Our Vision

We believe that effective activism is vital, now more than ever. We face huge risks because of the intransigence of white supremacy, extremes of economic inequality, disparate access to healthcare, the rapid pace of climate change, and attacks on democracy—all showing the insufficiency of our old social compact to address our current needs.  As worker rights and healthcare activist Ai-Jen Poo notes, what’s at stake now is “everything that we believe in and count on.”

And we have a tremendous opportunity right now. We can turn things in a better direction, standing on the shoulders of experienced activists and drawing on the energy of new and young activists. More and more people have shown they are willing to take action based on their convictions.

But wanting to take action is not the same as knowing what action to take, and that is where APT can help. We share the view of antiracist activist and teacher Ibram X. Kendi: “An activist produces power and policy change, not [just] mental change.” To this end, APT offers strategic organizing and policy advice to grassroots groups. Through our newsletter, Effective Activism, APT also connects individuals to grassroots-led campaigns so they can help win needed policy or budget changes.

Activism challenges us to ask tough questions about whether we are living out our values. By joining the APT community, you join a group of individuals committed to effective activism—to demonstrating, in the words of activist and scholar bell hooks, our “love in action.”

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