Sunday, April 30, 2017

FW: RED ALERT: Obamacare repeal vote

With a wave of fierce constituent pressure in the last few days, we've helped stave off the GOP's most recent effort to pass Trumpcare. With a wave of fierce constituent pressure in the last few days, we've helped stave off the GOP's most recent effort to pass Trumpcare.

Hi Eddie—

With a wave of fierce constituent pressure in the last few days, we've helped stave off the GOP's most recent effort to pass Trumpcare. Politico reports that "House Republican leaders on Thursday delayed a vote on their Obamacare repeal plan until next week at the earliest, denying President Donald Trump a major legislative victory during his first 100 days in office."1

But now we're hearing reports that the White House and Paul Ryan are working over the weekend to secure enough "moderate" Republican votes to pass the new Trumpcare bill this upcoming week. Trump tweeted early this morning that a new repeal bill is "on its way."2

We launched an emergency mobilization Thursday night and have already prompted over 15,000 phone calls from constituents and organized hundreds of in-person visits to key swing Republicans. This weekend, with members of Congress home from Washington, D.C., we started a wave of mobile billboards and airplanes toting "Don't take away our care" banners in key congressional districts. And this week, we'll continue to flood them with phone calls and in-person visits, every day, until this bill is killed.

Will you chip in $3 to help our emergency effort to stop Trumpcare?

Yes, I'll chip in to help MoveOn's emergency campaign to stop health care repeal.

For more details, see Anna's message from the other day, below:


Dear MoveOn member,

Red alert: Paul Ryan and Republican extremists are scrambling one more time to try and rush Trump's rejected, train-wreck of a health care bill through Congress. 

Just like the original bill, the new bill would take away health insurance from 24 million people.3

But the new bill is even worse than the original, because now Trump and the GOP are trying to end protections for pre-existing conditions as well. Their plan would be devastating for tens of millions of Americans.

We have to stop it now—for good—which means repeating what stopped the first ACA repeal: a hurricane of constituent pressure on key Republicans. 

Will you chip in $3 to help stop Trumpcare and hold Republicans accountable?

Yes, I'll chip in to help MoveOn's emergency campaign to stop health care repeal.

Check out the projected annual surcharges that patients with the following medical conditions can expect under Trumpcare:4

  • Lung cancer: $72,900
  • Arthritis: $26,580
  • Autism: $5,510
  • Pregnancy: $17,320

This is so outrageous that it’s not enough to just stop the bill. This should cost Republicans control of Congress—and that's what we intend to make happen.

Can you chip in $3 to help stop Trumpcare and hold Republicans accountable for their cruel and dangerous bill?

Yes, I'll chip in to help stop Trumpcare and hold Republicans accountable.

Here's what we're doing:

First, we're sounding the alarm and pulling out all the stops to prevent Republicans from ramming this bill through next week. We're making sure that phone calls are pouring in, organizing in-person drop-bys in the swing Republican districts that could decide the outcome, mounting a big digital ad campaign, and we're even flying airplanes with "Don't take away our care" messages in key congressional districts.

We know this can make a difference because the last time that Republicans tried to ram through Trumpcare, we launched an emergency pushback effort, making more than 40,000 calls to Congress in a single day when a vote was supposed to take place—and, thanks in part to that and other grassroots efforts, the bill was pulled!

The Washington Post reported that calls were running 50-to-1 against the bill.5

Second, in the coming weeks and months, we will continue our grassroots campaign to stop Trumpcare and lay the groundwork for actual health care solutions, like Medicare for All. That means more town hall meetings, protests, hard-hitting videos from our Video Lab team, social media campaigns, and other actions to fiercely defend health care for millions of Americans.

And finally, we'll make sure that voters know why this bill is so awful and ensure that Republicans pay a steep political price for advancing and supporting it. That means reminding voters about just how terrible the Trumpcare effort was when they go to the ballot box in 2018.

Will you chip in $3—or whatever you can afford—to stop Trumpcare and hold Republicans accountable at the ballot box?

Yes, I'll chip in now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Anna, Nick, Ann, Milan, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "House delays Obamacare vote, denying Trump 100-day win," Politico, April 27, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/9787?t=6&akid=182207.10220574.j4MbOD

2. "Trump in tweets: 'New healthcare plan is on its way'," Politico, April 30, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/9816?t=8&akid=182207.10220574.j4MbOD

3. "Republicans Finally Wrote a Health Bill Cruel Enough to Satisfy Conservatives," Mother Jones, April 26, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/9758?t=10&akid=182207.10220574.j4MbOD

4. "Latest ACA Repeal Plan Would Explode Premiums for People with Pre-Existing Conditions," Center for American Progress, April 20, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9759?t=12&akid=182207.10220574.j4MbOD

5. "Per House members, phone calls on the GOP health bill run 50-to-1 against," The Washington Post, March 24, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9760?t=14&akid=182207.10220574.j4MbOD

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.


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Saturday, April 29, 2017

Sunday call: Celebrate 100 days of resistance! (Reminder)

Our movement has accomplished so much. We'll reflect on victories and lessons learned in the first 100 days of Trump resistance.

Dear MoveOn member,

Thank you for signing up to join the Sunday evening Ready to Resist call series!

This Sunday marks 100 days in office for Donald Trump—a key stock-taking moment to see how an administration has done out of the starting gates. That's why we've planned a special "100 Days of Resistance" movement call this Sunday to reflect on our victories, lessons we've learned, and how we can trade in our sprinting spikes for marathon shoes, as MoveOn Executive Director Anna Galland recently put it!1

This will be the last of the weekly series of Sunday calls. In June, July, and August, we'll host these monthly. You're already on the list to get reminders for all Ready to Resist future calls; if you would like to stop reminders for future calls, click here to change your status.

To join: 

You'll receive a phone call on Sunday, April 30 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT) at the number you provided when you subscribed to these calls. It will come from 202-750-5203, in case you want to save the contact in your phone. 

You can also listen in, follow the slideshow, and ask questions via the livestream of the call at moveon.org/readytoresist starting at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT).

If you'd like to change the phone number you want us to dial for the call, you can do so by re-registering at moveon.org/readytoresist before 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 CT/2:30 MT/1:30 PT) Sunday. If you'd like to remove yourself from the RSVP list to this and future calls, click here to change your status.

Can you let your friends know about Sunday's call?

Click here to share info about the call on Facebook. 

Click here to share info about the call on Twitter.

One day after the People's Climate March and one day before the May 1 mobilizations, this week's call is a bit different, and special. Instead of the usual two or three main trainers, we'll be joined by leaders from across the movement and around the country to each share brief stories of victories they've been a part of, from winning state-level climate change and green jobs legislation to getting Bill O'Reilly off the air. Check out this powerhouse lineup:

  • Mary Kay Henry, international president of the 2 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU), will remind us how we won round one in the fight to protect our health care, and how we can win round two this week. 
  • Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color of Change, will break down the successful campaign to oust Bill O'Reilly from Fox News. 

  • Heather Booth, a legendary activist with decades of experience running and winning strategic campaigns, will help us prepare for longevity in the resistance movement and the battles ahead.

  • Cory Choy, a weekly volunteer with the Ready to Resist calls, who has spoken to hundreds of people prior to bringing their questions live to our guest speakers.

  • Elizabeth Zeldin, first-time organizer who led the rally that helped convince Senator Chuck Schumer to oppose Trump's cabinet appointments.

  • Marisa Franco, director of Mijente and leader of the "Not 1 More" deportation campaign, will prepare us for the May 1 actions the next day.
  • Reverend Tony Pierce, board president of Illinois People's Action, will share a state-level victory for green jobs recently won in Illinois and report back from the People's Climate March in Washington, D.C.

  • Natalia Aristizabal, with Make the Road New York, who was among the first people to arrive at JFK International Airport to protest Trump's Muslim ban and provide support to people unlawfully detained or at risk of deportation, will speak about the power of acting with principle.

  • Mehrdad Azemun, campaigns director at People's Action, will host the call.

Remember waking up to news that Trump had issued the Muslim ban, then falling asleep to victory rallies erupting at airports after a judge blocked the ban? Or turning the promise to repeal the health care law that gives millions of people life-saving coverage into a political non-starter during the February Resistance Recess? These months have been packed with threats, but also with passionate, innovative resistance, with us rising to the moment and confronting each new challenge. And more than anything else, it's shown us the power of a community. We can't do anything without each other.

This Sunday's Ready to Resist call will be a moment to step back and take stock of what we've accomplished in the fist 100 days, since the first Ready to Resist call came on the heels of the Women's March, the largest day of protest in U.S. history. 

As the first 100 days of the resistance come to a close, this will be the last of the weekly series of Sunday calls. In June, July, and August, we'll host these monthly. You're already on the list to get reminders for all Ready to Resist future calls; if you would like to stop getting these reminders, click here to change your status.

Don't miss the chance this Sunday to digest the last few months with fellow MoveOn members and resistance leaders. Join amazing speakers to learn the best of the last three months, from the ongoing battle to defeat Trumpcare, to the people-powered rejection of the Muslim ban and racist border and immigration policy, to laying the groundwork for an electoral earthquake in 2018.

So let's come together to look back and prepare ourselves for the next chapter of the Resistance.

Thanks for all you do.

—Victoria, Milan, Anna, Stephen, and the rest of the team

P.S. To prepare for the struggles ahead it's important to reflect on where we've been. Check out this video recap of 100 days of resistance. 

Source: 

1. "100 Days: Trump's Rocky Start Fires Up Dazed Dems," RealClearPolitics, April 26, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/9788?t=8&akid=182114.10220574.uc7s_h

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Friday, April 28, 2017

Will you be there? (May 1)

Will you RSVP to help protect our communities and our democracy? Stand with immigrant communities and save help our democracy.

Dear MoveOn member,

Monday, May 1, is May Day, a traditional recognition of workers around the world and a day when U.S. immigrants and their allies display their numbers and their strength. This May Day, MoveOn will join our allies in the immigrant rights movement, including the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) and Cosecha, in events across the country to demonstrate that immigrant communities are integral to our society. 

On May 1, 2017, we will stand together to affirm that Trump's bigoted policies that target and harm immigrant communities—from the Muslim Ban to increased raids on undocumented Americans—are unacceptable.

MoveOn members are attending local actions around the country to send a clear message: #NoBanNoWallNoRaids. Click here to find a rally near you. 

Hundreds of millions of Americans are immigrants or the descendants of immigrants.

Such is the case with Sonia—a leader with Cosecha, a group of volunteer activists committed to “dignity, respect, and permanent protection for the immigrant community.” MoveOn is proud to be working with Cosecha and other immigrant-led organizations to support their work in this critical time, including the actions that they are organizing for May 1. Sonia is an activist who believes that the best we have to share is our stories. Here is hers:

Sonia was a Spanish and literature teacher in her native Peru before migrating to the United States at the age of 40 to join her family in Massachusetts. She worked in a factory for four years as an undocumented worker. While at that factory, Sonia experienced firsthand the disparities facing immigrant workers. She realized that many workers had not had the opportunity to learn to read, so she started a tutoring program. Then, when she found out her women coworkers were skilled artisans, she started a nonprofit to help low-wage workers turn their particular skill—whether it be sewing, cooking, or jewelry making—into a small business. Sonia counteracted what she saw as deficits with action and hope. And she inspired and uplifted those around her.

Cosecha serves as a way for leaders like Sonia to reach the community in order to educate, protect, and advocate for those who live their daily lives in fear but have so much to contribute.

Join Sonia, immigrant families, and MoveOn members around the country as we rally in support of immigrant rights.

The hard truth is that families like Sonia’s are being torn apart daily under the Trump administration. Eleven million immigrants—most of whom have U.S. citizen family members, neighbors, employees, or friends—are living with the uncertainty of Trump's terrifying deportation policies.

It is up to each of us to make this society one that lives up to the words of "give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses."


Activists like Sonia understand that the United States is facing a moral crossroads on immigration, that the very vibrancy and ingenuity that immigrants bring to this country are integral to our cultural fabric.

May Day is an opportunity to bring to light the struggles of workers and immigrants of all backgrounds, and our Muslim friends and neighbors. It is a day to be reinvigorated by leaders like Sonia and groups like Cosecha that are organizing across our country. Most importantly, it is a chance to show up for the inspiring and diverse immigrant leaders who have asked that everyone join them in demanding a better future.

Stand with Sonia on May 1, 2017. RSVP to a May Day action near you and see other ways you can be involved.

Thanks for all you do.

—Iram, Josh, Alex, Jo, and the rest of the team  

P.S. Joining a rally on May 1, 2017, isn't the only way to be involved. Click here for a list of five ways you can show solidarity to immigrant communities and against Trump's policies on May 1, 2017.

P.P.S. We just released this video. A few immigrants have a message for Donald Trump. Click here to watch it now.

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

RED ALERT: Obamacare repeal vote coming

Red alert: Paul Ryan and Republican extremists are scrambling one more time to try and rush Trump's rejected, train-wreck of a health care bill through Congress—as early as tomorrow (Friday). Red alert: Paul Ryan and Republican extremists are scrambling one more time to try and rush Trump's rejected, train-wreck of a health care bill through Congress—as early as tomorrow (Friday).

Dear MoveOn member,

Red alert: Paul Ryan and Republican extremists are scrambling one more time to try and rush Trump's rejected, train-wreck of a health care bill through Congress—as early as tomorrow (Friday).1

Just like the original bill, the new bill would take away health insurance from 24 million people.2

But the new bill is even worse than the original, because now Trump and the GOP are trying to end protections for pre-existing conditions as well. Their plan would be devastating for tens of millions of Americans.

We have to stop it now—for good. We may have have just over 24 hours—or a bit longer—to organize and flood key Republicans with calls and in-person drop-by visits. Our calls helped stop the first Trumpcare bill. We have to make sure to hit just as hard this time online, on the ground, and on the phones—with every tool in our arsenal.

Will you chip in $3 to help stop Trumpcare and hold Republicans accountable?

Yes, I'll chip in and help MoveOn's emergency campaign to stop health care repeal.

Check out the projected annual surcharges that patients with the following medical conditions can expect under Trumpcare:3

  • Lung cancer: $72,900
  • Arthritis: $26,580
  • Autism: $5,510
  • Pregnancy: $17,320

This is so outrageous that it’s not enough to just stop the bill. This should cost Republicans control of Congress—and that's what we intend to make happen.

Can you chip in $3 to help stop Trumpcare and hold Republicans accountable for their cruel and dangerous bill?

Yes, I'll chip in to help stop Trumpcare and hold Republicans accountable.

Here's what we're doing: First, we're sounding the alarm—before Congress votes as early as tomorrow—and pulling out the stops to prevent Republicans from ramming this through. We're pouring in calls, organizing drop-bys in-person in the swing Republican districts that could decide the outcome, mounting a big digital ad campaign, and more.

We know this can make a difference, because the last time that Republicans tried to ram through Trumpcare, we launched an emergency pushback effort, making more than 40,000 calls to Congress in a single day when a vote was supposed to take place—and, thanks in part to that and other grassroots efforts, the bill was pulled!

The Washington Post reported that calls were running 50-to-1 against the bill.4

Second, in the coming weeks and months, we will continue our grassroots campaign to stop Trumpcare and lay the groundwork for actual health care solutions, like Medicare for All. That means more town hall meetings, protests, hard-hitting videos from our Video Lab team, social media campaigns, and other actions to fiercely defend health care for millions of Americans.

And finally, we'll make sure that voters know why this bill is so awful and ensure that Republicans pay a steep political price for advancing and supporting it. That means reminding voters about just how terrible the Trumpcare effort was when they go to the ballot box in 2018.

Will you chip in $3—or whatever you can afford—to stop Trumpcare and hold Republicans accountable at the ballot box?

Yes, I'll chip in now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Anna, Nick, Ann, Milan, and the rest of the team

P.S. If you lived in one of the key House districts we're targeting in this rapid response campaign, you wouldn't be getting this email. You'd be getting a series of messages alerting you to emergency protests, and asking you to call your pivotal member of Congress. But for those of us living elsewhere, the most critical thing today is to make sure we have the resources for this unexpected and urgent battle. Please chip in $3 if you're able.

Sources:

1. "Hard-Line Republican Caucus Backs Revised Bill to Repeal Obamacare," The New York Times, April 26, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9756?t=6&akid=182089.10220574.2v-qY8

2. "Republicans Finally Wrote a Health Bill Cruel Enough to Satisfy Conservatives," Mother Jones, April 26, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/9758?t=8&akid=182089.10220574.2v-qY8

3. "Latest ACA Repeal Plan Would Explode Premiums for People with Pre-Existing Conditions," Center for American Progress, April 20, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9759?t=10&akid=182089.10220574.2v-qY8

4. "Per House members, phone calls on the GOP health bill run 50-to-1 against," The Washington Post, March 24, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9760?t=12&akid=182089.10220574.2v-qY8

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

Click here to chip in $3, or whatever you can afford.


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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Add your name: Suspend Jared Kushner

Michael Flynn is not the only member of Trump's inner circle who has been dishonest about his dealings with Russia.

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

Yesterday, House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz confirmed that Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, may have committed a felony by not properly disclosing payments from Russia when applying for his security clearance.1

And Flynn's not the only member of Trump's inner circle who has been dishonest about his dealings with Russia. Earlier this month, Donald Trump's son-in-law and White House senior adviser, Jared Kushner, failed to report dozens of meetings with foreign agents, including meetings with Russian government agents as recently as December 2016, while completing the same questionnaire as Flynn required for top-secret security clearance.2

Will you sign and share my petition to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management and the FBI to demand that Jared Kushner's interim security clearance be suspended immediately?

Suspend Jared Kushner's interim security clearance immediately. 

This appears to be another attempt to conceal the meetings the Trump transition team had with Russian foreign agents. The American people need to make it clear to this administration that we will continue to compel them to be honest and transparent about their ties to Russia.

Until such time as Jared Kushner fully discloses all relevant meetings he had with foreign agents, his interim security clearance needs to be suspended.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

—Elizabeth Miller

Sources:

1. "House oversight committee: Flynn might have broken the law," CNN, April 25, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/9737?t=5&akid=182018.10220574.Gjjm7Y

2. Ibid.

You're receiving this petition because we thought it might interest you. It was created on MoveOn.org, where anyone can start their own online petitions. You can start your own petition here.

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Watch: Immigration detention centers

No ban. No wall. No raids. From Trump's Muslim ban to deporting a DACA recipient who had the legal right to live, work, and study in the United States, his actions are a relentless and escalating assault.

Dear MoveOn member,

Donald Trump is ramping up deportations and criminalizing immigrants. From his Muslim ban to deporting a DACA recipient who had the legal right to live, work, and study in the United States, Trump's actions are a relentless assault on our immigrant communities.

That's why MoveOn members are joining allies from Movimiento Cosecha and the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) in May Day actions on May 1, 2017, including boycotts, strikes, marches, and other acts of solidarity with immigrant and refugee communities. These actions will take place across the country and will help drive the message that if Trump comes for any of us, he'll have to face all of us.

Brutal deportations are, sadly, not new, but Trump is escalating them to a frightening degree, promising to spend billions on a senseless border wall and militarized deportation force. Meanwhile, his Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, is threatening cities that have created safe communities while resorting to xenophobic fearmongering and anti-immigrant rhetoric.
 
It's easy to focus only on the sheer numbers of people affected and Trump's specific policies. But if we do, we risk losing a connection to the human stories of those on the front lines of this horror—past and present.

Dena Takruri, a journalist with AJ+, recently did a three-part series focused on families who are directly affected by deportation policies. 

In one part, she visits a detention center with Adela, whose husband has been in a detention center for two years. Click here to watch and share the video on Facebook.

Click here to watch the video on Facebook.

(If you're not on Facebook, click here to watch the video on YouTube.)

Adela's husband has been detained simply because of his immigration status. That's enough to keep him locked up as a prisoner, separate from his family, for two years. Eloy Detention Center, where Adela's husband is detained, is run by a for-profit company, as are many detention centers across the country. According to Dena, the same center has come under fire for the highest number of detainee deaths in the country. 

When profits are put over people, it's no surprise that the deportation process is costing people their lives. Those who profit from this broken and abusive system rely on being able to operate without close scrutiny—which is why it is so critical that more Americans of all walks of life see videos like this, understand the cruelty of our deportation system, and stand together in solidarity on May Day and every day. Drawing attention to the conditions of centers like Eloy is one step toward creating the public outcry necessary to shut them down.

Click here to watch Adela's story and share it with your family and friends.

Stories like Adela's and her husband's allow us to see the brutal human costs of mass deportations and the criminalization of immigrants.

MoveOn members have, just in the past few months, supported immigrants rights organizations in the call for mayors and local elected officials to support "sanctuary cities" that do not collaborate with aggressive deportations. And just last week, MoveOn members joined allies in decrying the deportation of a young DACA recipient who had the legal right to live and work in the United States. But as this video reminds us, there is so much more work to do.

As we gear up for May Day actions across the nation, in solidarity with immigrant and refugee communities—all immigrant communities, including undocumented immigrants, Muslim immigrants, Latino immigrants, Black immigrants, and any who fall in multiple categories at once—we wanted to share this important story with you, your friends, and your family as we all prepare to take greater action to stop the deportation machine. 

Watch and share Adela's story now.

Thanks for all you do. 

—Iram, Jo, Michael, Mark, and the rest of the team

P.S. In Part 1 of her series, Dena also spoke to undocumented immigrants living in fear of deportation especially now. Click here to watch Part 1. And in Part 3, she spoke to immigrants who had been deported. Click here to watch Part 3.

P.P.S. Join the actions on Monday, May 1! Later this week, we'll be sharing information on specific actions happening all around the country. There will be opportunities to march and rally—and many MoveOn members will join allies in strikes and boycotts that day, as well as wearing yellow in solidarity with immigrant communities. We hope you can take action near you. 

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Monday, April 24, 2017

3 minute survey (re: Trump's first 100 days)

Can you take a few minutes and tell us about your experience these first 100 days?

Dear MoveOn member,

We are nearing the end of the first 100 days of Donald Trump's disastrous administration. From the appointment of the wealthiest, most incompetent cabinet in recent history, to the ongoing attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, to dangerous attempts at a Muslim ban, Donald Trump has been busy destabilizing years of progress for civil liberties and civil rights in America. Not only that, but his administration has consistently attacked the environment, escalated global conflicts, and favored the wealthy and corporations over regular Americans. 

However, these have also been the first 100 days of a remarkable resistance, in which Americans from of all walks of life have shown up to take action in historic numbers in city and town squares, airports, and Congressional offices. On the phones, on social media, and in the streets, America has been flooded with voices defending our communities, our Constitution, and our values.

Can you take a few minutes and tell us about your experiences these first 100 days? Just click here.

Since January 20, MoveOn members and allies have helped save health care for millions by defeating the first Trumpcare push. We flooded town hall meetings during two Resistance Recesses. We made history by participating in the Women’s March with millions of women and men all over the world.

Together, we stood up to Trump’s swamp cabinet picks, helped force the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions from investigations into Trump's Russia ties, pushed for the removal of white supremacist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, held Congress accountable at weekly #ResistTrumpTuesdays rallies and office visits, and more.

We know the resistance has been flourishing across the country, and we want to know what it has looked like to you, so we can effectively support the resistance over the next hundred days and beyond. 

Click here to complete the survey about your experience!

Your feedback is critical—it helps us learn and maximize our impact as we plan future actions.

Thanks for all you do.

—Chris, Anna, Vicki, Justin, and the rest of the team

P.S. Join us Sunday, April 30 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT) for our national Ready to Resist Call as we celebrate 100 Days of Resistance and commit together to take on the struggles ahead. Click here to register for Sunday's national Ready to Resist Call.  

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

The EPA

Will you sign and share my petition calling on Congress to denounce Trump's budget and to not destroy the EPA or eliminate the Superfund program?

Dear fellow MoveOn member,

I can tell you from firsthand experience that living in a toxic environment, with little hope of getting out, is a family's worst nightmare. More than 20,000 tons of chemical wastes were buried in my community—the Love Canal neighborhood within Niagara Falls, NY—causing disease and painful illness.1

As Congress returns back to work, their top priority will be to pass a budget to avoid government shutdown before the end of this month. And Trump's proposed budget includes terrifying cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency.2

Will you sign and share my petition calling on Congress to denounce Trump's budget and to not destroy the EPA?

You must not let Trump's budget destroy the EPA or the Superfund program. No person deserves to live in a toxic nightmare.

I lived at Love Canal—which was the catalyst for the national EPA Superfund program—with my two small children.3 My daughter had a rare blood disease, and my son suffered from many medical problems, including liver disease, asthma, and epilepsy. Our house was worthless and our American dream taken away through no fault of our own.4

Will you sign my petition to make sure the Superfund program isn't eliminated in the 2018 budget?

I am also old enough to remember the black smoke of the steel mills, the rivers catching fire, and sickness and death in communities that surrounded the factories. The magnitude of cuts suggested by this administration will take America back decades.

There is no gentle way to state the obvious: Donald Trump's priority is corporations over people, children, and the planet. These cuts will gut the agency removing protections for American families.

We cannot let this happen. Join me by signing my petition telling Congress not to destroy the EPA or eliminate the Superfund program. Click here to sign.

Cuts in the EPA budget mean no one is watching the polluters. No one will be there to make the polluters pay for cleanup and the costs of sick children from with asthma, cancer, birth defects, and so much more.

Rather than weakening the EPA and environmental protections, we should be strengthening rules to protect communities from the impacts of factory farms, fossil fuel production and use, and other pollution sources, and we should be working to ensure all people have access to clean water, safe food, and a livable climate.

Click here to add your name to this petition, and then pass it along to your friends.

Thanks!

—Lois Gibbs, Center for Health, Environment & Justice + People's Action

Sources:

1. "Love Canal and the Poisoning of America," The Atlantic, December 1979
"https://act.moveon.org/go/8985?t=7&akid=180928.10220574.IYFwLA

2. "EPA hit hardest as Trump budget targets regulations," Reuters, March 16, 2017
http://act.moveon.org/go/8987?t=9&akid=180928.10220574.IYFwLA

3. "Love Canal and the Poisoning of America," The Atlantic, December 1979
"https://act.moveon.org/go/8985?t=11&akid=180928.10220574.IYFwLA

4. "Love Canal: My Story," SUNY Press, June 30, 1982

A note from the MoveOn team: This is one of thousands of petitions launched by individual MoveOn members and partner organizations in opposition to the Trump administration's dangerous agenda. Petitions like this one are useful building blocks of our broader resistance organizing efforts. They are delivered to decision-makers, highlighted to media outlets, and circulated online to raise awareness and grow our progressive community. You can start your own petition here.

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Saturday, April 22, 2017

Reminder: Ready to Resist call Sunday—climate, immigration, and recess recap

Get ready to take action on climate justice, immigrant justice, and worker justice, with movement leaders on this Sunday's call.

Dear MoveOn member,

Thank you for signing up to join the Sunday evening Ready to Resist call series!

You'll receive a phone call on Sunday, April 23 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT) at the number you provided when you subscribed to these calls. It will come from 202-750-5203, in case you want to save the contact in your phone. 

You can also listen in, follow the slideshow, and ask questions via the livestream of the call at moveon.org/readytoresist starting at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT).

If you'd like to change the phone number you want us to dial for the call, you can do so by re-registering at moveon.org/readytoresist before 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 CT/2:30 MT/1:30 PT) Sunday. If you'd like to remove yourself from the RSVP list to this and future calls, click here to change your status.

Spring is bursting with opportunities to show up in the Resistance in exciting new ways! On this Sunday's call, we'll hear from movement leaders helping organize two exciting mobilizations: the People's Climate March for climate jobs and justice on April 29 and the May Day actions for immigrant and worker justice on May 1.

Can you let your friends know about Sunday's call?

Click here to share info about the call on Facebook. 

Click here to share info about the call on Twitter.

Sunday's call will feature some powerhouse organizers:

  • Wayne Frederick, Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council member and key organizer of the historic native resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline, will talk about Donald Trump's fossil-fueled future and how local resistance movements are feeding a global movement for climate action, including the People's Climate March in Washington, D.C., and over 200 sister marches around the country.

  • Donele Wilkins, president of the Green Door Initiative—an emerging green job and leadership training program that's helping to revitalize Detroit's communities—will talk about how addressing climate change requires tackling intersecting issues and building local power for a better future by organizing for climate jobs and justice. Then, she'll let you know how you can get involved with the People's Climate Movement. 

  • Gema Lowe, organizer with the immigrant-led organization Cosecha and the Worker Center of Western Michigan, will talk about the "Day Without Immigrants" strike on May 1—which is shaping up to be the largest worker strike in years—and how immigrants and allies can participate.

  • Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, the Milwaukee-based community organization named the "Most Valuable Grassroots Group" by The Nation1, will speak about how May Day organizers in Wisconsin and around the country are working to win victories for workers on the local, state, and national level.

  • Amanda Johnson, Resist Here Director of the Working Families Party, will moderate the call. 

As Congress heads back to D.C. from recess—and we approach the end of Trump's first 100 days in office—the Resistance continues to grow with new strategies and energized mobilizations.

Last weekend, over 100,000 of us joined the Tax March to show Donald Trump that we want to see his tax returns more than ever and to demonstrate to Republicans in Congress that we'll hold them accountable if they continue to support Trump's stonewalling of basic transparency in government.

We've also seen what organizing can do, including getting members of Congress to reverse their positions when we held their feet to the fire at raucous Resistance Recess town hall events.2 So these next few weeks, let's turn up the heat even more.

Talk with you Sunday!

Thanks for all you do.

—Victoria, Chris, Michael, Iram, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012," The Nation, December 19, 2012
https://act.moveon.org/go/9642?t=7&akid=181675.10220574.8U0kSN

2. "4 takeaways from the town halls dogging the GOP," Politico, April 16, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9647?t=9&akid=181675.10220574.8U0kSN

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Resist

My Republican colleagues in Congress put on a brave face, but I work with them every day, and I can tell that they're worried. That's why Trumpcare went down so fast, and why no significant legislation will get passed in Trump's first 100 days. This is Senator Al Franken, and I'm writing to tell you that what you are doing is working. The phone calls, the marches, the protests, the town hall meetings … It's all having a huge impact.

Dear MoveOn member,

This is Senator Al Franken, and I'm writing to tell you that what you are doing is working.

The phone calls, the marches, the protests, the town hall meetings … It's all having a huge impact.

My Republican colleagues in Congress put on a brave face, but I work with them every day, and I can tell that they know what's happening outside of Washington. And they're worried. That's why their first attempt at Trumpcare went down so fast, and why no significant legislation will get passed in Trump's first 100 days.

But there are so many more fights to come. Stopping Trump's tax breaks for rich people like himself. Standing up to Jeff Sessions' deportation force. Resisting attacks on Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid—and more attacks on the Affordable Care Act. Protecting the environment.

I'm counting on you to keep marching, and protesting, and calling—and MoveOn will help amplify those calls and channel that energy as effectively as any group I know. Will you chip in $5 a month to MoveOn to help keep the resistance strong for the next four years?

Yes, I'll pitch in monthly to MoveOn to keep the resistance strong.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

I know that sometimes it seems like Washington, D.C., is so far away that your voices aren't being heard.

But I guarantee you that that's not true.

It started with the Women's March on Washington the day after the inauguration—a protest march that dwarfed the inauguration itself. Since then, the phones have been ringing off the hook.

At this point, Republicans are so terrified of their constituents that some won't even face them—a few have even run out of town hall meetings. You've probably seen the videos!

Even Trump is starting to crack, flip-flopping on campaign promises left and right, while blaming his staff for every screw-up.

I pledge to you that I will keep fighting in Washington, but let's be honest with ourselves: Republicans control everything. The House, Senate, and White House.

My fellow Democratic senators and I can't stop them alone. We need your help. We need you to keep calling, protesting, and marching. We need the Republicans (and Democrats, too) to hear what their constituents really think!

That's why I'm asking you to sign up to donate $5 a month to MoveOn. MoveOn's organizers are some of the best in the business, and MoveOn will put your money to work where it's needed most. What do you say? Are you in?

Yes, I'll chip in monthly.

No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation.

Thanks for all you do.

–Al Franken

Want to support MoveOn's work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it MoveOn needs your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with MoveOn?

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Tell us about your first 100 days of Resistance!

Thousands of people took part! How was your first 100 days of resistance?

Dear Eddie,

We are nearing the end of the first 100 days of Trump’s disastrous administration. From the appointment of the wealthiest, most incompetent cabinet in recent history; to the ongoing attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act; to his extremist Supreme Court appointment; to his dangerous attempts at a Muslim ban; Donald Trump has been busy destabilizing years of progress for civil liberties and civil rights in America, attacking the environment, escalating global conflict, and favoring corporations over regular Americans. 

However, these have also been the first 100 days of a remarkable resistance, in which Americans from of all walks of life have taken action in historic numbers at marches, airports, and Congressional offices, on phones and social media, to defend our communities, our Constitution, and our values.

Can you take a few minutes and tell us about your experience these first 100 days?

Since January 20, MoveOn members and allies have helped save health care for millions by defeating the first Trumpcare push, flooded town hall meetings during two Resistance Recesses, made history participating in the Women’s March with millions of women and men all over the world, stood up to Trump’s swamp cabinet picks, forced the recusal of Attorney General Jeff Sessions from investigations into Trump's Russia ties, pushed for the removal of white supremacist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council, consistently held Congress accountable at weekly #ResistTrumpTuesdays rallies and office visits, seen dramatic swings in Congressional special elections, and more.

We know the resistance has been flourishing across the country through thousands of actions and experiences. We want to know what it has looked like to you, how you've been engaged and inspired, or when you've been frustrated or energized, so we can effectively escalate the resistance over the next hundred days and beyond. 

Click here to complete the survey about your experience!

Your feedback is critical—it helps us learn, maximize our impact as we plan future actions, and elevate stories about the work MoveOn members are doing.

Thanks for all you do.

—Chris, Anna, Vicki, Justin, and the rest of the team

P.S. Join us Sunday, April 23 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT) for our national Ready to Resist Call as we prepare to fight for climate justice, immigrant justice, and worker justice as part of upcoming mobilizations. Come hear from Wayne Frederick of the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council, Donele Wilkins of Green Door Initiative, Gema Lowe of Cosecha, Christine Neumann-Ortiz of Voces de la Frontera, and Amanda Johnson from Working Families Party. Click here to register for Sunday's national Ready to Resist Call.  

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

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Friday, April 21, 2017

Ready to Resist call Sunday — climate, immigration, and recess recap (RSVP now!)

Get ready to take action on climate justice, immigrant justice, and worker justice with the movement leaders on this Sunday's call.

Dear MoveOn member,

Spring is bursting with opportunities to show up in the Resistance in exciting new ways!

On this Sunday's call, we'll hear from movement leaders helping organize two exciting mobilizations: the People's Climate March for climate jobs and justice on April 29 and the May Day actions for immigrant and worker justice on May 1.

If you're ready to keep the Resistance rolling, can you join the Ready to Resist call this Sunday, April 23 at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT)?

Click here to RSVP for the call! 

Sunday's call will feature some powerhouse organizers:

  • Wayne Frederick, Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council member and key organizer of the historic native resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline, will talk about Donald Trump's fossil-fueled future and how local resistance movements are feeding a global movement for climate action, including the People's Climate March in Washington, D.C., and over 200 sister marches around the country.

  • Donele Wilkins, president of the Green Door Initiative—an emerging green job and leadership training program that's helping to revitalize Detroit's communities—will talk about how addressing climate change requires tackling intersecting issues and building local power for a better future by organizing for climate jobs and justice. Then, she'll let you know how you can get involved with the People's Climate Movement. 

  • Gema Lowe, organizer with the immigrant-led organization Cosecha and the Worker Center of Western Michigan, will talk about the "Day Without Immigrants" strike on May 1—which is shaping up to be the largest worker strike in years—and how immigrants and allies can participate.

  • Christine Neumann-Ortiz, executive director of Voces de la Frontera, the Milwaukee-based community organization named the "Most Valuable Grassroots Group" by The Nation1, will speak about how May Day organizers in Wisconsin and around the country are working to win victories for workers on the local, state, and national level.

  • Amanda Johnson, Resist Here Director of the Working Families Party, will moderate the call. 

Click here to RSVP for the call.

As Congress heads back to D.C. from recess—and we approach the end of Trump's first 100 days in office—the Resistance continues to grow with new strategies and energized mobilizations.

Last weekend, over 100,000 of us joined the Tax March to show Donald Trump that we want to see his tax returns more than ever and to demonstrate to Republicans in Congress that we'll hold them accountable if they continue to support Trump's stonewalling of basic transparency in government.

We've also seen what organizing can do, including the culmination of the campaign to remove bigoted Bill O'Reilly from his soapbox at Fox News,2 members of Congress reversing their positions when we held their feet to the fire at raucous Resistance Recess town hall events,3 and more.

So these next few weeks, let's turn up the heat even more.

Click here to RSVP for the call, and we'll dial you in this Sunday at 8 p.m. ET (7 CT/6 MT/5 PT). 

And be sure to invite your friends. Click here to share info about the call on Facebook. And click here to share info about the call on Twitter.

You can also listen in live via web stream at that same link. So get a few friends together and join in with tens of thousands of people from around the country.

Talk with you Sunday!

Thanks for all you do.

—Victoria, Chris, Michael, Iram, and the rest of the team

Sources: 

1. "The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012," The Nation, December 19, 2012
https://act.moveon.org/go/9642?t=5&akid=181665.10220574.dg_PtL

2. "Bill O'Reilly Is Forced Out at Fox News," The New York Times, April 19, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9645?t=7&akid=181665.10220574.dg_PtL

3. "4 takeaways from the town halls dogging the GOP," Politico, April 16, 2017
https://act.moveon.org/go/9647?t=9&akid=181665.10220574.dg_PtL

Want to support our work? The MoveOn community will work every moment, day by day and year by year, to resist Trump's agenda, contain the damage, defeat hate with love, and begin the process of swinging the nation's pendulum back toward sanity, decency, and the kind of future that we must never give up on. And to do it we need your ongoing support, now more than ever. Will you stand with us?

Donate: $5 monthly
Donate: $15 monthly
Donate: $50 monthly

Donate another amount monthly

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Contributions to MoveOn.org Civic Action are not tax deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. This email was sent to Eddie Alfaro on April 21st, 2017. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. To remove yourself from this list, click here.