Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

August 20, 2020 at 1:15 PM

The revolution will be televised

Transformation 2020 Outreach [DEV] 08192020 Dear Friend,   This year could not be more critical for us. The current administration is not equipped to handle this unprecedented moment in our nation’s history. People across the country are hungry for real transformation in November. At…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

August 13, 2020 at 9:27 PM

Let’s talk transformation

Transformation 2020 STD [DEV] 08132020 Dear Friend,   American democracy is at a crossroads and the stakes could not be higher. Almost four years of Donald Trump have served to accelerate the deep inequities, injustices and racism inherent in the systems that have shaped our nation a…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

August 5, 2020 at 5:25 PM

What's your legacy?

Free Will Appeal [DEV] 08052020 Dear Friend,   August is National Make-a-Will Month. The truth is almost 70% of American adults don’t have a will or concrete plans for the future. You may be thinking “why is CPD telling me about writing a will?”   CPD knows how important it is to ha…

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

July 30, 2020 at 1:29 PM

Relief for Unemployed Workers, Election Protection and more!

July Newsletter 2020 Demand Relief for Unemployed Workers Members of CPD affiliate Ohio Organizing Collaborative take action to protect unemployment benefits on July 22. In March, after millions of people across the country began losing their jobs in the wake of the…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 9:15 PM

ACT NOW: COVID-19 is still an emergency

CSF Appeal [DEV] 07282020 Dear Friend,   The COVID-19 pandemic is still an emergency—a growing crisis for Black and Brown, low-income, and immigrant communities across the country. As federal unemployment benefits are set to expire at the end of the …

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

July 14, 2020 at 10:19 PM

There’s no slowing down now

JT/Local Progress Appeal [DEV] 07142020 Dear Friend, Across the country, local governments are beginning to reimagine and redefine what public safety looks like in our society. Just days ago, a veto-proof majority of Seattle’s city council backed a plan from local activists to cut the city…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

July 8, 2020 at 6:22 PM

Need some hope? Join us for Birddog Nation

Birddog Nation Screening [DEV] 07082020 Dear Friend,   Need some hope ahead of the 2020 election? We’re thrilled to announce the release of Sophie Sartain’s new film, Birddog Nation, profiling activists and leaders of the Center for Popular Democracy as we work to hold the powerful…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

July 2, 2020 at 12:15 PM

We will show up for Black and Brown communities

Copy of SCOTUS Brief Release [INN] 06292020 Dear Friend,   Amid the compounding of a global pandemic and police brutality continuing to threaten Black communities, we are witnessing historic mass uprisings and community-based mutual aid organized to defend Black life. Both are intrinsic…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

June 29, 2020 at 8:14 PM

Our courts are under attack

SCOTUS Brief Release [INN] 06292020 Friend, In the midst of a global pandemic and mass uprisings to defend Black life and defund police, behind the scenes, Conservative leaders continue to weaponize our country’s courts at all levels. From Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court to Donald Tru…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

June 20, 2020 at 12:15 PM

Let’s not lose momentum

Juneteenth Appeal [JT] 06202020 Friend,   Yesterday was Juneteenth—an annual celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth is a day that honors Black freedom and Black resistance, and centers Black people’s unique contribution to the struggle for justice …

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 10:20 PM

Take action this Juneteenth

Juneteenth Outreach [JT] 06182020 Friend,   When Black lives are under attack, what do we do? Rise up and fight back! That’s why this year for Juneteenth––the 135th anniversary of when the last enslaved Black people were told that they were free––we’re honoring Black freedom and resista…

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

June 18, 2020 at 8:51 PM

Today we celebrate DACA, tomorrow we continue to fight for our freedom

DACA Decision [IMR] 06182020 Dear Friend,   Today, the Supreme Court of the United States sided with 700,000 DACAmented immigrant youth in its decision that Trump’s efforts to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program violated federal law. This decision is historic a…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

June 11, 2020 at 4:05 PM

How you can help #DefundPolice

JT Appeal [DEV] 06112020 Dear Friend, Across the globe, Black people are fighting for their right to live safe from harm and violence inflicted on us by police. While the CPD Network has been working on this issue for years, our movement has generated overwhelming momentum to #DefundPolice…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

May 30, 2020 at 5:50 PM

We who believe in freedom

Justice Transformation Statement 05302020 Friend,   George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Sean Reed. These are just a few of the Black people murdered in just the last month because of white supremacy and the pervasive anti-Blackness that permeates every aspect of ou…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

May 12, 2020 at 3:56 PM

Joining 50,000 grassroots supporters like you

CSF Grant Announcement (CSF) 05122020 Dear Friend,   The COVID-19 pandemic has seen our communities unite to support each other like never before. From organizing mutual aid efforts, providing cash and food assistance, and fighting for the policies our communities have always needed (an…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

May 5, 2020 at 5:32 PM

Support a just recovery for all

Giving Tuesday Now Appeal 05052020 Dear Friend,   This is a pivotal moment for our country. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are facing immense challenges at every level of society, and Black and Brown communities are being hit the hardest. We must act now to protect frontlin…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 7:18 PM

Rent is due tomorrow

May Day Cancel Rent 04302020 Dear ,   Rent and mortgage payments are due tomorrow. Last month, nearly a third of renters across the country were unable to pay rent, and we expect these numbers will continue to increase. In these unprecedented times, we need to join together to demand …

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

April 29, 2020 at 5:36 PM

Immigrants are on the frontlines

Immigration Response 04292020 Dear ,   Last week, while the Supreme Court continued to contemplate the fate of hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients, Trump tweeted his administration’s plan to temporarily halt immigration to the United States. The executive order, signed 48 hours lat…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

April 21, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Tell Congress we need a #Recovery4All

Stim4 Congress Call Action 04212020 Dear ,   As early as today, the Senate may vote on a half trillion dollar bill1 that leaves our families behind. Millions of us have become unemployed and will not be able to pay rent or put food on the table for our families. Millions of us are riski…

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 6:14 PM

Special livestream today with The Martinez Brothers

CSF Livestream 04172020 , I wanted to make sure you saw my email yesterday announcing the Community Solidarity Fund, which provides critical relief to the essential communities who are being hardest hit in the pandemic’s epicenters: Black, Brown, immigrant and working-class people––the …

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 10:20 PM

Black and Brown Workers Need Relief NOW

CSF Launch c4 04162020 Dear ,   Our affiliate members are on the frontlines of a challenge like none we have faced in our lifetimes. Health aides, restaurant workers, grocery workers and delivery workers are now deemed essential, but many are excluded from federal relief. This exclusion…

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  Ana Maria Archila, Jennifer Epps-Addison, Andrew Friedman & Brian Kettenring · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 7:31 PM

Guiding Light Awards and COVID-19

DC Gala Cancellation 03182020 , In this moment of crisis, many of us are realizing that the best way to preserve our health, the health of our families, and the health of our communities is to care for one another. In a time where it is easy to feel isolated and separated, we must use o…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 8:29 PM

PETITION: All workers need permanent paid sick days and leave to fight coronavirus

PSL/COVID Petition 03172020 , America is facing an unprecedented public health emergency. The priority for people the world over, including myself, has become protecting our families, loved ones, and the most vulnerable members of our communities. Last week the House voted to take an im…

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

March 16, 2020 at 7:41 PM

We need to Get Out the Count

Paid Sick Leave & COVID 03162020 Our communities must be counted On March 13, homes across the country began to receive their first invitation to participate in the 2020 Census. In the coming weeks, you should receive mail with a code to self-respond to the 2020 Census via the int…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 2:33 PM

Honoring Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Guiding Light Awards: DC

DC Gala #3_Pelosi Highlight_03062020 YOU'RE INVITED TO The Center for Popular Democracy's Guiding Light Awards TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020BUSBOYS AND POETS6:30–9:30pm ,   The Center for Popular Democracy is pleased to announce that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will receive the CPD's…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 9:52 PM

Creating action, movement, and power

CAMP Appeal 03052020 Last week, organizers and leaders from the CPD Network gathered in Orlando, Florida to attend CAMP: Creating Action Movement and Power. Over 110 staff and members from 34 affiliates across 25 states and Puerto Rico came together for a multi-track training program…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

February 27, 2020 at 7:44 PM

Corporate Accountability, Housing Justice and more!

February Newsletter 2020 The latest and greatest from the CPD Network Fighting for Worker Justice & Corporate Accountability The rapid rise of forced arbitration is a serious threat to hard-won workplace rights including minimum wage, earned sick leave, fair workwee…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

February 21, 2020 at 8:06 PM

When the music is strong, the movement is strong

DC Gala #2_Talent Highlight_02212020 YOU'RE INVITED TO The Center for Popular Democracy's Guiding Light Awards TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020BUSBOYS AND POETS6:30–9:30pm ,   The great Harry Belafonte once said “When the music is strong, the movement is strong.” We couldn’t agree more w…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 7:38 PM

Progressive Electeds Are Working Together

LP American Prospect Feature_02122020 ,   All across the country, local governments are advancing the most innovative policy solutions to our largest problems and creating new models of governance that work for not just the wealthy and well-connected few, but for the many. Local Progr…

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 8:11 PM

🗣 Announcing DC Guiding Light honoree Ibram X. Kendi!

DC Gala #1_Kendi Highlight_02042020 YOU'RE INVITED TO The Center for Popular Democracy's Guiding Light Awards TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2020BUSBOYS AND POETS6:30–9:30pm ,   CPD’s signature Washington, DC fundraiser, The Guiding Light Awards, is less than two months away on Tuesday, M…

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  Dianne Enriquez · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 10:54 PM

MILESTONE: Housing Justice Legislation

Housing Platform +Squad_01312020 ,   After years of campaigning, this past Wednesday, members of the Squad made up of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan joined by Reps. Chuy Garcia of Ill…

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

January 30, 2020 at 7:10 PM

Impact of Tax Act, Holding Police Accountable, and more!

January Newsletter 2020The latest and greatest CPD news SAVE THE DATE:March 31, 20206:30-9:30pmBusboys and Poets PURCHASE TICKETS Mark your calendars and buy a ticket! The Guiding Light Awards: Washington, DC, is coming up on Tuesday, March 31, 2020! Join …

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  Julio López Varona · [email protected]

January 14, 2020 at 6:44 PM

Support Puerto Rican Families Now

Maria Fund Earthquakes_CPD_01142020 Puerto Rico Needs You in the Aftermath of Earthquakes The María Fund is moving resources to support grassroots organizations on the island Brigada Solidaria Oeste distributes solar supplies in communities impacted by recent earthquakes …

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  Ady Barkan · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 6:23 PM

Leading the fight to build a just world

EOY #10_Final Fwd Ady_12312019 Hi ,   I wanted to catch you one last time before we bring in the next decade. I hope that you will join me in the fight to build a just world. The stakes have never been higher.   The CPD Network could not have grown, evolved and built our collective capacity…

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  Ana Maria Archila and Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 12:17 PM

Fwd: CPD gives me hope

EOY #9_Fwd of Ady_12302019 ,   We want to make sure you saw Ady’s note below. Please join us in the fight to sustain the integrity of our democracy and turn the tide for our country in 2020 by making a donation before the end of the year. This is a defining moment for our generation. The st…

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  Ady Barkan · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 1:17 PM

CPD gives me hope

EOY #8_Ady's Message_12262019 Dear ,   As we approach the New Year, like many people, I’m taking time to reflect on the past and consider the future. I can’t help but to think overwhelmingly about my two children because I know this next year will be decisive in determining what kind o…

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  Dr. Jessica Marshall, CPD · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 1:17 PM

Support organizers today, secure justice tomorrow

EOY #7_Politics_12232019 Dear ,   A few weeks ago, at a Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) event, I listened to community organizers from Arizona, Michigan, and Pennsylvania talk about their work building relationships and winning local and state-level campaigns with CPD’s sister organ…

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  Maurice Mitchell · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 6:10 PM

Voting is a fundamental right

EOY #6_Voting Rights_Maurice Mitchell_12202019 Dear ,   I go to work each day thinking about the world I’m helping to build for my son. A world where Black and Brown folks, young people, and low-income communities fully wield our political power to advance progressive policies. Voting …

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

December 18, 2019 at 1:17 PM

We Must Hold Police Accountable

EOY #5_Racial Justice_12172019 True public safety comes when communities have what they need to thrive: safe and affordable homes, access to quality education, healthcare, reliable transportation, and living-wage, stable jobs. Instead, our communities are suffering the harms of a crimina…

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  Dianne Enriquez, CPD · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 9:37 PM

10 million tenants protected and counting...

EOY #4_Immigration_12102019 Dear , Having a place to call home is a fundamental human right at the root of every person’s ability to live with dignity. It is the cornerstone of safety and community. That’s why the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) is raising the bar for housing justice a…

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

December 10, 2019 at 10:10 PM

Which side of history will you be on?

EOY #3_Immigration_12102019 Hi ,   This has been yet another terrifying year for our communities. The hate emanating from the White House, permeating itself into the cracks of our country, will certainly have a lasting impact on our nation. As we continue to see children separated from…

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  Center for Popular Democracy · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 4:26 PM

Thank you for your guiding light!

NYC Gala Wrap 12052019 Thank You New York City! Thank you to our supporters, including the Resistance Revival Chorus pictured above, who helped make CPD's New York City gala a huge success! This week's Guiding Light Awards was a huge success, because of you. Whether you were abl…

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  Ady Barkan, CPD · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 12:59 PM

DOUBLE your impact today!

EOY #2_Giving Tuesday_12032019 DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT Hi , When I was diagnosed with ALS three years ago, my life with my wife and infant son was shattered. I had so many questions about how to spend the time I had—and I realized that even as ALS was taking so much from me, it was …

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  Center for Popular Democracy · [email protected]

November 28, 2019 at 1:16 PM

Today, we're grateful for YOU

EOY #1 Thanksgiving_11282019 Hi , Thank you. It’s hard to overstate how much your support means to the Center for Popular Democracy. Thank you for standing with us in these incredibly challenging political times. Thank you for standing with the Black, Brown, working and poor communities …

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

November 26, 2019 at 5:32 PM

Just one week away!

Copy of NYC Gala Preview #3 11212019 Dear , As we head into the Thanksgiving holiday, I want to remind you that the Guiding Light Awards in Brooklyn, New York is just one week away on Tuesday, December 3, 2019! I’m inviting you to join us as we recognize four amazing women and some of the…

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  Peter Salett, CPD · [email protected]

November 21, 2019 at 3:32 PM

I'm proud to be on the host committee for this event

NYC Gala Preview #3 11212019 Dear ,   When I started The Hometown Project to encourage people of recognition to support local candidates in their hometown elections, I discovered the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) and was immediately impressed by the breadth and depth of the cu…

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  Asuka Watanabe, CPD · [email protected]

November 14, 2019 at 7:14 PM

Celebrate the Guiding Lights of Our Movement!

NYC Gala Preview #2 11142019 Dear ,   As people are politically mobilizing across the country, I found it overwhelming to figure out how to plug in. I found myself at one of the Center for Popular Democracy’s (CPD) events ahead of a crucial election year, where I saw what it meant …

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  Ana Maria Archila · [email protected]

November 12, 2019 at 1:16 PM

Justice for all is non-negotiable

Postcard Appeal #2 11122019 Hi , I wanted to make sure you saw my Co-Director Jennifer Epps-Addison’s last email. 2020 is right around the corner, and the CPD Network is defining the progressive agenda to move all candidates on the issues that matter most to you. We need you to stand wit…

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  Jennifer Epps-Addison · [email protected]

November 8, 2019 at 3:25 PM

will you stand with us in 2020?

Postcard Appeal #1 20191107 Dear , I have to be honest—the past three years have been hard. The current administration has created one of the most hostile political climates of my lifetime, and the attacks on our communities keep coming. But what has kept me going, and what has kept the …

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  Andrew Friedman · [email protected]

November 6, 2019 at 10:07 PM

Organizing for Housing Justice, Fighting for a Fair Workweek, Youth Taking Lead and more!

October Newsletter 2019_FINAL Latest and greatest from the CPD Network Workers Tell Congress Why We Need a Fair Workweek Last month, hourly service workers from CPD affiliates United for Respect and One Pennsylvania called on Congress to guarantee a fair workweek and c…

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