California

States, as Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis observed, are “the laboratories of democracy.”

How each state formulates or articulates its idea of Democracy is dependent on its citizens and their politics. Over the last thirty years, California has gone from a state of rich political discourse to a near one-party state that punishes dissent even within its ruling party.

AF and its presence in California are vital for restoring space for broad discussions, for opening up discourse and dissenting voices, encouraging civil society, and for once again giving space to the state to experiment with its democracy and not have it dictated to the people. We do this by big-tent organizing among young professionals and community organizations, advocating for lowering barriers to entrepreneurship, building critical infrastructure to guard our state, and advancing greater guarantees of our individual liberties.

And with your support, we can do this better by building partnerships, providing space for discussion, and growing our movement across the state. If you live in California and believe in the power of freedom to improve the lives of you and your communities, we’d love to have you join us!  The AF-California Hub is a community and network for individuals who believe in the power of liberty, entrepreneurship, and innovation to promote positive social change.