Monday, August 24th 2020  

#OURPOWER is in our numbers. We're ramping up for Get Out The Vote season, but our fight for justice will last beyond just one election. Join our efforts and stay plugged in to Our Power with this newsletter!

Our Voice. Our Power. 

Highlighting MFOL Wisconsin's Direct Action last week calling to P.R.O.T.E.C.T. Wisconsin youth. 

Last week, the Texas, Virginia, and Georgia teams took to the streets (and Stone Mountain) to call out systematic racism, white supremacy, and the NRA. That same week, the New York Attorney General announced that she will be filing a suit to dissolve the NRA in its entirety.

Whether it's protesting in the streets against the National Rifle Association, or working with coalitions in our states to build out our own vision for a brighter future- we are putting in the work. Our Wisconsin team did just that.

Click the video above to watch the MFOL Wisconsin banner drop! Over 20 MFOL organizers dropped banners across the state with their ideas to build a better Wisconsin that include: 

• PROTECT Marginalized groups
• REDUCE Gun suicides
• OWNERSHIP responsibility
• TRANSFORM the next generation
• EXPECT accountability
• COMMUNITY solutions
• TAKE intersectional action

Want to take action with the Wisconsin team? Join their phonebank TOMORROW 8/25 at 4PM CT calling for justice for Jacob Blake. 

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🚨 In the Community

• We're HIRING! March For Our Lives is currently looking for a Southeast and Northeast Organizing Director. Click either region to apply!
• Power UP! with MFOL. We *just* launched this brand new training series, Take a look here!
• COVID-19 Chapter Activity Guidance. Take a look here if you are planning to organize any MFOL events in-person anytime soon for the latest resources we have that will make sure you stay healthy. 

🚨 Direct Actions 

• This guide has everything you need to know to support the Black Lives Matter movement
• Send a pre-written letter to your government officials and council members demanding the reallocation of the police budget towards social services
• Practice self care with this guide for Black organizers.
• As always, pay attention to your community organization's local actions.

COVID-19 Resources

As a reminder, all chapter activities in-person are still suspended until further notice. During this strange time, it’s important to create networks of mutual support. Here’s some resources that grassroots organizers have compiled.

• Resources for Students
• Demands from grassroots organizers
• MFOL mental health resources

If you have any feedback or would like to recommend someone for the spotlight, just reply to this email or your Regional Organizing Director.