The Courage Campaign is a grassroots organizing network in California. They are associated with other advocacy organizations such as MoveOn.org, United Healthcare Workers West, Democracy for America and the California Nurses Association.
The campaign is a tax-exempt organization.
Success Stories
The Courage Campaign has helped raise awareness about several initiatives, campaigns and petitions. On their official site the campaign has cited several success stories. One of their victories included the delay and stoppage to cut 200,000 state workers in California. The group helped to deliver a petition of 28, 016 signature against the cuts proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. With the support of State controller John Chiang, the organization helped to bring about a compromise. Official Site: Courage Campaign success Stories
The group also waged a successful campaign against a planned initiative to allocate 20 Electoral College votes to the Republican party. The plans for the initiative were eventually scrapped due to lack of funding. The Courage Campaign exposed the "dirty trick" tactics organizers used to try and get the initiative on the California ballot.Official Site: Prevented "Dirty Tricks" California Ballot Initiative
