It has been the best news of the week—at least for us—and we’ve been shouting it far and wide, but we’ll repeat it again: WE HAVE A NEW PRESIDENT! Ghida Dagher is a refugee, New American, and public servant who first took one of our trainings in 2015, and then became one of our trainers and coaches. Now, we are thrilled to announce that she is the next President of New American Leaders and New American Leaders Action Fund! Please join us in welcoming and congratulating Ghida, whose first day as our new fearless leader is Tuesday!

Despite months of organizing and thousands of calls, on Wednesday, 666 new laws went into effect in Texas, many of which directly harm our communities. They include a ban on voters from registering to vote using a post office box as their address, a ban on abortions as early as 6 weeks (which was just upheld by the Supreme Court), permitless gun carry, and limits on the discussion of systemic racism in schools.

Remember: In order to stop these kinds of laws, we must change our lawmakers. That means electing new leaders who will fight back against these attacks on our democracy, health, and civil rights and work to create a government that is of, for, and by the people.

ICYMI: Our board member and Arizona State Representative Athena Salman had an op-ed in the Arizona Mirror this week where she outlined the need for Congress to pass a budget that invests in a comprehensive child care and early learning infrastructure.

If you want to know why child care is essential infrastructure, join this roundtable discussion with the We Demand More Coalition and U.S. Representative Katie Porter on Tuesday, September 7th at 2 p.m. ET.