ABOUT GEORGIA STAND-UP
Georgia Strategic Alliance for New Directions and Unified Policies (STAND-UP) was founded in 2004 as a community-labor partnership to build the political and economic power of Black working families and youth in Atlanta and across Georgia. As a "think and act tank,” STAND-UP stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the local community to tackle their most pressing issues surrounding affordable housing, economic development, accessible healthcare, transit equity, and political empowerment. Through leadership training, civic education, voter registration, and GOTV (Get Out the Vote) mobilization, STAND-UP employs proven strategies to foster progressive power in the South. STAND-UP operates on the prici STAND-UP operates on the principle of seeding communities with movement-building skills. Over 400 local leaders have been trained through STAND-UP's Policy Institute for Civic Leadership, upgrading the capacity of minority communities to engage on key issues, hold elective leaders accountable, and hold elective leaders accountable, and provide a pipeline of candidates
qualified to contest for elective office and push progressive reforms. This robust grassroots network played a crucial role in key electoral outcomes, including flipping Georgia in the 2020 election, re-electing the state's first Black senator in 2022, and establishing a broad base of local elected officials throughout the state.
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