Past Events

Changes are coming to Alabama Medicaid, and Arise wants to hear from you! So please share your health care experiences, concerns and suggestions as Medicaid plans new ways to improve health in our state. This event is free to attend. A light lunch will be served. [...]

Join us for a conversation about how Medicaid expansion would help Escambia County and communities across Alabama. Featured speakers will include: Dr. David Becker, an associate professor in the UAB School of Public Health and author of the study “Medicaid Expansion in Alabama: Revisiting the Economic [...]

Medicaid expansion, payday lending reform and voting rights are key items on Alabama Arise's 2019 agenda for change. Arise executive director Robyn Hyden will talk to the League of Women Voters of Montgomery about these and other issues. Come learn how you can make a difference!

Your voice matters! Make plans now to speak up for a better Alabama for all. Join us at Arise's 2019 Legislative Day on Tuesday, March 19, in Montgomery. Click here to RSVP today!

Payday loans trap tens of thousands of Alabamians in deep debt every year. Join us to hear how payday lending affects people in Phenix City and across the state. Then learn how you can help make a difference. Alabama Arise is co-hosting this event with Alabama [...]

Arise members from the Jacksonville area will discuss 2019 issue priorities like Medicaid expansion, public transportation and voting rights. Your ideas and suggestions are important, so come join us! We will meet at Jacksonville State University in the Houston Cole Library - Room 1103C.

Payday loans trap tens of thousands of Alabamians in deep debt every year. Join us to hear how payday lending affects people in Andalusia and across the state. Then learn how you can help make a difference. Alabama Arise and Alabama Appleseed are co-hosting this event.

Join Arise executive director Robyn Hyden and organizer Debbie Smith for a Huntsville-area meet and greet! This event is just a few blocks away from the Madison County Legislative Forum starting at 7 p.m. So join us for a drink, or simply stop by to chat about Arise. [...]

The Alabama Legislature’s 2019 regular session begins March 5. Our legislators play a key role in shaping policies that can make our communities and state better. This is a chance to hear from them and have them hear from us. The meeting is in Room 11. [...]

Health care access is a major challenge for many Alabamians in the Black Belt and other rural areas. Join Arise for a Medicaid listening session and learn how Medicaid expansion would protect rural hospitals and strengthen communities.

Payday loans trap tens of thousands of Alabamians in deep debt every year. Join us to hear how payday lending affects people in Andalusia and across the state. Then learn how you can help make a difference. Alabama Arise is co-hosting this event with Alabama Appleseed [...]

The Alabama Legislature's 2019 regular session begins March 5. Our legislators play a key role in shaping policies that can make our communities and state better. This is a chance to hear from them and have them hear from us. Please join us!

Arise members from the Tuscaloosa area will discuss 2019 issue priorities like Medicaid expansion, public transportation and voting rights. Your ideas and suggestions are important, so come join us!

Share the Vision: Creating A Path Forward Join with hundreds of people working toward a better Alabama at the 2015 Arise Policy Conference on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015, at Birmingham-Southern College! Learn about the policy challenges facing our state and how your advocacy can help make Alabama a [...]

Share the Vision: Moving Alabama Forward, You won't want to miss "Moving Alabama Forward," the 2013 ACPP Policy Conference, Fri., Feb. 8, at Auburn University Montgomery. This year's event comes at a particularly urgent and promising time for improving public policies that affect our most vulnerable neighbors. During [...]

Knowledge, strategies & hope for a healthier Alabama A statewide conference presented by Arise Citizens' Policy Project, Alabama Appleseed and the Birmingham-Southern chapter of Alabama Arise and made possible by a generous grant from the Public Welfare Foundation. The 2009 conference brochure describes the 20 breakout workshops, [...]

Let Justice Roll It's inspiring to know that nearly 400 Alabamians are willing to brave icy winds to spend a day envisioning a fairer Alabama! On Feb. 15, 2007, the second Poverty & Policy Conference filled Birmingham-Southern's Norton Campus Center with civic and church leaders, community advocates, [...]

ACPP's first-ever statewide Poverty & Policy Conference drew more than 480 participants to Birmingham-Southern College on Feb. 15, 2005. The all-day event brought together community activists, church leaders, state agency personnel, nationally recognized scholars and policy experts, and 160 college and university students from around the state. [...]