Supporter,
In today’s 24-hour news cycle, we are frequently bombarded with information, often negative, that can sometimes leave us feeling overwhelmed or worried about the state of our nation and the issues many of us care deeply about.
But I firmly believe there is more reason to be optimistic about the trajectory of our nation and I wanted to share with you some of the recent victories we should all be proud of. Many of these victories follow weeks and months of hard work and advocacy by People For members and our allies. We should all feel a shared sense of accomplishment and optimism that our collective efforts are firing up progressives across the nation as we continue fighting back against the far-right extremists that have had a grip on our politics in recent years.
Ohio Voters Reject Republican Attempts to Weaken Democracy
On Tuesday, Ohio voters overwhelmingly rejected a proposal from Republican state lawmakers that would have limited the power of voters to make changes to their state constitution. Issue 1 on the ballot was a blatant attempt by right-wing lawmakers to make it more difficult to pass a measure – that will be on the ballot this November – that will ensure reproductive freedom, including the right to an abortion, is protected by the state constitution.
Progressive Majority Flips Wisconsin Supreme Court
Last week, Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz was sworn in to begin her 10-year term, flipping the court from a conservative to progressive majority for the first time in 15 years! People For and our members fought hard for this victory, which will have major implications in the coming months with challenges expected to the state’s abortion ban and the state’s electoral maps (which have unfairly benefited Republicans in the state for years), and a host of other issues that may come before the court.
Trump Indicted for his Role in January 6th and for Attempting to Overturn the 2020 Election
On Thursday August 3rd People For and our allies in the Not Above the Law coalition held rapid response rallies in Washington, DC and more than 70 other locations across the country, to demonstrate public support for accountability on the day that Donald Trump was being arrested and arraigned by the Department of Justice in connection with his efforts to subvert the 2020 election.
With this DOJ indictment now out, and another indictment pertaining to the 2020 election in Fulton County, GA potentially coming as soon as next week, People For is preparing for a sustained campaign to continue shaping public sentiment around these indictments, mobilizing supporters like you in support of justice, and pushing back against the Far Right’s authoritarian attempts to undermine our democracy and rule of law.
Tennessee Democrats Win Reelection Four Months After Being Expelled by State Republicans
The two Tennessee representatives that were expelled from their state house seats four months ago after they protested in support of gun safety reform – Justin Jones and Justin Pearson – just won their reelections. Reps. Jones and Pearson are members of People For’s Young Elected Officials Network and we were proud to have hosted them in People For’s offices just a couple months ago and fought alongside them on the ground in Nashville to have them reinstated to their seats.
“Grandparents For Truth” Rally in Support of Recall Effort for Extremist School Board Members
On Saturday, August 5th, People For and our Grandparents For Truth campaign joined local parents in Temecula, CA in launching a recall campaign to unseat three far-right extremists who have taken over the school board and, among other things, banned books and the teaching of “CRT”, eliminated the mention of Harvey Milk in the school curricula, and fired the very popular superintendent – all straight from the authoritarian right’s censorship playbook.
At the event, we spoke to an overflow crowd of more than 200 attendees and signed up a number of attendees to join Grandparents For Truth and will soon be recruiting volunteers to help with the recall effort.
These incredible wins speak to the power of People For’s campaigns and the sustained progress we can make as we prepare for the 2023 and 2024 elections.
Thank you for your ongoing advocacy and continued support of People For.
Svante Myrick
President
People For the American Way
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