Sayu Bhojwani · [email protected]

March 20, 2020 at 6:15 PM

How #PeopleLikeUs Can Keep Our Movement Going

New American Leaders Social distancing won't stop our movement! John, These are admittedly scary times. The coronavirus is rapidly spreading around the world, infecting thousands of people and putting millions of us into self isolation to try and keep our communities saf…

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Resistance Roundup 3/13: Leadership in a Time of Coronavirus

New American Leaders Keep Faith As the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, #PeopleLikeUs are showing that they are the leaders our communities need by stepping up and taking action to help stop the spread and keep our commu…

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  Sayu Bhojwani · [email protected]

March 13, 2020 at 7:56 PM

Coronavirus Impact on NAL Programs

New American Leaders John, Like you, we’ve been closely monitoring the news and government updates for guidance on the coronavirus (COVID-19). Given its rapid spread and the danger it poses, New American Leaders has decided to suspend all programs through April 30. Our …

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

March 6, 2020 at 9:00 PM

NAL + Netroots = 💯💯💯

New American Leaders Help us make this progressive powerhouse a possibility! Exciting news, John! As you may have heard, Netroots Nation is coming up in just a few months! This annual gathering brings together progressive leaders and kickass organizers from across th…

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 10:15 PM

Resistance Roundup 2/14: We ❤️ Our NALpista Family

New American Leaders Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re a romantic or not, it’s still a good day to show some love to the people and causes you care about. As an organization that has trained nearly 1,000 New Americans and people of color to run for office and win, we…

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  Sayu Bhojwani · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 12:01 AM

Only People Like Us Can Save Our Democracy

St. Louis IFCLA John,   Last night was nauseating.   Trump's actions during the State of the Union prove what Rep. Veronica Escobar said in her rebuttal—that Trump and his administration are the biggest threats to our democracy.   For nearly two hours, Trump stood in the Hous…

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 10:00 PM

Resistance Roundup 1/31: Growing Our Movement From Miami to Phoenix

New American Leaders Keep Faith Good news alert! A federal appeals court in Arizona just struck down a law that would have made it harder for #PeopleLikeUs to vote. Previously, Arizona voters who accidentally cast their ballots in the wrong prec…

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

January 17, 2020 at 8:00 PM

Resistance Roundup 1/17: 4 Ways to Get Involved in Politics

New American Leaders Keep Faith Last week, Texas became the first state to publicly refuse to resettle new refugees. Then, on Wednesday, a federal judge temporarily halted the Trump administration’s new refugee policy that allowed Texas to do th…

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  Eva Masadiego · [email protected]

January 8, 2020 at 7:30 PM

John, are you Ready to Win?

New American Leaders John, People like us are powerful. In the last year, we’ve called out the human rights atrocities at the U.S.-Mexico border, stopped discriminatory voter purges, and stood up against so-called leaders who want to keep us from representing our commun…

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

January 3, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Resistance Roundup 1/3: Our Vision Is 2020

New American Leaders Keep Faith While the Trump administration continues its inhumane policy of turning away refugees and others, the states are taking matters into their own hands. Places all across the country, like Burleigh County, North Dako…

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  Sayu Bhojwani · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 3:20 PM

2020 is here, so let’s talk about 2030

New American Leaders John, Believe it or not, 2020 is here. But before we jump into the new decade and the most important election of our lifetime, I want to pause and say thank you.  Your support has made 2019 one of our most successful years yet! We’ve launched two ne…

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  Eva Masadiego · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 4:05 PM

🎶John, all we want for New Years is you! 🎶

New American Leaders John, I know, I know. Christmas is over and you’ve probably heard that Mariah Carey song 500 times, but we’ve still got one thing on our wishlist: You at Ready to Rise Florida! In case you haven’t heard, on January 25th we’re bringing Ready to Rise …

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 10:01 PM

Resistance Roundup 12/20: Looking Back at 2019 and Ahead to 2020

New American Leaders This is it: the last Resistance Resolution of the year! As 2019 comes to a close, we want to take a minute to reflect on what has been a pivotal year for us—and our democracy. While we’ve accomplished so much this year, we want to highlight a few of our…

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  Congresswoman Veronica Escobar · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 9:00 PM

#PeopleLikeUs Can Stop Hate

New American Leaders Dear John, I’ll be blunt: White supremacy is a threat to each of us. The good news is that #PeopleLikeUs have the power to stop it. We know that Trump and his administration have stoked long-standing hate, creating a white nationalist policy agenda …

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 9:29 PM

Resistance Roundup 12/13: Finding Hope in North Dakota

New American Leaders Keep Faith Despite the gloomy news of late, hope is not lost! This week, it showed up in North Dakota. Burleigh County, North Dakota looked like it might be the first local government to implement Trump’s executive order gi…

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  The NAL Team · [email protected]

December 6, 2019 at 9:05 PM

Resistance Roundup 12/6: #PeopleLikeUs Won't Back Down

New American Leaders Keep Faith New decade, new census! In under 100 days, the 2020 Census will fully kick off, launching its first-ever primarily online efforts. And while we understand the need to be eco-friendly, unequal access to the interne…

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  Michelle Munjanattu · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 1:56 PM

Today’s Your Chance to Transform Politics

New American Leaders Dear John, Today, on Giving Tuesday, you have the chance to make a difference at this key moment in our democracy. At New American Leaders, we're the only organization that trains first and second generation Americans to run for office. We're commit…

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  Sayu Bhojwani · [email protected]

November 27, 2019 at 8:00 PM

This Thanksgiving, Invest in the Future You Deserve—Support New American Leaders!

New American Leaders Dear John, Happy Thanksgiving! ‘Tis the season of reflecting on what’s most important. And this year, we’re thankful for you—our alumni, supporters, partners, and friends—for helping advance our mission to make our democracy stronger and more vibran…

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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…

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  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! …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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, …

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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 …

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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