Friend,
It’s Giving Tuesday, and most organizations are asking for donations.
Courage California usually does, too!
But on this Giving Tuesday, we aren’t asking you to give us money -- we’re
asking you to give us your voice.
We’ll explain: Donald Trump has declared war on California and our 40
million citizens. He has publicly called our state “destroyed” and
“paradise lost.”(1) And if we don’t stand as one unified front against
Trump’s awful policies, our legislators won’t have the political
wherewithal to do so, either -- and many of our friends and neighbors will
be in danger.
In the upcoming months, Courage California members will have to fight
against Trump’s draconian mass deportation plan, his tariffs that will
damage California industries and raise prices, and his anti-LGBTQ
policies. Like many nonprofit organizations during the Biden
administration, our membership has shrunk. We need to get as many people
on board as possible before Trump takes office.
[ [link removed] ]Today, on this Giving Tuesday, will you give Courage California your
voice and ask your friends and social media networks to join the fight
against Donald Trump?
We have made it easy for you to share our signup page on social media! For
instance, you can click on the image below to share on Facebook,
Instagram, or even TikTok (and change the text any way you'd like!):
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Even with Democratic leadership and a leading economy, California is not
Trump proof. Here are just some of the ways that Trump has promised to
attack California and our progressive values:(2)
* Fill our state with ICE agents to endanger our immigrant friends and
neighbors
* Undo protections for trans people and LGBTQ communities
* Gut MediCal by withholding tens of millions of dollars in funds
* Push a nationwide Voter ID requirement to overrule California’s voter
protections
* Withhold wildfire recovery federal funds if California doesn’t roll
back water protections
* Weaponize the Environmental Protection Agency to stop California’s
transition to all-electric vehicles
* Activate a 19th-century law to stop California from being an abortion
sanctuary for other states
We were able to overcome the worst of Trump’s attacks on our civil
liberties -- from kids in cages to the Muslim Ban to his attempt to
overturn the Affordable Care Act -- because our representatives in
Congress and the state legislature knew there were millions of us ready to
make them pay a political price if they gave in to Trump. We have to be
ready to do the same again.
Help us prove there is strength in numbers by asking your friends and
family to commit to fight Trump with Courage California.
If you're one of the millions who have joined BlueSky, [ [link removed] ]you can click
the image below to share our join ask there!
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More of an email user than social media? We have you covered!
[ mailto:?subject=Join%20me%20in%20fighting%20for%20California!&body=Hi%20friend!%0A%0AWe%20were%20able%20to%20overcome%20the%20worst%20of%20Trump%E2%80%99s%20attacks%20on%20our%20civil%20liberties%20%E2%80%94%20from%20kids%20in%20cages%20to%20the%20Muslim%20Ban%20to%20his%20attempt%20to%20overturn%20the%20Affordable%20Care%20Act%20%E2%80%94%20because%20our%20representatives%20in%20Congress%20and%20the%20state%20legislature%20knew%20there%20were%20millions%20of%20us%20ready%20to%20make%20them%20pay%20a%20political%20price%20if%20they%20gave%20in%20to%20Trump.%20We%20have%20to%20be%20ready%20to%20do%20the%20same%20again.%0A%0ACourage%20California%20has%20the%20tools%20to%20fight%20Trump,%20and%20I%20hope%20you'll%20join%20me%20in%20their%20cause!%0A%0AJust%20go%20to%20bit.ly/JoinCourageCA%20to%20sign%20up.%0A%0AThank%20you%20for%20joining%20me! ]Click here to send an email asking your friends and families to show
Courage in California.
No matter how you share, we hope you'll encourage your friends and family
to join the fight today.
Thank you for being with us and helping to keep California strong.
–Irene, along with Annie, Angela, Isidra, Cecilia, Jen, and Lindsay (the
Courage team)
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Courage California (formerly Courage Campaign) makes sure our democracy works for ALL of us by fighting corruption in California politics. We believe the solution lies in exposing and solving systemic problems through strategic organizing, enhancing coordination between progressive organizations, and mobilizing civic engagement from our communities, particularly voters of color, young voters, and self-identified progressives.
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