statewide conference call, and produced and aired a TV ad — featuring Controller John Chiang — in support of his efforts to eventually stop the wage cuts.