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Join Our Revolution TONIGHT, May 10th at 8:30 p.m. ET for our
National Organizing Call focused on voting rights and filibuster
reform. We'll be joined tonight by Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen.
Jeff Merkley and a panel of movement leaders who will tell us
what we need to do to defend our democracy.

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News from the Frontlines of the Political Revolution!

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Our Revolution is carrying out our 5-Point Plan to Win on
Filibuster Reform by:

* Mobilizing our national network of local Our Revolution groups
to tell their senators they want them to end the filibuster and
get the Senate working again;
* Holding our elected officials accountable to backing filibuster
reform - especially senators who are standing in the way of
enacting critical legislation that the country needs and the
people want;
* Electing progressive champions who will call out the filibuster
as an anti-majoritarian relic of Jim Crow that needs to be
abolished;
* Fighting for policies like filibuster reform and voting rights;
and
* Pushing the Democratic party to hold accountable its elected
officials who are standing in the way of passing President
Biden’s agenda and fulfilling the promises made to the American
people.

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IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE: Katie Porter and Jamaal Bowman join our
PRO Act rally; Maryland passes its first Medicare for All
resolution; progressives prevail in Texas, Ohio, Michigan, and
California; and we’ve got a NEW SURVEY!

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TAKE THE SURVEY!

Our Revolution is on the front lines of the push to eliminate
the filibuster, fix the broken Senate, and push a progressive
agenda through Congress.

We’re polling Our Revolution members to ask: what issue are you
most passionate about? Top responses will be presented on next
week’s call.

TAKE THE SURVEY HERE!
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The PRO Act was the theme of our Monday Organize to Win Call
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, with Congressman Andy Levin [MI-09], a longtime champion for
workers’ rights, as our featured guest.

Rep. Levin was part of a Congressional delegation that traveled
to Bessemer, Alabama to support Amazon workers who were
organizing to form a union. He called working conditions there
“dehumanizing” and commended the bravery of the employees who
stood up for their rights.

“The Amazon campaign in Bessemer taught the world what employers
do to workers who are just trying to have a seat at the table.”

The PRO Act, he said, would not only strengthen unions, give
more power to workers, and help reduce America’s staggering
income inequality, it would deliver wage justice for women and
people of color. “We’ve got to get this done. It would be
transformative.”

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On International Workers’ Day, Our Revolution held an in-person
rally
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across from the Alexandria, VA home of U.S. Sen. Mark Warner -
one of 3 Democratic senators who hasn’t signed on to the PRO Act.
There were hundreds of attendees and thousands more online, and
an amazing lineup of speakers from unions like The Communications
Workers of America (CWA) and The Amalgamated Transport Union
(ATU) and other allied organizations like the Democratic
Socialists of America, The Sunrise Movement and Greenpeace USA.
We delivered thousands of signatures to Sen. Warner calling on
him to co-sponsor the bill, which the House passed and which
President Biden is waiting to sign.

Two days later, Sen. Warner was feeling the pressure! After our
weekend of actions, he went on the defensive
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when asked by the media about his stand on the most meaningful
labor reform legislation in decades: “There’s a lot to like in
the PRO Act,” he said, before listing his excuses for not yet
supporting it.

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Following the rally outside Sen. Warner’s house, we hosted a May
Day Pass the PRO Act Virtual Rally
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with Rep. Katie Porter [CA-45]. Rep. Jamaal Bowman [NY-16], and
movement leaders to urge the Senate to pass the landmark labor
reform legislation.

Rep. Katie Porter praised grassroots organizers for staying
engaged in an “off-year” to hold government accountable on
delivering pro-worker policies. “There is no off-year in the
fight for American workers. Who benefits when we're told ‘now is
not the time to push’? Corporate special interests, who drown out
the voices of everyday people. Lobbyists don't have an off-year
and neither can we."

Rep. Jamaal Bowman believes it should be “a human right” of
every worker to organize, strategize, and mobilize in their
workplace and to collectively bargain. He called the PRO Act "a
bridge” to passing Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.
“Passing the PRO Act is a must. We have the House on board. We
have the White House on board. Now it's time to get the senators
on board.”

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The Prince George's County Council unanimously approved a
Resolution in Support of H.R. 1976 - the Medicare for All Act of
2021 on Tuesday. Sydney Jacobs, Chair Suchitra Balachandran, and
John Spillane, from Our Revolution Prince George's, put an
extraordinary amount of time and energy into this endeavor.

The COVID-19 crisis has hit Prince George's harder than any
other Maryland county. This may have prodded the Council to
become the first in the state to pass such a resolution.
Proclamations, like this, are key to the fight to make healthcare
a human right in this country. A plurality of House Majority
Leader Steny Hoyer's constituents live in Prince George's County
and this resolution puts him on notice that they are demanding
Medicare for All.

READ THE COUNCIL’S PRESS RELEASE HERE
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A coalition of progressive organizations within New Jersey’s
first congressional district, led by Our Revolution Gloucester
County have made Medicare for All an immediate priority and are
calling on Representative Donald Norcross
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to cosponsor Pramila Jayapal’s Medicare for All bill in
Congress.

“Well before the pandemic, our for-profit healthcare system was
characterized by GoFundMe campaigns, medical bankruptcies, and
deaths due to rationing medicine and avoiding care due to costs,”
said Mario De Santis, lead organizer with Our Revolution
Gloucester County. “COVID-19 has only exacerbated these
injustices. Any reform that does not permanently guarantee
healthcare as a human right is inadequate.”

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Last Saturday was a good day for Our Revolution-endorsed
candidates across Texas. Eight candidates, including Our
Revolution member Alison Maguire, and one ballot initiative to
create ranked choice voting in Austin all won! Many other
OR-backed candidates had strong showings and advanced to the
runoff election that will be held June 5th.

Deborah Peoples, who Bernie called “a true progressive”, was the
top vote-getter in the race for Mayor of Fort Worth. She will now
face a Republican challenger in the runoff.

In Arlington, another Our Revolution member, Diana Saleh, was
the top vote-getter and is headed to a runoff for City Council.

Finally, in San Antonio, 4 progressive OR-backed candidates
placed first in their respective districts and will head to the
runoff. This is a big opportunity to make a real impact in a
single city council!

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Tuesday was a good day for Our Revolution in Southwest Ohio. Our
Revolution-endorsed candidate Aftab Pureval was the top vote
getter in the race to become the next mayor of Cincinnati
advancing to the general election in November. The son of
immigrants, Aftab was the first democrat elected as Hamilton
County Clerk of Courts in over 100 years. He has made access to
justice a priority by launching a Help Center to assist
self-represented people with legal resources so that more people
can utilize our court system.

Up the road, Shenise Turner-Sloss also came in first place in
the race for a city-wide seat on the Dayton City Commission.
Shenise is running on a platform that aims to reduce wealth and
racial inequality, support criminal justice reform and make our
environment safer and healthier for the next generation. She will
now also continue on to the November election.

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Our Revolution Ohio kicked off its Neighbors for Nina Canvassing
Operations last Saturday. Ohio activists knocked on hundreds of
doors in Cleveland Heights and spoke to over 50 voters. Most said
they are planning to vote for SNT!

In addition, yesterday May 7th marked the 100th week of OROH’s
Honk and Wave! For the past 100 weeks, every Friday afternoon
from 4 to 5, members have been hanging Our Revolution banners and
waving from the pedestrian bridge overlooking route 315 in
Columbus.

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This week, Our Revolution Michigan's endorsed candidate Kelly
Stec won her City Council race by a landslide. As the candidate
with the most votes, she is the new Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of
Wyandotte! Our Revolution Michigan members enthusiastically
supported and campaigned for Kelly as a bold progressive leader
with a strong commitment to responsive governance.

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Congratulations to the Troublemakers Slate!

On May 1, the entire 11-person slate of Our Revolution members
and supporters known as the Troublemakers Slate won the
California Democratic Party’s Progressive Caucus officer
elections in a blowout, in spite of party attempts to rig the
rules. Our Revolution Long Beach member Fatima Iqbal-Zubair - a
CDP delegate and a Troublemakers champion - joined our Monday
Organize to Win Call
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to talk about their mission.

“Our state went for Bernie, and we are pushing the party to be
responsive to what people want — to endorse single payer, get big
money out of politics, limit corporate influence, and other
progressive positions. We were almost suspended by the party for
causing too much trouble, but in my mind that's a good thing."

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With Joe Biden in the White House and a slim Democratic majority
in both the House and the Senate, Democrats are in the best
position possible to accomplish everything they set out to. On
the line right now is a $15 minimum wage, the PRO Act, and our
first steps towards universal health care.

But right now, something is standing in our way.

Arizona Democrats, we urge you to contact the Arizona Democratic
Party to urge them to declare and affirm its support for the
immediate elimination of the Senate Filibuster.

Show your support for ending the filibuster.

SIGN ON HERE
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By winning a multi-billion dollar judgment against Chevron for
poisoning indigenous peoples and despoiling Amazonia, Attorney
Steven Donziger placed himself in the crosshairs of the fossil
fuel industry by winning a multi-billion dollar judgement against
Chevron for polluting the Amazon. After over 600 days under house
arrest, Steven is set to be tried by a private law firm with ties
to Chevron on a bogus contempt of court charge.

Our Revolution and our affiliate - the New York Progressive
Action Network - are rallying Monday morning at the Federal
Courthouse in Manhattan on the first day of trial. We’re
partnering with other progressive political organizations and
environmental groups.

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Join Our Illinois Revolution and special guests Rep. Marie
Newman and Rep. Chuy Garcia for our monthly virtual meeting.

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Join Our Revolution Arizona and PDA Arizona for an Emergency
Meeting as we work to mobilize to put pressure on Sen. Kyrsten
Sinema to do the right thing and help us end the filibuster.

RSVP HERE ( [link removed] )

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The New York Health Act, a plan that would guarantee
comprehensive healthcare to every New Yorker, has the votes to
pass - but we need to mobilize NOW. Join Our Revolution and the
New York Progressive Action Network (NYPAN) for an action packed
call with the latest updates about the bill and ways we can
ensure it gets signed into law!

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