What is CSCC?

CSCC is a grassroots organization centered in Union County that also reaches out to the rest of the Central Susquehanna Valley. We seek to be the shortest path from conviction to action. A large group of citizens created CSCC in 2004 in response to their feeling that the U.S. was dangerously off track at home and abroad. We continue to provide opportunities to get involved in ways that fit your life and schedule.

What does CSCC do?

CSCC seeks to empower its members to participate in the democratic process in order to realize our shared, progressive vision of a society that is stronger, freer and more just.

To that end, CSCC will help to recruit, train and elect local, state and federal candidates who share our progressive vision.

CSCC is working to build a regional network of people and organizations working for progressive change. help local citizens to make their voices heard at the local, state and national level. encourage people to participate in local politics through voter registration, candidate recruitment and grassroots campaigning.

What has happened since CSCC came into existence?

In 2004, CSCC worked with the Union County Democratic Committee to raise Democratic turnout in the county by 35%! In 2006, Democratic performance in union county increased AGAIN. In 2007, all three CSCC-endorsed local candidates won their races.

What did our volunteers do to achieve this?

• registered 887 new voters
• helped set up a phone bank that placed over 45,000 calls,
• recruited and trained poll watchers at all 27 Union Co. voting locations,
• organized events to raise awareness about Social Security, the politics of Iraq, Alternative Energy, and use of media
• helped staff the Democratic campaign office in Lewisburg,
• knocked on doors and talked to our neighbors about the election
• distributed campaign literature at public events.

Our success is due to the energy of our volunteers. Using the power of technology to communicate and coordinate, we seek to create a shared sense of urgency and agency. What we do is determined by what volunteers want to do.