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Seattle People’s Budget Vote Phase Launches Oct 1st!
From October 1st-14th, public voting will open on Seattle’s $27 million participatory budgeting process. Join us at Washington Hall on Sunday, October 1st from 12 – 4 PM for $27 Million Dollar Vote, our voting kick off celebration!
Read MoreSeattle PB – We’re in Proposal Development!
Join us this Saturday for the $27 Million Community Check-In. We also invite you to share your comments on community ideas that have been moved to the proposal development phase using our online idea collection portal.
Read MorePeople’s Budgets 101 Webinar: Radically Re-imagining Democracy
We recently sat in conversation with community advocates Megan Castillo (Los Angeles) and Andrew Krinks (Nashville) to unpack People’s Budgets, understand their connections to participatory budgeting and democracy, and discuss how the movement can continue to grow.
Read MoreSeattle PB Idea Collection is Live!
Join us at our $27 million dollar PB cookout on July 23rd and share your ideas. There are also several other events coming up where you can submit ideas. Our online idea collection portal will open soon!
Read MoreDisability Justice Trainings: Come With a Question
What is a disability? How do we listen well and ask good questions when answers aren’t easy? In this piece, our Development Manager Jane DeRonne explores the questions about ableism and disability that emerged for her during our team’s Disability Justice trainings, led by People’s Hub.
Read MoreThe Beauty of Intergenerational Activism in LA
Los Angeles Advocacy Manager Edna Sandoval used our recent staff retreat as an opportunity to reflect on LA’s rich history of activism and the experience of witnessing both young and elderly advocates speak to our team.
Read MorePBP May Staff Retreat in Downtown LA
A few weeks ago, our staff got the chance to meet in person in downtown LA for an action-packed week of connections, strategy, and engagement with local community leaders!
Read MoreSeattle PB Updates: June 2023
The Seattle PB process is shifting into the Design phase with new developments and the launch of budget delegate applications. Read the latest!
Read More¡Para LA Repair, Abril de 2023 es el Mes del Voto!
Este abril es el Mes del Voto para el primer ciclo del proceso de presupuesto participativo de LA REPAIR (por sus siglas en inglés). Tres de nuestros cuatro miembros del equipo, Edna, Michael y Robbie, tuvieron la oportunidad de ayudar a promover el voto en la ciudad de Los Ángeles unas semanas atrás. También pudieron conocer a algunos de los líderes comunitarios que están promoviendo el voto en este proceso de base.
Read MoreFor LA REPAIR, April 2023 is Vote Month!
This April is Vote Month for the first cycle of the LA REPAIR participatory budgeting process. Three of our staff members, Edna, Michael, and Robbie, had the opportunity a few weeks ago to help get out the vote in Los Angeles and meet some of the community leaders on the ground powering this community-led process.
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