PBT History & Founding
This organization is the newest addition to PBT.
Firelands
The number of PBT organizations that are base-building organizations.
6
The key power-building element of PBT’s base building work.
Leadership development of our base
We all put our plans for 2025 into this document after the LTA Adoption Event.
Our 2025 PBT Work Plan
The type of conflict we agree to engage in.
Generative
This PBT organization is the youngest in the movement.
Washington Community Alliance (WCA)
What PBT is working together to do, as stated in the first line of the Vision & Values.
Build statewide progressive power in low-income and communities of color in Washington
Name the 5 components of PBT’s power building model.
Issue Alignment, Base Power, Electoral Power, Narrative Power, CoGoverning Power
Bus, OA and LCF did this activity this on October 25-26, 2025.
Canvassed in Yakima & Sunnyside (Yakima Day of Action)
The three priority counties in our long-term electoral strategy.
King, Pierce, Yakima
The year that PBT was founded.
2022
What is and will remain at the center of our work.
Community organizing/base building
The tool PBT uses to create a shared understanding of power in the state.
Collective Power Analysis
During 2025 primaries, these organizations did extensive door and campus GOTV outreach to win Democracy Vouchers in Seattle
WA Bus & WACAN
This former PBT member just won a race for Seattle City Council.
Dionne Foster
The names of all 7 PBT EDs
Cinthia, Danielle, Lilliane, Mary, Stina, Roxana & Kamau
Name three of our shared PBT values.
Strong organizational ecosystem, Community wisdom and leadership, Political autonomy, Anti-racism, Evolution and shared power, Accountability to the movement, Driven by love, care, and liberation, Continuous organizing
This is defined as “a practice of cultivating strong, sustained and mutually-accountable relationships with decision-makers to advance our long-term agenda.”
Co-Governance
The Narrative "Working Group" (before it was a Committee) produced the first PBT messaging guide in this year.
2024
This number is PBT’s estimated goal for the base of supportive, progressive voters needed to be decisive in statewide elections.
400,000 – 500,000
This is the correct pronunciation of Justice's last name.
Geddes ("like 'lettuce'")
Name two of the 6 ways PBT will accomplish our LTA, as stated in the Vision & Values.
(any of the following): Ensuring our government represents our base, Building the muscle to impact elections, Sharpening our analysis and tactics, Elevating narratives that empower our base, Growing momentum and inter-movement trust, Shifting the focus of funders and political operatives
PBT’s definition of power.
Power is the ability to achieve purpose, including having the influence or control of the resources necessary to achieve that purpose.
PBT agreed that this race was of shared importance to us in 2025, and had the closest general election results.
Edwin Obras
This wonky-sounding long-term legislative priority is one we all have in common.
Progressive Revenue