Dear MoveOn member,

As all of us enter the new year, we wanted to take a moment and make sure
you saw this email recounting all of the memories and campaign victories
from 2023 that couldn't have happened without you. We have a long year
ahead of us to make lasting change across our electorate and our country.
This is a new beginning, and together, we will win a better future, one in
which of all us prosper.

Happy New Year!

Thanks for all you do.

—Rahna and the rest of the team

[ [link removed] ]P.S. Read our original message below, and if you're inspired, sign up
to be a Vote Mobilizer this year to take back the House and more!

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Dear MoveOn member,
 
What a year. Thanks to MoveOn members like you, we boldly celebrated 25
years of progressive change—despite the challenges of this political
environment shaped by dark money, disinformation, and right-wing capture
of our government. While we’re strategizing and building for the intense
election year ahead of us, we're looking back on all of the work we’ve
done together in 2023.

In October, we brought together hundreds of grassroots leaders and
volunteers from across the country for the MoveOn 25 Member Summit. For
two days in Atlanta, we highlighted 25 years of impact and shared MoveOn’s
road map for taking back power for the people in 2024.
 
As Republicans and right-wing activists increasingly attacked our rights
and autonomy, we continued to mobilize around the country:

* This year has been one of the most consequential and deadly
legislative sessions for the LGBTQ+ community. We utilized state-based
partnerships and worked with MoveOn members directly to fight against
these violent attacks with calls and letters in support of LGBTQ+
electeds and against Target and Starbucks’ corporate attempts to
silence LGBTQ+ employees.

* When right-wing activists and Republicans ramped up their book bans,
we moved into action (literally!) and went on the road with our
first-ever Banned Bookmobile on a multi-state tour to sound the alarm
on GOP censorship and book bans. 

* The first iteration of the tour was so successful, we did a second leg
in different cities and created strategic partnerships with Pod Save
America and Lovett or Leave It.

We used the momentum of this moment to fight back against censorship
further by creating our “Artists Against Book Bans” campaign, featuring a
letter signed by 150+ influential celebrities and our Read Banned Books
T-shirt, an initiative we spearheaded with beloved “Reading Rainbow” star
LeVar Burton.

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We showed up and showed out to protect our freedom and democracy: 

* We continued to fight back against the corruption of Clarence Thomas
and the rigged right-wing Supreme Court by working in lockstep with a
coalition of partner organizations to hold the Supreme Court justices
to a higher standard, resulting in a Code of Conduct that creates
rules and standards for justices to abide by. This is just the first
step in our long-term goal of holding SCOTUS accountable and creating
guardrails that protect against the corrosion of our democracy.

* After Democrats secured an electoral win in Wisconsin in the 2022
midterm elections, Republicans in the state retaliated, trying to
impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz—who won her
election earlier this year with the endorsement and help of MoveOn
members. We mobilized in Wisconsin with partners and made calls in
protest, which led to Republicans’ taking impeachment off the table. 

We launched our campaign against the Complicit Caucus—the 18 vulnerable
swing-district House Republicans who masqueraded as moderates to win in
districts that Biden had previously won in 2020—and took the fight to
their home turf:

* With the support of highly organized and trained cohorts of MoveOn
members in these districts, we continuously exposed these members of
Congress to voters in their district via paid ads, in-district
actions, strategic communications, and more for what they truly are:
enablers of extremist right-wing values that don’t align with their
constituents’. They must be voted out. 

* MoveOn has been campaigning from the very beginning to expel George
Santos since news of his lies to and betrayals of the American public
became clear. After a pivotal year of campaigning, when more damning
evidence of fraud surfaced from the scathing House Ethics Committee
report, we leveraged the moment to demand Congress expel him by flying
a Santos balloon in front of the Capitol on the day of the historic
vote.

We continued to hold Trump accountable—through all 91 charges—and fought
back against MAGA extremists and their disinformation campaigns:

* MoveOn has led the charge with pivotal partnerships across the
movement to hold Trump accountable for his actions, both in and out of
the White House. He is not above the law. Our yearslong push to demand
that Trump be prosecuted for his many crimes was successful when
charges were filed in various states and federally earlier this year.

* We’re building on this momentum with our campaign to disqualify Trump
from the 2024 ballot and we're already seeing results. Just this week,
the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that Trump is ineligible to run for
office. The U.S. Constitution says no one who participated in or
incited an insurrection against the U.S. government can hold public
office again. Clearly, this includes Trump’s role in organizing the
violent insurrectionist attack on January 6. We’re working with MoveOn
members in key states where lawsuits are being introduced to build
this narrative and keep Trump off the ballot in 2024. 

We continued to fight for working-class and marginalized communities.
MoveOn members leaned in to support workers and allies across the labor
movement:

* It was a Hot Labor Summer indeed! The Writers Guild of America began
striking for a fair contract, and SAG-AFTRA followed a few months
after. We garnered thousands of petition signatures, and MoveOn
members joined workers at picket lines across the country. 

* MoveOn members made calls, sent emails, and showed up to support
Teamsters United in their strike against UPS and the United Auto
Workers. CEOs heard our voices clearly and renegotiated new contracts
for hundreds of thousands of workers across the country.

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We did all of this our way—with grassroots donations, people-powered
action, member-driven campaigns, strategic partnerships, and
cross-movement collaboration. Millions of MoveOn members took action this
year—from signing petitions to calling Congress to showing up in the
streets to mobilizing voters and so much more. It’s your support that
allowed us to keep fighting and giving back. MoveOn members provided
critical support for our state allies and more than $150,000 to Maui for
relief and repair after a devastating series of wildfires. 

MoveOn members fought to pass laws and keep up the pressure for
congressional and administrative action for an America that works for all:

* We mobilized to prevent a devastating GOP government shutdown, month
after month. Republicans will try to counter back even stronger in the
new year, but Democrats have held the line, and MoveOn members
supported them to fight back against cuts to essential services and
programs. 
* The Biden administration, along with the Federal Trade Commission and
the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, took action to crack down on
junk fees that impact a majority of Americans. MoveOn members fought
alongside champions in government who are seeking to rein in corporate
power and put consumers first.

MoveOn members took action in solidarity against militarism and for
freedom around the world:

* MoveOn began calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas
war. There was an outpouring of engagement from MoveOn members in the
form of calls, letters, and petitions to end the violence and save
lives.

* The petition to save as many lives as possible in Gaza and Israel has
nearly 500,000 signatures—names that were delivered at an event with
partners in front of the White House—and MoveOn members donated more
than $500,000 to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency.  

Every year, we continue to build on the previous year’s successes and
failures and to learn from them. Our work in the past year is a testament
to that.

In the upcoming months, it will be more important than ever for us to
unite and fight back against Trump and MAGA extremists. The ongoing threat
is in many places, and we will continue to fight back, whether the fight
is in Congress, boardrooms, or courtrooms. We will continue to fight for a
populist democracy that works for the many, not just the few. 

We will be the ones to make the changes now for a sustainable future with
justice for all. [ [link removed] ]If you're feeling energized and ready to take back the
House and win in 2024, sign up to be a Vote Mobilizer!

Thanks for all you do.

–Rahna and the rest of the team



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