Dear Friend,

Walgreens is complaining about the treatment it’s received since its
decision to block women from legally obtaining the abortion pill in its
stores more than 20 states.

The billion-dollar corporation is complaining in the press that it’s
“being picked on.” Its executives claim it’s being “bullied” for “simply
following the law” (it’s not). Walgreens even hired Governor Gavin
Newsom’s former chief of staff to share its complaints and change his mind
about canceling California’s contracts with the pharmacy chain.(1)(2)

Walgreens is obviously feeling the pressure -- there are boycotts popping
up across the country (including by 17,000 Courage members!) and its stock
prices are falling. So the corporation is fighting back with a media
campaign, framing itself as a victim.

We want the nation to see who is really being harmed by Walgreens'
reckless policy. Courage California is joining forces with UltraViolet,
one of the most powerful gender-justice organizations in the U.S., with a
media campaign of our own. We are going to run a billboard on one of the
busiest highways in Chicago -- where Walgreens is headquartered -- calling
the corporation out for caving to extremists and putting women’s lives at
risk.

[ [link removed] ]As a grassroots organization, we can’t run this billboard unless our
members chip in. Will you donate to help call out Walgreens in a big way?

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We aren’t exaggerating when we say women will be harmed by Walgreens’
refusal to dispense the abortion pill.

More than half of abortion seekers depend on access to mifepristone -- a
medicine taken safely for 23 years by tens of millions of people. The FDA
approved it for mail order and telehealth, and it’s the only option in
areas where no clinics exist or abortion is banned.(3)

If Walgreens can be pressured by red-state governors into not dispensing a
legal medication, more pharmaceutical chains will surely follow. And
considering how abortion clinics are overwhelmed across the country,
people will most certainly turn to unsafe and risky alternatives if they
can’t get legal access.

Walgreens’ pandering to red states has far-reaching ramifications, which
is why we need to turn up the heat.

Courage California has joined with UltraViolet to put up a giant billboard
near Walgreens HQ, demanding that the corporation side with people over
politics. Once we fund this billboard, our message will be seen by
millions of people and the media right in Walgreens’ backyard. It’s a
super effective tactic that we’ve seen work before, and if every Courage
California member who signed on to our Walgreens boycott donates just $5,
we can not only post the billboard, we can keep it running for weeks to
come.

[ [link removed] ]Rush an emergency donation to Courage California and help us stop
Walgreens’ abortion pill ban!

Thanks for your critical support.

–Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Isidra, Lindsay, Mai, Mai, and Scottie
(and the rest of the Courage team) 

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PS: Courage California is fighting for equity and justice across the state
and country. [ [link removed] ]Will you become a monthly donor and help sustain our work?

Donations go to support all of Courage California's work for a more
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