Courage Campaign

A New Era for Progressive Politics in California

Power the Repeal of Prop 8: Contribute now to help us launch a people-powered campaign

Will you put your financial power behind the repeal of Prop 8 today? President-elect Obama’s campaign empowered millions of Americans to engage their friends, family and neighbors in meaningful discussions about the future of our country, in every state in America. And, with your support, that’s exactly what we want to do for marriage equality in every county in California.

Help stop Republican obstruction of California's budget: Send a letter to the editor

California’s projected $28 billion budget deficit is serious, but it is being made much worse by Republican obstruction. Progressives in the Legislature are working to implement a fair budget solution, but they will not be able to break Republican resistance without your help. Can you use our easy tool to send a letter right now and call for an end to Republican budget obstruction?

300,000 people and counting: Sign the pledge to repeal Prop 8 and restore marriage equality to California

This is our moment to stand strong together — gay and straight — and say that we refuse to accept a California where discrimination is enshrined in our state constitution. Please show your support by joining over 300,000 people who have pledged to support our campaign to repeal Prop 8 and restore marriage equality to California. Then forward the pledge on to your friends.

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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.

"Yacht Tax Loophole" closed after "Yacht Party" TV ad campaign targeting Republicans

Inspired by a blogger’s YouTube video, the Courage Campaign launched “Yacht Party” — a 30-second TV ad re-branding California Republicans as the “Yacht Party” for refusing to close a “yacht tax” loophole despite California’s massive $16 billion state budget deficit.

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.