Hi there –                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
We just closed out a big month here at NIAC Action. In October we hit some major goals that advance our mission and lift up our community's voice. Here's some of what we have accomplished:                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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NIAC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
volunteers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
organizers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
surpassed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
100                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
grassroots                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
congressional                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
lobby                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
meetings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
this                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
year,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
meaning                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
we                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
had                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
more                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
meetings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
than                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
any                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
year                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
before                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
with                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
key                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
members                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Congress                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
their                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
staff                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
about                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
issues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
that                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
matter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Iranian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
Americans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
most.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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NIAC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Action                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
chapters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
across                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
country                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
hosted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
a                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
voter                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
contact                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
textbank                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Sheila                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
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who                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
is                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
running                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
be                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Mayor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Minneapolis.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
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We                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
contacted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
over                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
12,000                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
voters                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
in                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
JUST                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
TWO                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
HOURS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
due                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
to                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
the                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
dedication                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
our                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
volunteers                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
organizing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
team.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
This type of progress and advocacy is thanks to the outstanding volunteers and the dedication of supporters like you, who know the power of having Iranian Americans at the table advocating for policy change and action. Your investment is critical to continuing that progress next month, and every month after.                                                                                                
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NIAC Action has big plans to continue this type of advocacy so we can create real, tangible outcomes in the policies that impact our lives. All of this takes sustained investment from supporters like you, who allow NIAC Action to keep advocating on your behalf. Can you chip in to help us continue this outstanding work at a grassroots level? [[link removed]]      
Thanks so much,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
Donna Farvard National Organizing Director, NIAC Action
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