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  The NAL Team · [email protected]
November 22, 2019 at 9:10 PM

Special Edition Resistance Roundup 11/22: #PeopleLikeUs New American Hero Awards Party + Power and Policy

New American Leaders It's A NAL Party: 2019 Edition Welcome to our special edition of the Resistance Roundup! In case you missed it, we hosted the New American Hero Awards and Power and Policy national summit last week, bringing together the ever-expanding…
  Michelle Munjanattu · [email protected]
November 14, 2019 at 12:25 AM

See you tomorrow, John?

New American Leaders Hi John! This is it--the final countdown! We are officially less than 24 hours away from the start of two days full of celebration and inspiration at our can't-miss events of the year: the New American Hero Awards party and Power and Policy Summit! …
  Eva Masadiego · [email protected]
November 12, 2019 at 6:30 PM

It's Here! Check Out Our 2020 Training Schedule 👀

John, Feeling energized by last week's historic election results? Us too! We're thrilled to celebrate newly elected officials like Safiya Khalid, the first Somali American on Lewiston City Council; Regina Romero, Tucson's first female and Latina mayor; Bhuwan Pyakurel, the first ever B…
  Michelle Munjanattu · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 11:16 PM

We're Gonna Party Like It's 2019

New American Leaders Hi John, We’re officially less than one week away from the can't-miss events of the year: our New American Hero Awards party and Power and Policy summit! As our last big events before the 2020s, we’ve pulled out all the stops. On Thursday, we’ll ce…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
November 8, 2019 at 8:20 PM

Resistance Roundup 11/8: New Americans Won This Week, and They Will Win Next Week in D.C.

New American Leaders Keep Faith If the 2018 midterms taught us anything, it was that #PeopleLikeUs can run for office and win. This year was no different: an unprecedented number of trailblazing New American candidates won their races Tuesday, …
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
November 1, 2019 at 6:45 PM

Resistance Roundup 11/1: 4 Days Until Election Day 2019

New American Leaders Keep Faith Shut 👏 Them 👏 All 👏 Down 👏 The Homestead detention center in Florida, which has housed thousands of migrant children since 2018 and has become a symbol of the Trump administration’s immigration policies, will soo…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
October 31, 2019 at 6:15 PM

🚨⏰Time's almost up for you to join us, John!

New American Leaders Don't have your tickets yet for the New American Hero Awards party and Power and Policy? Then you're about to have a serious case of FOMO, John.   Get your tickets for the New American Hero Awards party! Get your tickets …
  Michelle Munjanattu · [email protected]
October 30, 2019 at 5:14 PM

It’s About to Get Scary 👻🎃

New American Leaders John, Want to hear something scary? There’s only 61 days left in 2019. Aside from the upcoming holiday season, that means your inbox is about to be overwhelmed with end of year giving emails and newsletters! Instead of getting spooked, get started …
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 7:15 PM

Resistance Roundup 10/25: Stay Woke. Vote.

New American Leaders Keep Faith The days are getting colder. And thankfully, so are states’ attitudes toward the Trump administration’s request to hand over citizenship data! Trump previously attempted to add a citizenship question to the 2020 …
  Sara Le Brusq · [email protected]
October 22, 2019 at 2:14 PM

Make Your #SquadGoals A Reality -- Join Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib for a NAL Party!

St. Louis IFCLA John, Have you ever wanted to join the kickass women of The Squad? Well, here's your chance to not only meet one of them, but party with them too! On November 14 in Washington, DC, NAL ally, community leader, and tireless advocate for #PeopleLikeUs, Cong…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
October 18, 2019 at 9:51 PM

Resistance Roundup 10/18: #PeopleLikeUs Are Changing Our Democracy

St. Louis IFCLA Keep Faith Things are changing in the Lone Star state. The Texas electorate is growing, highly motivated and engaged, and looks a lot different than in years past. One reason for this change? The hard work of #PeopleLikeUs. The Latinx elect…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
October 11, 2019 at 10:50 PM

Resistance Roundup 10/11: Join the Resistance and Come See Stacey Abrams!

St. Louis IFCLA Keep Faith IMAGE COURTESY OF ELEMENT5/PEXELS California love ❤️🎶 On Tuesday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a series of election bills aimed at expanding access to early and same-day voting, increasing civic engagement, an…
  Rep. Bee Nguyen · [email protected]
October 10, 2019 at 1:00 PM

You + Stacey Abrams + New American Leaders = Power and Policy 2019

St. Louis IFCLA John, Authentic. Visionary. Courageous. These are just a few of the words that can be used to describe my friend and role model, Leader Stacey Abrams. She is one of the fiercest advocates for #PeopleLikeUs -- standing up against attacks on our right to v…
  Michelle Munjanattu · [email protected]
October 5, 2019 at 12:20 PM

John, what's worse than FOMO?

St. Louis IFCLA Actually missing out!  That's why I'm emailing you again to share both good news and bad news. Good news is the wait is almost over! In just over one month on November 14, the NAL Squad will join Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, Virginia Delegate Kathy Tr…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
October 4, 2019 at 7:12 PM

Resistance Roundup 10/4: You’re Pretty Freakin’ Powerful 💪🏽💪🏿💪🏼

St. Louis IFCLA Keep Faith IMAGE COURTESY OF STEVE SCHAEFER/THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION With 2020 just around the corner, #PeopleLikeUs are motivated to vote! And while there’s been a surge in voter registration in many places across the coun…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
September 27, 2019 at 8:15 PM

Resistance Roundup 9/27: #PeopleLikeUs Are the Leaders We Need

St. Louis IFCLA Keep Faith IMAGE COURTESY OF NPR/ELLY YU When faced with this administration’s cruel, anti-immigrant policies, #PeopleLikeUs step up. That’s why this week, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the city will give $2.5 million in …
  Eva Masadiego · [email protected]
September 24, 2019 at 10:15 PM

Tired of politics as usual, John? Then apply for Ready to Rise by TOMORROW!

St. Louis IFCLA Hi John,   Me again! I know I just emailed you last week, but I want to follow up and make sure you saw my note that we extended our application deadline to tomorrow for Ready to Rise, a new NAL training that offers #PeopleLikeUs the chance to make a dif…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
September 20, 2019 at 8:45 PM

Resistance Roundup 9/20: John, it's time for us to celebrate

St. Louis IFCLA Keep Faith IMAGE COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES It finally happened! Yesterday, after more than a year of opposition, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell supported legislation that provides $250 million of election security funding to…
  Eva Masadiego · [email protected]
September 20, 2019 at 6:30 PM

Don't forget to apply, John! FWD: It's Our Time - Apply to Ready to Rise

St. Louis IFCLA Hey John, I get it: it's been a busy week. Between work, family, friends, and trying to keep up with everything going on in the world, it's easy for things to get lost in the shuffle. That's why I want to personally follow up on Silky's email and let you…
  Michelle Munjanattu · [email protected]
September 19, 2019 at 7:00 PM

John, you know what they say about the early bird...

St. Louis IFCLA ...they get the best tickets! John, in this case, being an early bird (thankfully) doesn't mean dealing with worms. But it does mean that you get a discounted rate at our New American Hero Awards in Washington, DC on November 14!  Make sure you get your …
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
September 13, 2019 at 9:45 PM

Resistance Roundup 9/13: Make Way for the #BossLadies

St. Louis IFCLA Keep Faith IMAGE COURTESY OF SUE OGROCKI/AP It may be 2019, but just this month, the Cherokee Nation named its first delegate to Congress! Kimberly Teehee, who's currently vice president of government relations for the Cherokee Nat…
  Silky Malik · [email protected]
September 13, 2019 at 4:45 PM

It's Our Time - Apply to Ready to Rise

St. Louis IFCLA John, In 2018, Texas made headlines. We elected the first Latinas to ever represent our state in Congress, expanded the electorate by record amounts, and changed the national conversation about who could and should run for office by putting some of the m…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
September 6, 2019 at 5:30 PM

Resistance Roundup 9/6: We're Taking Our Democracy Back!

St. Louis IFCLA Keep Faith IMAGE COURTESY OF JIM WATSON/AFP/GETTY IMAGES It’s something #PeopleLikeUs have known for years: communities of immigrants and people of color are some of the first to feel the impact of climate change, being disproporti…
  Eva Masadiego · [email protected]
September 3, 2019 at 3:40 PM

John, the NAL Team is Coming to Texas!

St. Louis IFCLA Howdy, John! Hang on to your hats, Texas -- the New American Leaders Team is heading your way. On October 5, we are launching Ready to Rise, a new one-day training in Houston, Texas! We need more #PeopleLikeUs involved in the political process in 2020 a…
  The NAL Team · [email protected]
August 30, 2019 at 5:30 PM

Resistance Roundup 8/30: John, Are You A Boss Lady and New American Hero?

St. Louis IFCLA Keep Faith IMAGE COURTESY OF GETTY IMAGES Mandatory paid time off from work to go vote. Expanded voting hours. Online voter registration. These are just a few of the changes people in New York can expect in upcoming elections. Than…