Building a Statewide Stand Up Nebraska Campaign
Outreach efforts asking Nebraskans to stand up for democracy by publicly endorsing the “Defend Our Democracy” open letter proved to be very success in both the Scottsbluff and the Lincoln areas. Many Nebraskans were eager to publicly endorse the open letter calling for Congress to defense our democracy. They were also to willing to write a check to help provide the funding to purchase the newspaper ads displaying their names. Since the publishing the original open letter advertisements, concerned Nebraskans from across the state have stepped forward to add their names as endorsing the open letter — an overall total of endorsements so far is over 2,000.
Based on these shared grassroots organizing experiences, pro-democracy activists in Scottsbluff and Lincoln have decided to join together to explore the possibilities of a statewide campaign of local pro-democracy activists. We are now in the process of talking with activists groups across Nebraska to explore ways that we might work together to make sure the voices of concerned Nebraskans are heard. This process takes time, and it is now on-going, but in the meantime below are some links that provide some perspective on what might be possible.
Shared Sense of Mission and Principles
Draft of our current strategic plan — your comments and feedback are welcome.
If you find this vision of collaborative statewide grassroots outreach and organizing attractive, please consider joining us. We will try to keep you in the loop. Please keep in mind that the Stand Up Nebraska Campaign is entirely volunteer driven and staffed, so sometimes it takes us awhile to respond.