Marla Bramble joined the Grassroots Collaborative staff as deputy director in 2024 with over 20 years of organizing experience. As a disabled woman, Marla is driven by the vision of a world where we all value one another’s humanity and have the resources to thrive. Marla has built powerful organizing programs and culture with community organizations from the ground up, contributing to the larger political movement in Chicago. Her community organizing experience in Black, Brown, Jewish, and working-class communities has won victories in citywide affordable housing, police accountability, immigration, and economic justice issues in Chicago and Illinois.
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Taking on the rich is possible. Our Illinois coalition won a tax on tech giants
Our campaign won a digital advertising revenue tax that may generate over $1.1 billion annually for the state’s budget.
July 23, 2026
