Dear People For supporter,
I hope you were able to tune in to the January 6 Select Committee’s hearing last night. We saw in excruciating detail just how close we came to losing our democracy in a coup – as well as the roles played by the former President and his allies in fomenting the seditious conspiracy. At least five more public hearings are planned, and they promise to be just as riveting.
This is a momentous and unprecedented point in American history, so I wanted to drop a note to say THANK YOU for your support of People For the American Way.
We need to mobilize and engage as many Americans as possible around these hearings if we’re going to overcome the Far Right’s “counterprogramming” propaganda on Fox News and other right-wing media, secure our democracy from attacks like the attempted Trump coup, and keep the Far Right from seizing control of Congress and/or our statehouses in this fall’s elections. Thanks to your support of our work, we are doing just that.
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We’ve recently released (and now updated) our activist toolkit at RightWingInsurrection.org, where you can find ways to take action, a full schedule of the upcoming hearings, shareables for social media, updates from our Right Wing Watch team giving further context to the players and movements behind the insurrection, and more.
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We’ve also released the first in a series of videos taking an in-depth look at the far-right connections to the attempted coup of January 6; our first one covers January 6 organizer Ali Alexander and the “Stop the Steal” movement. Watch the new video here. >>
Our next video will focus on the far-right militia group the Oath Keepers; we expect to release it next week.
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In case you weren’t able to join me, along with Senior Fellow Elie Mystal, Rep. Jamie Raskin, and experts from our Right Wing Watch team for our member briefing this past Tuesday, you can watch the briefing here for more on the events that led to the attempted coup and what to watch for during the upcoming hearings.
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We’re hosting more briefings throughout the month – including one this coming Thursday June 16 in partnership with Public Citizen. We will also hold a special briefing once the hearings conclude to detail next steps for action.
And we’re live throughout the hearings with special discussions on Twitter Spaces – yesterday's featured actor and activist (and People For board member) Alyssa Milano along with Right Wing Watch’s Peter Montgomery (listen here). There’s another one today at 2:00 pm Eastern Time, with Senior Fellow Elie Mystal and Right Wing Watch’s Kristen Doerer. You can tune in to that here >>
Once again, thank you for your support of People For. You’re fueling the movement for accountability for the insurrection and to secure our democracy, and for that, everyone here is deeply grateful.
Sincerely,
Ben Jealous, President
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