Strengthening Our Lives (SOL) is a statewide non‐profit 501 [C] 4, a grassroots Organization dedicated to building political power in working class and immigrant communities. SOL works to expand the participation in voting and public debate around important issues in working class and immigrant communities. In addition to large‐scale election mobilizations, SOL works in targeted areas statewide to register new voters and raising awareness about issues important to our community. SOL has worked in Los Angeles, Orange, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Santa Clara, Tulare, Riverside and Imperial Counties. In the next few years we hope to expand our efforts into the San Bernardino and Ventura Counties.

Who is involved?
SOL is a partnership of labor unions, community‐based organizations, and leaders who share a common vision for improving our lives by playing a greater role in the decision‐making in our cities. Led by experienced labor and political organizers, SOL has a high energy, “si se puede” approach to politics that has grown tremendously in the electoral mobilizations since the passage of Proposition 187.

Why is SOL necessary?
Low turn‐out often defeats many of the issues and candidates we most care about. Too many fights for health care, education, kids, and wages and others are lost because regular people don’t go to the polls. Latino voters are among the most supportive of the kinds of reforms and changes we need. But Latino turn out is often low. Working class immigrant communities have low levels of civic engagement because of both indifference and a lack of a reliable voice they can relate to. However, large turn out among Latinos and immigrants in high profile elections show that when informed, these communities to mobilize to participate in voting.
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