OC Action was founded in 2017 to build an AAPI-Latinx-Labor-Environmental Justice Alliance and to develop progressive political power. This has been the result of decades of community organizing and integrated voter engagement in the region. Underrepresented communities across Orange County have undergone significant shifts in local empowerment in recent years.
OC Action is committed to a long-term progressive transformation of the electorate and will continue to move towards the change that our people deserve.
- We Are California Open LetterDear Movement Family, Early this morning, Trump was declared the winner. And like many of you, we are struggling with the harsh reality of what a second, more vindictive and emboldened Trump administration will mean for our communities. You too may be weighing how to protect vulnerable members of your community, organization and perhaps your… Read more: We Are California Open Letter
- Opinion: Prop.36, a failed prescription for more prison and less treatment (OC Register)We need to invest more in the substance and rehabilitation programs that work, but if Prop. 36 is passed, the funding for these programs will dry up. We will all be less safe as a result, and our most vulnerable communities will be hit the hardest.
- CHNSC mobilizes Vietnamese Americans to vote (Nguoi Viet)The California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative (CHNSC) is organizing phone calls and voter education campaigns to create a voice for the Vietnamese community in the November 5 election.
- No on Prop 36, a revival of failed and unjust policies (OC Register)For over a decade, the pendulum in California’s criminal justice policy has swung from a tough-on-crime approach prioritizing incarceration toward an approach emphasizing non-carceral strategies.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes Secure Automatic RegistrationWe are deeply disappointed in Governor Newsom’s decision to veto the Secure Automatic Registration Bill. (SB 299)
- 2024 Election EndorsementsOC Action has endorsed progressive candidates at the federal and local level of government who we believe represent our values and lift up our communities!
OC Action educates voters on key issues that impact the community to bring progressive change in Orange County. OC Action is tax exempt under IRC Section 501(c)(4).
