Our Revolution

Our Revolution is an American progressive political action organization spun out of Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign to continue its work.

Background
The organization officially launched on August 24, 2016, designated as a 501(c)(4), with a presentation that was live-streamed online via YouTube to meetings across the country and shown by Free Speech TV.

The organization's mission is to educate voters about issues, get people involved in the political process, and work to organize and elect progressive candidates. Our Revolution is also the title of a book by Sanders released in November 2016.

Board of Our Revolution
On August 29, 2016 the board of Our Revolution was announced as:

 Larry Cohen (Chairman) – Labor
 Nina Turner – (President) Former 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 – Former Nevada Assemblywoman
 Catalina Velasquez – Immigration, Reproductive Justice and Trans Queer Liberation Activist
 Shailene Woodley – Actress and Environmental Activist

References

Category:Bernie Sanders
Category:Political organizations based in the United States