Amy Higer and Allison Posner are the co-chairs of the newly formed Democracy Action Committee. They answered a few questions about what this new committee is, and what we can expect to see from it in the months ahead.

SOMA Action sent a questionnaire to the candidates for South Orange trustee with questions about achieving equity in policing, increasing affordable housing, defending the environment and other issues. Read their responses…

SOMA Action Board member Mary Barber thinks New Jersey is making progress in terms of climate change, but there’s much more to do…

Back in November, New Jersey voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure to decriminalize marijuana and establish a legal cannabis market statewide—which means April 20th will really be a day worth celebrating this year. There’s just one slight problem…

It goes without saying that 2020 was a critical and historic year for our nation. It was also a year in which SOMA Action made an outsized impact—on our local community, as well as the nationwide progressive landscape—thanks to all of the hard work, generosity, and ingenuity of our volunteers, donors, and leaders.

So we decided to capture the highlights of our 2020 with our first-ever Year in Review Report.

Voter suppression is on everyone’s mind these days. But how is it playing out right here in New Jersey? David Harris and Holly Gauthier, Co-chairs of the Voter Rights Committee, shared some thoughts.

Tara Mallon is the chair of the newly revived Education Committee for SOMA Action. She shares some thoughts about what she’s hoping to accomplish.

Last week several SOMA Action members attended a workshop led by WORDS THAT W!N. The workshop uses the “Race Class Narrative” to craft compelling messaging. They offered simple and effective ways to re-frame messaging to make it really resonate.

With the election barely in the rearview mirror, it seemed like we could relax for a bit. But, no, Democrats are already in jeopardy of losing the Senate. New SOMA Action trustee, and co-captain of the Georgia Senate team, Allison Posner answers a few questions about the issue.

As you may know, SOMA is participating in a new energy aggregation initiative that will be hitting your electric bill soon. Tracey Woods, the chair of the Maplewood Green Team answers some questions about it.

Geneva Paul, treasurer of SOMA Action, says surrounding herself with others who were “just as upset and motivated for change was a blanket of comfort on some of the toughest days over the last four years.”

This week we talk with entertainment lawyer Lisa Davis about her fights against hate and for racial justice with SOMA Action.