Dear MoveOn member,

In the first few months of 2022, MoveOn members continued to come together
to accomplish many amazing things—from raising over $1 million for direct
relief for Ukrainians to supporting and celebrating the confirmation of
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. I wanted to take a
moment to lift up all that we have collectively achieved with your
support.

We showed solidarity with Ukraine.

Throughout our 23-year history, MoveOn Civic Action has mobilized for
diplomacy over war. Since February, [ [link removed] ]MoveOn members have stepped up in
meaningful ways in support of the Ukrainian people as Russia’s unprovoked
war continues. Together, we’ve raised more than $1.1 million for
humanitarian aid in Ukraine, supported the push for diplomacy over
militarism, and showed our solidarity with the Ukrainian people. 

Moving forward, we continue to take action in support of President Biden's
diplomacy-first foreign policy doctrine, such as organizing to support the
administration’s efforts to reenter the Iran nuclear deal. Check out this
[ [link removed] ]recent livestream in partnership with Win Without War and look for more
ways to contribute to this work in the coming weeks.

We passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act.

As President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law,
lynching was finally designated a federal hate crime—more than 66 years
after Till's brutal murder. This law was a long time coming, and MoveOn
members played a major role in its passage, infusing energy to build the
momentum to get it on the president’s desk.

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A year ago, members of Emmett Till’s family posted [ [link removed] ]this petition on
MoveOn demanding accountability for his murder. The petition quickly
garnered more than 250,000 signatures. In March, MoveOn coordinated with
the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation to [ [link removed] ]deliver those petition signatures
to the Mississippi attorney general and the local district attorney. 

This energy helped deliver a tangible victory, as only weeks later,
President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, with
Till’s family in attendance.

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We're fighting to safeguard our democracy.

Across the country, MAGA Republicans continue to threaten our democracy
and our fundamental right to vote. Last year alone, in 19 states,
Republicans enacted 33 laws making it more difficult to vote. Building on
our 2021 work, MoveOn members kicked off 2022 by calling for critical
reforms in support of civil and voting rights, including an [ [link removed] ]end to the
filibuster. 

After months of fierce organizing, Senator Chuck Schumer forced a Senate
vote to set the record straight on which elected officials support
ensuring everyone has the freedom to vote— and which don't. Now, despite
the stalling of federal legislation, MoveOn members continue to organize
for voting rights and democracy legislation. We are also infusing these
priorities into our broader effort to build a culture of democracy over
the long term. Together, we’ll mobilize and organize to get out the vote
in 2022, fight to ensure all of our voices are heard at the polls, and
elect pro-democracy leaders up and down the ballot.

We're showing up for LGBTQ+ rights.

In a troubling and heartbreaking trend, there has been a dramatic increase
in attacks on the LGBTQ+ community by GOP lawmakers in states across the
country. These are blatant attempts by the GOP to demonize LGBTQ+ kids and
their families and communities, and, in turn, inflame homophobic fears
within the GOP base to turn out their voters in the midterm elections.

MoveOn members support all people's freedom to live, love, and be
themselves without fear of persecution, and we’re proud to be in
solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. There is no place in elected office
for anyone who has supported bills that attack LGBTQ+ people, trans kids,
or the people who love them. That’s why our MoveOn community is fighting
back. Together, MoveOn members have supported local organizers on the
ground in [ [link removed] ]Florida and [ [link removed] ]Texas to push back on anti-gay legislation.
We’re also calling out recent book bans that primarily target LGBTQ+
content.

We supported Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

Last month, we celebrated the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as the
newest Supreme Court justice. Justice Jackson joins the court with
sterling credentials as a lawyer and jurist and a proven track record of
fighting for the rights of the people. She is also making history as the
first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court.

Since the start of Justice Jackson's nomination process:

* MoveOn members made almost 10,000 calls to Congress in support of her
confirmation.
* More than 80,000 members signed on to a petition calling for her to be
confirmed.
* Young MoveOn members took to the streets in front of the Supreme Court
to immediately demonstrate public support on the day of her
nomination.

Last weekend, over a million people joined Bans Off Our Bodies marches
across the nation. 

These incredible rallies were powered by MoveOn members like you,
alongside Planned Parenthood, UltraViolet, Women’s March, state and local
reproductive justice leaders, and abortion providers in hundreds of
communities around the country. In spite of endless attacks on our rights,
we came together to show that we won’t give up in this fight—and that we
can’t afford to until there are bans off our bodies, as well as
affordable, quality, and comprehensive health care for all.

[ [link removed] ][IMG]Online and in the streets, MoveOn members across the country came
together passionately to support abortion access and demand that abortion
be safe, legal, and accessible in all communities. Together, in the last
two weeks since the Supreme Court opinion leak, MoveOn members ...

* raised over $150,000 for abortion providers,
* gathered over 300,000 signatures for abortion-related petitions, and
* joined over a million people at a total of 450 Bans Off Our Bodies
events across the nation.

We urgently need to keep the pressure up—because as politicians continue
to restrict our bodily autonomy and access to vital health care, we have
to continue to come together and show that we won’t back down. [ [link removed] ]We'll
be taking to the streets again through the weeks ahead and when the final
decision comes down from SCOTUS. Sign up here to make sure you're among
the first to know when and where to show up.

We're going all-in to win the 2022 midterm elections.

If you’ve made it this far, you know our work this election cycle is cut
out for us. In order to maintain Democratic control of the House and
Senate and protect our democracy in state races across the country, we’re
going to need all of us, not only to vote but to organize. That’s why
MoveOn is prioritizing a strategic, data-driven plan to mobilize the
Democratic base as well as the critical surge of voters we need to defeat
the radical right in 2022. 

We’re excited to share the full details of our election program. [ [link removed] ]You
can read more about our program here, then sign up to join an upcoming
training to get involved.

Thank you for being a part of the MoveOn community and for all that you
do.

–Rahna and the whole MoveOn team

 

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