We Are America Alliance
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In over 120 cities between March and May 2006, more than four million
immigrants and their allies marched and spoke out for the rights and
dignity of their communities. The energy and activism these
mobilizations produced caught many by surprise and had a significant
impact on the public and policy debate. The We Are America Alliance (WAAA) was formed in the aftermath of these unprecedented mobilizations across the country. The Alliance is comprised of various community organizations, immigrant rights organizations, and ethnic organizations. Together we believe that increased civic participation by immigrants is the next logical step needed to further the goals of those who marched. Through our collaboration, we hope to increase the capacity and skills of the organizations that are new to the work of civic participation by developing suitable models and practices for civic engagement within the Latino, Asian, and immigrant communities. One of the WAAA’s primary goals is to improve the coordination of the member organization’s civic participation efforts, and eventually, the WAAA hopes to create a “culture of participation" that is supported at every level by grassroots groups and ethnic media.
Leadership Working Group
The WAAA Alliance is lead by a Leadership Working Group. This working group is constantly reviewing the Alliance mission, and making sure that partner organizations are in compliance with organizational goals and objectives.
Staff
Holli Holliday Executive Director Holli Holliday serves as the Executive Director for the We Are America Alliance (WAAA), an umbrella group of partners and allies dedicated to encouraging maximum civic participation in immigrant communities across the country. Prior to leading WAAA, Holliday was Vice President of Political Programs at Progressive Majority, where she oversaw all of the program aspects including Candidate Recruitment and Development, Training and Outreach, as well as the Racial Justice Campaign. She also worked at Project Vote, leading their voter engagement program in Michigan. Before working at Project Vote, Holliday worked frequently as a political consultant and campaign manager on local, state, and national races throughout the Midwest.
She is a graduate of
Howard University and University of Missouri-KC School of Law.
WAAA Development Manager
Chris Trull is the Development Manager at the We Are
America Alliance. He serves as the lead fundraiser for the Alliance
and in that capacity leads the efforts on major donor and individual
fundraising while working closely with the team's consultants. Prior
to joining the Alliance, Chris founded a small boutique fundraising
firm, based in Washington, DC, where he worked with the re-election
campaigns of Congressman Steve Kagen, Congressman Paul Hodes, The
Gathering for Justice and My Rural America Action Fund. Chris has been
active in progressive Democratic politics for the past 10 years and
fundraising for the last 6. Most notably, he served as a senior
fundraiser at Progressive Majority, a national 527, and as the Deputy
Midwest Finance Director for the 2004 presidential campaign of Dick
Gephardt. He also served as the National Finance Director to
Congresswoman Gwen Moore from 2005 - 2006. Chris grew up in Leesville,
Louisiana and is a 2001 graduate of Northwestern State University in
Natchitoches, Louisiana.
Lindsay Daniels
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