SILICON VALLEY IS RISING UP!
While giant corporations make massive profits, the working people who keep them running smoothly are being left behind. Silicon Valley Rising is addressing that by building people power to raise wages, create affordable housing, and grow our middle class.
BUILDING PEOPLE-POWERED REGIONAL ECONOMIES THAT PUT COMMUNITIES OVER CORPORATIONS
We cannot sit idly by as our hopes for affordable housing fade away, and our city loses its vibrancy — one priced-out family at a time.
Veronica Duarte, San Jose Resident and Renter
Investing in affordable, high-quality childcare benefits families, parents, and childcare workers. Families can access the care they need without sacrificing other necessities, parents can stay in the workforce, and childcare workers can support themselves.
Deo Augustine, Childcare Provider
We must have a political voice. This is our chance to pick our leaders and decide what policies are passed. Let’s get out and vote — for our children, for our neighbors and for the city we call home.
Maria Noel Fernandez, Executive Director, Working Partnerships USA.
Meta’s stockholders and executives are lining their pockets while working people like us struggle to care for our families.
Marisol Mora, Cafeteria Worker at Meta HQ