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  Fatima, D.C. domestic worker · [email protected]
April 6, 2020 at 5:48 PM

Tell Mayor Bowser to make $5 million cash available for domestic workers NOW

Dear John So many nannies, house cleaners and care workers have lost work because of the coronavirus pandemic. The lack of basic safety nets for us means that many of us are having to choose between paying our bills or rent, even though we work so hard caring for the things mo…
  Regan Ranoa, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 2, 2020 at 10:12 PM

How to fund our coronavirus relief work (without spending a penny!)

Could you take 30 seconds to help us secure some important extra funding? John, We have another chance to secure extra resources for the Coronavirus Care Fund -- and all we need from you is 30 seconds! Here's the deal: CREDO Mobile has selected NDWA and two other organizati…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 1, 2020 at 10:24 PM

So close to $4 million for in-home care workers, house cleaners, and nannies

This is an amazing opportunity to help even more domestic workers during this crisis John, We're so close to hitting our goal of raising $4 million for the Coronavirus Care Fund -- and right now, we have a special opportunity that can put us over the top. The Stardust Fund h…
  Lydia N., on behalf of NDWA · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 10:50 PM

For me, social distance isn't an option right now

What do you do when you can't afford to take a day off from work? John, Every morning, I take public transportation to my job as an in-home care worker. It's scary. I worry that I'll be exposed to coronavirus, and put my elderly client at risk -- along with my husband, and …
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 9:45 PM

Help urgently needed! John's status: PENDING

Time is running out to chip in to the Coronavirus Care Fund. URGENT: We're still short of our $4 million Coronavirus Care Fund Goal Donate now, and help in-home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners who need immediate help navigating the pandemic. Donat…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 24, 2020 at 11:32 PM

5x Matching Gift Alert: Maximize your impact for domestic workers in need

Join over 60,000 people who have chipped in to help domestic workers get through this crisis John, The outpouring of support for the Coronavirus Care Fund has been remarkable...but it's not enough. We're still short of our goal to raise $4 million for in-home care workers, nann…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 23, 2020 at 5:29 PM

How you can help:

Ingrid's clients canceled, now she doesn't know how she'll make rent. Goal: $4,000,000 Progress: $1,600,000 Donate to the Coronavirus Care Fund Today! >> We need more help to reach our goal -- enough to provide emergency assistance for 10,000 care workers, …
  Ai-Jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 19, 2020 at 1:43 PM

Coronavirus Care Fund update

Please chip in to help in-home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners protect themselves, their families and their communities and slow the spread of the Coronavirus. John, As more and more cases are confirmed, the need for our Coronavirus Care Fund grows every day. We haven…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 16, 2020 at 2:33 PM

A lifeline for domestic workers impacted by Coronavirus

Help domestic workers slow down the spread of Coronavirus Goal: $4,000,000 URGENT: Donate to the Coronavirus Care Fund Today! >> Donations will provide direct relief for in-home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners who need help right now. J…
  Ai-jen Poo and Alicia Garza · [email protected]
March 15, 2020 at 1:03 PM

Got a question for us?

This is your chance to ask us anything! Dear John, Our podcast, Sunstorm, covers a lot of topics: empathy, intersectionality, activism, feminism, and more. But more than anything else, it's really about one thing: you, and all of the incredible activists like you who are sta…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 12, 2020 at 9:40 PM

Care workers need protection from coronavirus

Taking a sick day shouldn’t cost you a paycheck -- or your job Call 1-855-678-4150 and tell Congress: Domestic workers need paid sick leave NOW! John, The coronavirus crisis is intensifying. Every hour, more cases are confirmed. And experts are warning Americans: stay home i…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 2, 2020 at 9:40 PM

Sign if you agree: Stop criminalizing immigrants

We need a New Way Forward to keep families together. John, Every day, the Trump Administration intensifies their racist and cruel attacks on immigrants. They're ripping families apart at the border. They're jailing children as young as 3 years old in inhumane conditions. They…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 27, 2020 at 9:51 PM

Sign if you agree: Immigrants are welcome here

We need a New Way Forward to keep families together. John, Every day, the Trump Administration intensifies their racist and cruel attacks on immigrants. They're ripping families apart at the border. They're jailing children as young as 3 years old in inhumane conditions. They…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 4:39 PM

A gathering full of power

Last week, domestic workers across the country gathered, ready to make change. John, We just wrapped up our 2020 Assembly in Las Vegas, and with over 1,000 domestic workers in attendance, it was one of our best and most moving events ever. Here are some of the highlights fr…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
February 14, 2020 at 10:49 PM

What I saw in San Antonio

Join the fight to restore asylum for families fleeing violence. SIGN NOW: We need to protect families from Trump's dangerous immigration policies. John, I went to San Antonio, Texas to see the effects of Trump's cruel family separation and detention policies for myself. Bec…
  Jess Morales Rocketto · [email protected]
January 29, 2020 at 2:56 PM

Visceral horror at the border

On the anniversary of Trump's cruel policy, let's send a message Congress can't ignore. John, One year ago today, the Trump administration enacted its "Remain in Mexico" policy. For tens of thousands of families legally seeking asylum in the U.S., it was the start of a nightma…
  Ai-jen Poo and Alicia Garza · [email protected]
January 25, 2020 at 5:01 PM

"Sunstorm: Women are the sun in the storm that is today's unpredictable world."

Don't miss Ai-jen Poo and Alicia Garza get real about what's happening in the world and what we're doing about it. Listen now! Hey John, We've got exciting news for anyone who's ready to get real about what's happening in the world, and what activists like us and you are going…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 2, 2020 at 7:13 PM

Why we write 'thank you for all you do'

A note of thanks as we turn towards 2020. John -- 2019 was a year of telling our stories, a year of organizing, and most importantly, a year of victories for immigrant women and women of color -- and you have to see the results for yourself: We often close our emails saying …
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 7:45 PM

Our beautiful, growing movement (and why we still need your gift!)

Deadline midnight: double your gift to this powerful movement Goal: $20,000 Deadline: Midnight tonight, 12/31 Donate by midnight and your gift will be DOUBLED >> John, Within days, states will be deciding on whether or not to …
  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 4:19 PM

The border crisis is worsening -- here's what you can do

We need your help with the humanitarian crisis at the border. John, Your child spikes a fever and there is no medicine to give her, or even a clean mattress to rest on. The only bathrooms are overflowing with filth. There is not enough clean water, so people are always sick. NO …
  Alicia Garza, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 7:54 PM

We are still SHORT

Short on our goal and the MATCH is EXPIRING in hours. John, We are hours away from the end of the year -- the cut-off for our first fundraising deadline to help us mobilize women of color to protect our democracy in 2020. We don't have a gift recorded from you yet, and we are sti…
  Gaby Sánchez, Families Belong Together Mexic · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 5:03 PM

Re. Crammed into crowded shelters

You can provide clothing, medication, milk, food, and more to families stuck at the border this holiday season. John, I treat children and families here in Tijuana, and I've heard it all: Stories of untold violence, desperation, and mothers who will do anything to keep their c…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 5:01 PM

SHOCKING NEWS: Border Patrol at the NICU

BREAKING: Right after a mother gave birth, Border Patrol showed up at the hospital with a baby carrier. John -- BREAKING: Right after a migrant mother gave birth, Customs and Border Patrol were caught at the hospital, standing outside her room, with a baby carrier. This is…
  Alicia Garza, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 26, 2019 at 6:37 PM

Here's the thing:

MATCH ANNOUNCEMENT: Double your donation to help us mobilize women of color to protect our democracy in 2020. STARTS NOW: your gift to NDWA DOUBLES! Give right now to put TWICE the resources to get out the vote in 2020 >> Ending sexual harassment and discrimination on …
  Gaby Sánchez, Families Belong Together Mexic · [email protected]
December 24, 2019 at 6:18 PM

INSIDE: See your impact in Tijuana

PHOTOS: We delivered 500 coloring books to children at the border Dear John, When I get to a shelter, it's not uncommon that children swarm me to say hello. Dozens jumping up and down, grasping at my hands, smiling and excited to have something new to distract them. The child…
  Gaby Sánchez, Families Belong Together Mexic · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 9:50 PM

Crammed into crowded shelters

You can provide clothing, medication, milk, food, and more to families stuck at the border this holiday season. John, I treat children and families here in Tijuana, and I've heard it all: Stories of untold violence, desperation, and mothers who will do anything to keep their c…
  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 4:49 PM

DENIED Medical Care

As if jailing children weren't bad enough, the Trump administration is blocking doctors from offering flu vaccines for children and families. John, It's flu season, but the Trump Administration's Custom and Border Patrol (CBP) are DENYING jailed children and families the flu va…
  Mónica Ramírez, National Domestic Workers A · [email protected]
December 14, 2019 at 5:01 PM

Our plan to stop harassment depends on your support

Content warning: This email contains a Domestic Worker leader’s experience of sexual harassment against her at work Content warning: This email contains a Domestic Worker's experience of sexual harassment John -- It happened so often that Etelbina would lose count: she'd be …
  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 13, 2019 at 6:08 PM

BREAKING: doctors arrested trying to bring care to jailed children

The Trump administration is blocking flu vaccines for children and families in immigrant detention. Photo credit: Patrick McElhenney BREAKING: Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) officials in paramilitary gear ARRESTED doctors attempting to offer flu vaccines to ja…
  Alicia Garza, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 11, 2019 at 4:03 PM

We're preparing an unprecedented mobilization to ensure the next President is chosen by the most diverse group of voters ever.

Women of color drive progressive change. NOW is the time to invest. John, When it comes to politics, the deck is stacked against women of color. We're ignored by mainstream politicians. We are bogged down by barriers keeping us from voting. Our issues are the first thrown und…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 8, 2019 at 4:09 PM

LAST CHANCE to get Coloring Without Borders before the holidays

Ending tonight: an incredible gift you can give that will also help keep families together. John -- this is your LAST CHANCE to get a copy of Coloring Without Borders before the holidays. Order by MIDNIGHT tomorrow night to guarantee your copy arrives before December 24. Eve…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 2:56 PM

Trump’s racist advisor

White supremacists who break up families don’t belong in the White House John -- Trump's chief immigration advisor Stephen Miller sent hundreds of emails spewing white supremicist hatred. You can draw a straight line from the vile ideology revealed in Miller's emails to the cr…
  [email protected] · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 9:40 PM

FWD: Just a few hours left to double your impact

MATCH EXPIRING: only a few hours left to send 2x the resources to this fight Hi John, There are only a few hours left in Giving Tuesday and we don't have a gift recorded from you yet, are you able to chip in? Send a Giving Tuesday donation before midnight and it will double …
  Jess Morales Rocketto, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 3, 2019 at 2:15 PM

A Giving Tuesday gift that fights back

Giving Tuesday MATCH: Kids in detention. Worker abuse. Today your gift to right these wrongs goes twice as far. TODAY: 2x the power to counter Trump's agenda. Make a Giving Tuesday gift that fights back for our values >> It's the kind of headline that stops you in your …
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 30, 2019 at 4:09 PM

A gift that keeps families together

Still time: order Coloring Without Borders and it will arrive for the holidays John, Wanted to make sure you knew: there are just days left to order your copy of Coloring Without Borders and have it arrive by the holidays. We were thrilled to release this groundbreaking chi…
  Mariana Viturro, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 4:03 PM

Make 'thank you' count

Actions speak louder than words, turn your 'thank you' into action and speak volumes. John, Domestic workers are some of the most INVISIBLE workers today. I know it all too well, because my abuelita was one of them. For more than 70 years she cared for countless families, a…
  Cynthia Drayton, Philadelphia Domestic Worker · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 9:32 PM

Domestic workers are the original gig workers

Domestic workers lead the way in Philly -- and WON! John -- today Philly passed a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights that is the *first of its kind* in the country! Now when I'm sick and can't work, I can actually take a day off! Because of this law all my employers can chip in a…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 8:14 PM

Get a coloring book, give a coloring book

A beautiful holiday gift that ALSO makes a difference for kids at the border. John, we've got a beautiful way to build a bridge between kids on both sides of the border -- and tackle one of the heartbreaking impacts of Trump's cruel anti-immigrant agenda. Support Families Belo…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 13, 2019 at 3:46 PM

New record: 69,550 children held by the U.S. government in 2019

Thousands of migrant kids are still in U.S. government custody right now. We HAVE TO ACT. John -- BREAKING: just-released government data shows an unprecedented 69,550 migrant kids were held in U.S. government custody over the past year. [1] That's enough infants, toddlers, k…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 11, 2019 at 5:04 PM

TOMORROW: Rally to stop Trump from separating 700,000 more families

Join us TOMORROW as we mobilize in front of the Supreme Court to support families. Hi John -- Tomorrow the Supreme Court is hearing the first arguments against Trump's UNLAWFUL attempt to terminate DACA -- a critical protection for our friends, our families, and our neighbors. W…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 7, 2019 at 6:04 PM

RALLY ALERT: stop Trump separating 700,000 more families

Join us next Tuesday as we mobilize in front of the Supreme Court to support families. John -- in 5 days the Supreme Court will hear the first arguments against the Trump Administration's attempt to terminate a critical protection for our friends, our families and our neighbors…
  careinactionvotes.org · [email protected]
November 6, 2019 at 3:31 PM

Introducing the new caring majority

We did it, Virginia! Lea este correo electrónico en español a continuación Hi John, Yesterday we made history — for the people of Virginia and for the millions of domestic workers and care workers across America. Together, we showed up to the polls and voted a caring majority…
  Monica Ramirez, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 3, 2019 at 5:02 PM

12 MILLION people in just one day

Sexual violence is a national problem -- and needs a national response. John, Two years ago 12 MILLION people responded to the MeToo hashtag in just one day -- and launched a desperately needed national reckoning with our country's epidemic of sexual violence. Yet here we are…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 10:01 PM

EMERGENCY: 1,556 children

200 of them are under 5 years old John -- We just learned this truly shocking news: 1,556 additional children were ripped from their parents' arms at the border than previously disclosed. Most of these children are under 12 years old -- and more than 200 are under five. What'…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Care in Action · [email protected]
October 24, 2019 at 9:26 PM

Let’s elect a caring majority

Care in Action is committed to supporting women who care Hi John, Care in Action is gearing up for something big. In less than two weeks, Virginians head to the polls to elect a new state legislature. We have some incredible women of color running who will fight for families i…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 24, 2019 at 8:23 PM

Honor Dorothy Bolden

Celebrate Dorothy Bolden's legacy by refusing to accept legal discrimination of domestic workers. Dorothy Bolden is one of those people I wish everyone could have met. She once refused a request from her white employer to stay late and wash the dishes. Her boss responded by ca…
  Jess Morales Rocketto, Care in Action · [email protected]
October 20, 2019 at 6:32 PM

Introducing Care in Action

Let's make history for women who care Hi John, Our mission is clear: to fight for dignity and fairness for the millions of domestic workers in the United States. That fight happens when we organize workers, make our stories heard, and use our voices at the ballot box. So I'd l…
  Mariana Viturro, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 7:21 PM

Councilmember Elissa Silverman

In D.C. if you are sexually harassed at work there is no H.R. department to talk to, no government office to file a complaint with... John -- in D.C. if you are sexually harassed at work there is no H.R. department to talk to, no government office to file a complaint with... i…
  Ingrid Vaca, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 12, 2019 at 1:00 PM

This sexual harassment is LEGAL in Washington D.C.

I was told I would have to kiss my employer on the lips to get my current job. John, I was told I would have to kiss my employer on the lips to get my current job. I was shocked and upset, so I acted confused and kissed him on the cheek because I needed the work. This sexual h…
  Mónica Ramirez, National Domestic Workers Al · [email protected]
October 8, 2019 at 6:45 PM

Two years after MeToo

It will allow countless women to AT LAST get justice, and it’s at a critical point where we can help. Dear John, Two years ago this month an incredible small group of women -- reporters, survivors, activists -- helped shine a light on the movement we now call the MeToo Moveme…