Introducing a New Series – 15 Years: Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Going

We are excited to debut a new multimedia series sharing lessons on practicing PB from our staff, board, practitioners, and field of participants that we believe are important to reflect on now.
PBP 2024 Winter Newsletter

Our next newsletter has landed! We are excited to take a moment to offer some exciting updates from our circles, give you the latest, and share what we’ve been up to this winter.
PBP 2024 Highlights

2024 has been a full year for our organization, as we have navigated transitions and taken on new opportunities with our democracy work. Check out our highlights from the year!
Post-Election Reflection: A Thread of Hope for Us Democracy Nerds

Post election, our Development Manager Jane pulled on intriguing threads of unmet needs, the MAGA movement, democracy, and how PB can begin to build the mass movement for justice and democracy.
PBP Summer 2024 Newsletter

As the seasons change, we are excited to take a moment to reflect on the beginning of 2024, share a bit about what we’ve been up to, and let you know how you can get involved as we welcome spring.
PBP Spring 2024 Newsletter

As the seasons change, we are excited to take a moment to reflect on the beginning of 2024, share a bit about what we’ve been up to, and let you know how you can get involved as we welcome spring.
Tools for Participatory Democracy: Spectrum of Community Engagement to Ownership

The Spectrum of Community Engagement to Community Ownership is a valuable organizing tool we can use it to grow our practice of participatory democracy and push for greater community-led decision making.
Seattle PB – We’re in Proposal Development!

Community Idea Collection is finished! Community members came together and put forward over 475 ideas for the Seattle People’s Budget. ???????????????????????? We are now officially in the Proposal Development phase (August 14 – September 15) of the participatory budgeting process! Our budget delegates are diligently collaborating with city department officials to turn your ideas into […]
The 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.
PBP 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 team retreat. We laughed, we bowled, we shared our dreams for democracy, and we learned about local issues from community leaders. The retreat gave us an important opportunity to build and strengthen our relationships with one […]