New American Leaders logo [[link removed]]This is it: the last Resistance Resolution of the year! As 2019 comes to a close, we want to take a minute to reflect on what has been a pivotal year for us—and our democracy.
While we’ve accomplished so much this year, we want to highlight a few of our favorites.
1. Trained our largest group of emerging community leaders ever
In 2019, we trained more than 280 future candidates and campaign leaders—the most we’ve ever trained! Our newest alumni are 64% women and 98% people of color; bringing us closer to closing the representation gap across the country. We look forward to building this community in 2020!In 2019, we trained more than 280 future candidates and campaign leaders—the most we’ve ever trained! Our newest alumni are 64% women and 98% people of color; bringing us closer to closing the representation gap across the country. We look forward to building this community in 2020!
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2. Expanded our candidate and campaign leader pipeline programs to 7 states
We’re growing even more in 2020—be sure to check out the full schedule [[link removed]] and apply!
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3. Offered governance and leadership training to our network of 500+ New American state and local elected officials
In addition to our trainings, we’re focused on supporting our New American Elected Officials Network with educational trips (check out the highlights from our civil rights trip [[link removed]] and trip to the U.S.-Mexico border [[link removed]] ), and policy ideas that dismantles barriers to fair representation and builds a stronger America. We’re proud to stand with these elected officials fighting to create a democracy that represents and works for all of us.
4. Celebrated the MANY accomplishments and achievements of our alumni and members of our elected officials network.
Whew, y’all have been busy shaking up the status quo this year! If we gave each of you the shout outs you deserve, we’d be here all day. So we don’t hold you up, check out three of the top New American Heroes we honored earlier this year [[link removed]] and then drop us a line [[email protected]] to let us know your accomplishments this year—we’ll be sure to give you a shout out online! Thank you for all you do!
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5. Shared the news that #PeopleLikeUs are the future of our democracy.
From showcasing our trainings and highlighting your accomplishments to spotlighting our growing political power, we’re making sure that everyone knows that #PeopleLikeUs are the future of our democracy and the antidote to the rising hate our country faces.
The good news? People are getting the message. In 2019, New American candidates won big on Election Day: Of the 264 candidates we tracked in 2019 [[link removed]] , 66.67% of first generation Americans who ran for office in the general election won, while 73.68% of second generation Americans who ran in the general election won. And in the news, we’ve changed the conversation to show that new citizens make up the margin of victory in swing states [[link removed]] and pushed 2020 candidates to include #PeopleLikeUs in their policy and grassroots programs [[link removed]] .
More than anything though, we’re proud of the community you’ve helped us build. None of this would be possible without the generous support of our funders, partners, and the many #PeopleLikeUs across the country hustling and grinding to create a more inclusive democracy. Thank you for being a part of our movement to create a more inclusive democracy!
Happy holidays and we’ll see you in the new year!
The NAL Team
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