Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

January 7, 2021 at 10:47 PM

The work ahead of us is clear

The terrorists and insurrectionists we all witnessed yesterday were emboldened by Donald Trump and the GOP who’ve incited violence and spread lies for years. Arena Community,   The terrorists and insurrectionists we all witnessed yesterday…

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  Team Arena · [email protected]

December 29, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Power our movement forward

Secure a pipeline of leaders in this country who work for progressive values. Amidst a year of a global pandemic and major presidential election, we came together as a community. Arena Community,   2020 is finally (almost) over.   Amidst a…

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  Cayana Mackey via Arena · [email protected]

December 22, 2020 at 1:15 PM

Last chance to flip the Senate blue

I wouldn’t be where I am today without Arena. Arena Academy helped me level up my skills and step into a senior-level position. Arena Community,   My name is Cayana Mackey, and I’m an Arena Academy graduate. And, right now, I’m working tir…

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  Julia Leitner, Arena · [email protected]

December 19, 2020 at 3:40 PM

Announcing the next Arena Academy... drumroll please

We’re excited to announce the first Arena Academy of 2021 will be March 12-16. Apply or help us spread the word. Arena Community,   🎉  I’m thrilled to announce the first Arena Academy of 2021 will be hosted online from March 12-16.   If y…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

December 17, 2020 at 3:20 PM

Some important news

In the ashes of the 2016 election, we built something beautiful. We assembled an enduring community, helped elect the next generation of political leaders, and Arena Community,   In the ashes of the 2016 election, we built something beaut…

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  Debra Cohen at Arena · [email protected]

December 16, 2020 at 11:50 PM

Grab your Arena merch

Masks, t-shirts, totes, onesies and more. Receive a $20 discount at our store if you make a $15 or more monthly gift. Arena Community,   📣  New Arena merch is here and we have a special offer running through this Friday, December 18.   If …

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  Liz Luna via Arena · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 8:38 PM

Change who has access to politics

This Giving Tuesday, make a monthly gift to keep Arena Academy low and no cost for participants. Arena Community,   In the spirit of Giving Tuesday, I’m reaching out to share how Arena has helped shape my political career and ask you to co…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

November 7, 2020 at 5:27 PM

We did it.

Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States and Kamala Harris will be the first woman and the first woman of color vice president. Arena Community,   We did it. After four excruciatingly long years (and four extra-excruciati…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

November 2, 2020 at 11:18 PM

Thank you

We did this together. Brick-by-brick, we built the infrastructure, put in the work, and took nothing for granted. So, when the returns come in tomorrow, I will be thinking about you. Arena Community,   I want to start by sharing a video we put together to …

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

October 27, 2020 at 12:50 AM

Build a line of defense against Amy Coney Barrett

Things will be much worse if we don’t elect Democrats at every level of power, including state legislatures -- where the GOP routinely pass laws with the intent of having controversial cases reach the Supreme Court. Arena Community,   Amy…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

October 23, 2020 at 11:15 AM

Poll workers still needed in these eight places

The Arena Community can help combat the shortage of poll workers and ensure everyone can vote and all votes are counted. Arena Community,   Arena is proud to partner with Power the Polls to help combat the shortage of poll workers.   Desp…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 1:00 PM

We’re investing $6 million to flip five state houses

The next 13 days are crucial. Here's how you can help the 75 candidates we’re supporting in Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, and Texas flip their seats and flip their state legislatures. Arena Community,   This year’s state legi…

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  Lina Hidalgo, Arena · [email protected]

October 15, 2020 at 10:30 PM

This isn’t security, it’s suppression

I’m doing everything I can to ensure a fair and safe election. Can I count on you to do the same? Arena Community,   Earlier this month, citing concerns about election security, Governor Abbott issued an executive order forcing counties in…

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  Debra Cohen, Arena · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 8:14 PM

How to reach voters online

In partnership with ACRONYM, we’re launching a Paid Media Tool Assessment and a Digital Tools Assessment to help campaigns figure out how to effectively reach voters online. Arena Community,   As the pandemic wages on, reaching voters onl…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

September 24, 2020 at 10:45 PM

5,277 graduates

As summer comes to a close, we are proud to share what we’ve accomplished this year. We couldn’t have done all this amazing work without you. Arena Community,   As summer comes to a close, we are proud to share what we’ve accomplished this…

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  Pete Buttigieg · [email protected]

September 11, 2020 at 6:15 PM

The ring on my finger proves that change is possible

When I was running for President, I knew our movement would need to resonate with people from all different backgrounds. Arena Community,   When I was running for President, I knew our movement needed to include people from all different b…

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  Congresswoman Lauren Underwood · [email protected]

September 1, 2020 at 8:25 PM

The people who gave America hope

Today, I am the youngest Black woman ever elected to Congress and was even chosen to speak at the Democratic National Convention. Had Arena not been involved, I’m not sure how we would’ve won. Arena Community, It has been a difficult and painful summer for so many. Americans…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

August 24, 2020 at 11:03 PM

“The model is here. We just have to copy it.”

Last week, we trained thousands of volunteers at the Democratic National Convention in partnership with Team Biden and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. The live interactive lessons have been viewed over 30,000 times since Monday. Arena C…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

August 21, 2020 at 10:00 PM

“The model is here. We just have to copy it.”

This week, we trained thousands of volunteers at the Democratic National Convention in partnership with Team Biden and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. The live interactive lessons have been viewed over 30,000 times since Monday. Arena C…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

August 17, 2020 at 11:30 PM

Over 14,000 views today

The response has been incredible: over the course of the day, our training was viewed live over 14,000 times by people eager to sharpen their volunteer skills and help us win in November. Arena Community, Today we kicked off Campaign Academy 2020, free trainings at the Democr…

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  Arena · [email protected]

August 16, 2020 at 10:31 PM

One day left, friend

Have you signed up for Campaign Academy 2020 yet? Free volunteer trainings start TOMORROW. Don’t miss our free virtual trainings in partnership with Team Biden and the Democratic Party of Wisconsin at the Dem Convention. RSVP at training.win. …

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  Arena · [email protected]

August 12, 2020 at 12:36 AM

Kamala at Arena

In light of the news of Kamala Harris’s VP pick, we wanted to share one of our most popular Arena Academy stories, from an Academy grad who ran into Senator Harris at the hotel gym during Arena Academy Des Moines and had the courage to hand her a resume. …

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  Arena · [email protected]

August 4, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Arena’s got big news

We’re partnering with the Democratic Party of Wisconsin to offer Campaign Academy 2020: four days of free training for volunteers during the Democratic National Convention to help Democrats literally out-organize a pandemic. Hi Arena Commu…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena · [email protected]

July 22, 2020 at 6:02 PM

We had to turn people away

We want to offer admission to every qualified applicant. But right now, we’re forced to turn away the majority of applicants -- about 62% per session. Arena Community,   Last weekend we held the first of six sessions of Arena Academy 201, …

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

July 8, 2020 at 6:51 PM

Announcing Arena Academy 201

Announcing Arena Academy 201 Sign up or tell a friend: free advanced trainings for campaign professionals. Arena Community, Reminder to submit your application for Arena Academy 201 by this Friday if you wish to be considered for o…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

July 6, 2020 at 2:31 PM

Where are they now? Lauren Baer + More Like America

Where are they now? Lauren Baer + More Like America More Like America is a new and needed organization to support more transformational candidates around the country. Arena Community, In 2017 and 2018, we invested in powerhouse pro…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

July 2, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Announcing Arena Academy 201

Announcing Arena Academy 201 Sign up or tell a friend: free advanced trainings for campaign professionals. Arena Community, In an industry that typically relies on self-guided learning (to put it charitably), we want campaign staff…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

June 23, 2020 at 7:33 PM

RSVP: #ArenaTalks with Lina Hidalgo and Jennifer Carroll Foy

RSVP: #ArenaTalks with Lina Hidalgo and Jennifer Carroll Foy On 6/29 at 7:30pm EST, hear from County Judge Hidalgo and Delegate Carroll Foy on how they see America’s vision of leadership changing in real-time. Arena Community, Lina…

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  Coss Marte · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 1:59 PM

Announcing Second Chance Studios - support formerly incarcerated people

Announcing Second Chance Studios - support formerly incarcerated people By the time I was 19, I was running a multimillion-dollar drug delivery business and making more money than I knew what to do with. Arena Community, Today I’m …

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  Arena · [email protected]

June 10, 2020 at 4:47 PM

Keep an anti-choice, homophobic Trump supporter out of America’s bluest seat

Keep an anti-choice, homophobic Trump supporter out of America’s bluest seat Ritchie stands to win the primary & join Congress’s freshest progressive voices, or lose to one of the vilest “Democratic” candidates in recent memory …

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

June 4, 2020 at 6:29 PM

where do we go from here?

where do we go from here? A conversation, not an email. “We need people to vote, we need people to engage in policy reform and political reform, we need people to not tolerate the rhetoric of fear and anger that so many of our elected offic…

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  Arena · [email protected]

May 20, 2020 at 6:26 PM

Join us (virtually) tonight

Join us (virtually) tonight Here’s a round-up of important news from around the Arena community. Arena Community, Join us at 7 p.m. EST tonight for a conversation with Dave Wasserman, House Editor of the Cook Political Report. Nate…

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  Arena · [email protected]

May 12, 2020 at 6:42 PM

Over 1,400 grads and counting

Over 1,400 grads and counting Here’s a round-up of important news from around the Arena community. Arena Community, On Monday, we wrapped our seventh Arena Academy in a little over a year. The graduating class this cycle was impres…

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  Arena · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Announcing the #DefeatDeVos Fund

Announcing the #DefeatDeVos Fund Here’s a round-up of important news from around the Arena community. Arena Community, The DeVos family — the same family who sponsored the recent protests in Michigan — is bankrolling Republican can…

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  Arena · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 8:49 PM

Introducing Arena Talks

Introducing Arena Talks Here’s a round-up of important news from around the Arena community. Arena Community, On Tuesday, we were thrilled to welcome Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Arena Talks series for a discussion about how we ca…

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  Arena · [email protected]

April 23, 2020 at 5:02 PM

Join Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Arena team

Join Hillary Rodham Clinton and the Arena team Here’s a round-up of important news from around the Arena community. Arena Community, We’re trying something new. Given the amount of exciting work happening around the Arena community,…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

April 9, 2020 at 10:16 PM

Make a difference from home

Make a difference from home Deadline tomorrow: No matter how you feel about the 2020 Presidential race, you can have a huge impact on 2020 by working a state race.  Arena Community, We’ve seen Arena Academy Online applications more…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 9:42 PM

Access Arena Academy from anywhere

Access Arena Academy from anywhere We've extended the deadline to apply to Arena Academy Online. Hi Arena Community, Earlier this week we wrapped a great experiment in Arena Academy by taking our training virtual. Like a lot of grou…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 7:27 PM

Our first virtual Academy starts today

Our first virtual Academy starts today If there’s one thing Coronavirus has taught us, it’s that all of our systems are connected.  Hi Arena Community, The world has changed since we announced our first two Academies of 2020. While …

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

March 21, 2020 at 7:34 PM

Apply to Arena Academy Orlando

Apply to Arena Academy Orlando Arena has just opened applications for our next Arena Academy on May 7-11. Hi Arena Community, I wanted to update you on our plans for Arena Academy Orlando. Two weeks ago we announced that Arena Acade…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

March 19, 2020 at 6:28 PM

Still in the Arena

Still in the Arena Here's how Arena is stepping up our efforts to go digital and respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Friends, Arena is a community above all else. We started in December 2016 as a convening at another time of great fear …

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

March 9, 2020 at 8:49 PM

Our plan to win in Florida

Our plan to win in Florida Arena has just opened applications for our next Arena Academy on May 7-11. Arena Community, The quality of applications we received for Arena Academy Charlotte showed me North Carolina Republicans will fac…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 12:24 AM

Proof we're changing who gets hired

Proof we're changing who gets hired I’m so proud that half of our grads who entered politics after Arena Academy are people of color and two-thirds are women.  Arena Community, While we watch Super Tuesday results come in, we can’t …

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  Santiago Martinez · [email protected]

February 28, 2020 at 5:32 PM

Re: This is personal for me.

Re: This is personal for me. There’s just one day left to apply to Arena Academy Charlotte, and so far we’ve been blown away by the quality of applications. Hi Arena Community, There’s just one day left to apply to Arena Academy Cha…

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  Jennifer Carroll Foy · [email protected]

February 26, 2020 at 4:52 PM

We passed the Equal Rights Amendment

We passed the Equal Rights Amendment When I got elected as part of Virginia’s blue wave, I knew I had a unique opportunity. Arena Community, When I got elected to the House of Delegates as part of Virginia’s blue wave, I knew I had …

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  Santiago Martinez · [email protected]

February 22, 2020 at 11:59 PM

This is personal for me.

This is personal for me. The organizers I met back then didn’t talk about winning the N.C. statehouse in 2014 or even 2016. They talked about 2020. 2020 is finally here. Hi Arena Community, One year ago today we held our first Arena…

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  Arena Academy · [email protected]

February 10, 2020 at 11:00 PM

APPLY NOW: Get trained to join a North Carolina state legislative race

APPLY NOW: Get trained to join a North Carolina state legislative race This training will be different from previous Academies in that we’re working closely with North Carolina campaigns to place grads on state races.   Arena Commun…

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  Ravi Gupta, Arena Co-Founder · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 12:29 AM

Thinking back on the first time I staffed a primary...

Thinking back on the first time I staffed a primary... A lot has changed since that day twelve years ago. Arena Community, The first time I staffed a primary was as a finance assistant for then-Senator Obama in 2008. Trying to win f…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

January 9, 2020 at 6:09 PM

What will we do if Trump wins?

What will we do if Trump wins? For the first time, we’ll target the talent pipeline on specific states and prove that investing in training wins elections. Hi Arena Community, I was recently at a meeting of resistance organizations…

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  Ravi Gupta · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 2:59 PM

Re: 1,000 Arena Academy Graduates

Re: 1,000 Arena Academy Graduates Going behind the scenes in Phoenix Hi Arena Community, Last week, 229 current and aspiring campaign staffers graduated from Arena Academy Phoenix, bringing our total number of graduates to nearly 1…

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