activities · 13
what they do
direct service · 2
- Voter Mobilization Youth & Community Voter RegistrationMobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters and activates non-voters to participate in primary elections, including through initiatives like Bluejay Rising in West Virginia.
- Voter Mobilization Youth & Community Voter RegistrationMobilizes disenfranchised working-class voters, including non-voters, to participate in primary elections, and founded Bluejay Rising to lead disenfranchised West Virginians to the ballot box.
advocacy · 6
- Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support Immigrant Community Defense & Rapid ResponseProvides on-the-ground support in Flagstaff for individuals during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and protect vulnerable immigrant communities, including advocating for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
- Immigrant Rights Advocacy and Support in Flagstaff Immigrant Community Defense & Rapid ResponseProvides on-the-ground support to individuals in Flagstaff during encounters with ICE or law enforcement and organizes the Keep Flagstaff Together coalition to advance immigrant rights and advocate for an Immigrant Safety Ordinance.
- Labor Standards Advocacy and Enforcement Immigrant Community Defense & Rapid ResponseOrganized a citizen initiative in Flagstaff, Arizona, to raise the local minimum wage, eliminate the subminimum tipped wage, and establish a local labor standards enforcement office. The organization also helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages and monitors the City of Flagstaff's enforcement office.
- Labor Standards Advocacy and Enforcement Immigrant Community Defense & Rapid ResponseProvides information on common labor standard violations, helps Flagstaff workers recover stolen wages, and monitors the City of Flagstaff's enforcement office to ensure proper implementation of a voter-passed initiative that raised the local minimum wage and eliminated the subminimum tipped wage.
- Progressive Candidate Endorsements Political Candidate & Ballot EndorsementsConsiders and issues endorsements for progressive candidates on a rolling basis for various political offices, including federal, state, and local elections, for cycles such as 2025-2026.
- Progressive Candidate Endorsements Political Candidate & Ballot EndorsementsConsiders and issues endorsements for progressive candidates on a rolling basis for various political offices, including congressional, state senate, state treasurer, and city council positions.
research · 2
- Policy Research and Publication Policy Research & Public EducationPublishes policy primers and resources on topics such as Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical first steps for individuals running for Congress, including a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
- Policy Research and Publication Policy Research & Public EducationPublishes policy primers and resources on topics such as Palestine, tipping and tipped wages, food systems, policing, and practical steps for individuals running for Congress, including a 9-page text and 42-minute audio resource titled "Palestine and Israel - A Framework for Political Leadership" and "Twenty Questions on Palestine - A Political Guide."
capacity building · 3
- Educational Seminars Holocaust & Genocide Education ProgramsHosts seminars on relevant political and social issues, such as a seminar in October 2025 on Palestine and Israel delivered by George Bisharat.
- Progressive Electoral Leadership Development Advocacy & Civic Leadership TrainingDevelops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline by coaching activists on political leadership and organizing a signature coaching program for human-rights-forward progressives as a cohort-based program.
- Progressive Electoral Leadership Development Advocacy & Civic Leadership TrainingDevelops a progressive electoral leadership pipeline by coaching activists on political leadership and organizing a signature coaching program for human-rights-forward progressives through a cohort-based program.
strategies · 12
how they think
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- Citizen-Driven Economic Development citizen-driven economic developmentThe organization employs a citizen-driven approach to economic development that centers community needs and capacity, prioritizing public good and people's well-being over purely financial transactions.
- Citizen-driven economic development citizen-driven economic developmentPromotes economic development led by community members that prioritizes public good, well-being, and local capacity over profit-driven models, ensuring solutions reflect community needs.
- Coalition-Based Community Protection coalition-based advocacyCATCH FIRE MOVEMENT advances immigrant rights through a coalition-based model of activists and volunteers, focusing on community protection, including rapid response witnessing during ICE or law enforcement encounters.
- Coalition-based immigrant rights advocacy coalition-based advocacyAdvances immigrant justice through a coalition model that unites activists and volunteers in community protection, rapid response, and policy advocacy, leveraging collective power to influence change.
- Grassroots Leadership Development and Candidate Incubation grassroots leadership developmentThe organization selects and supports progressive leaders, particularly those with firsthand experience of economic and social struggles, to build democratic governance from the bottom up. This includes coaching activists on their political leadership journey, providing resources for navigating campaigns, and incubating new organizations to sustain civic engagement.
- Grassroots leadership and candidate development leadership_developmentBuilds progressive political power by identifying, coaching, and supporting grassroots leaders and candidates—particularly those with lived experience of systemic inequity—through training, campaign support, and incubation of new organizations to sustain civic engagement.
- Human Rights and Equity-Based Policy Advocacy human_rights_advocacyThe organization advocates for policies that are deeply rooted in human rights, equity, and justice, aiming to create a society that prioritizes the well-being of people over financial transactions and addresses systemic inequalities.
- Human rights-based policy advocacy human_rights_advocacyAdvocates for systemic change by advancing policies grounded in human rights, equity, and justice, using civic engagement and public education to shift political discourse and decision-making.
- Integrated Advocacy and Civic Engagement integrated advocacy and civic engagementCATCH FIRE MOVEMENT employs a multi-pronged approach that combines policy advocacy, activist coaching, and voter activation to advance immigrant justice and progressive policies. This strategy aims to create systemic change by influencing policy, developing grassroots leadership, and increasing democratic participation.
- Primary Election Voter Organizing and Activation primary election voter organizingCATCH FIRE MOVEMENT focuses on long-term, issue-connected organizing to activate disenfranchised and non-voters in primary elections, recognizing their critical role in determining outcomes and deepening democracy.
- Primary election voter engagement primary election voter organizingDeepens democracy by organizing disenfranchised and non-voting populations to participate in primary elections, where electoral outcomes are often decided, using long-term, issue-connected strategies.
- Progressive Candidate Endorsement candidate_endorsementCATCH FIRE MOVEMENT endorses progressive candidates who demonstrate a commitment to working-class people in domestic policies, advocate for peace and human rights in foreign policy, challenge the political status quo, and are invested in community organizing.
named programs · 3
what they call their work
Candidate Endorsement Program
Endorses progressive, working-class candidates in local, state, and federal elections who reject corporate PAC money and advocate for peace, human rights, and economic justice
Know Your Rights - Tipped Workers
Provides labor rights education and support for tipped workers in Arizona, including guidance on minimum wage laws, tip pooling, and how to file wage theft complaints
Non-Voter Activation
Engages and mobilizes non-voters to participate in primary elections as part of broader political empowerment efforts
relationships · 11
who they work with
- Blue America PAC Partner — Connected through shared leadership, as the founder of Blue America PAC serves on Catch Fire Movement's advisory board.
- Bluejay Rising Partner — Organization founded by an endorsed candidate to lead disenfranchised West Virginians to the ballot box.
- Flagstaff College Partner — Supports the Flagstaff Economy for the Good project.
- Flagstaff Living Wage Coalition Partner — Coalition that works to expand labor rights, raise minimum wage, and ensure enforcement of labor standards.
- Friends of Flagstaff's Future Partner — Supports the Flagstaff Economy for the Good project.
- George Bisharat Partner — Advisory board member, scholar of the Palestinian legal system, Emeritus Professor of Law at UC Law San Francisco, and former San Francisco public defender who delivered a seminar for the organization.
- Justice Democrats Partner — Collaborates with or supports candidates endorsed by Justice Democrats.
- Keep Flagstaff Together Coalition — Coalition organized to advance immigrant rights and protect vulnerable immigrant communities.
- Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services Partner — Collaborates to provide Know Your Rights resources for immigrant communities and allies.
- Northern Arizona Immigration Legal Services Partner — Collaborates to provide Know Your Rights resources for the immigrant community in Arizona.
- Zach Shrewsbury Partner — 2024 West Virginia Candidate for the U.S. Senate who was supported by Catch Fire Movement.