Judith LeBlanc Honored as Democracy Champion by National Priorities Project

 In Move-the-Money, Peace, Peace Action

11/8/13 – NORTHAMPTON, MASS.–Judith LeBlanc has been recognized as a Democracy Champion by National Priorities Project (NPP). Selected as one of 32 allies and partners from across the country, NPP recognizes LeBlanc for exemplary leadership and tenacious commitment to the democratic ideals upon which our nation was founded.

“We are honored to celebrate our remarkable allies and partners, without whom our work to democratize the federal budget would be impossible. These Democracy Champions represent a broad cross-section of social movements. We are proud to partner with them as we work towards a federal budget that reflects Americans’ priorities,” NPP Executive Director Jo Comerford said.

National Priorities Project is a national non-profit, non-partisan research organization dedicated to making federal budget information accessible so people can both understand and influence federal spending and revenue decisions. Over the past 30 years, NPP has reached well-over 40 million people and leveraged its research to support thousands of national, regional and state organizations.

“Peace Action and I are honored to be among the awardees, and we treasure our partnership with the National Priorities Project, especially our joint Move the Money grassroots training program on cutting Pentagon spending in order to invest in better human and environmental priorities,” said Le Blanc.

To learn more about NPP’s 30-year history visit: http://nationalpriorities.org/en/about/npp-turns-30/.

Below is the full list of the 2013 Democracy Champions. To learn more, visit: http://nationalpriorities.org/en/about/npp-turns-30/democracy-champions/.

  • Eric Byler & Annabel Park
    Co-Founders, Coffee Party USA
  • Sister Simone Campbell
    Executive Director, NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby
  • Tim Carpenter
    Founder and National Director, Progressive Democrats of America
  • John Cavanagh
    Fellow, Global Economy, Institute for Policy Studies
  • Ben Cohen
    President and Head Stamper, StampStampede
  • Cheryl Contee
    Partner, Fission Strategy
  • Tom Engelhardt
    Tomdispatch.com
  • Seth Flaxman & Kathryn Peters
    Co-Founders, TurboVote
  • Barney Frank
    Member of Congress (1981-2012); Chairman, House Financial Services Committee (2007-2011)
  • Anna Galland
    Executive Director, MoveOn.org
  • Christie George
    Director, New Media Ventures
  • Michael Leon Guerrero & Cindy Wiesner
    Grassroots Global Justice
  • Sarita Gupta
    Executive Director, Jobs with Justice
  • Van Jones
    Host, CNN’s Crossfire
  • Judith Le Blanc
    Field Director, Peace Action
  • Annie Leonard
    Founder and President, The Story of Stuff Project
  • Tiffany Dena Loftin
    Power Shift Coordinator, Energy Action Coalition & Organizer, Dream Defenders
  • Katherine McFate
    President & CEO, Center for Effective Government
  • Heather McGhee
    Vice President, Policy & Outreach, Demos
  • Jim McGovern
    Member of Congress (1996 – present)
  • Bill McKibben
    Founder, 350.org
  • Ellen Miller
    Executive Director and Co-Founder, Sunlight Foundation
  • Leslie Moody
    Executive Director, The Partnership for Working Families
  • Bill Moyers
    Moyers and Company
  • Liz Ryan Murray
    Policy Director, National People’s Action
  • Eli Pariser
    Co-founder, Upworthy
  • Ai-jen Poo
    Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance & Co-director, Caring Across Generations
  • Robert B. Reich
    Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California
  • Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
    Executive Director/CEO and Co-Founder, MomsRising
  • Micah L. Sifry
    Co-Founder and Editorial Director, Personal Democracy Media
  • Jessie Spector
    Executive Director, Resource Generation
  • Deborah Weinstein
    Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs
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