The Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action is a grassroots, member-led, statewide community organization working with more than 15,000 members across California. ACCE is dedicated to raising the voices of everyday Californians, neighborhood by neighborhood, to fight for the policies and programs we need to improve our communities and create a brighter future.
Change from the bottom up: We take seriously our commitment to ground-up organizing to build a strong people’s movement that can create transformative community change. Our local neighborhood chapters and issue committees, led by ACCE Action member leaders, meet regularly to strategize and plan campaigns. Central to this work is the belief that there’s power in numbers and in collective action – ACCE Action members and their allies frequently “take to the streets” with rallies, town halls, and other actions to make their voices heard.
We are not alone. Our power comes from our numbers, our unity and our ability to create solidarity across race, language, and gender.
We don’t “give people fish, we teach people to fish.” Through leadership development and political education, ACCE leaders learn to organize their own communities.
ACCE seeks to shift power relations by changing the systems that create oppression rather than just addressing the symptoms of oppression.
ACCE leaders are not afraid to take direct action - we frequently “take to the streets” and protest. We do not create tension, but rather work to expose the injustice alive in our communities by bringing the fight to those responsible.
We evaluate problems and solutions through a lens grounded in both economic and racial justice. We cannot resolve structural racism without changing our economic system and we cannot resolve economic inequality without addressing racism.
ACCE members are not satisfied negotiating with “middlemen”, we follow the money to those setting the agenda and bring our demands directly to them.
We know that one major battle we face in this country is the battle for hearts and minds. When we shift the narrative by telling stories grounded in hope, inclusion and co-reliance, we shift what people believe is possible.
ACCE strives for financial autonomy through membership dues and sustainer donations. We take no money from government or corporations that would limit our ability to organize for liberation and justice.
Los Angeles Representative, and Board Co-Chair
Sacramento Representative, and Board Chair
Contra Costa Representative
Maria Reyes | San Diego Representative
Merika Reagan | Oakland Representative
Pinky Toney | Sacramento Representative
Angelina Jimenez | Los Angeles Representative
3655 S Grand Ave, Suite 250
Los Angeles, CA 90007
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