Our Revolution Announces Formation of Board

[Donkees]

WASHINGTON -- Our Revolution on Monday announced the formation of its board. The diverse coalition of eleven former elected officials, organizational leaders and grassroots activists join the board to continue the work they started as volunteers and surrogates for Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign, mobilizing progressives across the country to transform American politics.

"I am proud to join the board and continue volunteering for Our Revolution. Bernie's transformative campaign was just the beginning,” said civil rights leader Ben Jealous. “We now have to follow through on our promises to help pass criminal justice reform, the $15 minimum wage and climate change legislation while stopping our endless wars and the TPP, and electing true progressives from the Deep South to the Northwest.”

“I am proud to continue this work with Our Revolution, because this is the work worth doing,” said former Ohio state Sen. Nina Turner. “We are focused on the mission of transforming our political landscape issue by issue and candidate by candidate. It is through our unity and engagement that we continue to tap into this awakened consciousness which has the power to transform our country for generations to come.

“Some of us have spent years working for civil rights, against discrimination and hate crimes. Some of us have worked for workers’ rights, a fair economy, or protecting our environment. Some of us are immigrants, others born here,” said Board Chair Larry Cohen. “But we all have something in common: we want to protect human rights here in the United States and globally.”

“I'm incredibly excited to continue the work that Bernie and so many others started in order to further our shared progressive agenda,” said former Nevada Assemblywoman Lucy Flores. “It's truly an honor to work alongside the talented Our Revolution board and staff, who are as committed as I am to the future of our political movement.”

Full board list below:

Nina Turner - Fmr. Ohio State Senator
Deborah Parker - Native American Leader
Ben Jealous - Civil Rights Leader
Jim Hightower - Political Leader, National Radio Commentator & Writer
Jim Zogby - Arab American Human Rights Leader
Huck Gutman - Former Chief of Staff for Senator Bernie Sanders
Jane Kleeb - Environmental Activist
Lucy Flores - Fmr. Nevada Assemblywoman
Larry Cohen - Labor
Catalina Velasquez - Immigration, Reproductive Justice and Trans Queer Liberation Activist
Shailene Woodley - Actress and Environmental Activist

https://ourrevolution.com/press/our-revolution-announces-formation-of-board

[dae]

1. I like the ones I'm familiar with, will have to read up on a few of them.

Overall, excellent start for our revolution.

[Phlem]

2. This is going to be awesome! :)

Can't wait!

[senz]

3. I am in awe of the Bernie love in this group.

I don't even know how to express the way it makes me feel. It's like a return to a place in the past we've been cast out of.

Lately around the internet, I'm finding nothing but cynicism and ugliness toward anything and everything Bernie. It seems now we're back in the fight, back on the train, back on the chain gang. Voices of reason are drowned out by attack posts that get in the house like a pigeon from hell, throw sand in our eyes and descend like flies, put us back on the train, back on the chain gang.

It has become nearly unbearable. TPTB that force us to live like we do bring me to my knees. But I can get back up. Fuck 'em.

Thank you, Donkees. Thank you, loyal Bernie supporters. Thank you, Autumn, for keeping this tiny oasis going.

For any locals that take pleasure in this, I use the word oasis very, very advisedly.

[Donkees]

4. "Create a Nation based on love, that we all know we can become" - Bernie Sanders

Bernie is the oasis. Thank you, senz.

[bettyellen]

5. The 501c4 status is a slap in the face. Wow.

Definately continues a pattern of non-transparency that is unacceptable.
Brand New Congress is doing it right. These guys- Shalene Whasserface? Nope.

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. Come on. I think having a millenial on the board is appropriate. n/t

[bettyellen]

7. Don't even talk to me about that science fiction starring feminist denouncing boring

Woman. Her biggest sin is being boring as fuck, in my book. And as usual that is coupled with being a dunbass.

[Autumn]

8. Please keep in mind where you are posting, no reason to be rude about her. TIA

[bettyellen]

9. I'm wondering why you defend the CT loving anti feminst twit? This ain't JPR....

Did you lose your way? We don't celebrate people who lie about our candidate anywhere at DU.

[Autumn]

10. Got news for you, I belong right here just like you I am a donating member.

You however are in the wrong place, this is a protected group so I helped you out of our group.
I don't need to protect anyone. There's not a politician on this earth that needs my protection, it's about your behavior in our group.