{"id":358,"date":"2024-02-01T10:49:43","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T15:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/articles\/50-years-of-organizing-on-behalf-of-the-people\/"},"modified":"2024-02-01T10:49:43","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T15:49:43","slug":"50-years-of-organizing-on-behalf-of-the-people","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/maryland\/articles\/50-years-of-organizing-on-behalf-of-the-people\/","title":{"rendered":"50 years of organizing on behalf of the people"},"template":"","class_list":["post-358","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-blog-post"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"We look back on the last 50 years at Common Cause Maryland and look forward to 2024. ","featured_image":null,"article_type":181,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7852}"],"related_issues":[109,442],"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Fifty years ago, John Gardner put out a newspaper ad describing a major problem: the rich and powerful special interests were organized, but the people were not.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nFrom this simple call to action, Common Cause was born, and Common Cause Maryland followed soon after. For 50 years, we have given life to the powerful idea that when we, the people come together, we can accomplish incredible things.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn Maryland, we engage in strategic, community-centered advocacy, research, and outreach to ensure that your voice is heard. Some of our wins in the last 50 years include:<\/span>\r\n