Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

June 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM

Why we can't stay silent

The forces that tried to deny marriage equality to LGBTQ+ Californians are the same ones attacking immigrant families, stripping away our reproductive freedom, and targeting Black and brown communities today. Friend, When Courage California made our name 17 years ago fighting fighting P…

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  Stop the Muslim Ban with Courage · [email protected]

June 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM

Sign the petition: Stop the travel bans

We know that banning people from specific countries, based on their religion, doesn’t make us any safer. Friend, Donald Trump has revived his immigration ban, outright banning travel from 12 countries, restricting travel from 7 more, and issuing warnings to 36 other countries that they …

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  Stop Trump's War with Courage · [email protected]

June 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Emergency Call Tonight: Healthcare, not warfare!

Join our partners to find out what we can do to stop it. Friend, The Senate is poised to debate both a War Powers Resolution and the Republican budget proposal to slash healthcare for 16 million people.(1) Donald Trump is on the brink of dragging the U.S. into another unnecessary endles…

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  Stand against ICE with Courage · [email protected]

June 13, 2025 at 1:33 AM

What we can do for immigrant communities right now

We need to stand with this organization. Friend, "Democracy is under assault right before our eyes," Governor Gavin Newsom said.(1) It couldn't be more true today. Not only has Donald Trump deployed nearly 5,000 troops against his own people in Los Angeles, but today, Missouri Senator …

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  Block Trump with Courage · [email protected]

June 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM

See you in the streets on June 14

This weekend, we are sending Trump a clear message with the No Kings protests nationwide. Friend, On June 14, Trump is throwing himself a military parade for his birthday, with a whopping $45 million price tag.(1) On the same day, all around the country, millions of people are committe…

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  Block Trump with Courage · [email protected]

June 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Urgent Petition: Stop ICE violence

This is out of control, and we must speak up. Friend, We have just crossed a bright red line. Over the weekend, Donald Trump deployed military troops against his own people. Hundreds of National Guardsmen used tear gas, rubber bullets, and flash bangs while attacking protesters in front…

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  Block Trump with Courage · [email protected]

June 4, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Pass this bill to defund Trump’s dictator parade!

There’s no way we should be paying for this. Friend, On June 14, dozens of tanks and thousands of soldiers will proceed down Washington, D.C.’s Constitution Avenue to commemorate Donald Trump’s 79th birthday.(1) There is no precedent for this in the United States. However, there is in R…

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  Save the $30 Wage with Courage · [email protected]

June 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM

URGENT: Delta is playing dirty tricks in Los Angeles

Corporations are spending millions to trick voters into overturning the $30 Olympics wage. Friend, Los Angeles’ hospitality workers won a huge victory when the City Council passed the Olympic Wage Ordinance, which will raise the minimum wage for tourism-related workers to $30 an hour by…

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  Protect Public Safety with Courage · [email protected]

May 31, 2025 at 8:40 PM

Town Hall: What really keeps us safe?

We need to protect investments in health and safety in California. Friend, At every level of government, we're facing stark budget choices -- especially whether we invest in the proven programs and services that keep us healthy and safe, or in militarizing police and criminalizing our m…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

May 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Big news!

Courage California is honored to accept this award. Friend, We are proud to announce that Courage California has been named this year’s recipient of the Women’s Foundation California Cindy Marano Leadership Award! The Women’s Foundation California is a statewide organization dedicated t…

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  Save Medicaid · [email protected]

May 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM

Sign on for the people!

Congress is considering taking away health care for millions to pass tax cuts for the rich. Friend, Right now, U.S. House Republicans are trying to pass massive tax cuts for the rich and make the most vulnerable Americans pay for it -- and they could vote as soon as tomorrow. Their hein…

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  Stop Mass Deportation with Courage · [email protected]

May 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM

SIGN: No extra funding for ICE!

ICE is breaking our due process laws, illegally arresting residents with permanent status while deporting others, denying them of their right to an attorney and their day in court. Friend, Congress is on the verge of voting for Trump Tax Cuts 2.0, and the cuts are horrific. Massive cuts …

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  Save the USPS · [email protected]

May 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM

SIGN: Hands off the Post Office!

Sign our petition to Congress to save the Postal Service from Donald Trump. Friend, First Donald Trump, Elon Musk and all their billionaire cronies devised a plan to break apart the U.S. Postal Service and sell it to the highest corporate bidder, like Amazon.(1) Democrats and Republicans…

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  Fight Trump with Courage · [email protected]

May 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Did you see our town hall last week?

The resistance is growing in California Friend, "Stay engaged, stay enraged." That was the message California Attorney General Rob Bonta sent us last week! During our virtual town hall held on April 30, 2025, Courage California was joined by AG Bonta, Assemblymember Alex Lee, and other …

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  May Day with Courage · [email protected]

May 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM

Petition: Federal workers need collective bargaining

The House just introduced a bipartisan bill–the Protect America’s Workforce Act–to restore collective bargaining for federal employees. Friend, Today is May Day, an international holiday celebrating the power of labor and collective action. May Day this year is more important than ever,…

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  Protect Voting Rights with Courage · [email protected]

April 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM

Petition: 69 million women’s voter registration in danger

The SAVE Act could suppress millions of voters’ voices. Friend, The Senate is about to vote on one of the worst voter suppression bills in history.(1) The Republican majority of the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act, a bill that would require citizens to show a birth cer…

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  Protect Voting Rights with Courage · [email protected]

April 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM

SIGN: Say NO to the SAVE Act!

The SAVE Act could suppress millions of voters’ voices. Friend, The Senate is about to vote on one of the worst voter suppression bills in history.(1) The Republican majority of the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act, a bill that would require citizens to show a birth cer…

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  Fight Trump with Courage · [email protected]

April 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Next Week: Join AG Bonta and Courage California!

Donald Trump will soon mark his 100th day in office. Friend, Donald Trump will soon mark his 100th day in office. In those 100 days, we have endured some of the worst assaults on our democracy in 150 years. DOGE, unconstitutional executive orders, flouting federal courts -- we are not se…

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  Stop Deportations with Courage · [email protected]

April 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM

This is political punishment

Can you add your name demanding that Congress take immediate action to stop this latest attack on immigrants? Friend, Mahmoud Khalil. Rumeysa Ozturk. Yunseo Chung. These are the names of just 3 of the students who have been illegally abducted from their homes and off the street and jaile…

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  Stand with Health Care Workers (via Courage) · [email protected]

April 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM

You vs. Kaiser

NUWH workers went on strike six months ago, demanding more manageable caseloads and better pay. Friend, Aida Valdivia is a California mental health professional with more than a decade’s experience who works for Kaiser in L.A. -- where she regularly has to see 14-16 patients per day, wel…

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  Courageous Legislator Alert · [email protected]

April 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM

Sign our card to thank Senator Cory Booker!

More of this, please! Friend, Last night at 7pm ET, Senator Cory Booker claimed the floor of the U.S. Senate to speak out against the Trump administration’s crimes against the public.(1) At this moment, he hasn’t yielded the floor.(2) Sen. Booker is speaking up for all of us -- about how…

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  Stop Musk with Courage · [email protected]

March 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM

SIGN NOW: Dissent is patriotic. Full stop.

Protesting a car dealership is not violence. Friend, Early this year, Donald Trump pardoned 1500 insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol Building on January 6, 2021, including the ones that committed violence, calling many of them "peaceful protesters.”(1) Just two months later, he is …

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  Resist Trump with Courage · [email protected]

March 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM

SIGN: Elon Musk, don’t mess with Social Security

Elon Musk is coming for our Social Security. We can’t let him touch it. Friend, Elon Musk told podcaster Joe Rogan he believes Social Security is the “biggest Ponzi scheme of all time.”(1) Of course, the richest man on the planet does not need the country’s most important social safety n…

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  Save Medicaid with Courage · [email protected]

March 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM

[[ACT NOW]] This budget resolution is awful

The vote could happen any day, so please call now. Friend, Congressional Republicans are about to officially give President Trump and Elon Musk more power to gut government staffing, funding, and services. The House just passed a dangerous Continuing Resolution bill by a razor-thin margi…

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  Resist Trump with Courage · [email protected]

March 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM

SIGN: Release Mahmoud Khalil!

No one should be deported for exercising their First Amendment rights. Friend, Mahmoud Khalil was just returning from breaking his Ramadan fast with his wife when Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents abducted him from his apartment.(1) Mahmoud is a green card holder and perma…

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  Stop Musk with Courage · [email protected]

March 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM

Petition: Audit Elon Musk!

Elon Musk is breaking the U.S. government to enrich himself. He must be stopped. Friend, Eliminating cancer research. Laying off thousands of government workers. Dismantling vital government entities, like tracking weather.(1) President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk carte blanche to …

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  Save the USPS with Courage · [email protected]

March 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM

SIGN: Trump is not the king of the post office

Donald Trump is threatening to take over the U.S. Postal Service. Friend, Donald Trump is waging a scorched earth campaign to anoint himself king and break our government and our democracy. The latest news reports show the U.S. Postal Service lies ahead on his path of annihilation.(1) W…

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  Lead with Courage · [email protected]

March 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM

10 years strong holding legislators accountable

Some of our state representatives are putting everything on the line to protect our progress and our rights — and some are jumping on board Trump's agenda. Friend, Nationwide, Democrats want their members of Congress to oppose Trump as much as possible -- but our confidence in them is wa…

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  Irene Kao, Courage California · [email protected]

March 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM

CA working families champion to respond to Trump’s speech

Check out this rising star as she talks about the issues we care about. Friend, Tomorrow night, Donald Trump will give the State of the Union in front of Congress and the nation. Without even watching, we know that Trump will not say anything that is actually in touch with the needs of w…

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