Rise Up: The Game of People and Power

A project in Chicago, IL by Toolbox for Education and Social Action
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Build your movement. Beat the system. A board game about people winning together—even when the cards are stacked against us.
Backers: 740
Average Pledge Per Backer: $76

Funded: $56,180 of $35,000
Dates: Sep 27th -> Nov 3rd (38 days)
Project By: Toolbox for Education and Social Action
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Latest News

Brand new art for Rise Up from Innosanto Nagara! And 29 hours to go!

November 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
With just 29 hours left to go in the campaign, we wanted to share an exciting update. Rise Up's artist, Innosanto Nagara of the Design Action Collective, has just sent over some new artwork for the game! ​One of Innosanto's latest pieces touches on... (Read More)

A behind the scenes look at Rise Up's ethical manufacturing process.

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Recently we at TESA had the opportunity to take a tour of Community Printers in Santa Cruz, California, and get the down low on how Rise Up will be printed. Community Printers is a worker-owned cooperative, like TESA, which means the workers equally... (Read More)

We made it! Thank you! Now, we'll try to reach our stretch goals.

October 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow! Over the weekend, Rise Up made its initial fundraising goal of $35,000. We can’t thank you all enough for your support. We’re so excited to get you this game about fighting for what you believe in.  A Rise Up prototype. Now, we'll be able... (Read More)

The Secret History of Leftist Board Games. And we're almost there!

October 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Wow, thank you so much for the support. We are absolutely blown away by the enthusiasm and excitement for Rise Up. As of this writing, we're almost 95% of the way to our goal with over 500 backers! We're so grateful. We also wanted to... (Read More)

An in-depth overview of the gameplay in Rise Up

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! We're so excited about how the campaign is progressing, and we're getting closer to our goal every day! Thank you for your continued support. In the mean time, we wanted to share with you an in-depth overview of Rise Up's gameplay! Rise... (Read More)

We’re playing our way to a better world: Thank you for your support!

September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, what an incredible first few days. As of the time of this writing, we’re at 18% of our $35,000 goal with 105 backers. We’re so thankful for the outpouring support for Rise Up: The Game of People & Power. This is truly a grassroots... (Read More)

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