Friend,

As we look ahead to 2025, it’s clear California is going to be ground zero
in the fight against Trump 2.0.

Yes, Democrats still control much of state politics. But Republican gains
in the November elections show that we can’t take any voter for granted.

And, from deporting immigrants in mass, to gutting MediCal, to stopping
California rules to curb climate pollution, Trump’s hate agenda would have
terrible and widespread consequences for working-class Californians.

[ [link removed] ]California could bear the brunt of Trump 2.0, so we’re gearing up to
fight back in 2025 every way we know how. We must raise $25,000 by the end
of the year to be ready to go when he is inaugurated. Will you donate?

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We believe that California should be a beacon of progress. As the 5th
largest economy in the world -- and the United States’ largest and most
diverse state -- California is uniquely positioned to serve as a model for
the country.

Yet with swaths of the state trending red in the last election and
Republican leaders feeling emboldened by an incoming Trump administration,
we need to coalesce around progressive values that we know people care
about. We need to show how Congress is attacking affordable housing, our
clean water, our ability to plan our families, and more.

And even with the vast majority of voters behind Courage’s vision for
progressive, equitable California, lighting the way for other states,
there’s still plenty Trump can do to engulf us in darkness.

His mass deportation plan would devastate our economy and tear apart tens
of thousands of families.(1) His threat to withhold wildfire relief funds
unless we roll back clean water protections would put our safety in
peril.(2) And his activation of a 19th century law would stop California
from being an abortion safe haven and possibly ban the procedure here
altogether. (3)

The list goes on.

We’ve taken on Trump and MAGA before and won. We stopped the Muslim ban
and kids from being kept in cages. We saved the Affordable Care Act. Now
we’re going to be the hub for progressive organizations throughout the
state, uniting millions of voices to stop Congress from a MAGA takeover in
our state.

[ [link removed] ]At Courage California, we know no one is safe from Trump 2.0, least of
all Californians. That’s why we’re gearing up to fight in 2025. Will you
donate?

Thank you for being with us.

–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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