Dear MoveOn member,
It's been a tough week—knowing that more kids are being separated from their parents and put in cages, and that our country is turning away "[the] tired, [the] poor, [the] huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
What is lifting my spirits this morning are the many rallies and marches around the country this week, and reading the words of fellow MoveOn members ready to get involved in the Resist & Win program to end GOP control of the House and build the lasting progressive power that we need to fulfill the promise of this nation that we have yet to fully achieve for all of us—white, Black, brown, and everyone.
"I am tired of the injustice that has been brewing in this country. As a young person I see the movement being led by people such as David Hogg and Emma Gonzalez and I am inspired. I hope with my and others' help, even right-wing towns like mine can be changed for the better … This is not a fight we can expect others to win for us." –Jaden M., Twain Harte, CA
"I want to help motivate and inspire people to get engaged in the political process." –Lashelle S., Houston, TX
"As a teacher, I am tired of politicians making the wrong decisions for my students. Living where I do, the tide is turning, and my district is on the list of possible districts that will turn blue. This will require help from volunteers and I want to receive training that will help me do this." –Mindy N., Overland Park, KS
"My mom was almost deported when I was in kindergarten, and I had friends that suffered ICE raids in the 1990s. At a young age, I knew that I was living in two worlds. Every person of color has been dismantling racism when they enter a professional setting whether they wanted to or not … I want to teach my skills to others to make sure that the momentum of the Resistance keeps going. We are looking at the midterms and obviously the 2020 election, but we need people that will continue a lifelong fight and advocate for progressive values." –Don A., San Diego, CA
The goals of MoveOn's Resist & Win program are to
- end GOP control of the House,
- elect inspiring movement leaders and progressives up and down the ballot, and
- build long-term power and community to enact our shared vision of racial justice, an economy that works for everyone, a safe and healthy planet, diplomacy not war, a country that values kids more than guns, and more progressive, commonsense values.
As a MoveOn Resist & Win Leader you will
- participate in world-class organizing training sessions online as part of the MoveOn Digital Summer Camp from July 8 to August 8, 2018—just 3-5 hours per week from the comfort of your home (or wherever you will be this summer!);
- have the opportunity to apply to attend the two-day MoveOn National Grassroots Leadership Summit (location TBA) with hundreds of grassroots movement leaders from around the country, August 25-26, 2018;
- lead regular Volunteer Waves (MoveOn member and ally-attended community voter contact days of action at the local campaign office of a MoveOn member-endorsed candidate for Congress) this summer and fall to help MoveOn member-endorsed candidates win and to demonstrate the lasting, independent, progressive power of MoveOn members (with T-shirts, oh yes!); and
- be part of an inspiring, supportive, diverse, and accountable community of fellow social change-makers. This is how we build the movement!
Thanks for all you do.
–Victoria, Allison, Michael, Matt, and the rest of the team
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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