RESULTS is an organization where everyday people advocate for a world free of poverty and oppression.  We have campaigns that address domestic poverty issues and global crises.  In the US, we are advocating for making the Expanded Child Tax Credit permanent and a Renters Tax Credit.  Globally, we support ending tuberculosis, promoting maternal and child health and nutrition, and global education. RESULTS has proven to us that we can make a difference! RESULTS has taught us how to meet with and influence our members of Congress, get published, and reach out to our community to bring them into action. Last year, despite the unprecedented challenges we all faced, we made excellent progress on issues we care about. Advocacy keeps us hopeful!   2024 is ripe with opportunities to make a difference on the changes we need in our community, and the world, to end poverty. If you’re tired of feeling helpless check out the RESULTS group in Central Ohio.  Get connected to people who are learning together and taking action that makes a difference. Contact Ginnie Vogts at gvogts43@gmail.com for more information.  

I was asked by a friend and Progressive Democrat of America (PDA) Fellow Traveler to share my thoughts on how PDA will respond to yestersday's election results.  Here's what I wrote:

Tuesday’s election results were dire, but now is not the time for progressives to retreat. American society will be best served by a progressive movement that plays strong defense and offense.

Progressives must continue to be vigilant in defending democracy, the rule of law, and the constitutional republic. In order to be most effective on these matters, we should maintain our recent alliance with liberals and conservatives of conscience.

We must also lead in protecting the environment and vulnerable communities, both at home and abroad.  

Solidarity with organized labor will be a priority during Trump 2.0.  Unions will face a hostile National Labor Relations Board.  Vigilance will be required to preserve labor’s recent gains. When there’s a strike or an organizing drive, progressives must have a presence on the picket line, calling Trump’s bluff, exposing his contempt for labor. 

On October 28, the Israeli Knesset passed a second reading of two bills that effectively ban the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) from carrying out “any activity” in Israel and occupied Palestine.

 Simply put, the decision is catastrophic, because UNRWA is the main international body responsible for the welfare of millions of Palestinians throughout the occupied territories, and throughout much of the region.