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INSIDER NEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF THE POLITICAL REVOLUTION

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HEADLINES: 2024 Kick-Off! | Peace for All Town Hall w/ Barbara Lee &
Rashida Tlaib | Fight the Filibuster w/ Jeff Merkley | 2024 Path Forward
for Progressives w/ Larry Cohen | Education for All w/ Barbara Lee  | &
MORE!

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THE PATH FOR PROGRESSIVES IN 2024

2024 is officially underway, and Progressives continue to lead a national
call for Peace as thousands of Palestinian civilians and children are
being killed in Gaza.

As we fight to end this horrible violence, we must also work to save
American democracy this election year. Trump is surging in the polls
despite 91 criminal charges — but our work to bar this Insurrectionist
from the ballot is gaining momentum state by state.

Our Revolution is building out our organizing machine to make sure we
defeat the far right up and down the ballot, while taking back the House
and electing powerful progressives like Rep. Barbara Lee to the U.S.
Senate.

We must also defend the progressives we’ve fought so hard to put in office
and grow the largest Congressional Progressive Caucus in history.

AIPAC lobbyists are already preparing to spend more than $100 MILLION to
try to unseat some of our strongest peace champions in Congress, including
Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Cori Bush, Summer Lee, and others.

Progressives who are under attack for demanding a Ceasefire. Help Our
Revolution have their backs and make sure our most powerful anti-war
voices are not silenced by big money in 2024.

With a monthly membership donation of at least $5 or a one-time $10 gift,
we will send you the Defend Peace/Defend Democracy sticker above with our
gratitude.

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On Thursday, U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee and Rashida Tlaib joined Our
Revolution activists from around the country for a powerful discussion on
the urgent need for a Ceasefire at our Peace for All Town Hall.

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Not only did we lift up the call for Peace, but we dug into real
diplomatic and legislative solutions — including Bernie’s call to halt
more than $10 billion in military funding for the rightwing Netanyahu
government.

We hope you’ll add your voice to stand with Bernie and show the strength
of our demand: The U.S. government must stop using our tax money to fund
this brutal war against the Palestinian people. Not one more dollar.

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U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee has been on the forefront calling for a Ceasefire
and is one the most courageous anti-war advocates in all of Congress —
just one of many reasons Our Revolution is working so hard to elect her to
the Senate.

[ [link removed] ]Jewish Insider mentioned Barbara’s “unequivocal ceasefire in Gaza” and
how it’s garnering progressive support in their reporting on Our
Revolution’s Peace for All Town Hall.

Barbara has actually visited refugee camps in the Middle East and nearly
stepped on a cluster bomb in Lebanon — later, finding a bomb casing that
read “Made in the USA.”

“I came to understand the dynamics and the United State’s role in the
Middle East,” she said. “And, since then, wherever I am or what platform I
have, I’m going to fight for peace and security for people no matter where
they live — Gaza, Ukraine, and our own communities.”

“I believe in security, but I don’t believe in taking our resources and
tax dollars to enrich arms dealers that are scamming the system and
creating war,” Barbara told us.

We all know about Barbara’s lone vote in Congress against the
authorization to give President Bush nearly unlimited war powers to go
into the disastrous conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan — a vote that
resulted in death threats at the time but was vindicated by history.

But Barbara is also the only candidate running for Senate in California
who voted against the PATRIOT Act and drone strikes in Libya — and always
votes to slash the bloated Pentagon budget. She also serves as co-chair of
the Global Peace and Security Task Force in the Progressive Caucus.

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Our Revolution was proud to announce our endorsement of U.S. Rep. Rashida
Tlaib — we’ve had her back since the beginning, and we’re going to fight
against the dark money targeting her in her race for re-election in 2024.

Rashida is the daughter of Palestinian immigrants and one of our most
fearless progressive leaders in Congress — always standing on principle
for peace, people, and planet no matter the cost.

Rashida was recently censured by her rightwing colleagues in the House of
Representatives for her outspoken advocacy for the Ceasefire — but she’s
not backing down!

“This is about speaking truth to power no matter if our voice is shaking,”
she told our Peace Town Hall on Thursday. “We can’t stop fighting to save
lives. The answer to war crimes is not more war crimes.”

The Resolution for a Ceasefire introduced by Rep. Tlaib and Rep. Cori Bush
has grown in support from 13 to more than 60 members of Congress and we
must keep going.

Rashida emphasized the importance of outside organizing to pressure
elected leaders to do the right thing. “Every time I see all of you out
there — whether it’s rallying or standing outside district offices or
making calls to your reps — it all makes a difference and it just makes me
cry,” she said, welling up with tears.

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You won’t want to miss this deep dive into the filibuster and democracy —
join U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee in conversation
on Our Revolution’s LIVE National Organize-to-Win Call on Wednesday, Jan.
10th!

Progressives are leading the fight for a government and an economy that
works for all of us — that means ending the racist relic of the filibuster
and delivering material change for people’s lives.

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On the call, we will dive into Sen. Merkley’s new book “Filibustered: How
to Fix the Broken Senate and Save America” — and offer signed copies at a
special price!

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If you’re in the Bay Area on Martin Luther King Day, we would love for you
to join Our Revolution and Barbara Lee for a LIVE in-person Town Hall on
Education for All.

Barbara will lay out her plans for education and removing barriers for
young people and people of all ages to get the knowledge and training they
need to succeed in life.

This event will kick off at 6 pm on Jan. 16th, and we will be joined by
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond and
Our Revolution’s local chapter, San Francisco Education Alliance!

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Join Our Revolution for this year’s Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War
Conference — one of the nation’s most significant gatherings of Nuclear
Disarmament advocates, led by Massachusetts Peace Action.

Guest speakers will include U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, Our Revolution Board
Chair Larry Cohen, Shailly Gupta Barnes of the Poor Peoples Campaign, and
many other leading peace advocates from around the country.

We are in a period of unusual danger and difficulty: The Russia/Ukraine
conflict has sharply increased the danger of nuclear war; The tragic
Israel/Gaza Conflict threatens to expand; The Pentagon budget is higher
than ever and still going up; Cold Warriors in high places are beating the
drums of war toward Russia and China; And, within the US right wing forces
are working to weaken voting rights and representative democracy.

We must keep the candle lit for peace.

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Every seat matters. That’s why Our Revolution is gearing up NOW for 2024
to expand our organizational capacity and our voter turnout operation for
the crucial battles to come.

Not only must we defeat Donald Trump and the far right, but we have got to
take back the House, defeat enemies of progress like Kyrsten Sinema in the
Senate, and elect amazing progressives like Barbara Lee to turn this ship
around.

[ [link removed] ]If you can, please kick in a few bucks to help us staff up for the big
elections ahead in 2024 — there’s no time to waste!

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In September of 2001, Barbara Lee cast the lone “No” vote in Congress
against a blank check for war in Afghanistan. She endured death threats,
hate mail, and media slander for years. But history vindicated her.

Today, Barbara Lee is the only candidate for U.S. Senate in California
calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Check out this [ [link removed] ]LA Times article on
why Barbara is the Peace Candidate in this race compared to her opponents,
Katie Porter and Adam Schiff.

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You can help elect Barbara Lee from anywhere in the country by making
calls as part of Our Revolution’s Phone Bank Team. It’s a lot of fun, but
this is serious business because we know what it would mean to get a
powerhouse like Barbara in the U.S. Senate!

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We are proud to stand up for Education for All, Racial Justice,
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