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John,
This past year, something has shifted.
Every time our community lands a real blow on a powerful corporation or
billionaire, a lawyer’s letter isn’t far behind. From a mining giant
threatening to drag us into court, to a tech company slapping us with a
subpoena, to attacks for our Gaza work – the message is the same: stop, or
we’ll make you pay for it.
We’re seeing more and more billionaires – including President Trump
– twisting the law to punish and silence nonprofits for campaigns they
don’t like.
Ekō is not about to let Trump or any other litigious billionaire dictate
what we work on. But defending our work and staff properly has come
with some of the highest legal costs we’ve ever faced. And that money has
to come from somewhere. Before we even think about cuts, we’re asking you
to consider making an extra donation that will help us turn “legal risk”
into a line in the budget that’s fully funded.
We rely on member donations to help fund everything we do – including the
expenses and staff time involved in any legal defence. Your support now
will change what’s possible for Ekō in 2026. Will you make any donation to
help Ekō defend itself?
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Advice from specialist lawyers, responding to threats, protecting
colleagues – not to mention all the administrative expenses and staff time
spent on defending ourselves – it adds up fast. And billionaires know it.
That’s why they’re so quick to launch legal attack after legal attack on
small organisations like ours.
But we have power in numbers. Every time we rise together against these
threats, it completely changes what’s possible for Ekō. Instead of asking
“can we afford to take this on?” for every high-risk campaign (and let’s
face it, most campaigns are high-risk these days) we can ask “what will be
most impactful?” That’s how we keep driving change – even as the powerful
try to shut us up.
And there’s something else at stake here.
When a small, people-powered organisation stands up to legal intimidation
and wins – or even just refuses to fold – it sends a powerful message out
into the world. It shows governments, journalists, and activists
everywhere that we can challenge billionaires and survive the backlash.
Whether it’s $3 or $300, your donation
today is a concrete act of solidarity: showing Trump, Musk, OpenAI and the
rest that they don’t get to silence this community with threats and
invoices. Will you help us continue delivering on the campaigns against
exploitative billionaires that you count on us for and give a little extra
to help Ekō defend itself?
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Thanks for all that you do,
Yasmin and the Ekō team
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More information:
[ [link removed] ]The Trump Administration Is Coming for Nonprofits. They're Getting
Ready Wired 02 October 2025
[ [link removed] ]OpenAI accused of using legal tactics to silence nonprofits NBC News 15
October 2025
[ [link removed] ]Trump’s war on nonprofits Politico 18 April 2025
Ekō is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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