Save the Post Office · [email protected]

February 5, 2022 at 5:15 PM

Register today: Private screening event!

A special event on February 17 Dear Friend, The U.S. Postal Service is one of our nation's oldest institutions, and it's a lynchpin of our communities -- allowing us to communicate with one another affordably, vote from our homes, and receive necessary supplies. But if privatizers in Co…

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  Fire DeJoy via Courage California · [email protected]

February 4, 2022 at 2:58 PM

Louis DeJoy’s newest ally

The narrative around Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is changing. Dear Friend, The narrative around Trump's Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is changing, and it's not good for our country's oldest service. Despite a dismal on-time mail rate and a thoroughly burned out workforce, media…

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  Protect the Post Office! · [email protected]

January 25, 2022 at 6:14 PM

The abuse of the post office ramps up

Postal workers are rallying to save the post office. Dear Friend, The Board of Governors overseeing the U.S. Postal Service just acted to solidify Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s position, and workers are fighting back. Postal employees gathered in the cold outside USPS headquarters to …

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  Senate Emergency · [email protected]

January 20, 2022 at 9:27 PM

Biden: "What are Republicans for?"

The GOP just blocked voting rights. Dear Friend, Last night, the Republican party filibustered a bill to protect the voting rights of millions of people. And then Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema sided with the GOP.(1) President Joe Biden -- and the vast majority of voters -- want…

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  January 6 ALERT · [email protected]

January 8, 2022 at 4:07 PM

ACT NOW: Schumer filibuster announcement

On the anniversary of the insurrection, we must ask our senators to protect elections. Friend, In America, voters decide the outcome of our elections. But one year after Republicans in office encouraged MAGA militants to attack our Capitol, they are keeping the Big Lie alive and well in …

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  January 6 ALERT · [email protected]

January 6, 2022 at 7:36 PM

ACT NOW: Schumer's big filibuster announcement

On the anniversary of the insurrection, we must ask our senators to protect elections. Friend, In America, voters decide the outcome of our elections. But one year after Republicans in office encouraged MAGA militants to attack our Capitol, they are keeping the Big Lie alive and well in …

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  Courage for USPS · [email protected]

January 5, 2022 at 6:31 PM

Fire DeJoy NOW

The Senate is sitting on Biden's nominees to the USPS governance board. Dear Friend, Senator Bernie Sanders has called on President Joe Biden to demand that Louis DeJoy leave the U.S. Postal Service.(1) Sanders' call has joined the chorus of a number of public service advocates, includin…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 7:32 PM

Amazon must pay

Amazon’s mistreatment of its employees is fatal. Friend, Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos offered “thoughts and prayers” for the families of the people who died in the Edwardsville warehouse last week.(1) But his company is trying to shirk responsibility for keeping workers in the warehouse …

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

December 19, 2021 at 4:05 PM

“Just keep driving” through a tornado?!

Six people died and many more were injured in this Amazon warehouse collapse. Friend, Last week in the Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, workers were forced to keep sorting packages even as warning after warning of an unprecedented storm bore down on them. The warehouse collaps…

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  Stop Devin Nunes · [email protected]

December 7, 2021 at 9:46 PM

BREAKING: A special election for Nunes' seat!

Nunes says he is retiring. Our work starts now. Friend, California Representative and Seditious Seven member Devin Nunes has announced that he has resigned!(1) Here's the even bigger news: There will be a special election, and we have the chance to flip this seat earlier than we planned.…

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  Save Roe v. Wade · [email protected]

December 5, 2021 at 11:51 PM

URGENT: the Supreme Court is poised to end Roe v. Wade

SCOTUS is going to gut abortion rights. Friend, Abortion rights are essential. And voters strongly support reproductive rights and oppose government restrictions on abortion.(1) But the Washington Post just reported that, after the arguments of the Trump-majority Court yesterday, the Sup…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

November 22, 2021 at 6:14 PM

On Cyber Monday, join our Amazon Town Hall

On November 29, you can learn what we are doing to stop Amazon’s exploitive practices. Friend, We have a special invitation for you this Cyber Monday. While Amazon is raking in billions of dollars off the backs of its employees, Courage California will be leading a conversation with rep…

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  Courage for USPS · [email protected]

November 21, 2021 at 7:40 PM

Katie Porter: Fire DeJoy

Katie Porter just called out Louis DeJoy. Dear Friend, California Representative Katie Porter just unleashed her infamous whiteboard on Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. In a House Oversight Committee hearing, Rep. Porter showed how since DeJoy took office, the mail has gone from 92%…

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  Your Power Is Your Vote · [email protected]

November 17, 2021 at 11:03 PM

Tell us: How can we get people to the polls?

Help us build our voter program. Dear Friend, Courage California Institute believes that our leaders and our policies should reflect all of us. That starts with motivating and supporting all voters, especially young voters, to participate in every election. But that's not happening. In 2…

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  Deliver Us from Amazon · [email protected]

November 16, 2021 at 11:23 PM

Do not add to cart

We must send Amazon a message on Cyber Monday. Dear Friend, Actor Terry Crews is starring in a commercial showing him playing an Amazon warehouse worker, packing boxes and making it seem like a joy to work for the megacorporation.(1) Are they kidding us? Having Crews cosplay as a low-wa…

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  Keep Our Democratic Majority · [email protected]

November 13, 2021 at 5:23 PM

$1.2 trillion and counting

We will do our part to keep Democrats in power. Friend, Last week, congressional Democrats secured a significant win by passing the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.(1) And once Congress passes the Build Back Better Act, the Democrats will have achieved the largest in…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

November 8, 2021 at 7:29 PM

Our plan to defeat Amazon

We need to send Amazon a strong message this holiday season. Friend, The Federal Trade Commission just announced that Amazon is going to repay $60 million in unpaid tips it withheld from 140,000 delivery drivers.(1) It's just the latest of a number of media exposés on how Amazon does bu…

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  Congressional Majority ALERT · [email protected]

November 3, 2021 at 11:58 PM

Katie Porter's seat in danger

We must act now to prevent a massive Republican blowout in 2022. Friend, Ten months ago, it was unthinkable that Republicans would stomp Democrats on Election Day 2021. But last night, Virginia lost the governorship, and New Jersey’s governor race is too close to call.(1) Republicans pic…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

November 2, 2021 at 8:55 PM

CALL NOW: Congress can stop Amazon and Facebook

Your representative can help stop tech giants. Dear Friend, The U.S. now has five companies that worth more than $1 trillion each: Amazon, Facebook, Google, Apple, and Microsoft.(1) A trillion dollars. That’s more than the GDP of all but 15 countries in the world.(2) As a result of allow…

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  2021 Election ALERT · [email protected]

October 25, 2021 at 7:22 PM

Virginia could use some Courage right now

We must keep this state Blue. Friend -- Did you see our email last week? We have just days to help keep Virginia blue, and we need all hands on deck. Will you help? Click here to sign up for a virtual phone bank with New Virginia Majority. Dear Friend, One of our progressive movement's …

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  2021 Election ALERT · [email protected]

October 16, 2021 at 5:17 PM

Virginia is in need of some Courage right now

We must keep this state Blue. Dear Friend, One of our progressive movement's biggest victories of the last decade was turning Virginia blue -- but Democrats are at risk of losing the governorship and control of the legislature's House of Delegates. Former Governor Terry McCauliffe is run…

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  Hold Them Accountable · [email protected]

September 29, 2021 at 6:11 PM

Our legislature blew it

The legislature let us down this year. Friend, California elected a Democratic supermajority in the state legislature last November, setting up a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fulfill progressive values we’ve been fighting for. And then our legislature completely squandered that op…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

September 27, 2021 at 8:42 PM

The results are in! Celebrate with us

We defeated the recall! Now let's celebrate. Friend -- I want to make sure you saw this invitation. We hope to see you on Wednesday! Click here to RSVP for a virtual post-Recall celebration especially for our Courage California members. Drag queen activist Lil Miss Hot Mess will MC the c…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

September 24, 2021 at 7:16 PM

CALL ALERT: Stop Joe Manchin from tanking the budget

We have just days to convince the Senate to pass a progressive budget. Dear Friend, The $3.5 trillion budget plan being negotiated in Congress right now has some of the most progressive steps forward in a generation: Universal pre-K and a childcare benefit for working families Tuition-…

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  Stop Amazon · [email protected]

September 21, 2021 at 4:57 PM

Amazon is out of control

Amazon is planning on hiring 125,000 new workers. Friend, Amazon has just announced plans to hire a staggering 125,000 more workers, mostly in warehouses.(1) And depending on Governor Gavin Newsom’s actions over the next few weeks, the new employees in California could be protected from …

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

September 15, 2021 at 9:45 PM

The results are in!

We defeated the recall! Now let's celebrate. Dear Friend, We defeated the recall! As of this morning, the count shows that 42% of eligible voters voted in the election, and 64% said No to the Recall. This is a win for California, and it’s time to celebrate the power of our vote! Click he…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

September 14, 2021 at 8:56 PM

From the desk of the Executive Director

The Recall election has never just been about Governor Gavin Newsom. Dear Friend, Today is Recall election day. We will hear early election results tonight, and we'll likely know the outcome of this election in a matter of days. The Recall election has never just been about Governor Gavi…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

September 9, 2021 at 6:58 PM

We have just days left

We must defeat this Recall. Friend, The Washington Post just published a list of the biggest lies that right-wing extremist Larry Elder has told to win the Recall campaign, and it’s jaw-dropping.(1) He has repeated the Big Lie that the 2020 election was fraudulent. He says kids are immu…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

September 2, 2021 at 10:46 PM

Our anti-Recall strategy is working

We have just 12 days. Friend, With just 12 days to go, about 1 in 4 voters have returned their Recall ballots.(1) If we are going to defeat the Recall, we need turnout to be a lot higher. But so far, the messaging about the election is just not speaking to younger generations and people …

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  Stop Nestlé · [email protected]

August 28, 2021 at 3:06 PM

58 million gallons of water, gone

The climate crisis is being worsened by bottled water. Friend, The latest UN-organized climate report is shocking: We are no longer facing a pending climate crisis. It’s already here. According to the world’s best research, we are not going to avoid the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit the Pari…

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  Jay Chotirmal, Courage California · [email protected]

August 27, 2021 at 7:02 PM

Can you volunteer to defeat the Recall?

We need just a few minutes of your time. Dear Friend, Today's headline says it all, "Latest Polls Show Newsom Recall Is Too Close to Call."(1) This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. We cannot let an extremist Republican become the governor of California next month. Click here to sign up to…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

August 26, 2021 at 5:13 PM

UPDATE: The anti-Recall strategy that works

We’re targeting the exact voters we need to win. Friend -- The response to our social media campaign targeting unlikely voters has been outstanding, and we want to make sure we reach as many people as possible. Will you chip in $5 to help expand put our social media images and videos in …

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

August 24, 2021 at 4:33 PM

Their anti-Recall strategy isn't working. Here’s what will.

We’re targeting the exact voters we need to win. Friend, FiveThirtyEight’s analysis of recent polls shows that 48.8% of voters are against the recall, and 47.6% are for it.(1) Republican Larry Elder has a solid, double-digit lead ahead of the rest of the Recall candidate field. If the el…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

August 21, 2021 at 3:06 PM

Their anti-Recall strategy is not working. Here’s what will.

We’re targeting the exact voters we need to win. Friend, FiveThirtyEight’s analysis of recent polls shows that 48.8% of voters are against the recall, and 47.6% are for it.(1) Republican Larry Elder has a solid, double-digit lead ahead of the rest of the Recall candidate field. If the el…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

August 17, 2021 at 3:14 PM

Don’t let this conspiracy theorist become governor of California

Larry Elder is going to lead us into the worst COVID outbreak ever. Friend, Right-wing talk radio host Larry Elder is one of the most dangerous COVID-19 conspiracy theorists in California. And he’s on the verge of becoming the next governor of the largest state in the union.(1) Elder h…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

August 15, 2021 at 4:52 PM

We’ve got just one month to stop the recall

We’re running ads to motivate voters and stop the right-wing recall. Friend, The Recall polls are showing it's a toss up regarding whether Gavin Newsom will be replaced next month.(1) It’s going to come down to voter turnout, and our problem is that Republicans are WAY more motivated to…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

August 7, 2021 at 3:06 PM

This conspiracy theorist is close to replacing Gov. Newsom

Larry Elder is going to lead us into the worst COVID outbreak ever. Friend, In the middle of a surge of the ultra-contagious, deadly Delta variant of the coronavirus, Larry Elder sent this tweet: This would be ludicrous, except for one thing: Talk-show host Elder is the leading candida…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

August 4, 2021 at 4:30 PM

This conspiracy theorist is close to replacing Gavin Newsom

Larry Elder is going to lead us into the worst COVID outbreak ever. Friend, In the middle of a surge of the ultra-contagious, deadly Delta variant of the coronavirus, Larry Elder sent this tweet: This would be ludicrous, except for one thing: Talk-show host Elder is the leading candida…

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  End the Filibuster · [email protected]

August 3, 2021 at 6:44 PM

Dianne Feinstein, do you get it now?

This is a five-alarm fire for our democracy Friend, Last week, Capitol Police officers shared harrowing testimony of how white supremacists were “sent by Trump” to attack the U.S. Capitol and prevent the peaceful transfer of power on January 6. But most Republicans refused to listen to t…

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  Molly Watson, Courage California · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 12:34 AM

Last Call: A special evening with courageous friends

Join our exclusive event on July 29! Dear Friend, Last call!! Our annual virtual fundraiser is on Thursday at 5:30 pm PST. If you haven't gotten your tickets, please register HERE now. The cost of your ticket goes towards supporting our work to mobilize voters to defeat the September 14…

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  End the Filibuster · [email protected]

July 23, 2021 at 12:57 AM

You cannot be serious, Dianne Feinstein

Sen. Feinstein issues a faint sign she might vote to end the filibuster. Friend, Last month, Dianne Feinstein said that she would only support ending the filibuster "if democracy were in jeopardy … and I don't see it being in jeopardy right now."(1) Unbelievable. But now, after months of…

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  LisaMarie Betancourt, Courage California · [email protected]

July 20, 2021 at 11:44 PM

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Calling all courageous storytellers

There's still time to submit! Friend, Have you submitted your story of courage?  Send your 1 minute video by July 24th for a chance to be featured in our event The Power of Courage. See the email below for more details! -- LisaMarie Friend, Is there a time where you had to act courageo…

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  Stop Nestlé · [email protected]

July 17, 2021 at 8:48 PM

California is in severe drought. Nestlé is STILL taking our water.

California is in a brutal drought but Nestlé is STILL taking millions of gallons of water. Friend, California is suffering through a severe drought. Wildfires have already destroyed three times more land than was burned by this point in last year's record-setting season. Governor Gavin N…

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  LisaMarie Betancourt, Courage California · [email protected]

July 17, 2021 at 1:12 AM

Submit your “Story of Courage”

What advice would you give to others about being courageous? Friend, Is there a time where you had to act courageously? What advice would you give to others about being courageous? What we do now in California matters -- in the aftermath of the racial justice uprisings and the January …

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  Molly Watson, Courage California · [email protected]

July 8, 2021 at 7:45 PM

INVITATION: A special evening with progressive warriors

Join our exclusive event with Dolores Huerta on July 29! Dear Friend, Register now to join us for “The Power of Courage,” a conversation with activists Dolores Huerta, Nadya Okamoto, and Aria Sa'id on July 29, at 5:30 pm, a fundraising event to benefit Courage California! We will be spea…

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

July 6, 2021 at 4:05 PM

The extremist GOP plan to win the Recall

The Recall movement has a plan to scare away voters. Friend, The date of the Recall has been announced! Voters will go to the polls on September 14, which is right around the corner. Republicans are getting desperate, and so they’re resorting to what they do best: voter suppression. They…

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  Stop Nestlé · [email protected]

July 3, 2021 at 7:53 PM

California is going to run dry

We need to protect the San Bernardino Forest. Friend, The new owner of Nestlé’s water operation, BlueTriton Brands, is snapping up water rights across the country. In states like Arkansas, Colorado, and Florida, BlueTriton is securing permits previously held by Nestlé so it can continue …

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  Say NO to the Recall · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 10:27 PM

The extreme right-wing plan to win the Recall

The Recall movement has a plan to scare away voters. Friend, The date of the Recall has been announced! Voters will go to the polls on September 14, which is right around the corner. Republicans are getting desperate, and so they’re resorting to what they do best: voter suppression. They…

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  Stop Nestlé · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 5:53 PM

California is running dry

We need to protect the San Bernardino Forest. Friend, The new owner of Nestlé’s water operation, BlueTriton Brands, is snapping up water rights across the country. In states like Arkansas, Colorado, and Florida, BlueTriton is securing permits previously held by Nestlé so it can continue …

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  Protect our Democracy · [email protected]

June 24, 2021 at 3:52 PM

Republicans’ massive power grab

Our senior senator sat back and watched the Senate kill voting rights. Friend, Senate Republicans have filibustered S. 1, the For the People Act, the landmark voting rights legislation already passed by the House that would overrule almost 400 voter suppression bills that are sweeping th…

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