If there’s one thing Coronavirus has taught us, it’s that all of our systems are connected.
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Hi Arena Community,
The world has changed since we announced our first two Academies of 2020. While we watch President Trump’s administration flub the biggest crisis in recent memory, it’s clear that state government has got to step up and fill the vacuum.
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That makes Arena Academy more timely than ever. Our first virtual Academy, which kicked off earlier today, responds to that need with a revamped curriculum that gives grads the tools to campaign effectively as long as social distancing lasts.
This is the first in a series of Academies that respond to the crisis in state leadership. Florida, where we'll work to place grads from our next virtual Academy, is a tempest in a teapot for the ways GOP domination of state government has contributed to the system failure that has made Coronavirus so brutal.
But we’re not defenseless -- if we flip the Florida State House, we can win real reforms with rippling consequences. For example:
* Expanding Medicaid helps more Floridians access the health coverage they need to recover from COVID-19 and survive the oncoming economic depression
* Restoring rights to returning citizens gives a voice to one of the populations that is, unfortunately, likely to be hardest hit by Coronavirus and allows formerly incarcerated people to advocate for their own interests
* Expanding voting rights means we can elect leaders in Congress and the Presidency who will actually fight for a social safety net. A more representative vote in Florida will reverberate throughout the country
We’re looking for people of all experience levels and offer scholarships so there’s no barrier to join.
I can tell you from personal experience that the best cure for anxiety about the state of the world is to actively fight for a better one. Applications close in just one week: apply to Arena Academy today >> ([link removed])
Thanks,
Ravi Gupta
Arena Co-Founder
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