“The Frontline is a new initiative from the Working Families Party and the Movement for Black Lives Electoral Justice Project that aims to forge a Black-led, multiracial coalition that can carry forward the energy of the uprising – “the largest social movement in U.S. history” – in both electoral and non-electoral forms.
Maurice Mitchell, National Director of Working Families Party, stressed the stakes in 2020 and explained The Frontline’s use-every-tool-in-the-tool-box approach:
“Every four years there’s a chorus of voices that say, ‘This is the most important election of our lifetime.’ This year, I’m one of those voices. The stakes could not be higher.
“In the midst of unprecedented crises, millions of people have taken to the streets to support and flank the Movement for Black Lives and focus on ending systemic violence and racism against Black folks. We’ve seen how powerful it can be when the movement in the streets is channeled into the polls. Amid a pandemic when voting was literally a risk to people’s lives, movement candidates like Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush shocked the establishment.
“But electoral power alone will not get us free. Protests alone are insufficient. We need to vote. We need to protest. We need to organize. We need to study. We need to strike. And then we need to protest again.”
THE FRONTLINE NEEDS PPL READY FOR ACTION!!!!
1)WE NEED PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO HOST ACTIONS IN OUR CITIES
AT A MOMENTS NOTICE WE MUST BE WILLING TO MOVE
2) JOIN A DIRECT ACTION MEETING!!!
COME TO WEDNESDAY WEEKLY MASS CALLS (IT’S ONLINE! U CAN BE IN BED! AND PJS!!)
3) JOIN THE FRONTLINES TEXT TEAM (it’s rly fun actually as long as u dnt mind the occasional person telling you to kill urself lolol but we all exist on Tumblr so that’s not new) TEXT ACTION TO 30403!!!!
WE WILL NOT BE LIMITED BY THE ELECTORAL PROCESS
(We’re asking for donations too if u dnt wanna or cnt participate otherwise but wanna contribute!!)
text frontline to 30403
JOIN US ON THE FRONTLINE!!! if you need any help or have any confusion or anything feel free to dm me, I'm here to help!!
