A new message from your friends at People For the American Way.

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PFAW Member,

I'm excited to assume the role of president of People For the American Way
and look forward to working with you in our shared fight for justice and
progress.

This is a critical time for our nation. People For the American Way is
uniquely equipped to meet this moment.

I'll host a special conference call briefing for PFAW members this
Thursday, June 18 at 4:30pm Eastern Time (3:30 Central / 2:30 Mountain /
1:30 Pacific) to share a bit more about my goals and vision and why I'm so
optimistic about this organization's ability to make a truly historic
impact.

[ [link removed] ]Please RSVP now to reserve your spot and join me on the phone this
Thursday >>

These challenging times demand more of all of us. For me, that has meant a
time of soul-searching and a deep conversation with myself about where I
can be most effective. In coming to PFAW, I am returning to my roots as an
organizer after a half-decade hiatus from this work. Organizing is a
tradition for my family. My 103-year-old grandmother was born into and
grew up in the early civil rights movement. She remains active to this
day. My parents met as organizers. I was raised in a community of
activists that engaged in collective action to defend and advance civil
rights, LGBTQ equality, racial justice, gender equality, immigrants’
rights, and opportunity for all.

I am committed to making our PFAW family an even more powerful organizing
force. We will build on the tradition that Barbara Jordan, Dolores Huerta,
and Norman Lear have created over the years. We will continue to be the
most effective multiracial, multigenerational force for change in the
country. Together, we will change the course of history.

To do this, we will ask more of everyone in the People For the American
Way family. The stakes are high and our goals are not small.

I believe America’s destiny remains as Frederick Douglass defined it more
than a century and a half ago: to be the most perfect example of “the
unity and dignity of the human family that the world has ever seen.”

People For the American Way’s purpose has always been to accelerate us
toward that day. We have the opportunity in this moment to transform
public safety and racial justice by passing landmark legislation at every
level. And in November, we have the opportunity to fire Donald Trump,
Mitch McConnell, and any politicians who make themselves a barrier to a
better future for our nation.

The Trump administration and its allies have inflicted terrible harm. They
have not, however, succeeded in killing our values or our aspirations. If
anything, their attacks have galvanized us.

There is a wave of young candidates running across the country who have a
clear vision for transforming public safety and racial justice in this
moment when our nation is crying out like never before for both. Their
vision and their candidacies will inspire legions of voters to both turn
out and organize for the right of every person to freedom, opportunity,
justice, and equality. And People For the American Way will be a critical
ally in their victories.

From the beginning, we have stood together against those who would make
America smaller than its dreams. The greatest threat to our success this
fall is our own despair. Let us – this great, multiracial,
multigenerational organization of more than a million activists and
organizers – rise up together, claim our victories in advance, and
proclaim in the words of the great poet-activist Langston Hughes:  America
will be! 

[ [link removed] ]Please RSVP now to join me this Thursday, June 18 for my introductory
presidential telebriefing for PFAW members >>

Thank you so much for your incredible support. I am thrilled for what we
will accomplish together.

– Ben Jealous, President

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