What’s New

August 1, 2022

If you live in an area that leans heavily Republican or Democrat, your primary is way more important than the November election! Learn more about why your primary vote could be the most important one you’ll cast all year.

July 5, 2022

We had the pleasure of speaking to Sara Weihmann, New Avenues’ Director of Social Enterprise, about ending youth homelessness in Portland, OR—and how running a Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shop fits in with New Avenues’ mission.

June 30, 2022

If you listen to cable TV pundits or spend a lot of time on social media you might think this country is more divided than it’s ever been. But the truth is that Americans agree on much more than we disagree. Want proof? Keep reading…

June 24, 2022

Overturning Roe v. Wade may change the law, but it doesn’t change what’s just. Here are 4 new things we can do to protect each other, protect our rights, and support the movement.

June 24, 2022

Overturning Roe v. Wade is just the beginning. Here’s what striking down that 50-year-old precedent may mean for other fundamental rights.

June 17, 2022

Juneteenth is the perfect day to learn more about America’s true history of slavery and racism and to get to work building a better future. We put together a resource guide to do just that.

June 6, 2022

The effects of climate change are creeping closer and closer to our daily lives. Now they’re even threatening our favorite ice cream flavors, and we are not happy about it.

May 26, 2022

Read our statement and take action now.

May 23, 2022

Anti-LGBTQ+ efforts underway in Florida, Texas, and elsewhere play politics with the very lives of gay and transgender youth and deny the existence of LGBTQ+ people. They must be stopped.

May 17, 2022

Read our statement. Read More - Silence is Not an Option: Our Statement on the Shooting in Buffalo Read More 

May 6, 2022

We’re celebrating Mother’s Day by supporting the National Bail Out Collective as they bring mothers home and help keep families together.

April 20, 2022

Cannabis is legal for recreational use in 18 states and medical use in 38, but hundreds of thousands of people are still getting arrested for possession every year. And most of them are Black. We know it doesn’t have to be that way.

April 20, 2022

Despite how many states are legalizing cannabis across the US, hundreds of thousands of people are still being arrested each year on cannabis-related charges and put behind bars. Crystal Munoz is one of them. This is her story.

April 18, 2022

Legalization is happening fast, but it hasn’t done anything to reduce the racial disparities in cannabis arrests. This 4/20, you can help change that.

April 14, 2022

It’s been a minute since we last checked in with Colin Kaepernick and his team to see what they were up to. We were amazed by what we heard. Here are some highlights!

March 7, 2022

A human-rights activist, a development and land rights expert, a think-tank founder and director, and the chair of our Board of Directors, Anuradha Mittal has been shattering glass ceilings her entire life. In honor of International Women’s Day, we spoke to her about her life, her work, and speaking truth to power.