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    Grassroots Collaborative unites eight member-based organizations in Illinois in order to create policy change on local and statewide levels.
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    We are a coalition of organizations that build the power of their members and communities, share a vision of social transformation rooted in racial and economic justice, and commit to each other’s fights over the long haul.

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    Leading Coalitions

    Grassroots Collaborative, along with its member organizations, help lead multiple coalition spaces including the People’s Unity Platform, the IL Green New Deal Coalition and the Illinois Revenue Alliance.
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    Popular Education

    We host popular education workshops that connect our shared fights and an annual arts fellowship that centers cultural organizing in movement campaigns.
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    Leading Campaigns

    We lead bold and innovative campaigns that expand people’s imagination of what’s possible and inspire action.
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    Impact

    Transforming Communities Through Collective Action

    $135M

    Won to establish a green social housing pilot program in Chicago

    125,000

    Community members across our member organizations to achieve transformative change in Illinois

    50+

    Community and labor organizations actively participating in GC-led coalitions
    By bringing together organizations across movements, especially labor and community, we have built a broad and deep base necessary for fighting the corporate interests working against all of our constituencies.

    What Our Community is Saying

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    “Being part of Grassroots Collaborative has strengthened Action Now’s ability to fight for real change in Chicago. The Collaborative brings together organizations that share a vision for justice and gives us the collective power, strategy, and support to take on the biggest challenges our communities face. Through this network, we’ve built deeper relationships, developed stronger leaders, and moved campaigns that make a real difference for working families across the city.” 
    Jackee Pruitt, Executive Director, Action Now
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    Grassroots Collaborative unites eight membership-based organizations in Illinois in order to create policy change on local and statewide levels.

    637 S Dearborn Street Chicago, IL 60605
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