Grassroots democracy will be on display when Alabama Arise members help shape our 2026 legislative priorities at our Annual Meeting on Saturday, Sept. 27. There will be options to meet both in person and online via Zoom.

The Arise board voted to adjust the way we select our legislative agenda starting this year.

We will ask members to adopt seven broad issue categories for the next four years (2026-29). Then we will ask members to rank the categories in order of importance to them and to vote on priority legislation under their top two categories.

Below, you’ll find more information on the Annual Meeting. We will be meeting again at the Legacy Annex in Montgomery. You’ll also see our policy staff’s overviews of Arise’s legislative priorities. We hope you join us as we gather to renew our shared commitment to building a better Alabama for all!

Things to know for our Annual Meeting

When:

Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Where:

This is a hybrid event with options to attend in person as well as remotely via Zoom. The in-person meeting will be at The Legacy Annex, 115 Coosa St., Montgomery, AL 36104. This is the former site of the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum.

Visit alarise.org/2025annualmeeting to find more details and registration information. There is no cost to attend, though donations are welcome.

New this year:

We will ask members to adopt seven broad issue categories for the next four years (2026-29). Arise’s bylaws empower members to adopt multiyear priorities, and the first two categories are already permanent issues for Arise.

The seven broad issue categories are adequate state budgets, tax reform, health equity, hunger relief, inclusive democracy, justice reform and worker power. We will ask members to rank the categories in order of importance to them. They then will have the option to vote on priority legislation for each issue.