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News from the Frontlines of the Political Revolution!

HEADLINES: 2022 Priorities, You Decide! | Keith Ellison on
Criminal Justice | PRO Act Holiday Tour | Buffalo Starbucks
Unionize | M4A Update | 2022 Electoral Strategy | & MUCH MORE!

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As we look to 2022, take a moment to think how far we’ve come.
Our work over the past 5 years has rooted our movement in a
position of strength — with an organized grassroots army and
growing bloc of elected allies. Become a sustaining member today
to help build - and wield - actual progressive power.
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As 2021 draws to a close, Our Revolution is taking stock of how
far we’ve come and charting our course for the year ahead — and
we want your input!

We’re advancing the fight to fix or nix the filibuster for
voting rights, the PRO Act, and criminal justice reform — and,
we’re committed to getting Build Back Better through the Senate —
but we must do more!

Democrats must deliver. Folks across the country are facing
great hardship, and time is running out to earn voters’ trust.

Our efforts to transform the party and elect progressive
champions all come down to our deeper mission: build power to
enact policy that improves lives.

That’s where YOU come in! We want to hear from you as we set out
our priorities in the new year. Tell us your top issues and help
define our 2022 National Organize to Win Platform.

Our Revolution is crowd-sourcing our policy platform for 2022!
Take our survey to pinpoint the top issues you want candidates
seeking our endorsement to champion!
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With midterms coming up, we also need your voice in choosing the
next generation of progressive champions.

All monthly members get a vote in deciding our 2022
endorsements!

Cycle after cycle, Our Revolution keeps building the bench —
from city halls to the halls of Congress, and this election cycle
will be no exception.

Read on to learn more about our strategy to navigate the current
electoral landscape. When we organize, we win.

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Become a member to help determine who we endorse in this
monumental election year. You could choose who becomes the next
Cori Bush or Ilhan Omar!
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at 8:30p ET/5:30p PT on Monday with the Our Revolution family for
our last Live Monday Night Broadcast of 2021!

The indomitable Nina Turner will reflect on the past year and
where our movement goes from here. We’ll ask her what makes a
good movement candidate and strategize for another year in the
struggle for justice.

We’ll also hear from Indira Shuemaker, an inspiring activist who
won her race for city council in Des Moines, Iowa!

Make sure to register now so you’ll be notified to hop on the
Zoom call when we go live!

RSVP HERE ( [link removed] )

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WINNING CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

Our Revolution is gearing up to elect new criminal justice
reform champions in 2022 by teaming up with Minnesota Attorney
General and Our Revolution Board member Keith Ellison.

We’re honing our messaging and advancing our strategy to
overcome the bad faith reactionary attacks and clear a path for
effective solutions and candidates.

“Politicians always want to demagogue crime, it’s an age-old
thing,” Ellison said on our Live Monday Night Broadcast
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about public safety. All human beings crave security, all human
beings want to be safe.

“It’s not ‘tough on crime,’ it’s ‘smart on crime,’” he
explained. “When society fails to meet the material and
psychological needs of the people, and it robs them of dignity,
people will lash out at each other.”

Ellison acknowledged that many kinds of violence are up as a
result of the “traumatic experience of Covid” we are all
navigating.

“We can’t just write it off,” he said. “You create safety for
people by creating a just society — by making sure people have a
place to live, enough to eat. We need to fight for a
well-resourced society.”

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PASS THE PRO ACT HOLIDAY TOUR

Our Revolution is hitting the road for the holidays — heading
cross-country for our Pass the PRO Act Holiday Tour! Instead of a
sleigh with reindeer, you might catch a glimpse of our PRO Act
pickup truck, spreading solidarity in the fight for worker power!

Unlike Santa, we can’t be everywhere in one night, but we hope
you’ll meet us at one of our many stops along the 3,000-mile
journey! Follow along at #PassthePROAct
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the word to urge President Biden to make a filibuster exemption.

CWA and the Worker Power Coalition helped us kick off the tour
in Phoenix and Tucson
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to demand Sen. Krysten Sinema support the bill.

On Wednesday, we stopped in El Paso with a rally to thank
Rep. Veronica Escobar for being an original cosponsor of the bill
and standing with workers across the country!

In recent days, we’ve been in Texas shaming Rep. Henry Cuellar
in San Antonio
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, the only House Democrat in opposition, and Republican Sen. Ted
Cruz in Austin
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and Dallas.

Register to join us in Milwaukee
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Monday outside the office of Sen. Ron Johnson. By 6 o’clock that
evening, we’ll be in Chicago
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office of Sen. Dick Durbin.

Other stops include Dayton
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we wrap things up with a rally at the office of Sen. Chuck
Schumer in New York City
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“We have workers standing up all across the country, but we need
Democrats to stand up,” Our Revolution National Field Director
Mike Oles was quoted in Common Dreams
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“We’ve seen time and time again — when Democrats don’t deliver
quickly for their base and for labor, bad things happen, and
you’re approaching that precipice again,” Oles told Politico
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ORNJ PASSES M4A RESOLUTION

Our Revolution New Jersey is proud to announce
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they’ve got a 12th NJ municipality on board with Medicare for
All!

Now, Hoboken, NJ and more than 75 municipalities nationwide have
issued resolutions in favor of implementing a single-payer
universal healthcare system.

Other New Jersey towns that have expressed support include
Trenton, Dover, West Orange and Highland Park.

Town by town, city by city, state by state, we are muscling
through Medicare for All to guarantee healthcare as a human right
in this country.

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CANCEL STUDENT DEBT NOW

Gabriella Ambroise of Our Revolution New Jersey wrote an op-ed
in NJ.com
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this week, arguing the moral and economic merits of canceling
student loan debt.

Ambroise emphasized the benefits student debt cancellation would
have in reversing the racial wealth gap and providing wealth
equity opportunities for Black women — who make up the majority
of student borrowers in the United States.

“Canceling student loan debt is not a policy choice that takes
away responsibility from the student,” Ambroise said. “It’s a
policy choice that recognizes the impact that disinvestment in
public higher education has had on the children of working-class
Americans.”

If Biden sticks to his plan to restart student loan payments on
Feb. 1, more than 18 million borrowers will take a collective hit
of roughly $7B per month — draining $85B from the U.S. economy in
2022, according to new analysis by the Roosevelt Institute.
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On Wednesday, Sens. Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren, and Rep.
Ayanna Pressley cited the study in a letter urging President
Biden to immediately cancel $50,000 in student loan debt per
borrower.

Biden has the legal authority to do it, and doing so could add
more than $173B to the nation’s GDP in the first year alone,
Common Dreams
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reports.

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BUFFALO STARBUCKS UNIONIZE!

Our Revolution salutes Buffalo Starbucks workers who on Thursday
celebrated
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a hard-fought victory to establish the company’s first-ever
unions.

On Monday, Bernie hosted four of the inspiring women leading the
union drive for a livestream ( [link removed] ),
where they talked about why they needed a union and the company’s
anti-union tactics.

Starbucks instituted mandatory anti-union meetings and flooded
the stores with new workers unfamiliar with the union drive.
Despite these efforts, two of the three locations, who fought to
unionize for months, succeeded.

India Walton may not have won her Buffalo mayoral race, but her
working class campaign and these union drives are not unrelated.
As we organize, we catalyze progressive energy in blue-collar
cities like Buffalo. India said
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she couldn’t be more proud of the organizers.

Meanwhile, Kellogg’s announced this week that, following a
contract rejection, it will move 275 jobs to Mexico and
permanently replace most of 1,400 workers who went on strike in
October over a new system that cuts newer workers’ pay and
benefits, The Guardian
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reports.

President Biden’s National Labor Relations Board could make this
illegal without Congress, but without the unfair labor practice
provisions in Build Back Better, it won't have the teeth.

Workers reported 16-hour shifts and 80-hour weeks during the
pandemic when, as essential workers, they were hailed as
“heroes.” Bernie condemned
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the company’s actions, and many progressives are calling
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for a boycott of Kellogg’s products.

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STEVEN DONZIGER UPDATE

After 45 days in prison, Steven Donziger was released
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on Thursday to serve the remainder of his 6-month sentence at
home.

Donziger’s conviction on a trivial charge came down from a
Chevron-connected judge after being prosecuted by a private
Chevron-connected law firm — 10 years after winning a $9.5B
judgment against Chevron for poisoning Ecuadorian Amazonia and
killing thousands of indigenous people.

Nina Turner, Rep. Chuy Garcia, and many progressive allies,
including star power from Lucy Lawless, Susan Sarandon, and Roger
Waters, joined forces for a livestream
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Wednesday to raise awareness and money for Donziger’s legal
defense fund.

Nine progressives in Congress issued a joint statement
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to President Biden and US Attorney General Merrick Garland,
urging the immediate release of Donziger.

Reps. Chuy Garcia and Rashida Tlaib also spoke at a press
conference
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last month calling on the Department of Justice to take over
the case from the private prosecutors.

Our Revolution activists have joined rallies in support of
Donziger in NYC. We must all fight against the corporate capture
and privatization of our justice system.

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KAMAU’S UPSET WIN FOR MAYOR

Our Revolution-backed khalid kamau pulled out a
come-from-behind-victory in last week’s special election to
become mayor of South Fulton, GA, the self-proclaimed blackest
city in America.

Running on a bold progressive platform, khalid made it through
to the run-off election coming in second behind the incumbent,
then overtook him to win the general election held last week.

He believes his message broke through because he directly
addressed voters’ economic concerns and welcomed them into a
participatory city budgeting process.

“Showing what we were spending on policing people versus
developing economic opportunities - that just woke so many people
up,” khalid said. “They’d never looked at their city budget. It’s
not something that you see on the nightly news, so that really
resonates.”

“When people find out things like that about how their money is
being spent at the local level - it really ignites a fire,” he
added.

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2022 ELECTORAL STRATEGY

At Our Revolution we want our members with us every step of the
way as we strategize to take power in 2022. This means assessing
the political landscape and targeting our efforts to maximize our
chances for victory and replace corporate Dems and Republicans
wherever possible.

One course of action will be to target open seats left by nearly
twenty House Democrats leaving Congress, as well as new seats
created by redistricting.

Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese told The
Daily Beast
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: “There’ll be a greater opportunity for progressives to prevail
in these races given that the incumbent Democrat and the
establishment machine isn’t necessarily going to be united early
on behind one candidate”

Joseph said one challenge for progressives is to coalesce
quickly around the most viable progressive in order to not split
the base and let a corporatist win by a plurality.

He says that corporate interests are already gearing up because
“it’s not in their interest or the establishment’s interest to
have a stronger Congressional Progressive Caucus.”

“I anticipate the primary season is going to get pretty nasty
pretty soon between the two wings,” Joseph forecasted. “I think
you’re going to see a lot of big money get involved.”

We’ve seen the lengths they’ll stoop to, and we continue to hone
our strategy with every election cycle. We’re organizing to win,
which means galvanizing our volunteer army, but it also means
choosing the right candidates and the right races.

“We’re looking for candidates who will partner with us, who
are committed and adept at the inside-outside strategy,” Joseph
said. “That’s our theory of winning.”

One thing is certain: We refuse to let the corrupt party machine
choose successors.

CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE TO SEE OUR 2021 ENDORSEMENT WINS
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BUILDING PROGRESSIVE POWER IN TEXAS

CONGRATS to Councilman-Elect Jeff Casper for Mesquite City
Council District 1, who pulled off a win for the people by 18
votes. Casper won 51% of the 600 votes, defeating his opponent in
a hard-fought runoff.

“We’re ready to serve,” Casper declared. After five extra weeks
of campaigning for the runoff, the teacher and former District 2
council member said he enjoyed the time encouraging his friends
and neighbors to engage in city politics.

THANK YOU to all our members for their hard work in making phone
calls, sending texts, and knocking on doors to get out the vote
for the December Run Off!

Living in this tumultuous time can be daunting, frustrating..
even painful. The remedy is taking action, getting involved, and
knowing you’re making a difference.

Together, we are powerful.

As more people like you become sustaining members of Our
Revolution, our movement and our impact grow. Knowing what we’re
up against only serves to harden our resolve and make our
victories along the way that much more motivating.

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OH AND NY LEADING ON
DEM PARTY REFORM

Earlier this month, Our Revolution Ohio and state organizational
allies held a workshop to debut an effort - Transform the Party
Ohio. The discussion focused on rural outreach, as well as the
need to build a progressive caucus within the Ohio Democratic
party. Coming out of the workshop, Our Revolution Ohio will focus
on streamlining the process to form a caucus, as well as creating
tools and a support network to run winning campaigns in the
Buckeye state.

In New York, over 70 activists from across the state joined a
workshop convened by Our Revolution New York - NYPAN to learn
about how they can run for various positions within the
Democratic party. From State Committee to County Committee,
Judicial Delegate, and District Leader, those positions can play
an influential role in the direction the party takes on our
policy priorities.

The activists were joined by progressive allies and current
elected members of those positions and together, we will be
running a slate of candidates to take back the Democratic party
in New York from the corrupt leadership that is currently in
control.

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Our Revolution is the largest grassroots-funded political action
organization in the country. We encourage each of our members to
make a New Year’s Resolution to find at last one person in their
life — a friend, coworker, or family member — to join in this
movement with us and become a sustaining member of Our
Revolution.
Let’s double our impact in 2022.
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TRAININGS IN DECEMBER

Join us Wednesday, Dec. 15th at 8:30p ET/5:30p PT for our 2022
Endorsement Process Review! Before making endorsements in any
2022 federal races, all Our Revolution chapters need at least one
member to join us for one of these sessions.

We will discuss best practices for making endorsements, what to
do once an endorsement is made, and how we can best work together
to win in 2022!

RSVP HERE ( [link removed] )

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Our Revolution and our allies are leading a mega road trip this
holiday season in support of the PRO Act — starting at Sen.
Krysten Sinema’s office in Phoenix and ending at Senator Chuck
Schumer’s office in New York.

It’s time for U.S. Senate leadership and President Biden to
enact the PRO Act, and for Democrats to utilize the federal
government's power to protect and empower workers and build the
labor movement.

FIND AN ACTION NEAR YOU!
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Join Our Revolution Maryland on Dec. 16th at 7p ET for our
Progressive Candidates Fundraiser.

Ben Jealous will moderate this event that will include
progressive candidates Ed Burroughs, Candidate for Prince
George’s County Council; Brandy Brooks, Candidate for Montgomery
County Council; Robbie Leonard, Candidate for Baltimore County
State’s Attorney; and Michele Gregory, Candidate for MD State
Senate.

RSVP HERE ( [link removed] )

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