PowerSwitch Action
Non-profit OrganizationsCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
PowerSwitch Action is a non-profit organization that coordinates a network of grassroots affiliates to foster multi-racial feminist democracy and economies in cities and towns. Its work centers on local organizing and building people-powered institutions that can shape public policy and counter corporate power, with a focus on economic dignity, freedom, and joy within communities. The organization collaborates with labor, housing, racial justice, faith, ethnic-based, environmental groups, and other community partners to align strategies and expand collective power. Based in the United States, PowerSwitch Action describes its mission as replacing intersecting systems of oppression with structures that support human dignity and authentic democracy. The group operates through a network of affiliates and emphasizes engaging everyday people to transform the economy, government, and public goods. Recent activity includes research and policy work related to labor, social justice, and the evolving power dynamics in tech, with public reporting on ballot measures and worker safety issues.