About Us
Happy New Year – Now Let Us Never Speak of This Again.
2020 B.C.: Before Covid It really was only twelve months ago that progressives started 2020 with the confidence that 2020 was going to be “our year.” With two progressive candidates dominating the primary field and growing support for our movement nationwide, this was...
Featured Articles
The Garden State Commune: Our 2021 Agenda
We are excited to announce the launch of our next Platform for Progress, and our first podcast - The Garden State Commune. Hosted by FTINJ co-founder John Gnesin, this podcast critically and humorously explores the structure of NJ politics from a progressive left...
Hector Oseguera joins Force the Issue NJ & 2020 Election Updates
Hector Oseguera joins the Board of Force the Issue NJ We are proud to welcome former congressional candidate Hector Oseguera to the board of Force the Issue NJ. As Director of Outreach and Engagement, Oseguera will become the...
Force the Issue NJ – 2020 NJ Primary Endorsements
Here in New Jersey, there is an impressive slate of candidates running for the House and Senate as well as in local races.
Calling on Governor Murphy to #LetThemGo
As the campaign progressed, we created a petition and corresponding letter calling on Governor Murphy to exhibit compassion to those who are most vulnerable to the virus, particularly the elderly, individuals with pre-existing physical and mental health conditions, pregnant people, and our youth who are currently incarcerated.
Organization Updates
News & Updates
Did That Just Happen? – Our 2021 Recap
Force the Issue NJ Updates As we near the end of 2021 and the second full year of the COVID-19 global pandemic, it is important to take stock of the previous twelve months and all that we have experienced for better or worse in the past year. However, it is...
Run Against the Machine:
Hector Oseguera for Congress – NJ’s 8th Congressional District
Run Against the Machine highlights insurgent progressive candidates running against incumbent office-holders in New Jersey's Democratic Primary Elections. The purpose of this series is to provide visibility to upstart candidates who are disadvantaged due to New...
Force The Issue NJ Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
In the midst of the most consequential presidential election in recent history, we are faced with a president, who, if reelected, would oversee an even greater increase in the suffering and disenfranchisement of vulnerable people via the expansion of mass detention of...
Equal Rights Amendment: How Long Must We Wait?
In 1923, Alice Paul, a leader of the women’s suffrage movement from Mount Laurel, New Jersey, introduced the Equal Rights Amendment in Seneca Falls, New York, the site of the first women’s rights convention in 1848. The proposed amendment would guarantee that the rights affirmed by the United States Constitution are held equally by all citizens without regard to their sex, and it was introduced to Congress that year and reintroduced in every subsequent session for half a century.
FTINJ 2019 – Looking Back, Fighting Forward
As we continue to build the capacity of our organization to serve and support volunteers and organizations across the Garden State, we wanted to take a moment to look back on 2019 (and forward to 2020) with respect to some of the major events for this organization, and for the New Jersey activist community as a whole.
Vote Yes to Regulations on Short-Term Rentals in Jersey City
This November 5th, Jersey City residents will have the opportunity to shape the future of short-term rentals, like those on Airbnb, in Jersey City. We at Force the Issue NJ are encouraging voters to vote Yes on Municipal Question 1, which will allow sensible...
From Flint to Newark:
Neighbors Organize to Get the Lead Out
At the meeting Mayor Baraka encouraged Newark residents not to listen to “scare tactics,” and emphasized that the city’s water is not the issue. He called for 1,000 volunteers to take action to canvass neighborhoods and collect signatures to initiate what may become the largest public works project in a lifetime. He said the administration is working to ensure that Newark residents are contracted to replace the pipes, and that with our help, the process will only take two years to complete.
Crashing the Party
A New Generation of Progressive Democrats Stake Their Claim to the County Committee
Finding allies and opportunities for the growth of a progressive contingent on the committee, the Hudson County Progressive Alliance joined forces with local congressional advocacy group NJ-08 for Progress in 2019 to recruit, train and support a fresh batch of progressive candidates to re-shape the party committee for the politics of the 21st Century – pro-active, inclusive and action-oriented.
RUN AGAINST THE MACHINE
Quesada and Mahmoud for General Assembly in New Jersey’s 32nd District.
There is no more difficult district in which to mount a primary challenge to the hand-picked cronies of a notorious New Jersey party boss. As such, there is no better place for Force the Issue NJ to focus on for the first installment of a new series we are calling Run Against the Machine.
Our first contestants …err… candidates are dedicated Hudson County activists Roger Quesada and Mahmoud Mahmoud. Joining forces under the banner of PTA – People. Transparency. Action – Quesada and Mahmoud are running an energetic and passionate insurgent progressive campaign to win the Democratic Primary on June 4th.
It’s a MayDay Miracle:
Platforms for Progress Go Live!
We are thrilled to finally welcome you to the new and improved website for Force the Issue NJ! Major credit for this re-launch goes to our partner and collaborator Ihsaan Muhammed ( Ihsaan Designs ) and our Chief Technology Officer, Glenn Wolff-Eisenberg - who,...
Working for Change: Hunger-Free Bayonne
“I just don’t like people throwing away good food, that just doesn’t make sense. I think it’s a sin and a shame.” According to Feeding America’s latest Map the Meal Gap report, 1 out of every 10 New Jersey residents experienced some level of food insecurity in 2016. ...
Articles & Stories
Run Against the Machine – Collingswood Together – Delany, Johnson, and Rossi
Our first Run Against the Machine profile of 2021 features the Collingswood Together team of Kate Delany, Bill Johnson and Jen Rossi who have combined their forces to take on the notorious South Jersey Norcross Machine to win progressive power for the people of their...
Happy New Year – Now Let Us Never Speak of This Again.
2020 B.C.: Before Covid It really was only twelve months ago that progressives started 2020 with the confidence that 2020 was going to be “our year.” With two progressive candidates dominating the primary field and growing support for our movement nationwide, this was...
Hector Oseguera joins Force the Issue NJ & 2020 Election Updates
Hector Oseguera joins the Board of Force the Issue NJ We are proud to welcome former congressional candidate Hector Oseguera to the board of Force the Issue NJ. As Director of Outreach and Engagement, Oseguera will become the...
Force the Issue NJ – 2020 NJ Primary Endorsements
Here in New Jersey, there is an impressive slate of candidates running for the House and Senate as well as in local races.
Past Updates
No Results Found
The page you requested could not be found. Try refining your search, or use the navigation above to locate the post.