Our democracy is under attack.
In Georgia, Republican leaders just passed a catastrophic set of Jim Crow-era voter suppression laws that will end automatic voter registration, reduce drop box hours, and even make it a crime to provide food or water to people who are waiting in line to vote.
On top of that, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp directed police to arrest State Rep. Park Cannon and charge her with a felony...for the "crime" of knocking on his office door so she could witness him sign the bill.
What's happening in Georgia is racist, anti-democratic, and deeply unpatriotic, and it drives home the urgency of the work we're doing to pass the For the People Act and protect every American's right to vote. We may not be in the middle of an election cycle, but it’s essential we keep funding our organizing and messaging efforts to protect our constitutional rights.
We're setting a goal to raise $20,000 in grassroots donations before our big quarterly fundraising deadline on Wednesday. That way, we’ll have the resources to keep up our fight to pass the For the People Act and other critical progressive policies. Can you chip in towards our grassroots goal today?
Our progressive movement has already won some incredible victories this year. But we can’t take our eyes off the urgent challenges we’re facing right now.
Georgia is one of 43 states who have introduced legislation in 2021 attacking voting rights, especially for people of color. If these bills pass, they will shut millions of voters out of our 2022 midterms elections.
Republicans know that the American people overwhelmingly support progressive priorities like raising the minimum wage and Medicare for All – but instead of listening to the voices of everyday people, they're trying to silence voters instead.
We can't take on fights like this without your help. If just one out of every three people reading this email donate what they can, we will reach our goal before the deadline and fuel our ongoing efforts to defend our democracy from Republican attacks.
In solidarity,
Ro Khanna