At Rivera Consulting, we know that to engage the largest Democratic voting block - American Rising Electorate (unmarried women, people of color, and millenials), we need to invest in movement building candidates on all levels of the ballot. Their election leads to more progressive representation in our Congress, our statehouses, and in our municipal government.

While the chipping and eroding of our democratic norms and values continue, we believe that we need Democratic and movement leaders in the halls of government and decision-making authority that are working to restore trust in each other and our democracy.

Without the collaboration and input of activists, business owners, and community leaders who have paved the way for candidates like Councilor Kim Janey or Alejandra St. Guillen, there is no victory.

Jon Hillman joins us as our new Senior Associate Consultant focused on urban planning and social science research projects with a passion to help advance the firm’s mission to boldly and fiercely reimagine the American social contract.

Founder Wilnelia Rivera gives the Commencement Keynote Speech to Tufts University’s Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Class of 2019.

“How often do we create new structures and new policies but stick to the same behavior? Pretty darn often. Just look at the old filing case.” Read this recent blog by our Firm President, Wilnelia Rivera, as she shares highlights from one of our major clients in 2019, United for Reproductive & Gender Equity (URGE).

We’re launching a national podcast called Deep Democracy, where we will be elevating the women and people of color who are leaders within movement building politics and belong at the center of our democracy. All of these women are thought leaders and activists in putting the American Rising Electorate (millennials, people of color, and unmarried women) at the centerpiece of electoral change.

For the year ahead, the team at Rivera Consulting, Inc., is focused on supporting locally and regionally based reproductive justice organizations like Women with A Vision New Orleans, United for Reproductive Justice & Gender Equity, the National Latina Institute of Reproductive Health, and more.

The 2020 Presidential primary cycle is informally kicking off next February, and it’s important that we take stock of where and how we invested and what was the return on that investment.

Some political pundits credit the recent victory of Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley as an anomaly of the political climate or at worst, an uninformed choice made by a new crop of voters who were swayed purely by good speeches and rallies. Not only does this dismiss Pressley as a viable candidate and a seasoned campaigner but it dismisses voters’ ability to decide on what’s best for their community.

As former government, non-profit, and political campaign staff, we understand the opportunities and challenges that come with addressing inequities and complex social problems. At Rivera Consulting Inc., our deep democracy toolkit is contributing to a just transition to a more representative democracy and automated economy in more ways than one.