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Tri-City Democrats – Friday, May 8, 6:00 PM
Greetings fellow Democrats!
The weather is fine, so let’s have a picnic at the farm for our May event. Friday, May 8, 6pm at 4501 W Lattin Ct, West Richland, WA. There’s some chance it will be cool, but we’ll have a fire pit and patio heaters and blankets to take the edge off. Bring a hoody! Come gather with like-minded folks and share some fellowship, food and beverages. Bring a dish to share, and Tri-City Democrats will provide utensils and plates, and napkins. We’ll have the donation box available for those who care to financially support the group.
Our program is to be announced, but we’ll have some announcements and we will have ‘Hate Has no Home Here’ signs available.
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All Badger Forums since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic are now posted in our Video Gallery. You can watch any or all of them for FREE!
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You are invited to watch any or all of them by clicking here. If you like what you see, please join us by clicking here: Membership Signup / Renewal.
We have some great Badger Forums in the planning stages. Please check our website often to see what’s coming up.



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Today we…
Support new arrivals through education, relationships and community so they can thrive in their new home.
In the future, we will…
Create a community of open hearts, helping hands and supportive systems where strangers become friends and we all thrive.
In the United States, we take it for granted that children will attend school and learn how to read. For many of the students in B5’s adult English classes, however, that wasn’t true. B5 is their first school!!
With the help of teachers, dedicated volunteers, and a lot of hard work on the part of the students, five of our beginning students graduated to level one in March. Learning to read as an adult is very challenging, but these students are used to overcoming challenges.

If you can read this, thank the people in your life who helped you learn, and consider how you might help adults in our community who never had the opportunity to learn to read. You can become a monthly donor here and provide essential funding for B5 programs, or consider becoming a volunteer by submitting an application here.
Thank you for all that you do to support B5’s work and making our community a welcoming space for all.

Thank you to all of you who give your time and money, so refugees and immigrants can find welcome at the doors of B5. Your donation in any amount allows us to support our programs to help newly arrived refugees THRIVE in our community. Will you join us?
Donations can be made through our website or they can be mailed to: B5 Learning Center 715 S Jean Street Kennewick, WA 99336
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Today we…
Support new arrivals through education, relationships and community so they can thrive in their new home.
In the future, we will…
Create a community of open hearts, helping hands and supportive systems where strangers become friends and we all thrive.
Do you remember learning to read? What would your life be like if you’d never had that opportunity?
Many of the students in our B5 classes are learning to read for the first time, or never really mastered reading when they were learning English. According to the Barbara Bush Foundation, 19% of adults in Benton County and 37% in Franklin County have low literacy skills, limiting their access to employment, education, and economic mobility. This helps explain why 13.4% of adults in Benton and Franklin counties have not completed a high school diploma or GED, almost double the state rate of 7.7% (Benton-Franklin Trends).

Adults with low literacy skills don’t see themselves as learners and often give up trying. Language learning and literacy go hand in hand, and learning to read in a language that is unfamiliar is even more challenging for adults than it is for kids. For this reason, a safe, encouraging environment is important to keep students working toward their goals.
At B5, we’re thankful for staff and volunteers who work diligently and persistently with students to help them on the road to success. They are equipping our students with the skills they need to become citizens, complete job applications, and get better paying jobs.

In the past, most of our students were new arrival refugees, and B5 received state funding to support them on their educational journey. Today, fewer than half of our students qualify for state funded support. More than ever, we look to our community to join us in the work by volunteering and investing in our students.
Thank you to all of you who give your time and money, so refugees and immigrants can find welcome at the doors of B5. Your donation in any amount allows us to support our programs to help newly arrived refugees THRIVE in our community. Will you join us?
Donations can be made through our website or they can be mailed to: B5 Learning Center 715 S Jean Street Kennewick, WA 99336
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FAQ from A Better Richland
Richland registered voters will vote this November to update the Richland City Council election process to be like the rest of Washington’s First-Class Cities, Pasco, and Kennewick.
Currently all seven members of the Richland council are elected “at-large.” They can live anywhere in the city. A vote to change the city charter would mean five council members would have to be elected from the districts where they live and two would still be elected “at-large”. Each of the five proposed districts would have approximately 12,000 residents. An interactive map on our website can show you in which district you would live.


Hi Friend,
Moms and families are ready for change and demanding a more affordable life so our children can thrive!
Join MomsRising Together and elected leaders next Thursday June 25 for a virtual launch of our mom-built and mom-approved Moms’ Seal of Approval on Child Care to make child care a top election issue for candidates up and down the ballot. RSVP here.
We are thrilled to be joined by child care champions including Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, Congressman Maxwell Frost, Congresswoman Dina Titus, and Nevada gubernatorial candidate Aaron Ford for this very special online event.
Join us for the connection, the inspiration, and the strategy we need for the 2026 election season.
Here are the details:
📌 WHAT: MomsRising Together Community Meeting: June 2026
💻 WHERE: Online (RSVP here)
📆 WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 2026. 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 pm ET
WHO: MomsRising Together, Movement Leaders, and YOU! (Bring your friends too!)
See you there,
The MomsRising Together team

Dear Friend,
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
Pride is a beautiful celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community – of the brave individuals, the moms and parents past and present, who have fought to make our country safer, stronger, and more colorful. It’s a time to honor the joy of living authentically.
Celebrating our joy is vital, but so is paying the rent and buying groceries. Our families can’t truly thrive when discrimination follows LGBTQIA+ workers right onto the clock, limiting their financial security.
That’s why today, on LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day, moms, dads, gender-expansive parents, caregivers, and allies are raising our collective voices. We need to stop the discriminatory pay gaps holding our community back.
➡️Take action now: Protect LGBTQIA+ workers and demand equal pay!
While data for LGBTQIA+ workers is scarce, research from the Human Rights Campaign shows that LGBTQIA+ workers earn only about 90 cents for every dollar the median worker in the U.S. earns. [1]
But the community is not a monolith. When race, sexuality, and gender identity intersect, the gap widens drastically – Latine LGBTQIA+ workers and trans women are among the lowest earners in the country. [2] Discriminatory workplace practices are actively denying families the economic security they deserve.
This has to end – especially for the next generation. One in four U.S. high schoolers now identify as non-heterosexual. [3] They are entering the workforce right now, and we must build a safer, more equitable world for them.
➡️ Tell the EEOC: Don’t roll back data collection and protections for workers.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is legally mandated to protect workers from discrimination. Instead, under its current leadership, the Commission is actively undermining protections in very damaging ways by:
- Refusing to Enforce the Law: EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has aligned the agency with a discriminatory Executive Order, refusing to enforce employment protections for transgender and nonbinary workers. [4]
- Erasing Critical Guidance: The agency rolled back technical assistance and rescinded comprehensive 2024 workplace harassment guidance that explicitly protected workers based on sexual orientation and gender identity. [5]
- Eliminating the Data: Now, they are moving to halt the 60-year-old EEO-1 demographic data collection. Without this data, it becomes nearly impossible to track, prove, and punish systemic pay discrimination. [6]
We won’t let a political agenda dictate the livelihoods of millions of workers. We are demanding the EEOC fulfill its actual mandate.
When we raise our voices, decision-makers have to listen. Let’s make some noise 🗣️
➡️ Take action now: Protect LGBTQIA+ workers and demand equal pay!
Please share this with your friends and family so they can take action with us, too.
Thank you!
– Taylor, Ruth, Kristin and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team
P.S. – Lived experiences are our most powerful tool for change. Have you ever experienced pay discrimination? Please share your story with us. We deliver these real, personal accounts directly to lawmakers to show those in power exactly what is at stake and why change cannot wait.
References:
[1] [2] Human Rights Campaign | The Wage Gap Among LGBTQ+ Workers in the United States
[3] News Center | One in Four U.S. Adolescents Identify as Non-Heterosexual, Comparative Analysis Finds
[4] PBS News | EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump’s order
[5] U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | EEOC Commission Votes to Rescind 2024 Harassment Guidance
[6] U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Removing Gender Ideology and Restoring the EEOC’s Role of Protecting Women in the Workplace

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LWVWA Resisting Threats to Democracy—Action Needed


As you read this, our democracy is under threat here in Washington state. And the League of Women Voters of Washington (LWVWA) is taking action—every day—to defend it.
IN THE COURTS: We are fighting to protect voter registration rights nationwide. In a key case against U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, LWVWA submitted a sworn statement opposing efforts to block groups like the League from registering new citizens at naturalization ceremonies. This fight continues—and so do we.
IN THE LEGISLATURE: This session, LWVWA tracked 68 democracy-related bills and helped pass eight critical laws to safeguard voters and elections—strengthening protections against discrimination, stopping bad-faith voter challenges, and securing sensitive voter data.
IN OUR COMMUNITIES: We led a successful “decline to sign” campaign to stop Initiative 126, a proposal that would have made it harder to register and stay registered to vote. Now, we’re pushing back against I-500—another attempt to create those same barriers.
This is what defending democracy looks like. It’s urgent. It’s ongoing. And it works.
But we can’t do it without you.
Democracy requires constant effort—and your support makes that possible. This GiveBIG, please make a gift to LWVWA to help defend and strengthen democracy in Washington.

Karen Crowley, President
League of Women Voters of Washington
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[Español Abajo]
Happy Pride Month!

This is a time to celebrate the courage, brilliance, and legacy of queer and transgender people—who have always been at the forefront of the movements for our collective liberation.
Because Pride was, and still is, a protest.
The first Pride marches were born one year after the Stonewall Uprising in 1969 as a direct response to police brutality and the criminalization of queer and transgender lives. Black and Brown transgender women led the first Pride marches because they refused to accept a system that told them that they were unworthy of the basic dignity that each and every one of us deserves.
They were fighting to survive, but even in the middle of that fight, there was dancing, there was laughter, and there was resistance. Their joy was a declaration of power.
Today, the forces working to erase the humanity of immigrants and refugees are the very same ones attacking reproductive freedom, rolling back voting rights, and trying to legislate away LGBTQIA+ rights.
A diverse coalition of people came together in the 1960s—across cultures, languages, histories, and lived experiences—to secure many of the rights and freedoms so many of us have today, and it is our responsibility to carry that torch on, because liberation is not a one time achievement, but an ongoing journey.
Visibility is powerful, but visibility alone was never the point. The freedom fighters at Stonewall weren’t just asking to be seen, they were building something together: a community that would love them, protect them, and fight alongside them.
That’s what we’ve been building here in Washington for nearly ten years—a community in solidarity with immigrants and refugees of all walks of life—and it’s important to every single one of us that you’re a part of it.
We’ve been showing up at Pride events across the state all month long, but Pride is not over yet, and neither are we. We’ve got a few more events on the calendar this month, and there’s no better way to help us grow this community than by showing up alongside us. See where we’ll be at the WAISN events page, and come say hi, march with us, and celebrate the community that makes this work possible.
We also recognize that not everyone feels comfortable showing up to in-person events right now. Know that if you cannot make it in person, you can still be a part of this movement: reply to this email with a song to add to our community PRIDE playlist or share our Pride events calendar on social media with someone who needs to know they have a community ready to welcome them, this month and every month.
Happy Pride from the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network!
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¡Feliz Mes del Orgullo¹!

El Mes del Orgullo es un momento para celebrar la valentía y el legado de las personas transgénero y de minorías sexuales, que siempre han sido pioneras en los movimientos por nuestra liberación colectiva.
Porque el Orgullo fue y sigue siendo una protesta.
Las primeras marchas del Orgullo comenzaron un año después de los sucesos de Stonewall, en 1969, como una respuesta directa a la brutalidad policial y a la criminalización de las vidas de las personas trans y de minorías sexuales. Las mujeres trans negras y de color lideraron las primeras marchas del Orgullo porque se negaban a aceptar una sociedad que les negaba la dignidad básica que merecemos todas las personas.
Luchaban por sobrevivir, pero incluso en medio de esa lucha había baile, risas y resistencia. Su alegría era una declaración de poder.
Hoy en día, las fuerzas que quieren deshumanizar a la comunidad inmigrante y refugiada son las mismas que atacan la libertad reproductiva, restringen el derecho al voto e intentan eliminar por vía legislativa los derechos de la comunidad LGBTQIA+.
En la década de 1960 se creó una coalición en la que se unieron personas de diferentes culturas, idiomas, historias y experiencias de vida para conseguir muchos de los derechos y libertades que hoy tenemos. Es nuestra responsabilidad darle continuidad a esta lucha, porque la liberación es un proceso continuo, no algo que se logra una sola vez.
La visibilidad es muy importante, pero la visibilidad por sí sola nunca fue el objetivo. Las personas que lucharon por la libertad durante Stonewall no solo pedían visibilidad, sino que también construían una comunidad comprometida con el amor, la protección y la lucha compartida.
Eso es lo que venimos construyendo aquí en Washington desde hace casi diez años: una comunidad solidaria con los inmigrantes y refugiados de todo el mundo; y para todos y cada uno de nosotros es muy importante que seas parte de ella.
Hemos estado presentes en los eventos del Orgullo a lo largo del estado y durante todo el mes, sin embargo, este mes aún no termina y tampoco nuestro compromiso. Nos quedan algunos eventos y no hay mejor forma de ayudarnos a seguir fortaleciendo esta comunidad que acompañándonos. Para saber en dónde estaremos, consulte nuestra página de eventos y pase a saludarnos, a marchar y a celebrar con la comunidad que hace todo esto posible.
También somos conscientes de que no todas las personas se sienten cómodas asistiendo a eventos presenciales en este momento. Si este mes no puede asistir en persona, sepa que aun así puede formar parte de este movimiento: responde a este correo con una canción para agregarla a nuestra lista de reproducción o playlist comunitaria del Orgullo. También puede compartir nuestro calendario de eventos del Orgullo en las redes sociales para que más personas sepan que hay una comunidad dispuesta a darles la bienvenida, este mes y todos los meses.
¡Feliz mes del Orgullo de parte de la Red de Solidaridad de Inmigrantes en Washington!
- Orgullo de ser parte de las comunidades gay, lésbicas, bisexuales, transgénero, cuir y de géneros que no se conforman al binario hombre o mujer, así como el reconocimiento de su dignidad, valor propio y humanidad.

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Ten years ago queer and transgender immigrants came together during a time of growing fear and uncertainty for immigrant communities to launch WAISN because no one else was coming to save us.
If you believe in this work, you know it takes resources to keep this movement going. Please donate today to help us build the next 10 years of immigrant justice for our communities.
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¡Únase a nuestra Reunión General hoy a las 3:00 pm!
Estamos dedicados a educar y movilizar en todo el estado para apoyar y defender los derechos y la dignidad de todos los inmigrantes y refugiados, centrando las voces de las comunidades impactadas.
Nuestras conversaciones mensuales permiten a los miembros de la comunidad de todo Washington compartir sus experiencias, discutir estrategias para empoderar a comunidades locales e involucrar a los directamente afectados en los procesos decisorios..
Cuándo: 18 de junio, Jueves 3:00 – 5:00 PM PT
Enlace de la Reunión por Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83456393289?pwd=bWVyQVUwMGU4QTh5S21CNEZQcG5QZz09
Para unirse por teléfono:
- Marque +1 253-205-0468
- Cuando se le solicite, ingrese el ID de la reunión: 83456393289 y presione #
- Cuando se le solicite, ingrese la Contraseña: 519681 y presione #
¡Esperamos verte allí!
En comunidad,
La Red de Solidaridad de Inmigrantes en Washington

Join our General Meeting today at 3 pm!
We are dedicated to educating and mobilizing statewide to uphold and defend the rights and dignity of all immigrants and refugees, centering the voices of impacted communities.
Our monthly General Meeting allows community members from across Washington to share their experiences, discuss strategies for empowering local communities, and involve those directly affected by these issues in the decision-making processes.

When: June 18th, Thursday 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Zoom Information: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83456393289?pwd=bWVyQVUwMGU4QTh5S21CNEZQcG5QZz09
To join by phone:
- Dial +1 253-205-0468
- When prompted, enter the Meeting ID: 83456393289 and press #
- When prompted, enter the passcode: 519681 and press #
We hope to see you there!
In community,
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network



In this Issue:
- Help us celebrate the Class of 2026 next Saturday!
- We’re looking for a few individuals to join our board of directors!
- Our Jobs List-Serv has over 100 subscribers!
Help us celebrate the Class of 2026 next Saturday!
As the Class of 2026 gears up for their last full weekend together in Spokane, I wanted to share some exciting updates about next Saturday’s graduation! Surrounded by the breathtaking peaks of our Washington landscape, we’ll come together to celebrate this remarkable class and honor the many individuals who have made it special.
We’re thrilled to have Shasti Conrad, Chair of the Washington Democratic Party, as this year’s keynote speaker, and Xavier Ajeto will also deliver a speech on behalf of the Class of 2026.
We’ll take a moment to thank the outgoing board members for their dedicated service over the years.
Get ready to celebrate and honor some fantastic awards:
- This year, we’re introducing the Board Member of the Year award, shining a spotlight on Meadow Johnson ’09 for her 12 years of outstanding service – her contributions for over a decade are as inspiring as our Cascade peaks!
- We’re also excited to present the Community Partner of the Year award to the Washington Education Association, whose steadfast support and partnership with WAIDF over the past year have truly made a difference.
- Finally, a big congratulations to Jac Archer ’18, our Alumni of the Year, whose ongoing advocacy for Spokane, especially for immigrants, continues to fight for civil rights and dignity for all.
On behalf of Landon, our Program Director, the board of directors, we all look forward to seeing you at a festive and celebratory evening on June 13, filled with good food and drinks, camaraderie, seeing friends, and perhaps making new ones, and celebrating the Class of 2026!
-Emily

We’re looking for a few individuals to join our board of directors!
As a working board, board members work hand in hand year-round with staff to fulfill the organization’s mission, including organizing and executing our signature six-month annual fellowship and alumni events.
Read the Prospective Board Member Packet here: https://bit.ly/4dG70OE
Application link and details here: https://bit.ly/4u2GCU0
Applications will be accepted until Friday, June 26.
Our Jobs List-Serv has over 100 subscribers!
Since relaunching our WAIDF Jobs List-Serv in February, over 40 job, internship, and fellowship opportunities have been shared with the greater WAIDF network.
Share opportunities ranging from internal roles within your organization to ones that catch your eye, like internships and fellowships, through the WAIDF Jobs List-Serv.
Once signed up, anyone can share the opportunity by emailing jobs@democraticfuture.org. We ask that you include pertinent details (e.g., who the employer/hiring entity is, a link or PDF of the opportunity, and your relationship to the opportunity (if any).




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In this Issue:
- Thank you for making Campaign & Elections Weekend a Success!
- Save the date – Saturday, June 13 – for Class of 2026 Graduation!
- Our Jobs List-Serv has over 100 subscribers!
Thank you for making Campaign & Elections Weekend a Success!
This past weekend, the WAIDF network – fellows, alumni, partners, and friends – came together for an incredible Campaign & Elections weekend.
Speakers covered everything from the state of elections, organizational efforts, and the nuts and bolts of running a campaign, to communications and messaging, fundraising, endorsements, mailers, and field efforts. We were honored to share the day and connect with a broader network of folks doing good work in communities across Washington state. A huge thank you to everyone who joined us for a day of learning.
On Sunday, the Class of 2026 had a full day of learning where they heard from Mark Rupp, Director of External Relations, at The Earth Commons at Georgetown University, who shared his career journey and experience serving Washington State in Washington, D.C. We caught up with Beth Lindsay (Class of 1999) from Invest Washington Now to hear what’s next in the fight for taxing the rich and getting millionaires to pay their fair share. We also heard from Elise Orlick from Fair Vote on proportional representation and their work to create a more representative Democracy.
Fellows ended the day with an insightful and impactful tour of Little Saigon with Vy Nguyen, Class of 2019, and Strategic Advisor at the Port of Seattle, and Huy Pham, Executive Director of APIAHiP and historic preservation advocate for Asian & Pacific Islander American communities. These two Friends of Little Saigon Board Members discussed the history of the neighborhood, the impacts of freeway redlining, and the organizations and communities that make the Little Saigon and Seattle Chinatown-International District thrive.
We look forward to seeing you at the Class of 2026 graduation on June 13!
-Emily
Save the date – Saturday, June 13 – for Class of 2026 Graduation!
Alongside celebrating the Class of 2026, we will also recognize two inaugural awards: Board Member of the Year, for exceptional contributions by a board member, and Community Partner of the Year, for outstanding support from a community partner.
Shasti Conrad, Chair of the Washington Democratic Party, will deliver this year’s keynote address. Following her, the Class of 2026 speaker will be introduced, whose name is still pending.
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June 21 is ASK Day, a national reminder that one simple question can help keep kids safe:
“Is there an unlocked firearm where my child plays?”
As summer begins, kids spend more time out of school and in places where parents and caregivers may not know how firearms are stored. We ask about allergies. We ask about pets. We ask about supervision. We can ask about secure firearm storage too.
This conversation is not about judgment. It is about safety. Unsecured firearms in the home can turn a normal day into a preventable tragedy. That is why the Alliance is working to make secure storage a central part of how Washington prevents gun violence.
Secure storage works. When firearms are locked, unloaded, and stored separately from ammunition, we reduce the risk of unintentional shootings, firearm suicide, and other forms of family fire. We also help build a culture where responsible gun ownership includes protecting kids, families, and communities from preventable harm.
This is the kind of change we are fighting for in Washington. In 2027, passing secure storage will be our top priority, and we know it will take all of us: parents, caregivers, students, educators, public health leaders, responsible gun owners, survivors, and advocates across the state.
This ASK Day, we’re asking you to do one thing: start the conversation.
Before your child goes to another home, ask how firearms are stored. Share the message with another parent or caregiver. Talk to your family about why secure storage matters. These conversations may feel uncomfortable at first, but they can save lives.
Gun violence is preventable. And prevention can begin with one question.
Thank you,
The Alliance Team
ALLIANCE FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITY
P.O. Box 4187 Seattle, WA 98194

Today is National Gun Violence Awareness Day! This day, always the first Friday in June, kicks off Wear Orange weekend. This is a time when gun violence prevention advocates across the country wear orange to honor the victims of gun violence and show support for the gun safety movement.
Wear Orange was started in 2013 after 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was shot and killed in Chicago just one week after she performed at President Obama’s second inauguration. Her friends and family chose to wear orange—Hadiya’s favorite color and the color hunters wear to protect themselves from gunfire—to honor her life and the tens of thousands of lives lost to gun violence every year. Since then, the gun violence prevention movement has carried on their efforts by wearing orange on the first Friday in June.
Here are a couple things you can do:
- If you’re out and wearing orange, make sure to post it on social media! Be sure to use #WearOrange and tag @allianceforgunresponsibility
- Donate to support our lifesaving work!
We hope you’ll join us in these acts of solidarity. We are so fortunate to be part of such a supportive and effective movement.
Thank you for being a part of it,
The Alliance for Gun Responsibility Team
PS – If you don’t have social media accounts, you can email a photo to press@wagunresponsibility.org and we will share them from our accounts!
ALLIANCE FOR GUN RESPONSIBILITY
P.O. Box 4187 Seattle, WA 98194


June 17th, 2026
In this issue:
- The first trillionaire
- The Millionaire Exodus That Never Came
- WA governor’s office warns agencies to prepare for ‘significant budget shortfalls’
- Nearly half of adults struggled to afford healthcare last year, survey finds
- Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1%
- WA falls to 31st in national education ranking
Elon Musk has become a trillionaire. Trillion with a “T.”
That amount of wealth is hard to comprehend, but here are some ways to try:
- Elon Musk could spend $1,000,000 every day and wouldn’t be low on cash until the year 4700.
- It would take the poorest 3,800,000,000 people on Earth pooling their wealth together to match Elon Musk’s fortune.
- Elon Musk could give $100 to every one of the 8,300,000,000 people on Earth, and he would still be one of the richest people alive.
In the face of this extreme wealth, a new survey showed that nearly half of Americans report struggling to afford health care in the last year, and Washington State is preparing to navigate yet another budget shortfall. This shouldn’t be a surprise. It is the predictable result of a tax code and an economy that asks too little of those with the most and too much of everyone else.
The good news is that Washington state has another path, and we made big steps by passing the Millionaires Tax earlier this year. Now, it’s time to protect this progress by declining to sign IP26-645 so we can generate vital revenue for schools, health care, housing, and tax cuts that benefit all Washingtonians.
Thank you for declining to sign!
Ben, Invest in WA Now
THE FIRST TRILLIONAIRE

The first trillionaire — much less a trillionaire known for erratic personal behavior, online trolling and support for global right-wing politics — will likely reignite discussion of the diverging fortunes of wage earners and those with market-based wealth, as well as their growing political power.
THE MILLIONAIRE EXODUS THAT NEVER CAME

The popular image of the “mobile millionaire,” constantly searching for the lowest-tax location, unravels under close inspection. Top earners often travel, but they rarely change where they live. More often, they are deeply rooted – and powerful insiders – in the places where they built their careers and businesses and raised their families. It is not so easy to walk away from these kinds of relationships.
More – Cristobal Young, Vital City
WA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE WARNS AGENCIES TO PREPARE FOR ‘SIGNIFICANT BUDGET SHORTFALLS’

State agency leaders received a dire warning from Gov. Bob Ferguson’s office on Friday that they’re headed toward “what will likely be the most challenging budget any of us has yet faced.”
“There will be significant budget shortfalls next biennium in both operating and transportation budgets,” the governor’s budget director, K.D. Chapman-See wrote in a three-page memo.
More – Bill Lucia, Washington State Standard
NEARLY HALF OF ADULTS STRUGGLED TO AFFORD HEALTHCARE LAST YEAR, SURVEY FINDS

Survey results also showed about 1 in 5 adults with private health insurance coverage reported large increases in insurance premiums — but adults with individual Marketplace plans were nearly twice as likely to report large premium increases as those with employer coverage.
According to health policy research organization KFF, the average Marketplace deductible surged by about $1,000 per person this year, as more enrollees shift to higher-deductible plans after enhanced subsidies expired.
More – Nada Hassenein, Washington State Standard
SURGING STOCK MARKET, TRUMP POLICIES BOOST WEALTH FOR 1%

The richest 1% of Americans held nearly a third of the country’s total wealth at the end of 2025, the largest percentage the Federal Reserve Board has recorded since it started monitoring the numbers in 1989. In 1990, the share was 22.5%.
The latest percentage, 31.9%, is likely the largest since the end of World War II, possibly heralding a return to the extreme wealth inequality of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And it is likely to balloon further as a result of President Donald Trump’s tax cuts and other pro-business policies.
More – Tim Henderson, Washington State Standard
WA FALLS TO 31ST IN NATIONAL EDUCATION RANKING

Another notable issue the report shows, [Soleil] Boyd said, is a lack of access to early learning. The report found that 57% of children ages 3 and 4 are not in school, a one percentage point decline from the previous reporting period.
Boyd flagged rollbacks the state Legislature made this year to prekindergarten programs and cuts to childcare providers.
She said it’s “really encouraging” that a portion of the state revenue from the new income tax on millionaire earners is slated to help fund early learning programs. But collections of the tax don’t start until 2029, and it’s still possible it could be overturned in court or by voters.
More – Aspen Ford, The Seattle Times
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Paid canvassers are collecting signatures on IP26-645 to repeal a tax that would be paid by less than 1% of the wealthiest Washingtonians – just mega-millionaires and billionaires.
Repealing this tax would undo a lot of the hard work you did this session to make our tax code fairer, but let’s be clear about what we would lose if they are successful, and why you should commit to decline to sign their petition.
Eliminating the Millionaires Tax could TAKE AWAY:
- The expansion of the Working Families Tax Credit, which will put cash in the pockets of 1 million low and middle income families.
- The sales tax cuts for over-the-counter medicine, diapers, hygiene and grooming products, saving families hundreds of dollars each year.
- The new B&O tax cuts that apply to the majority of small businesses in WA, giving them the biggest tax cut in state history
- Free school meals for all Washington K-12 students, plus more money for childcare and early learning
- Billions of dollars for education, healthcare, and other essential services
Rolling all of that back for millions of Washingtonians just so some mega-millionaires and billionaires can give themselves a tax cut? We don’t think so.

To go the extra mile, forward this email to a friend or two and help us get the word out about this harmful initiative.
In solidarity,
Ben, Invest in WA Now
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We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the record breaking support we received from this community at this year’s annual gala. Together, we raised over $1.6 million dollars to continue defending and advancing immigrant rights in the months and years to come. At the event, I shared that while the past year has been a challenging one, we are making a difference because this community refuses to look away, refuses to stay silent, and refuses to accept injustice.
Over the past year, we have expanded our reach and deepened our impact. Our Community Outreach team has connected thousands of people with critical information. And in 2025, we reached over 25,000 people through community outreach efforts.
Our staff and pro bono volunteers, day after day, stand beside community members in immigration detention who are facing some of the most isolating and unjust conditions imaginable, and are working to ensure our clients can seek the protections for which they are eligible. At the event, we shared a video highlighting this ongoing work through interviews with our staff, pro bono attorney Amy Bowles, and community member Tsimba Phukuta – which you can view at this link.
Through our work and partnerships, we are building something bigger than any one organization—an ecosystem of support that stretches from local communities, to the entire state of Washington, and across the country.
Together, we will continue this work. Together, we will be ready to respond and meet this moment with courage. And together, we will ensure that our communities are not only protected, but that they can thrive – because we all deserve to thrive. Thank you for your continued support. We also invite you to view photos from photographer Tawfiq Abdulaziaz at this link, and photobooth pictures from the event here.
Teresa Zepeda Sosa’s Story
We were honored to have keynote speaker Teresa Zepeda Sosa share her story at our gala this year. Teresa is a former NWIRP client, a small business owner, and one of the founding members of Parque Padrinos – a grassroots organization that celebrates and empowers the South Wenatchee and surrounding communities. In addition to these accomplishments, Teresa is a powerful immigrant rights advocate and social justice leader in her community. For those of you who were unable to attend, we are including a shortened version of her speech at this link.

USCIS Announces New Policy Limiting Adjustment of Status (AOS) Applications
Last week, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced a new policy aimed at limiting one of the most common and important pathways to lawful permanent residence—adjustment of status–an application filed from within the United States. Once again, in pursuit of its anti-immigrant agenda, the Trump administration seeks to erase legal pathways enacted by Congress, claiming that adjustment of status is a “loophole” that should be fixed. However, adjustment of status is a statutory benefit, enacted by Congress precisely to ensure that families are not needlessly separated and that employers are not needlessly deprived of essential employees for months or even years. Moreover, in arguing that applicants should be forced to return to their home countries to finalize the process, the administration cynically sidesteps that many applicants, if forced to leave the United States, will face additional barriers that would render them ineligible to return to the United States for ten years. The new policy flouts the current laws and is meant to once again intimidate, confuse, and create chaos. We are currently working with partners to ensure that this new policy is exposed for what it is–an unlawful effort to ignore controlling laws designed to provide a clear path for family and employment visas.

May 2026 Immigration Updates Videos, and Upcoming Webinar in June
Our Community Outreach team recently held an Immigration Updates Webinar for community members in both English and Spanish. You can watch these videos at the following links: English update here, Spanish update here.
We also have another Immigration Updates Webinar scheduled for Tuesday, June 23 at noon. You can register for this webinar here.
Thank you very much for your continued support. We are grateful to have you as part of our community.
In Solidarity,


Malou Chávez (she/her/ella)
Executive Director
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Every day in this country, immigrants are expected to represent themselves in immigration court. Unlike individuals in the criminal court system, immigrants facing removal or deportation proceedings in immigration court are generally not appointed an attorney to represent them.
In these proceedings, they are asked to explain what they have lived through, why they are afraid, and what will happen if they are forced to return. The questions are complex and intrusive, often re-triggering past traumas while actively creating new ones. The setting is unfamiliar and highly formal. The language is often not their own.
And the stakes could not be higher.
This is happening every day, in courtrooms across the country.
This includes children, youth, and, yes, even infants who must represent themselves.
At NWIRP, we serve people across this harmful and unjust system—adults, families, and young people—working to ensure no one is left to navigate their immigration cases alone.
But for infants, children, and youth, the stakes take on a different weight.
In our Unaccompanied Children Program (UCP)—which is one of two dedicated programs at NWIRP focused on children and youth—24 attorneys and legal advocates work directly with roughly 550 young clients each year. They prepare them, represent them, and remain a steady presence of support through every stage of their case.
But that work is becoming increasingly unstable, as UCP is a federally-funded program now operating under the Trump administration and its aggressive new immigration enforcement model: one that is built on mass detention, aggressive inland raids, and the utilization of third countries for removals.
Currently, funding for this program is only secured through July 31. Beyond that, there is no clear long-term path. Thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children and youth will be impacted nationwide, and the consequences will be immediate.
Let me be clear in stating this: NWIRP will not step away from those already in our care. Every one of them will be supported through the full duration of their case, so long as resources allow.
But the pressure on this work is intensifying, and the gaps between what our clients need and what systems provide continues to widen.
Let me also be clear in stating that community support will matter more in the months and years ahead.
It’s imperative that immigration legal defense not be under-resourced, especially in today’s climate, so I invite you to make a donation today to support our collective efforts to protect others.
If you choose to act alongside our growing community of supporters, your donation will help ensure NWIRP’s ability to remain nimble while continuing to defend community members of all ages—right now, and without interruptions.
Thank you for making this work possible. With you and so many others on our side, we can meet the challenges of today while helping build a more just system in its place.

With deep gratitude and determination,

Malou Chávez (she/her/ella)
Executive Director
P.S. I hope you will make plans to join us at our next Immigration Update webinar on Thursday, May 21 at 5 p.m. (English) and 5:45 p.m. (Spanish) for the latest on policy changes, community impact, and how to protect one another—plus time for Q&A. Register here.

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Opportunities to Learn More About FAN’s 2025 Policy Priorities
A Heartfelt Gratitude from Faith Action Network and Upcoming FAN Events
A Word of Support from Faith Action Network and an invitation to our Annual Dinner
Learn about the Ballot Initiatives Next Tuesday
Announcing FAN’s Next Executive Director, Joyce del Rosario and Upcoming FAN Events
Registration for FAN 2024 Annual Dinner now Open
Join Us for “Understanding the Impacts of Indian Boarding Schools”
Faith, Labor and Building Our Statewide Connections
3 Initiatives to Vote No on this November
Remember to Vote in the Primaries August 6th
Build skills with FAN this summer and Vote NO on Initiatives
Announcing Our Search for FAN’s Next Executive Director
Putting Our Values into Action
Table with us at Spokane Pride
Taking Action Together this Election Season
Announcing our FAN Spring Summits
Continuing Opportunities for Advocacy
Important announcement from FAN




It’s Congressman Adam Smith, proudly representing Washington’s 9th District.
Today, I wanted to share with you why I’m endorsing No Hate in WA State and their efforts to defeat 26-001 and 26-638.
As you know, their goal is simple: to reject the hate, bullying, and harassment of Washington students—regardless of their race, gender, family situation, or ZIP code.
It’s clear to me that these measures would hurt our students and turn our schools into political battlegrounds.
I know that Washington students and families deserve better. That’s why I encourage you to join me in voting NO on 26-001 and 26-638.
Thank you,
Congressman Adam Smith

NO HATE in WA State is a campaign of Washington parents, medical professionals, teachers, students, and community members standing against ballot measures IL26-001 and IL26-638 that would endanger Washington students and hurt our schools.
Reject the hate, bullying, and harassment of our students. Join us today.
NO HATE in WA State
PO Box 21961
Seattle, WA 98111
United States

A recent KUOW article shed new light on what measures IL26-001 and IL26-638 could mean for Washington students if they pass this November.
Their reporting confirms what we already know: student athletes seeking to participate in girls’ sports could be required to undergo genital examinations, genetic testing, or blood tests measuring testosterone levels.
Medical professionals and school sports officials note that these requirements would be a significant departure from how Washington has managed school sports participation for years. They also have serious concerns about how these measures would be implemented—and how they would negatively affect accessibility.
Dr. Grace Shih, a family medical doctor, warned that students in rural communities or those living without regular access to healthcare could face hurdles that prevent them from playing school sports at all.
All of this comes despite the fact that the Office of Superintendent is aware of only 5-10 transgender student athletes among more than 200,000 student athletes competing across Washington.
It’s unfortunately crystal clear what is happening here. MAGA mega-donor Brian Heywood may claim these ballot measures are about “fairness” and “safety” in girls’ sports, but in reality, this is about forcing his own personal conservative agenda in our state, even if that means marginalizing trans youth and adding barriers to playing school sports.
The stakes for Washington’s youth could not be clearer this November. Our job is to ensure every Washington voter understands the stakes for students and the real-world consequences that we will all feel.
Thank you,
No Hate HQ

NO HATE in WA State is a campaign of Washington parents, medical professionals, teachers, students, and community members standing against ballot measures IL26-001 and IL26-638 that would endanger Washington students and hurt our schools.
Reject the hate, bullying, and harassment of our students. Join us today.
NO HATE in WA State
PO Box 21961
Seattle, WA 98111
United States

Indivisible: A Practical Guide to Democracy on the Brink.
Platner – A Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing; Maine matters; Key House candidates coming to town


Here are some ways you can take action.
- Fri, Jun 12 @ 4:30pm
Unite and Ignite Fridays › - Sun, Jun 14 @ 3:30pm
REEL Civic Sundays › - Tue, Jun 16 @ 11am
Cup of Joe Organizing Briefing › - Tue, Jun 16 @ 5pm
Changemakers Organizing Lab › - Sat, Jul 4 @ 11am
What’s in My Toolkit? ›
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Building courageous solidarity across LGBTQ+ communities
A massive win in CA + what comes next in our fight to reshape the Democratic Party
Quick, Timely, and targeted email to make sure we win Michigan’s Senate seat
Take Action: Shut down Trump’s insurrectionist slush fund
Timely, quick, and short – a message on the DNC autopsy
This is how we win the midterms and protect the results
Take action today to fight the ICE funding bill
Indivisible updates + actions: Organizing for real democracy + getting loud to oppose ICE funding
We have a real opportunity to strengthen the Democratic Party
Our billboards our up. Help us expose ICE’s cruel concentration camps
3,000 May Day events yesterday: Tell us how you participated
Fight the GOP bill that would give billions to ICE & Trump’s ballroom
Indivisible updates + actions: Lessons from John Lewis + how to fight $140 billion in ICE funding
Not a single penny more for ICE
Rapid Response Call: SCOTUS guts voting rights
May Day: Three days until our next massive mobilization
Indivisible updates + actions: Nonviolence as a core value + May Day!
TOMORROW: Join an event to demand an end to ICE warehouses
We’re using billboards to expose ICE’s detention camp plans
Indivisible updates + actions: ICE camps & economic disruption on May Day
April 25: Find an event near you and join the fight against Trump’s detention warehouses
May Day: No work. No school. No shopping.
Closing Strong On Vote Yes With Virginia’s Inspiring Speaker, Don Scott
Indivisible updates + actions: Hungary votes out their Trump; our fight continues.
Tell Congress to let this terrible law expire.
Our next Day of Action: Communities Not Cages
Converting NoKings momentum into action; Trump driving up the cost per vote – and Happy holidays!
Indivisible updates + actions: Regime accountability, Iran war, & May Day
Endorsement Alert: There’s a clear choice for Colorado
Indivisible updates + actions: The largest single day of protest in US history and what comes next
Here’s what comes next after the largest day of protest in US history
We’re not yelling at Republicans enough over security lines and ICE in airports.
Stop the terrible DHS funding deal
Indivisible updates + actions: No Kings on Saturday and Trump’s flailing
There’s a record number of No Kings events. Find one near you and join us on March 28
Tell Congress: No more money for Trump’s war!
Virtual discussion: Centering Trans Leadership & Accountable Allyship
Indivisible updates + actions: No Kings is around the corner!
❌👑Making No Kings III the largest protest in US history
Tell your Members of Congress: No ICE warehouses!
Indivisible updates + actions: Stopping Trump’s war, getting ready for No Kings
[Update] What timing: Kristi Noem is OUT
Indivisible updates + actions: STOP TRUMP’S IRAN WAR
[Take Action] Demand Congress prevent war with Iran
DHS Funding Update: Turning up the heat on Republicans in Congress
Indivisible updates + actions: The fighters we need & how to NOT watch the SOTU
Primarying a Dem who voted to thank ICE for their service.
Today we’re launching the No Kings map ❌👑
DHS funding has lapsed. Here’s what you need to know
Your Members of Congress need to hear from you (yes, you!)
Indivisible updates + actions: Primary endorsements, DHS funding update, and more
Don’t miss it: Lessons from Minnesota, 2/12 7pm ET
The second one of these we’ve done in 2026
Nine days to halt the ICE terror machine
Indivisible updates + actions: Do protests matter? (Spoiler: Yes.)
[UPDATE] The Senate vote on DHS funding + what comes next
Indivisible updates + actions: A massive week in the fight to rein in ICE.
Another killing by Trump’s death squads
FRIDAY: Day of solidarity and action with the people of Minnesota
New event you can host THIS Friday: ICE Out for Good – MN Solidarity Day of Action
The arc of the moral universe does not bend on its own
Act now to save ACA tax credits and restore coverage for millions.
Indivisible updates + actions: We’re not stopping — ICE Out For Good
Timely, quick and singular note – Join Ice Out for Good weekend of action
[STARTING TOMORROW] Nationwide Weekend of Action: ICE Out For Good
ACTION ALERT: Vote imminent – tell your senators to stop Trump’s assault on Venezuela
Tell Congress: No War. No Kings.
One last action you can take before the end of the year
Indivisible updates + actions: Thanks to you, this regime is flailing.
Read this if you’ve ever given a monthly donation
Indivisible updates + actions: The wheels are coming off the fascism bus
Indivisible updates + actions: A new escalation in the regime’s lawless crackdown on dissent
Tuesday’s political earthquake
Did you shop at Home Depot, Target, or Amazon during the blackout?
Spotify Wrapped (In Complicity)
Standing indivisible with our immigrant neighbors
Indivisible updates + actions: The regime is weakened and tomorrow could be huge
Aftyn needs your help to get out the vote
How do we stay resilient as activists?
Why we’re not shopping at Amazon, Target, or Home Depot next week
Indivisible updates + actions: the Epstein Files endgame and your weekly to-dos
Bad news in the LaMonica McIver case
Our final chance to flip a House seat from red to blue this year
Democratic leaders failed us again. Time to get some new leaders.
This Saturday — learn how to organize with care
1-CLICK SURVEY: Canceling Spotify. Opposing ICE.
Democracy won big last night. Here’s what comes next
We can feed families AND save healthcare. Here’s how >>
Learn to protect immigrant rights with Maribel Hernández Rivera
Our new tactic to the end the Trump shutdown
Our one chance to win a new blue trifecta this year
Final sprint to Nov 4 Election – critical actions for you to make a diff nationally and locally
Don’t stream fascism. Cancel Spotify.
Mike Johnson won’t seat a duly elected Democrat. How to respond >>
No Kings was just the beginninghttps://indivisible.actionkit.com/mailings/view/121411
Indivisible updates + actions: We made history. We’re not slowing down.❌👑
❌👑What comes next after the largest single-day protest against tyranny in our nation’s history
No Kings in Richland. No Kings in the White House. No Kings anywhere in America.
Indivisible updates + actions: 5 DAYS until No Kings Day ❌👑
ONE WEEK until the largest peaceful protest in modern US history ❌👑
Trump Shutdown update (and a crucial action)
Come learn about understanding systemic oppression with Tim Wise
Indivisible updates + actions: The regime is weak and unpopular, and the opposition is growing
The government shutdown has begun. Here’s what we do next:
We’re bringing you two illuminating calls next week
WE WON: Kimmel is back! 🎉Here’s what’s next
EMAIL YOUR SENATORS: No healthcare cuts. No blank checks. No chaos. No lawlessness.
Boycott Disney. Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel.
The attacks on dissent are escalating.
Indivisible updates + actions: Confronting political violence, and this week’s to-dos
No Kings protests near you on October 18
Virginia is our biggest electoral test yet
Indivisible updates + actions: The No Kings map is LIVE❌👑
Join us to learn about mutual aid with Stephanie Rearick
We can force a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
TELL CONGRESS: Stop Trump’s AI Death Panels for Medicare
SIGN OUR LETTER: The Smithsonian must reject Trump regime whitewashing
Indivisible actions + updates: You can’t fight a fascist with polling nuggets
Israel-Gaza and my obligation to be an upstander
We won’t stand by as Trump tries to rig the midterms.
A new stage in our fight against authoritarianism
Learn how to build partnerships and coalitions with Cristina Jiménez
Get a first look at our national campaign work at the final One Million Rising training
You probably haven’t gotten an email about this before
TAKE ACTION: The US can end the forced starvation of Gaza.
How we fight authoritarianism through non-cooperation: One Million Rising
Learn how to stand in solidarity across lines of difference with special guest Anat Shenker-Osorio
Learn how to stand in solidarity across lines of difference with special guest Anat Shenker-Osorio
Indivisible updates + actions: A big week in our fight against authoritarianism
A new strategy to undercut Trump’s authoritarian takeover: One Million Rising
On July 17, we’re getting into some good trouble
Confronting a supercharged ICE
Indivisible updates + actions: the American Gestapo
They chose billionaires over their constituents. We’ll make sure they pay a political price for it.
One Million Rising: Our recipe to delay, defy, and help defeat Trump
Trump’s Big Ugly Bill has passed the Senate. We can still defeat it in the House.
Act NOW to stop the monstrous GOP megabill
TAKE ACTION: Tell your Democratic senators we expect them to fight like hell on the floor
“Backdoor abortion bans” and the new attacks on our freedom
Indivisible updates + actions: a dumber, meaner, more desperate war pitch — plus your weekly to-dos
delaying, disrupting, and dividing Senate Republicans
No Kings Day and the 3.5% percent rule
❌👑One of the largest days of protest in American history
UPDATE: We’re adding billboards in four more states
The Strategic Logic of the No Kings Protests
Trump’s authoritarian crackdown against Los Angeles
Musk’s mean tweets and Republican regrets
❌👑Fighting back against Trump’s authoritarian onslaught
Can you call into Iowa to hold JONI ERNST accountable?
New tactics to promote No Kings Day
It’s time for Solidarity in Action
No Kings, No contempt, No Ezra… and nowhere for Senate Republicans to hide
Did Republicans just make the Trump administration immune from court rulings?
Indivisible Events 05/29-06/05
Quick and Timely: Gov. Beshear in Seattle, Gearing up for No Kings Day, and Other Actions & Insights
Get ready to fight back against cuts to SNAP and Medicaid
Trump’s justice system: fealty or punishment
Indivisible Events 05/22-05/29
BREAKING: House Republicans pass Trump’s megabill, but the fight is far from over
Here’s where you can protest Trump’s tyranny on June 14:
Indivisible Events 05/15-05/22
🌡️Turning temperatures up on Thom Tillis
☎️Calls needed to Representative Dan Newhouse
Our national day of defiance: June 14
Indivisible’s Weekly Newsletter: Trump’s malicious jackassery and your weekly to-dos
100 days of grassroots defiance
A direct threat to how we fund our organizing
Indivisible Events 04/25-05/02
Calls needed from red-district Indivisibles
Indivisible Events 04/20-04/27
We’re in a constitutional crisis.
Defeating Trump’s billionaire tax scam
The Insurrection Act, ruining Republicans’ recess, and your weekly to-dos
Indivisible Events 04/17-04/19
Trump’s Reconciliation Plan: What it is, why it’s awful, and how we can stop it
What Trumps tariffs are REALLY about (and how you can fight them)
Massive nationwide protests, a win worth basking in, weekly to-dos, and more
Millions hit the streets today
We won in Wisconsin (the people > Musk’s pocketbook)
This weekend: Protests in all 50 states
Hey, do you have $19 million to spare?
They want us to obey in advance. We won’t.
Indivisible Events 04/04-04/11
Town hall success stories, one week to go in Wisconsin, Monday updates, and weekly to-dos
Indivisible Events 03/20-03/27
Trump’s newest target: The Department of Education
Ready to hit the streets? Join us on April 5
Recess town halls, mass mobilization in April, weekly to-dos, and Monday updates
We need real leadership. Schumer must step aside.
Join our mass mobilization on April 5
Indivisible Events 03/13-03/20
Shutdown showdown, bulwarks against tyranny, weekly to-dos, and more
Indivisible Events 03/06-03/13
Elon Musk is panicking. Republicans are hiding. Let’s make it worse.
Indivisible Events 02/27-03/08
The fight for civil rights under Trump 2.0
Don’t let Musk buy this election
MAGA has a bill that would disenfranchise someone you know.
Congress Thinks You Won’t Show Up. Prove Them Wrong.
What to do about Republican complicity
They ignored you. Now it’s time for payback.
Indivisible Events 02/08-02/14
People are rising up against the Trump-Musk coup
Musk’s raid on the Treasury, what real opposition looks like, confirmation updates, and more.
🚀 Campaign Launch: Project 2024
Here it is: our plan to win in 2024
Indivisible Rural Program [2021 WORKING DOC]


Hello Indivisible Red & Rural Caucus,
Thank you again to everyone who joined our first Red & Rural Caucus call of 2026. It was wonderful to connect with organizers from across the country and spend time thinking about the work ahead. During the call, we shared updates on what’s happening at Indivisible, reflected on insights from our 2025 caucus survey, and discussed how rural organizers can plug into the No Kings campaign and upcoming mobilizations. Check out the recording below.
NO KINGS 3 Host Resources
As you know, we’re gearing up for No Kings 3 on March 28th, and many of you will be hosting rallies in your communities. Based on the feedback from your survey responses, we’ve compiled a list of resources to help make your event a success. Check them out below.
Coming Up
Our next cal will be on April 14th at 7:30 PM ET. We’ll hear from rural No Kings hosts about lessons learned from their events, share practical tools for sustaining rural organizing and expanding local networks, and reflect on next steps for building community power. We can’t wait to share this space with you!
In Solidarity,
The Indivisible Red and Rural Caucus Team
Indivisible Project
PO Box 43884
Washington, DC 20010
United States

Hello Indivisible Red & Rural Caucus,
As February comes to a close, we celebrate Black history and its deep roots in rural communities, from farming and land stewardship to labor organizing, mutual aid, faith leadership, and civic engagement. These often-overlooked stories show how Black people have shaped rural life and democracy for generations and remind us of the power of organized communities, power we will carry into our work together in 2026.
First Red and Rural Caucus Call of 2026
We didn’t get a chance to connect in February, but we’re looking forward to seeing everyone next month!
Our next Red and Rural Caucus call will be a little different. We’re meeting on Saturday, March 7 at 2:00 PM ET, a change from our usual schedule to avoid conflicting with all the No Kings 3 trainings happening during the week.
The session will be facilitated by our Campaigns Director, Gracey, a fresh face to guide our conversation on the plan for 2026, and Tim, our Mobilization Director, who will explore how members can plug into No Kings while building power in red and rural communities.
Register below to receive reminders. We have many exciting plans for 2026 and can’t wait to see you there!
NO KINGS 3
We’re gearing up for the next round of No Kings protests, and we’d love to hear from you. Let us know whether you’re planning to host a No Kings event in your community, and what kind of support you’d need to make it a success. Whether you’re just starting to think about it or already organizing, we’re here to support you.
Take Action Now
Republicans are once again pushing for a series of voter suppression bills—all variations of their infamous “SAVE Act”, which would create unnecessary obstacles for millions of eligible Americans trying to register to vote.
Congress is negotiating new funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at a moment when ICE and CBP are inflicting real harm on communities. This resource breaks down what we’re demanding and how you can take action.
In Solidarity,
The Indivisible Red and Rural Caucus Team
Indivisible Project
PO Box 43884
Washington, DC 20010
United States


A few weeks ago, I sat down with one of NDTC’s very own trainers, Alyse Maye Quade for an interview over on Substack.
One thing she said stuck with me: people walk into field training asking for a script. The perfect talking point to win at the door. But Alyse’s answer is always the same: there isn’t one. What actually works is knowing your landscape, knowing who holds influence in your community, and showing up with a real story instead of a rehearsed one.
Today, we’re offering the chance to get training on exactly that, directly from her.
Join us TODAY for our free virtual training Using Power Mapping to Target Key Community Stakeholders.
- Don’t know how to draw maps between institutions and people while organizing?
- Can’t explain how power mapping shapes the strategy behind a coalition?
- Still need hands-on practice mapping the community you’re actually trying to move?
It’s free! And after sitting down with her myself, I can confidently say that Alyse is the real deal. If you read the interview, you already know that. If you didn’t, all the more reason to show up today.
Best,
Bibek Gurung
NDTC, Senior Digital Strategist

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Substack – Kelly Dietrich Took the Democratic Infrastructure Argument National. Here’s Where It Landed.
Substack – The Inconvenient and Necessary Call of Juneteenth

Coming to you today with one quick question that will help us help candidates, staff, and volunteers run as many winning campaigns as possible.
Would you be interested in resources or trainings in Spanish?
YES – I want Spanish trainings!
Looking forward to hearing your response.
Warmly,
Ada Recinos
NDTC, Associate Director of Marketing and Communications
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🗓️Here are some ways you can take action.
- Mon, Jun 15 @ 10am
Fundraising in Action: How to Ask for Money › - Wed, Jun 17 @ 10am
Planning Your Approach to Digital Strategy › - Thu, Jun 18 @ 10am
Ready to Run? Start with NDTC! › - Thu, Jun 18 @ 10am
Pride Panel: Resistance, Resilience & the Road Ahead › - Tue, Jun 23 @ 10am
Fundamentals of Organizing ›
All times Pacific


All Eyes Are On Us
From the desk of Bibek, Senior Digital Strategist
Today the World Cup kicks off here in the US, which got me thinking about what this has meant for past hosts.
In 2002, Japan and South Korea, two nations with a long and painful history, threw the world’s biggest party together, neighbors rather than rivals. In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host. Ask a casual fan what they remember and odds are they’ll say vuvuzelas. And then there was Qatar, whose 2022 tournament put its treatment of migrant workers under a spotlight no amount of money could dim.

When all eyes are on you, the world notices what it notices, for better or worse. Now it’s our turn, and the mirror is unflattering. Our transit systems are straining before a single whistle has blown, and our immigration policy is so needlessly punitive that we denied entry to Omar Artan, Africa’s best referee, who was set to become the first Somali official ever to work a World Cup.
The good news is that none of this is inevitable. These aren’t natural disasters or acts of fate. They’re the result of choices made by elected officials at every level of government. We can have better choices. YOU could be the better choice. We can help you get started.
💻UPCOMING LIVE TRAININGS
Fundraising in Action: How to Ask for Money
(In Partnership with ActBlue)
06.15
10 am PT
Planning Your Approach to Digital Strategy
06.17
10 am PT
Explore upcoming events + trainings coming up this month.
NDTC Learner Spotlight
NDTC learner Lauren Hensley is a school counselor who decided it was time to bring that perspective to where the decisions get made. She ran for and won her seat in the Cabell County Board of Education in West Virginia to keep student well-being, academic success, and family engagement at the center of every board decision. Hensley takes office July 1, and she’ll be there for every student in Cabell County.
What’s On Our Newsfeeds
Why this story matters:
GOP legislatures in southern states are using the opening caused by the weakened Voting Rights Act to choose their own voters. It’s up to us to give them a loud “no thanks.”
Why this story matters:
Trump has been trying to sabotage the USPS since he came into office. Maybe if he’d ever received a loving letter from a genuine friend he wouldn’t have such a vendetta against the postal service.
Why this story matters:
There’s a quaint Southern phrase I know: “when your opponents’ attempts to rig redistricting in their favor get too blatant, regroup and find another avenue to fight back.” It sounds better with a Tennessee drawl.
Follow us on social media and stay up to date with NDTC!
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Substack – Meet the Trainer: Jordan Berg Powers on Kindness, Strategy, and Why Progressives Are Right
Substack – Still Fighting for Pride: One Year Later
Substack – What I Wish I’d Known Before Starting a Career in Digital Politics
Substack -Big Movements Don’t Happen Overnight
Substack – What You Can Do About Redistricting Right Now
Substack – Fund the Win Wrapped. Now Let’s Win the Field.
Substack – Nicki Minaj Blew Up My Group Chat
Substack – The War We Didn’t Have to Fight and the Future We’re Throwing Away
Substack – 📬Substacks Every Democrat Should Be Following
One Year In: Why Local Politics Matter More in a Post-Trump Era
Substack – You’re Already Doing the Hard Part. Now Run for Office.
Substack – We’re Investing Millions in the Staffer Pipeline — Major Hill Outlets Took Notice
Substack – The Myth of the Perfect Candidate
Substack – GRWM: Jess Britvich X NDTC
Substack – Our $4 Million Investment in the Democratic Talent Pipeline
Substack – You Don’t Need a Big Budget to Win on Social Media
Substack – How Democrats Can Win the Message Discipline War
Substack – Your campaign is only as good as its least-trained staffer
Substack -How Democrats Can Win the Message Discipline War
Substack – So You Think You Can’t Run for Office? Think Again.
Substack – We’re Never Letting Trump’s Administration Off the Hook
We’re Not Just Training Candidates. We’re Building Entire Teams That Win Races.
NDTC Substack – Every Democrat Running in 2026 Needs to Read This
Here’s What We Built Together in 2025 (And Why It Matters for 2026)
NDTC Substack – What’s Coming to NDTC in 2026?
NDTC Substack – Interview with Fairbanks City, Alaska, Mayor Mindy O’Neall
NDTC Substack – We Won Last Tuesday! So Let’s Keep Winning.
NDTC Substack – Trying to Get a Job in Politics? Start Here.
NDTC Substack – Election Day Volunteer Roles 101
NDTC Substack – Interview with Representative Emily Randall
NDTC Substack – How to Protest 101
NDTC Substack – Getting on the Ballot 101
NDTC Substack – What Has to Change with Democrats’ Voter Registration Efforts
NDTC Substack – Diversifying Your Outreach Strategy
NDTC Substack – Union Endorsements 101
NDTC Substack – NDTC’s Response to Trump’s Federal Takeover in D.C.
NDTC Substack – Part Two: Are There Still “Off-Years”?
NDTC Substack – Part One: Are There Still “Off-Years”? (Spoiler: Hard no.)
NDTC Substack – AI 101 for Political Campaigns
NDTC Substack – Interview with Meredith Jachowicz
NDTC Substack – Calling All Parents
NDTC Substack – Campaign Jobs 101
NDTC Substack – We The People – No One Else – Will Save Us: Why Protest Matters Now More Than Ever
NDTC Substack – Ground Game Wins the Long Game
NDTC Substack – After Dobbs: How Local Leaders Protect Our Rights
NDTC Substack – Juneteenth and The Work Ahead
NDTC Substack – Social Media 101: Three Strategies That Actually Work
NDTC Substack – Fighting the GOP’s LGBTQ+ rhetoric
NDTC Substack – Cybersecurity – Everyone Needs It
NDTC Substack – Why Protecting Voter Rights Is Still A Fight
NDTC Substack – Why Representation Matters
NDTC – Upcoming Events 05/09-05/15
NDTC Substack – 100 Days of Trump 2.0: Why Democrats Are Far From Powerless
NDTC Substack -**NDTC Condemns Trump’s Targeting ActBlue as Direct Attack on Democratic Process**
NDTC – Upcoming Events 04/25-05/02
NDTC Substack -Who’s in your kitchen cabinet?
NDTC Substack -Getting Through With Messaging
NDTC – Upcoming Events 04/18-04/25
How To Run For School Board, The Biggest Elections of 2025
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NDTC Substack – We Won Last Tuesday! So Let’s Keep Winning.
NDTC Substack – What’s Coming to NDTC in 2026?
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Mapping Trump’s weaponized courts: Violent insurrectionists go free. Peaceful protestors jailed.
Why is Bill Pulte firing dozens of National Security experts? Check the Epstein Files
Where did Musk’s DOGE hackers go after gutting USAID and Social Security? Check this map.
How does Musk’s xAI datacenter get to pollute the air you breathe? Follow the money!
How to mobilize resistance quickly: Stop Russell Vought politicizing Federal Grants
Father’s Day Quiz: Name four Father-Son pairs connected to the Epstein Files?
Trump’s slimy green Reflecting Pool: Follow the corruption with this interactive map
Strait Of Hormuz Marine Traffic Stops After Netanyahu Sabotages Trump Deal: Realtime dashboard
How much will Trump’s EPIC DEFEAT in Iran cost you? Check this infographic.
Mapping Netanyahu’s endless wars to cling to power
Mapping the National Forests Republicans would sell off by ending the Roadless Rule
Follow the money behind Trump’s UFC grift
Wealth Gap Map: 1,000 billionaires, political lackeys and struggling Americans
Colorado Voting Locations Map: How Common Cause applies innovative tech to make it easier to vote
Collect Video Stories Online With BigStage Teleprompter: How about those soaring gas prices?
Ten D.C. Landmarks Trump Has Trashed Map
Follow the money behind Trump’s $60 million UFC grift with fight match at the White House
How to collect video stories (Like people denied healthcare to pay for Trump’s war)
Gun violence profiteers make a killing from mass shootings: Mapping the San Diego tragedy
Trump’s NBA Knicks Grift: Follow the money
10 ways Israel dog walks America
Mapping the farmers ruined by Trump’s war with Iran and the MAGA reps to hold accountable
SpaceX IPO payback for $290 million Musk spent to get Trump elected: Follow the money.
Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts lead to Screwworm Outbreak: Canada bans Texas cattle.
How to dishonor veterans on D‑Day
Republican scheme strips millions of Medicaid to pay for Trump’s war: Check this map for victims.
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Trump’s $1.8 billion slush fund to reward pedophile Jan 6th insurrectionists?
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Trump gets luxury jet. Sheikhs get handouts. American tax payers get the bill: Follow the grift.
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Targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC): Trump Regime Protects Hate Groups
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Trump’s scheme to plunder $10 billion of your money from U.S. Treasury
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Your Price For Elon Musk’s SpaceX Permits: How Firing the FAA Head Led to the LaGuardia Tragedy.
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Epstein’s Funders & The Trump Accuser Payoff: Trump – Epstein relationship map updates March 12th
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Feb 25 Trump — Epstein files update: Files on minor who accused Trump of sexual abuse are missing
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Feb 24 Trump — Epstein files update: Google co-CEOs, Epstein’s dead butler and Rothschilds
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Who gave Renee Good’s killers $170 billion? Check this map. Defund ICE.
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Strike while the iron is hot: How to mobilize in real-time
Who’s Who on Jan 6th? A Visual Relationship Guide.
The Gig Is Up: How billionaires exploit gig workers
Blood, barrels and billions for MAGA donors from Trump’s oil raid: Follow the money
Billionaire Tax Act: Mapping the California billionaires being asked to pay their fair share
Petro-Politics: How Campaign Cash Fueled Trump’s Invasion of Venezuela
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In the lead up to the 2026 midterms this fall, the ACLU is executing the largest ever election safeguarding program in our organization’s history to protect all eligible voters before, during, and after the election – and we want you to be one of the first to know about it.
President Trump and some state officials are already trying to interfere in the midterm elections – but we have a plan to safeguard our vote and keep power where it belongs: in the hands of the voters.
This work is even more urgent after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in April in Louisiana v. Callais set off a redistricting wave in the South to dilute Black political power.
But make no mistake: We at the ACLU are more than ready for this fight.
As our largest-ever election safeguarding initiative, we’re investing more than $24.5 million to protect the right to vote and to educate and empower voters across dozens of states – including states where the threat is high, but the opportunity to organize is higher.
Our legal team never stops fighting voter suppression and election subversion. But this year, the ACLU Voting Rights Project and ACLU voting rights lawyers in our state affiliates are fighting harder than ever before.
We’ve taken legal action in more than two dozen states and D.C. against discriminatory voting laws, racial gerrymandering, attacks on mail voting and voter registration, and more.
And we’re ready to keep up the fight through the midterms.
If anyone tries to suppress votes, rig the rules, or undermine election results, they’ll see us in court, in the streets, in town halls, and across communities.
But we need you in this fight with us. Learn more about the largest election safeguarding effort in ACLU history – and how you can get involved as a Democracy Defender today.
Together, our message in all of this work will be more than clear: Voters elect their elected representatives, not the other way around.
We are so glad to have you alongside us in these critical efforts.
For the people,
Sophia Lin Lakin
Pronouns: She, her, hers
Director, Voting Rights Project, ACLU
Deirdre Schifeling
Pronouns: She, her, hers
Chief Political and Advocacy Officer, ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004, USA

Juneteenth is more than a simple story of freedom. It is also a story of delayed liberation for 250,000 enslaved people in Texas who learned about their status as freed people two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863. It is a story of hope for a better tomorrow, ripe for celebration – and reflection that freedom delayed is freedom denied.
While we celebrate the joy of Juneteenth, it is also a reminder that our collective action is required to protect the promise of freedom. In recent days, we’ve witnessed ongoing attempts to deny, ignore, or withhold the rights of many in our community – from the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the Voting Rights Act to the Trump administration’s ongoing assaults on equity, inclusion, and justice.
In the face of these attacks, we remain committed. We know that true freedom for Black Americans is still long overdue, and there is much to be done to fight for the freedom and belonging of Black people, as well as trans people, immigrants, and so many others.
That’s why today is more than a celebration. It is a commitment to a better world where everyone is free and equal.
This Juneteenth, we invite you to celebrate and activate: Attend a community celebration, spend the day learning about our collective history, or find another way to get involved. Use our Juneteenth resource hub to get started.
Let the joy and power of community fuel you in our continued fight for Black liberation and our collective effort to safeguard and extend civil rights and civil liberties for all.
Celebrate today and fight for a better tomorrow.
In solidarity,
ACLU of Washington
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad Street, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004, USA

We are holding our #LeadersMatter virtual event celebrating Pride Month this Wednesday, June 24, at 2:00pm CT/ 5:00pm ET. Join Emerge Action Fund Director Jill Barkley Roy for a panel-style discussion featuring Texas State Senator Molly Cook, candidate for North Carolina House Veleria Levy, and political content creator Allie O’Brien. We look forward to an open conversation – and Q&A – on the experience and importance of being LGBTQ+ in politics in 2026.
Warmly,
Nina
Emerge America
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Trump promised no new wars, lower gas prices, and “family-friendly” policies. Now, looking at a stack of broken promises, Republican women voters are staying home.
One MAHA influencer said it best: “I cannot express to you the level of alarm bells that should be ringing for the GOP.”
That’s why the midterms are a once-in-a-generation opportunity for our country to reverse course. We must pack the ballot with as many candidates as possible to ensure wins up and down the ticket.
Rush your investment to Emerge so we can recruit and train more Democratic women to win!
Emerge America
www.emergeamerica.org
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San Francisco, CA 94111
United States



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The New York Times published yet another fu*k ass op-ed with another fu*k ass man telling Democrats to cave on abortion¹. The writer wants us to soften, back 15-week bans in states like Texas, and chase voters who were never and will never be with us.
Dems followed this advice for decades, and we watched Roe fall anyway.
The record is plain: abortion wins. It won in 7 of 10 states on the ballot in 2024, in red Missouri and Montana, in the places he writes off. Abortion is more popular than nearly every politician lecturing us about it. We are the majority, and we prove it at the ballot box every time.
We are done watching them bargain away our lives for votes. Our bodies belong to us, and we will not trade our freedom for his poll number.
Add your name to demand a constitutional amendment that protects abortion in every state.
— Women’s March
¹ The Missing Middle in the Abortion Debate, June 9, 2026
| Women’s March is a 501c(4) organization. Your generous support helps us prepare for fights we see coming and those we don’t. Donations are not tax-deductible. If you prefer to make a tax-deductible gift, we encourage you to support the Women’s March Network. Gifts to the Network support our organizing, communications, advocacy, and public education efforts. |


Dear fellow MoveOn member,
Last year, for the first time in history, social media overtook television and online news as the most common way Americans get their news.1
This isn’t a trend. It’s a transformation. And it changes everything about how we wrest control of our country from MAGA and build a future where everyone can thrive.
Millions of the voters who will decide this year’s midterm elections—people who are fed up, stretched thin, and ready to hold someone accountable—aren’t watching the nightly news. They’re not reading the newspaper.
Instead, they’re watching creators they trust on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. They’re in online communities and feeds that the traditional political machine has never learned to reach.
While MAGA spent years embedding itself in the feeds, online communities, and trusted voices that reach everyday Americans, Democrats kept running TV ads and chasing newspaper headlines for an audience that had already moved on.
That’s the gap MoveOn is closing—and we’re going to show you exactly how. But we need your help to do it at the scale this moment demands.
Will you donate $75 right now to power MoveOn’s 2026 Creators Program?
Here’s what’s at stake: Last week, Donald Trump told reporters, “You know what I really love? I love the inflation.” Headlines ran everywhere—ABC News, USA Today, The New York Times, TIME.2,3,4,5
It was the kind of moment that, in another era, would have been the political end for Republicans.
But that era is over. Millions of people who need to hear about Trump’s contempt for the rest of us—people who are skipping groceries, skipping doctor visits, skipping gas—won’t. Not because they don’t care or aren’t engaged. Because they don’t consume traditional media.
That’s exactly why MoveOn built the Creators Program.
Launched in the aftermath of the 2024 election, when it became painfully obvious that Democrats had failed to authentically connect with voters, MoveOn has focused like a laser on building our capacity to reach voters where they now are. And we’ve made enormous progress.
MoveOn is now one of just 17 advocacy groups ranked in the top 500 social media accounts covering politics and policy—just 3% of all accounts.6 Our YouTube channel is now the largest among progressive organizations. We drove 2.8 million engagements in the first four months of this year alone.
And here’s what sets us apart:
We’re going where the issues already are. The foodie creator is living the reality of spiking grocery prices. The gaming streamer is watching their equipment costs explode. The elementary school teacher doing “day-in-the-life” videos is being directly impacted by ICE raids. Creators who’ve never spoken up about politics are speaking up now—and we’re partnering with them to help their followers connect the dots.
We’re going local. We’re partnering with creators based in the key electoral districts that will determine who controls Congress—working side by side with MoveOn volunteers on the ground, turning online engagement into real-world action right where it counts.
We’re building something lasting. We’re giving creators the tools to connect, build community, and develop long-term political power. This isn’t a parachute operation. We’re activating creators as organizers—and building infrastructure that outlasts any single election.
Over the next 4.5 months, MoveOn is making a $27 million investment to reach voters where they actually are. Your donation today directly powers that work.
The moment is here. Let’s use it.
Thanks for all you do.
–Joel, Crystal, Aliya, Kami, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. “ANALYSIS: Creators are Challenging the Influence of Advocacy Groups,” M+R, June 3, 2026
https://www.mrss.com/lab/analysis-creators-are-challenging-the-influence-of-advocacy-groups/
2. “Trump has a new, surprising take on the higher cost of living: ‘I love the inflation,'” ABC News, June 10, 2026
https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/trump-new-surprising-higher-cost-living-love-inflation-133762568
3. “‘I love the inflation.’ President Trump comments on rising prices,” USA Today, June 10, 2026
https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/politics/2026/06/10/president-donald-trump-tells-reporters-he-loves-inflation/90495120007/
4. “White House Again Shrugs Off High Prices Amid War With Iran,” The New York Times, June 10, 2026
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/business/economy/trump-inflation-iran-war.html
5. “Trump Says ‘I Love the Inflation’ as Rate Reaches Three-Year High,” Time, June 11, 2026
https://time.com/article/2026/06/11/trump-love-inflation-consumer-price-index-iran-war/
6. “ANALYSIS: Creators are Challenging the Influence of Advocacy Groups,” M+R, June 3, 2026
https://www.mrss.com/lab/analysis-creators-are-challenging-the-influence-of-advocacy-groups/
Want to support MoveOn’s work? Donald Trump and his MAGA allies expect us to give up. But we will not give them what they want. We will never stop working to defend our fundamental freedoms and protect our democracy. MoveOn has been leading the movement against right-wing extremism for 26 years, and we promise you that we will still be here every step of the way forward.
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Dear fellow MoveOn member,
Congress officially just passed a bill that gives nearly $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) and Trump has signed it into law.1
Americans across the country are struggling to feed their families, make rent, pay for health costs, but instead of providing relief for everyday people, Republicans have prioritized putting more money into terrorizing our communities.
Republicans are granting unlimited blank checks to the same agency that has killed multiple people this year, including Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Trump’s ICE is out of control, and his MAGA allies in Congress are looking the other way while aiding Trump’s power grabs every chance they have.
To be clear, there isn’t a shortage in the budget for ICE. Last year, the reconciliation package gave the Department of Homeland Security a budget of $191 billion, with more than $100 billion unspent. And at the same time, they cut billions from Medicare coverage.2
Trump and his MAGA allies created a false budgeting crisis so they could have endless taxpayer money for more raids, separating more families, and more deportations. Meanwhile, Republicans have not lifted a finger to help lower our gas prices or the cost of living.
We can’t count on politicians who care more about donations from ICE contractors than their constituents who can’t afford groceries. We’re already working to kick these MAGA Republicans out of office in November. MoveOn just launched a massive election program to flip the House, and every single MoveOn member is needed to build our power.
Will you sign up to join the election program now to ensure we win big in November?
If you’re angry about Republicans showering ICE with more money to terrorize our streets, and handing billionaires tax cuts while the rest of America suffers, then we have a role for you to play in our most strategic election program yet. MoveOn is going all in to flip the House and support populist candidates who will fight to bring prices down and bring communities together, not continue to tear families apart.
We deserve elected officials who will protect us, combat climate change, and fight for healthcare access for ALL. We’re not shaken by today’s vote, because we know that our movement only gains more resolve and traction when the politicians recklessly pit themselves against the will of the people. That’s why MoveOn needs as many people as possible to get involved and stop MAGA from holding control of Congress this November.
Our work starts today. MoveOn members are already phone-banking, hosting canvass launch parties, and responding to these setbacks with multiplied action. Will you join us in building a movement to demand more for our communities this November?
Thanks for all you do.
–Alexis, Amandah B., Cecilia, Allison, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. “Trump signs $70 billion immigration bill, capping lengthy fight over ICE funding,” CBS News, June 10, 2026
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-immigration-funding-bill-ice/
2. “US Senate passes $70 billion ICE funding; fails to ban Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund,” Reuters, June 5, 2026
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senate-republicans-grapple-with-trumps-anti-weaponization-fund-ice-funding-vote-2026-06-04/
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You may have seen it online this week: a women-only fitness class in Illinois called “Pistols and Pilates” went viral after pairing a Pilates workout with firearm safety training and live shooting drills.
The women who attended said they went because they were scared. Scared of being attacked. Scared of being alone. Scared of being, as the instructor put it, “victims all the time.”
We hear that. That fear is real, and it is completely valid.
But here’s what the data actually tells us: a gun in the home is far more likely to be used against the person who lives there than against an intruder. Women in particular are at higher risk — research consistently shows that access to a firearm dramatically increases the likelihood of death in a domestic violence situation. The gun industry has spent billions of dollars marketing self-defense to women precisely because it works as a sales pitch. Fear sells guns. Guns don’t reliably deliver safety.
The women in that Pilates class aren’t wrong to want to feel safer. They’re wrong to be left in a world where a shooting range feels like the most reasonable answer available to them.
That’s the world the gun lobby built. And it’s the world we’re fighting to change.
When women feel safer in their communities, when there are fewer guns in circulation, stronger background checks, and real investment in violence prevention — they don’t have to choose between a reformer and a rifle.
With love and resolve,
March For Our Lives
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We want to share some good news.
Last week, a mass shooting at Florida Gulf Coast University was stopped before it ever happened and it didn’t start with a government agency or a federal task force.
It started with a screenshot.
On or around June 10th, investigators received screenshots from someone who had seen something alarming: a student named Robert Baer allegedly discussing plans to acquire a Bushmaster XM-15 rifle after his birthday. He didn’t choose that weapon by accident. Investigators say he wanted it specifically because it had been used by perpetrators of previous mass shootings, including Sandy Hook.
Someone saw that and acted. And because they did, students at FGCU got to finish their semester.
This is what prevention looks like.
This is exactly the culture March For Our Lives exists to build: communities that are informed enough to spot the signs, empowered enough to act on them, and supported enough to know that when they speak up, someone will listen.
That culture doesn’t build itself. It takes sustained organizing, education, and advocacy that’s year-round, in every community, especially the ones Congress has written off.
Representative Suhas Subramanyam just introduced a groundbreaking package of bills to keep our communities and our kids safe from gun violence. And guess who is right there co-sponsoring it? Our very own Maxwell Frost.
Before Maxwell was making waves in the halls of Congress, he was here on the ground with the MFOL team, organizing alongside us. He knows firsthand that culture shifts take grassroots power, and policy must follow.
If you agree, join us by signing our petition in support of the Protect Every Pre-Schooler Act.
We will keep showing up. We will keep building the world where the next Robert Baer gets stopped before he ever gets started.
With hope and resolve,
March For Our Lives
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Substack – Who Pays for Gun Violence?
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ICE Shootings Are a Consequence of America’s Gun Policy Choices
How the Gun Industry Quietly Governs
Inside the Gun Industry’s Closed-Door World
What Happens When “Temporary” Lasts a Childhood
March For Our Lives Substack – The Work That Saves Lives
Substack The Memory Problem at the Heart of Gun Violence
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Here are some ways you can take action.
- Mon, Jul 13 @ 4pm
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It’s official— voters in California’s Central Valley have rejected the mainstream Democratic Party’s candidate backed by crypto-billionaires and AIPAC allies. They instead chose Randy Villegas, a 30-year-old son of immigrants who ran on immigrant rights and Medicare for all, to advance to the general election. This race was close– he won by less than 4,000 votes– and the organizing from SURJ and our partners at Dolores Huerta Action Fund, Seed the Vote, and Working Families Party helped clinch the victory!
Alongside our partners, we’re continuing our successful work in primaries across the country to send anti-billionaire, justice-aligned, working-class champions like Randy to Congress. Can you give a gift today to help power wins like this one the rest of the summer?
We know defeating Republicans in the midterms is not enough. We need true progressive candidates who not only stand up to MAGA, but who refuse to be bought and sold by Wall Street or Silicon Valley– who will fight for an agenda that actually delivers on just immigration policy, better healthcare, taxing the billionaires. Randy Villegas is one of those candidates, and we’re proud that over 100 SURJ members made nearly 90,000 voter contacts to help bring him over the finish line.
CA-22 is a working-class district where nearly 70% of people rely on Medicaid– the single largest proportion of Medicaid recipients in the country. When cuts go through in 2027, the majority of the district will be without or vastly underserved by healthcare, which David Valadao, the Republican incumbent, voted for.
And we heard this over and over again in conversations on our phonebanks and when we knocked doors with our partners at Seed the Vote and Dolores Huerta Action Fund. One of our phonebankers shared:
“Paulette, a voter I spoke with, hasn’t voted since 2016. She started off saying she doesn’t care about politics. As we continued talking, I learned she had cancer. I shared about Randy and his commitment to Medicare. She was all in. She’ll be voting for him in the primary.”
CA-22 is a majority people of color district– and SURJ did what we do best, taking responsibility for contacting the white, majority-working-class voters– 48% of the district– who have so much to gain from an agenda like Villegas’. Most of the people we spoke with vote infrequently, many relied on Medicaid like Paulette, and many had never heard of Randy Villegas.
This is SURJ’s organizing strategy at work: we know that working-class white voters have a shared interest in progressive, anti-racist, working-class agendas. We also know corporate Dems and the GOP are either counting these voters out or working to radicalize them the other direction. But our electoral results tell a different story: that white folks are fed up, need change, and ready to take action in solidarity as members of the working class.
In solidarity,
SURJ
Showing Up for Racial Justice
PO Box 1376
Buffalo, NY 14205
United States


Tomorrow is the final day of our membership drive! Hundreds of new SURJ members have signed up. If you’ve been on the fence, now is the time to join them and become a National Member.
If we fail to understand how American authoritarianism grew in response to Black freedom and through racist tactics, we’ll never build a country that actually works for all of us.
Bringing an anti-racist, pro-democracy strategy to the table is one of SURJ’s greatest contributions in this critical juncture in our country’s history.
Can you join us as an official member today to be a part of that work?
In solidarity,
SURJ
Showing Up for Racial Justice
PO Box 1376
Buffalo, NY 14205
United States


It takes a lot of people power to stop oil wars and rigged elections and win affordable healthcare and racial justice. Individuals acting alone will not be enough– to organize means to move as a collective and build enough power that we cannot be ignored.
One way we do this is by joining an organization. Think of all the movements for change you admire. At the heart of them all, there were organizations working together to win a shared agenda.
This week at SURJ, it’s our National Membership Drive, and we’re asking you to join our organization. This means chipping in with monthly dues and your time and skills to help power the work of SURJ. We are proud to be a social movement organization that is leading and a part of nearly every national social justice coalition fighting against authoritarianism right now.
We are proud to carry on the legacy of anti-racist white organizations before us that took on the responsibility of organizing our own against racism.
Make it “official” and join SURJ as a National Member today.
In solidarity,
SURJ
Showing Up for Racial Justice
PO Box 1376
Buffalo, NY 14205
United States


Leaders We Deserve: 3
Establishment: 0
I want to tell you about one of my favorite wins at Leaders We Deserve so far. It happened earlier this month when Graham Platner won the Maine primary.
All within a few days of each other, we racked up three victories in a row. Along with Graham, two of our California races were called: Randy Villegas and Mai Vang bested their establishment Democrat opponents with this team’s support.
Each of these victories sends a message that the Democratic establishment can’t ignore. We’re telling them that we’re sick of the same corporate candidates who always let us down when it matters most. We deserve real progressive fighters.
At Leaders We Deserve, we’re making 2026 our biggest cycle yet. We’ve already endorsed double the number of candidates we did in 2024, because we know how much is on the line in this election. We’re giving this everything we’ve got.
And the work we’re doing is so important. Why? Because we’re not only rebuilding the Democratic Party from the ground up, we’re taking on MAGA Republicans too.
It’s time to shake up the establishment that brought us here and offer voters something so compelling, we wipe out Republicans in a massive blue wave in 2026. How do we actually shake up the system? We offer voters new candidates with a new message – combat corruption, tax the ultra-rich, and build a government that serves working people, not special interests.
We’re in it for the future that we all want to see. And we need you with us.
Will you pitch in $25 or anything you can now to keep powering this fight?
Thank you,
David Hogg
| To give by check: Leaders We Deserve 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #192 Washington, DC 20003 Email us: info@leaderswedeserve.com |

We’ve got big news to announce today:
We’re endorsing Abbas Alawieh for Michigan’s 2nd State Senate District!
Abbas is a lifelong Michigander and former congressional Chief of Staff who built a reputation on Capitol Hill as a legislative juggernaut.
Working for progressive champions like Reps. Cori Bush and Rashida Tlaib, Abbas authored dozens of bills and amendments that passed the U.S. House.
Now, Abbas is running for Michigan State Senate to put working families first, ensure dignity for our elders, and fight for safety on our roads.
Abbas’s competitive open primary is coming up fast on August 4.
Throughout his career, Abbas has been a champion for change — orchestrating policy action that kept families housed during the pandemic, blocked unjust deportations, and secured billions of dollars to remove toxic lead water distribution pipes.
A public health advocate by training, Abbas moved back home to Michigan to care for his mother after her cancer diagnosis. He saw firsthand how families in need of compassionate care are hit with predatory, life-altering medical bills instead.
In Lansing, Abbas will put working families first. He is ready to fight for affordable childcare, defend economic security programs for seniors and people with disabilities, and pass the MiCare Act for single-payer healthcare in Michigan. He is also ready to tackle traffic fatalities on our roads as a public health crisis, funding real interventions like mass transit and walkable streets rather than relying on carceral systems.
Abbas is exactly the kind of public servant Leaders We Deserve is proud to support. He doesn’t take a dime of corporate PAC money. Instead, he’s relying on grassroots support from people like you who are tired of the status quo.
Abbas’s opponent in this open primary is the definition of the corporate-backed status quo.
State Representative Erin Byrnes is heavily bankrolled by massive special interests, including Blue Cross Blue Shield, Comcast, and corporate real estate PACs. Her record reflects it: she recently “accidentally” sponsored an anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) bill written by Republicans and marched it right through the House floor.
We cannot send corporate-backed politicians to fight a right-wing machine. We need leaders with real backbone and deep community roots.
District 2 is a safe blue seat, meaning whoever wins this primary wins the seat. Abbas has already secured the backing of Senator Bernie Sanders and local labor unions, but he needs the early resources to counter the corporate money flooding into his opponent’s coffers.
We have a real opportunity to do something big and elect a young progressive leader that will truly fight for the people of his district instead of another establishment-backed corporate sellout. But it will only happen with your support.
Thank you,
David Hogg
| To give by check: Leaders We Deserve 611 Pennsylvania Ave SE #192 Washington, DC 20003 Email us: info@leaderswedeserve.com |


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Understanding Fear-Based Politics
By Roger Rosenquist
Using fear of others to win political support is nothing new. For centuries, authoritarian movements have relied on this basic human instinct because history shows appeals to fear can help those seeking power.
American voters have been asked to support numerous dramatic and aggressive actions the Trump Administration has taken over the past 18 months, which are often justified as measures needed for our own protection.
We’re told, for instance, that our streets and cities are being taken over by foreign, criminal elements. So now we are spending billions on the capture, imprisonment, and deportation of people, including some without criminal records, and sometimes children. So, do we feel safer, or just manipulated? Secure, or aghast at the use of violence?
It’s not just our president fostering fear. There are figures in politics using the same approach of demonizing migrants and “others” for problems in America and elsewhere — now and in the past.
Fortunately, many scholars and citizens in America are recognizing and experiencing the active, current fearmongering going on now for political gains. We need to spread this awareness more broadly, however, for the good of us all.
It’s critical to our democracy that we turn away from fear and in its place support leaders and reasoned policies in support of “we the people”.

All Roads Lead to the South
By Alice Bond and LaMar Holliday
Sometimes it feels like Juneteenth all over again — not the unease of enslaved people whose freedom was declared but withheld in Texas, but something even darker. Today people are watching their voting rights being gutted by those who know exactly what they are doing.
We are living in a world of a thousand cuts, but this one cuts to the bone. On April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais stripped away Section 2 of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act. It was the last functioning leg of the act that civil rights leaders and activists fought and died for to ensure Black Americans could vote.
This decision unleashed Republicans across the country into a surreal partisan race to see who is fastest at eviscerating voting districts in majority Black districts. It is a purposeful tactic. Real world effects were sharp and direct, with speed gerrymandering beginning in Tennessee, Louisiana and Florida as soon as the day the verdict was issued.
Keep reading to learn how voting rights activists are responding.

We Can’t Let Political Leaders Cast Aside Those Lacking Healthcare
By Kay Bjornen
Higher healthcare and insurance costs since the start of 2026 have been making life rougher for people across our country. While other living costs are accelerating too, legislators seem unmoved by what the combination of higher costs and inadequate public healthcare funding is doing to their constituents.
One of the latest twists: affordable insurance is harder to find for those in lower-income brackets thanks to cuts enacted in the 2025 HR 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” Reduced subsidies for ACA (Obamacare) insurance have increased premium prices markedly to consumers, making the insurance unaffordable for many. Even if they can afford the higher premiums, many face high deductibles before their insurance starts covering care.
Cuts in federal subsidies to state Medicaid programs have been devastating (Medicaid is the state and federal program that pays for healthcare for low-income people, and you can read here about how age affects Medicaid eligibility. Historically, the states determine who is eligible for Medicaid and what services are covered, and the federal government reimburses some of the states’ costs.)
When the payments made by federal or state governments to hospitals for care that’s still being provided to poorer patients are reduced, the hospitals justifiably fear they might run deficits. Or, they have to consider cutting some of the medical services people seek from their facilities.
Arkansas is quickly becoming an example of how these factors can become overwhelming. We must expect elected representatives to work for us. Speak up and talk to your neighbors and friends and ask them to listen as well. Together we can make the system better.


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Progressives Are Proud Patriots, Too
By Jo-Ann Johnston
Did you know that progressives and moderates and independents can own and fly flags to express our patriotism, to make clear our aspirations for a more perfect union?
That the collection and display of flags are not limited to any one group of voters?
Nobody has a monopoly on the flag.
It’s due time that we take back the flag, and we can’t think of a more perfect time to build on this movement than the 250th Anniversary of the United States of America!
Keep up with our tributes to civic virtues and be inspired!
We Need Whole-Person Health, Not Whole Lots of Barriers
By Alice Bond and Kristen Sheppard
Healthcare is on the verge: becoming more expensive and less accessible, while public health is getting worse. Over the past two decades, depression rates have risen alongside substance abuse disorder, anxiety, loneliness, and suicide. Covid-19 accelerated that decline in wellness dramatically. The resulting combination of exponential demand and lack of political will has created enormous pressure for better policy from clinicians, researchers, advocacy organizations, states, and the public.
Why talk about this now? Because mental health is increasing its prominence in the public mind. According to an American Psychiatric Association’s Healthy Minds Poll conducted December 2025 and published in 2026, more than 1 in 3 Americans (38%) planned to make a mental health-related New Year’s resolution — up 5% from the previous year. And Rula, a national behavioral healthcare company, found in their 2026 State of Mental Health Report that “60% of adults report that mental health has become more important to them.’”
Still, Americans do not register the wider impact of mental illness on physical health. A 2026 National Alliance on Mental Health (NAMI)-Ipsos Workplace Poll found that while knowledge of mental illness is growing, grasping the connection with physical illness is another story. “People see mental health as relevant and appropriate to talk about at work, and that’s encouraging. But real barriers persist in the form of stigma and fear of retaliation or lost opportunities,” said Megan Delp, NAMI’s director of workplace mental health.
Medical research and leading clinical evidence agree: mental health is bound inextricably to physical health. The 2026 World Health Organization (WHO) social messaging reinforces its longstanding position: “There is no health without mental health.”
That connection is fundamental to the healthcare system itself. A whole-person approach marks a growing shift in medicine and public policy, edging out the long-accepted notion of a clear separation between mind and body. In January 2026, New Jersey Acting Health Commissioner Jeff Brown captured that shift when announcing integrated outpatient facilities combining primary care, mental health, and addiction treatment: “Healthcare works best when patients are treated as a whole person, not a collection of separate problems.”
As healthcare nears a perfect storm, it also reveals an opportunity. Whole-person healthcare can reduce burdensome paperwork, high costs, and lack of accessibility by combining physical and mental health into one approach. Project 2029 notes that whole-person health has the potential to transform “our healthcare system from a system oriented toward high-cost and reactive treatment to one that emphasizes prevention, early intervention, and long-term wellbeing.”
Project 2029 is an organization of citizens committed to building “a plan of action for a future that is strong, kind, and prosperous.” Our paper, released March 2026, proposes health policies designed for immediate implementation on “Day One” of a 2029 Presidential administration — including “a policy foundation for eliminating any artificial distinction between physical and mental health coverage by requiring parity.”
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Invitation: Indivisible Members Everywhere
Project 2029 is attracting new members all the time. People of like minds who want to help rebuild democracy by helping to create sane, sustainable policies that can be put to use immediately by a new presidential administration.
Of course, there is much more to do in restoring our democracy, so we are eager to collaborate with like-minded groups. Together, we can apply our respective areas of expertise to the multiple practical needs of the movements. And we can multiply our people-power resources to bring more public attention and support to our work.
We’ve started working already with Indivisible unit members in Boston Indivisible and Indivisible Nova West (that’s one of the Virginia units) to help promote involvement at Indivisible-sponsored events and activities. Project 2029 also appreciates being able to alert folks — including former federal workers — of opportunities to share their knowledge in policy writing and operations areas here, just to name a couple of options. Project 2029 members all volunteer remotely over all time zones, so collaboration can be on your schedule.
If this sounds good to you individually, your Indivisible chapter, our own Ali Cleveland would love to hear your thoughts. Email: alicqc26@gmail.com with “Outreach and Indivisible” or similar wording in the subject line. If you want help finding Indivisible in your area, visit https://indivisible.org
Why Oct. 27 Should Matter to Some Voters This Year
Voters, we need to talk to you about the U.S. mail, particularly if you:
- work long or unpredictable hours,
- have to travel a lot,
- are disabled,
- live in a rural community,
- are age 65 or older,
- don’t do well standing in lines at voter precincts, or
- are in the military, serving away from home.
You might well be one of the Americans who like to vote by mail, and we applaud you for that.
This year, it could be harder to make sure your vote is counted, unless you know the specific deadlines in your state for getting your ballot into the mail and postmarked.
The postmark determines if a mail-in ballot is received on time, and that, in turn, determines whether the vote is counted or not. Your state sets the rules for that and other election matters. It should be either Election Day (Nov. 3, 2026 for the midterms) or another specific date close to the Election Day.
A recent, important, and subtle change has been made in post office procedures that affects all this. The day you mail an item, be it a completed ballot or a birthday card, may not be the same day the item gets a postmark. Your mail may now go from your local office to a regional processing center to get processed and postmarked – which can be a couple of days after you mailed it.
That means you should mail your ballot earlier than you probably have in the past! Whether it is for a primary election, get it in the mail seven days before Election Day or seven days before your state’s deadline day. Even sooner, if you can.
Some groups, including Vote.org, allow you to research your state’s deadline information online and even let you request an electronic reminder to mail your ballot.
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Hi Friend,
Moms and families are ready for change and demanding a more affordable life so our children can thrive!
Join MomsRising Together and elected leaders next Thursday June 25 for a virtual launch of our mom-built and mom-approved Moms’ Seal of Approval on Child Care to make child care a top election issue for candidates up and down the ballot. RSVP here.
We are thrilled to be joined by child care champions including Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, Congressman Maxwell Frost, Congresswoman Dina Titus, and Nevada gubernatorial candidate Aaron Ford for this very special online event.
Join us for the connection, the inspiration, and the strategy we need for the 2026 election season.
Here are the details:
📌 WHAT: MomsRising Together Community Meeting: June 2026
💻 WHERE: Online (RSVP here)
📆 WHEN: Thursday, June 25, 2026. 5:30 pm PT / 8:30 pm ET
WHO: MomsRising Together, Movement Leaders, and YOU! (Bring your friends too!)
See you there,
The MomsRising Together team

Dear Friend,
Happy Pride Month! 🏳️🌈
Pride is a beautiful celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community – of the brave individuals, the moms and parents past and present, who have fought to make our country safer, stronger, and more colorful. It’s a time to honor the joy of living authentically.
Celebrating our joy is vital, but so is paying the rent and buying groceries. Our families can’t truly thrive when discrimination follows LGBTQIA+ workers right onto the clock, limiting their financial security.
That’s why today, on LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day, moms, dads, gender-expansive parents, caregivers, and allies are raising our collective voices. We need to stop the discriminatory pay gaps holding our community back.
➡️Take action now: Protect LGBTQIA+ workers and demand equal pay!
While data for LGBTQIA+ workers is scarce, research from the Human Rights Campaign shows that LGBTQIA+ workers earn only about 90 cents for every dollar the median worker in the U.S. earns. [1]
But the community is not a monolith. When race, sexuality, and gender identity intersect, the gap widens drastically – Latine LGBTQIA+ workers and trans women are among the lowest earners in the country. [2] Discriminatory workplace practices are actively denying families the economic security they deserve.
This has to end – especially for the next generation. One in four U.S. high schoolers now identify as non-heterosexual. [3] They are entering the workforce right now, and we must build a safer, more equitable world for them.
➡️ Tell the EEOC: Don’t roll back data collection and protections for workers.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is legally mandated to protect workers from discrimination. Instead, under its current leadership, the Commission is actively undermining protections in very damaging ways by:
- Refusing to Enforce the Law: EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas has aligned the agency with a discriminatory Executive Order, refusing to enforce employment protections for transgender and nonbinary workers. [4]
- Erasing Critical Guidance: The agency rolled back technical assistance and rescinded comprehensive 2024 workplace harassment guidance that explicitly protected workers based on sexual orientation and gender identity. [5]
- Eliminating the Data: Now, they are moving to halt the 60-year-old EEO-1 demographic data collection. Without this data, it becomes nearly impossible to track, prove, and punish systemic pay discrimination. [6]
We won’t let a political agenda dictate the livelihoods of millions of workers. We are demanding the EEOC fulfill its actual mandate.
When we raise our voices, decision-makers have to listen. Let’s make some noise 🗣️
➡️ Take action now: Protect LGBTQIA+ workers and demand equal pay!
Please share this with your friends and family so they can take action with us, too.
Thank you!
– Taylor, Ruth, Kristin and the whole MomsRising.org & MamásConPoder Team
P.S. – Lived experiences are our most powerful tool for change. Have you ever experienced pay discrimination? Please share your story with us. We deliver these real, personal accounts directly to lawmakers to show those in power exactly what is at stake and why change cannot wait.
References:
[1] [2] Human Rights Campaign | The Wage Gap Among LGBTQ+ Workers in the United States
[3] News Center | One in Four U.S. Adolescents Identify as Non-Heterosexual, Comparative Analysis Finds
[4] PBS News | EEOC moves to drop transgender discrimination cases to comply with Trump’s order
[5] U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | EEOC Commission Votes to Rescind 2024 Harassment Guidance
[6] U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission | Removing Gender Ideology and Restoring the EEOC’s Role of Protecting Women in the Workplace

AFL-CIO International Workers Day
May Day, or International Workers’ Day, the day the world celebrates the bravery of workers throughout history who have sacrificed for safety, dignity and justice on the job.
We’re united in our resolve to fight for a better future for ALL workers abroad and at home, including those targeted by this administration.
Our solidarity is our strength. We take pride in knowing that we are a global movement standing up to the billionaires who are threatening our rights and freedoms.
Thursday, April 30
11am – 1:30pm PDT
1321 N Columbia Center Blvd
Kennewick, WA 99336
You can RSVP your plans to attend and support local workers HERE
Voices
Fix Democracy First has compiled an excellent list of sites with which to expand your activism

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Simon Rosenberg
Veteran Political Analyst, Strategist and Commentator. 2 Presidential campaigns (incl Clinton War Room), senior roles at DNC, DCCC, NDN. One of the only ones who got 2022 right. On Substack at Hopium Chronciles.
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