John,

As board chair, I don’t usually write our emails — but this is important. I want you to know that the work Joseph talks about in his message below is critical.

I’ve been organizing for more than 40 years. I am the past president of the Communications Workers of America and was a senior adviser to Bernie Sanders’s campaign for president. I’ve seen a lot and been through a lot of fights — enough to recognize the pivotal moment we find ourselves in today.

I believe in our team and our members here at Our Revolution, and I see the vital work they’re doing to mobilize a working-class coalition that will be a powerful force for change this year, in the 2024 elections, and beyond.

When we get these shots, we’ve got to take them, and that’s why I hope you’ll invest in our team and our mission today. Stronger together and forward together.

In solidarity,

Larry Cohen
Our Revolution Board Chair

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From: Joseph Geevarghese, Our Revolution Executive Director
Date: Wed, Jul 12, 2023
Subject: opportunity to leverage progressive power

John,

We have a concrete plan of action to leverage progressive power heading into 2024 - when progressives will be a key voting bloc that can’t be ignored.

As a long-time organizer, I’ve been at the forefront of critical fights and felt the thrill of winning big as well as the heartbreak of missed opportunities. That’s why I wanted to personally reach out today about our mission in this moment.

Many people are understandably feeling frustrated and betrayed by politicians, but we cannot lose strength and solidarity — especially when we have a clear path to victory on critical issues that raise the standard of living for working-class Americans.

Will you invest in our deep organizing now by becoming a MOVEMENT BUILDER and help us sustain our fight during the next 6 months?

Organizing for transformative change isn’t easy - and it requires financial resources to recruit and train good organizers to mobilize the grassroots to keep fighting the corporate class.

As we get ready for 2024, your recurring donation - whether it’s just $5 or $10 a month - is a meaningful investment that will sustain our work in all of these areas:

Cancel Student Debt - Joe Biden made a promise, and we’re not going to allow the right-wing Supreme Court to get the last word on the issue. That’s why we’re ramping up pressure on the President to deliver for 45 million student debtors and their families in 2024. This week, our members shared their powerful stories with Rep. Ro Khanna at the Our Revolution Town Hall, and we’re organizing our members to testify at an important student debt hearing at the Department of Education on Tuesday.

Your monthly donation helps our organizers do the work of making sure these brave advocates are heard at this turning point when student debt relief hangs in the balance.

Raise the Wage - Our Revolution is partnering with One Fair Wage to put a $20+ MINIMUM WAGE on the ballot in critical swing states like OH and AZ in 2024. Not only will this motivate our voters to the polls, but it will mean millions of people getting a long overdue pay raise so they no longer have to choose between rent and groceries.
End Fossil Fuels - The climate fight is heating up right now as Manchin, Sinema, and the GOP prepare to double down on fossil fuel drilling in upcoming must-pass bills this fall. Right now, we’re teaming up with our allies at Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth to make sure progressives in Congress have enough votes to block Big Oil.
End Medical Debt & Big Pharma Price Gouging - Bernie is leveraging his power as HELP Chair in the Senate to block nominees in exchange for lower drug prices, and our members are organizing on the outside to stop medical debt by taking on price-gouging hospitals and predatory debt collectors. We can win this.

We are tackling each of these issues strategically and aggressively because these are the issues that matter most to our membership base - and Democrats cannot afford to fail in this moment. Help us win these fights with a recurring donation of $5 or $10 a month — any amount helps!

We have a concrete plan to win on these issues, and we have the people on our side. We just need the resources to mobilize our grassroots movement into action and execute on our strategy.

We are more powerful than we realize, and the ruling class would love nothing more than for us to back down now. Let’s show them the power of our movement.

When we organize, we win.

Joseph Geevarghese, Our Revolution Executive Director

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