You've got to hear this preacher

Dear MoveOn member,

If you've ever thought that the religious right doesn't have a monopoly on God, you've got to listen to this podcast:

Our guest is an evangelical pastor—but you don't have to be a believer to believe in Jim Wallis. He's a lifelong social justice activist, a spiritual adviser to President Obama, and (despite a relentless campaign against him by Glenn Beck, who calls him "dangerous") a leader in organizing other faith leaders around issues from immigration reform to climate change.

Hearing his voice (which, by the way, is an amazing voice), you'll wonder why anyone ever said it was impolite to talk about politics and religion.

Thanks for all you do.

–Ben Wikler

P.S. Don't use iTunes? No problem. You can listen to the podcast on the Web, tune in via Stitcher (an Android and iOS app), or subscribe via RSS. And if you like the show, be sure to subscribe and post a review on iTunes!

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Got an idea for your own campaign? Click below to start a petition on MoveOn's petition website. Start your Petition

Dear MoveOn member,

Ever heard that famous Frederick Douglass quote? "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will." That's as true today as it was 125 years ago—and it's what MoveOn is all about.

In 1998, our founders started a simple online petition demanding that Congress stop obsessing over a sex scandal and "move on" to more important issues. They shared it with friends and within days, they had hundreds of thousands of signatures. Then the story blew up in the media and helped shift the focus at the time in Washington away from scandal towards more serious issues.

Today, we're seeing progress on issue after issue—marriage equality, immigration, NSA wiretapping, health care, and more—progress that would be impossible if people hadn't stepped up and demanded change.

But there are countless fights that still need to be won, and that's why we're so excited about MoveOn's public petition website, where you demand the progress you want to see by starting your own petition. It's easy to get started—just click here:

http://petitions.moveon.org/create_start.html?source=monthly&id=96213-10220574-yhRLbzx&t=2

Thanks for all you do. 

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team  

P.S. If you get 15 signatures on your petition, we'll email it to at least 1,000 people in your area to help it grow (assuming of course that it's consistent with MoveOn's progressive values).

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Reportback: Save the Internet! Day of Action

Dear MoveOn member,

Together, we did something unprecedented. Last Thursday, May 15, within minutes of a vote in Washington, D.C. that set the stage for a showdown over the future of the Internet, MoveOn members like you were in the streets, gathering at rarely-visited, remote FCC offices in 19 cities along with headquarters in Washington, D.C.

There's been coverage in tons of national media outlets—and the work of MoveOn members helped get this issue into regional news outlets as well (like The Seattle Times, the San Jose Mercury News, and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch)—making clear that the FCC, which normally operates with a low profile, is now in the public spotlight, and that the decisions made in Washington, D.C. are decisions that affect our lives. 

Rep. Jerry Nadler joined the crowd of more than 80 people in New York City—including allies from CREDO, Fight for the Future, and Free Press—chanting "Hey hey FCC! Keep the Internet open and free!":

In Seattle, MoveOn member David Swaintek spoke to reporters, flanked by dozens of fellow protesters:  

 

And in Los Angeles, 11-year-old Michael gave a rousing speech aimed at Tom Wheeler, FCC chairman. Click here to watch the video (made by fellow MoveOn member Lauren Steiner) and share this blog post with everyone you know:

If FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler thought he could sneak through his 'fast-lane' plan—a massive handout to Verizon and Comcast—he was dead wrong. We've helped to unleash a massive public backlash that's thrown his plans into disarray.

The proposal that the FCC advanced last Thursday includes the bad plan—turning the Internet into a pay-for-play scheme—but it also includes a good idea, thanks to effective and principled organizing by many allies in the movement. The good plan, the solution—which is on the table and which we need to fight for—is to treat the Internet like other public utilities, like water, electricity, and telephone services.

We have four months to flood the FCC with comments, to move President Obama to call on his appointee Tom Wheeler to treat the Internet as a public utility, and to get members of Congress on board. We're just getting started and we can do this.

Can you help spread the word and bring more people into our movement by sharing this blog post with everyone you know? If you've got an idea for what you'd like to do next in this campaign, share it in the comments section of the blog!

And, if you can, click here to chip in $3 to support our work fighting for a free and open Internet.

Thanks for all you do.

–Maria, Victoria, Kate, Kyle, and the rest of the team

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BREAKING: Workers arrested at McDonald's HQ

Can you call McDonald's offices right now? Tell them: "I stand with the arrested workers calling for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without fear of retaliation." McDonald's Offices Phone: (855) 572-9499 Report Your Call!

Dear MoveOn member,

McDonald's workers were just arrested outside of corporate headquarters for demanding decent wages and a voice on the job. 

One of these workers is Adriana Alvarez, a McDonald's employee who's being paid $9.15 per hour. A mother of a two year-old-son, she's fighting for $15 an hour so she can raise her family. 

She was just arrested outside of McDonald's corporate headquarters in Oak Brook, IL, where hundreds of workers are protesting their poverty wages and working conditions on the day before the company's annual shareholder meeting.

She needs our help. Can you call McDonald's right now and tell them you stand with Adriana and the other workers?

Here's the number to call: (855) 572-9499

You will then be connected to one of McDonald's offices around the country. Tell them: "I stand with the arrested workers calling for $15 an hour and the right to form a union without fear of retaliation." 

Then, please report your call so that we can track McDonald's response by clicking here: http://pol.moveon.org/call?cp_id=2087&tg=925.

This is not attention that McDonald's executives want. In fact, the company's last annual report acknowledged that worker strikes and their support from the public are pressuring them to raise wages.¹ As McDonald's corporate brass heads into tomorrow's shareholder meeting, we can rattle them by flooding their offices with thousands of calls today—putting them on notice and under the glare of a bright spotlight as they discuss McDonald's future. 

Adriana isn't the only one counting on us. Her McDonald's coworkers were also arrested for their brave act of civil disobedience. They were standing up for themselves, the families counting on them to be breadwinners, and pretty much every fast food worker everywhere. 

Please show your support for these courageous workers by calling McDonald's offices right now: (855) 572-9499.

Tell them that you support these workers. Tell them that it's shameful that people who work for a living have to be arrested in order to be heard. Tell them that it's time for a $15-an-hour wage and the right to form a union without retaliation.

If you get a voicemail prompt when you call, it's because thousands of other people are also calling and McDonald's is being overwhelmed by support for the workers. Leaving a voice message is helpful too!

Just to be extra clear: the workers already risked their livelihoods by going on strike last week in the biggest fast food action in history.² With the McDonald's shareholder meeting starting in less than 24 hours, we have to make sure they hear us. No one who works for a living should be forced to live in poverty. No one who works for a corporation that makes more than $5 billion in profit annually should have hungry kids at home.³

Your turn. Can you pick up the phone and call McDonald's right now? 

Here's where to call: 

McDonald's Offices  
Phone: (855) 572-9499

Then, please report your call by clicking here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?cp_id=2087&tg=925&id=96030-10220574-48UrU2x&t=2

Thanks for all you do.

–Victoria, Nick, Manny, Corinne, and the rest of the team

P.S. For a video series about Adriana and her fight for $15 an hour, check this out: http://fastfoodglobal.org/main/adrianas-fight-for-15/.

Sources:

1. "McDonald's to SEC: Strikes hurt, and we might have to hike pay," Salon, March 4, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298377&id=96030-10220574-48UrU2x&t=3

2. "It's On: The Biggest Fast Food Strike in World History Has Started," Vice, May 15, 2014
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298369&id=96030-10220574-48UrU2x&t=4

3. "McDonald's Corp," CNN Money, accessed May 21, 2013  
http://www.moveon.org/r/?r=298371&id=96030-10220574-48UrU2x&t=5

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Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

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Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

Want to support our work? MoveOn Civic Action is entirely funded by our 8 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here.

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Start a petition?

Dear MoveOn member,

Yesterday, we asked you in a survey what local issues you're paying close attention to, and you answered: "The funding for teachers, police and fire."

MoveOn can't take up every important local issue—but did you know that you can start up your own online petition on MoveOn's petition website?

Starting a petition is incredibly easy—in just a couple short clicks, you can immediately start sharing your petition with friends to collect signatures.

Click here to start your own petition right now.

Thanks for all you do.

–Milan, Alejandro, Joan, Bobby, and the rest of the team

Want to support our work? MoveOn Civic Action is entirely funded by our 8 million members—no corporate contributions, no big checks from CEOs. And our tiny staff ensures that small contributions go a long way. Chip in here.

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