The common good is the alternative to Anti-Democracy Extremism
This is a time to stand up for our neighbors, to reach out to those in our lives who know this is wrong, and to rally together for the common good.
The Ride 2026A coalition of civil rights leaders, artists, faith leaders and original Freedom Riders are retracing the 1961 Freedom Ride route from Washington, D.C. through the Deep South to New Orleans, the city the original riders never reached.Follow the Ride →
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The Ride 2026 route and dates
- Alexandria, VA — Oct 16
- Washington, D.C. — Oct 17–18
- Dumfries, VA — Oct 16–18
- Fredericksburg, VA — Oct 19
- Richmond, VA — Oct 19
- Petersburg, VA — Oct 20
- Lynchburg, VA — Oct 20
- Greensboro, NC — Oct 21
- Charlotte, NC — Oct 21
- Rock Hill, SC — Oct 22
- Sumter, SC — Oct 22
- Augusta, GA — Oct 22
- Atlanta, GA — Oct 23–24
- Anniston, AL — Oct 24
- Franklin, TN — Oct 24
- Nashville, TN — Oct 25
- Birmingham, AL — Oct 25
- Montgomery, AL — Oct 26
- Selma, AL — Oct 27
- Jackson, MS — Oct 27–28
- New Orleans, LA — Oct 28
- Houston, TX — Oct 29
- Dallas, TX — Oct 30
- Austin, TX — Oct 31 · Nov 3–4
- Laredo, TX — Nov 1–2
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What do we mean by common good?Let’s be exactly the kind of humans this moment needs.
News & Press
Religion News Service – Black church leaders broaden voter outreach ahead of midterm elections
Rep. Jonathan Jackson, center, speaks in front of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture on Sept. 15, 2026, in Washington. Sept. 15 was National Voter Registration Day and also the 63rd anniversary of the bombing of the 16th Street...
Politico – Democrats are running pastors for office. Republicans are attacking their religious comments.
James Talarico speaks to crowd. (Talarico for Texas campaign website) Doug Pagitt, executive director of progressive group Vote Common Good, counts nine clergy running for federal office this cycle as Democrats — something he hasn’t seen before. “The idea that a faith...
The New York Times – Can Democrats Reclaim the Christian Moral High Ground?
Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran minister running as the Democratic candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. (Travis LaCoss/Reuters) “Religion is something that sits deep in the identity of a person regardless of how often they go,” says Doug Pagitt, an...
Telling Tom Emmer to Get to Work
Vote Common Good has placed billboards across Minnesota calling out Congressman Tom Emmer's voting record and accessibility to constituents. The billboards highlight that Emmer hasn't held an in-person town hall since August 2023, has sided with ICE over Minnesotans,...
Recent Emails
ICE is harming children — add your name to help put a stop to it
ICE's behavior is only getting worse with time. Friends, Earlier this week, a father in New York City was shot by ICE with his 5-year-old son in the back seat of the car. Soon, an ICE detention facility in Alexandria, Louisiana, is slated to open, which is...
ICE just shot a father 7 times near his child. We have to do something about this now
We only have 25 days left to flip Congress. It's critical. We have to flip Congress to stop this madness, and we have just 25 days left to Election Day. A generous donor is matching your donation through October 15 to help us cross the country reaching...
I was inside an ICE detention center asking questions
We have a lot of work to do. Friends, Earlier this week, we stopped at an ICE detention center in Baldwin, Michigan, run by GEO Group. GEO Group is a private company that is funded with our tax dollars and investors' money, and their treatment of immigrants...
We don’t get a second chance at this election
Republicans are worried. Friends, At Vote Common Good, we're crossing the nation talking to individual voters to make the case — and we're going to the most critical states this week. It just so happens to coincide with this news: On Friday,...
We just left TEDx Chicago — message for you
And pretty good news too. Friends, Our Faith, Hope, & Love bus is in Holland, Michigan today after leaving TEDX Chicago. Our film, Who's the We?, had a tremendous impact — thanks to the incredible, brave voices in it. And thanks to you for...
ADD YOUR NAME: Tell Congress ICE must stop harming children
ICE is hurting children every day in this country. Friends, I've stood with the families praying for loved ones trapped in Alligator Alcatraz more than once, and I've seen the devastation brought to my own community in Minneapolis during ICE's Operation Metro...