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  Cheska Perez - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
September 20, 2020 at 2:27 PM

Vigils for ICE’s cruelty

We're sad and we're angry. Will you attend a #FamiliesBelongTogether vigil this week? John, If you’re still reeling from last week’s news that dozens of women in ICE custody had their wombs or reproductive organs removed without their consent, you’re not alone. Brave whis…
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  Cheska Perez - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
September 18, 2020 at 9:30 PM

Will you take action next week to stop ICE’s cruelty?

Our country is at a crossroads. Can we count on you to take action next week? John, It’s been a week of stomach-churning revelations. Thanks to a brave whistleblower, Dawn Wooten, we’ve learned that dozens of women in ICE custody had their wombs or other reproductive orga…
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  Paola Luisi - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
September 16, 2020 at 4:31 PM

Re: Trigger warning: forced sterilizations in ICE detention

We must put an end to ICE’s cruelty. Join our emergency call tonight at 8 PM ET to learn what you can do. John, I’m sure by now you’ve heard the devastating reports of forced sterilizations of people in ICE custody—which we know about thanks to the bravery of Nurse Dawn Woot…
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  Paola Luisi - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
September 15, 2020 at 9:26 PM

Trigger warning: forced sterilizations in ICE detention

A whistleblower is reporting that ICE doctors surgically removed an “inordinate” number of women’s wombs against their will. John, BREAKING: A former nurse at ICE’s Irwin County Detention Center is reporting that ICE surgically removed an “inordinate” number of women’s wombs …
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  Paola Luisi - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
September 14, 2020 at 2:00 PM

A mother and son reunited

This mother was separated from her child and deported back to Guatemala alone. Here’s how our partner ASAP reunited them. John, Three years ago Leticia was separated from her only child by the U.S. government. Told she would have to wait in detention for a year -- without her…
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  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 13, 2020 at 5:33 PM

THANK YOU - Tribute to Essential Workers

Thank you to all of the amazing essential workers, activists and celebrities who came together to make last week's event a success. John, Last week's Tribute to Essential Workers — an hour-long broadcast event paying tribute to the workers risking it all to keep us safe —…
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  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 12, 2020 at 5:19 PM

Questions about how to vote this year? Just ask!

We’re 52 days from Election Day...NDWA is your home for all things voter education. John: There are now just 52 days to Election Day -- and if outrageously complex voting laws combined with the coronavirus pandemic have you confused: we’ve got you covered. Voting by Mail? Reg…
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  Erin "Maz" Mazursky - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
September 11, 2020 at 4:54 PM

This small action will go a long way for our movement

This movement has a place for everyone, and your perspectives and experiences are important. John, It’s already September and there are STILL over 90 children in family detention, thousands of people in ICE jails separated from their families, and no signs this administratio…
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  Kimberly Selden - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
September 7, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Get a coloring book, give a coloring book

Order your copy of the Coloring Without Borders coloring book today and we'll ensure another copy is sent to children trapped in Tijuana by Trump's cruel policies. John—it’s not easy being a parent these days—or a kid for that matter. Schools and jobs are going remote, childc…
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  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 6, 2020 at 11:01 PM

The Tribute to Essential Workers starts in ONE HOUR!

Join us in 1 hour for this special livestream event. John, Celebrate this Labor Day weekend by joining the National Domestic Workers Alliance and our partners for the Tribute to Essential Workers — an hour-long broadcast event paying tribute to the workers risking it all…
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  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
September 5, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Join us tomorrow for the Tribute to Essential Workers!

Join us tomorrow for this special livestream event. John, Celebrate this Labor Day weekend by joining the National Domestic Workers Alliance and our partners for the Tribute to Essential Workers — an hour-long broadcast event paying tribute to the workers risking it all t…
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  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
August 31, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Save the Date! Honor Essential Workers this Labor Day

This Labor Day weekend, join us for an incredible Tribute to Essential Workers live streamed to your home. John, Day after day, our essential workers work in harm's way in order to keep our families and communities safe and healthy. So this Labor Day weekend, the National…
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  Cheska Perez · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 8:05 PM

Build with us: What you can do

We just hosted a virtual call last night on the state of family separation in America. Here's what you can do to take the next step and start building power with us. John, Last night, we hosted a virtual call with hundreds of you! . We discussed the current state of family se…
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  Aimée-Josiane Twagirumukiza · [email protected]
August 27, 2020 at 9:16 PM

You're Invited: Let's Celebrate Black Women

JOIN US on August 31 for celebration of Black domestic workers & the launch of our campaign. John, Right now Black domestic workers are facing the full-impact of multiple colliding crises: systemic racism, a global health pandemic, and a looming economic depressio…
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  Paola Luisi · [email protected]
August 24, 2020 at 9:06 PM

Re: #ByeChad #SeeYaKen

A federal government watchdog has found Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli are unlawfully serving in their jobs. Join us and demand their resignation. John, I had to reach back out to you one more time because this is so important. Trump’s top two officials at the Department of Ho…
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  Cheska Perez · [email protected]
August 20, 2020 at 8:35 PM

Invitation: Immigration Nation & ending family separation

Join our call next Thursday to find out more about how you can help end family separation for good. John, Have you seen Immigration Nation? It’s a new documentary series that goes inside the family separation crisis and examines its true impact on families and communities acr…
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  Paola Luisi · [email protected]
August 18, 2020 at 11:11 PM

#ByeChad #SeeYaKen

A federal government watchdog has found Chad Wolf and Ken Cuccinelli are unlawfully serving in their jobs. Join us and demand their resignation. John, Last Friday, the Government Accountability Office found that Chad Wolf, Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary, and…
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  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 3:48 PM

Fwd: We need you, John

Without swift action, nannies, house cleaners, and caregivers won't be able to access the needed supports to survive this crisis. John, I want to make sure you saw my note from last week (below). This week, while lives and livelihoods are URGENTLY hanging in the balance…
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  Aimée-Josiane Twagirumukiza, National Domest · [email protected]
August 13, 2020 at 6:01 PM

Today is Black Women's Equal Pay Day

Join Black domestic workers as they speak out and stand up on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. John - Black women are essential--to our economy, democracy, and society. We are responsible for the well-being of families, communities, corporations, and the country as a whole. Ye…
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  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
August 12, 2020 at 1:45 PM

URGENT: Have you been deregistered to vote?

Voting is one of the most impactful ways you can make a difference in your community and life. John - In recent primary elections, mail-in ballots have been getting rejected at shockingly high rates. Combined with efforts to purge voter rolls, alarm bells should be ringing…
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  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
August 7, 2020 at 5:45 PM

Your Senator Needs to Hear From You Today

Millions of Americans are on the brink of financial ruin. Call your Senator today and demand they take action. John, More than 25 million Americans have lost their extended unemployment benefits because our elected leaders failed to take action. This interruption in benefi…
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  Paola Luisi · [email protected]
August 1, 2020 at 2:11 PM

Re: UPDATE: ICE refusing court’s order

ICE just blew through a court deadline to release hundreds of children. John, I had to reach out to you one more time because this is just so important. ICE just blew through a court-imposed deadline to release hundreds of children and their families from family jails rippli…
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  Paola Luisi · [email protected]
July 30, 2020 at 10:33 PM

UPDATE: ICE refusing court’s order

ICE just blew through a court deadline to release hundreds of children. John, ICE just blew through a court-imposed deadline to release hundreds of children and their families from family jails rippling with coronavirus, and we’re already seeing the consequences. At least 4…
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  Kimberly Selden, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 27, 2020 at 11:37 PM

It's time for a new narrative on Black migrants

John, Our communities are made up of migrants from all over the world. But the narrative about immigrants in this country doesn't always reflect that. Black migrants are often left out of the conversation on immigration, despite facing the same challenges as many non-Black im…
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  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 22, 2020 at 10:29 PM

BREAKING: Judge denies release of parents in ICE jails

This is a big setback, but we're not giving up. It's time to flood ICE's phone lines. John, I've got some bad news. A cowardly federal judge just ruled that ICE does not need to release parents detained in their family jails with their children. As you may know, a different …
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  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 16, 2020 at 7:50 PM

Tell Gov. Wolf: Shut down the Berks County Detention Center

ICE shouldn't even have family jails. It's time to shut them down. John, I’m reaching out with some heartbreaking news. I just got off the phone with our partner, the Haitian Bridge Alliance, who has been working closely with the Haitian families jailed at ICE’s Berks family j…
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  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 3:43 PM

❗Take Action TODAY ❗

Without swift action, nannies, house cleaners, and caregivers won't be able to access needed unemployment benefits, assistance with rent, and other supports. John, Over 25 million Americans will lose extended unemployment benefits if the supports put in place ear…
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  Cheska Perez, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 14, 2020 at 9:16 PM

Days to release kids in detention

We haven't got much time. Call ICE now. John, This is URGENT: we’re just days away from the deadline given to ICE by a federal judge to release the children in their family jails. Your voice matters now more than ever. So far, ICE has released no official plans detailing how…
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  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 10, 2020 at 3:38 PM

Re: The Crisis Isn’t Over

Domestic workers really need your help. Will you take action today? John, I want to make sure you saw the email I sent last week. Nannies, house cleaners, and caregivers really need your help. COVID cases are surging and much needed relief is expiring this month. What is …
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  Cheska Perez, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 3, 2020 at 3:57 PM

Is this the country we want to be?

This is a critical time. On the ground partners need your support. John, Last week, a federal judge ordered the release of all children held in ICE's family jails by July 17th, citing concerns over COVID-19. This order is a step in the right direction and a testament to the p…
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  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 3:20 PM

The Crisis Isn’t Over

Pandemic relief is ending soon. And Congress is going on vacation. John, Coronavirus cases are spiraling out of control just as the relief programs that have provided financial support to millions of families are about to end. For caregivers like Savvy, it’s the worst possibl…
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  Paola Luisi · [email protected]
June 28, 2020 at 2:39 PM

BREAKING: A judge just told ICE to free the kids in their jails

ICE has been ordered to release children in family jails by July 17th. It's up to us to make sure their families are released with them. John, On Friday, a federal judge ordered that all children in ICE family jails be released by July 17, writing that the conditions were so …
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  Cheska Perez, Organizer at Families Belong Together · [email protected]
June 18, 2020 at 5:06 PM

BREAKING: SCOTUS affirms that Families Belong Together

Today's Supreme Court decision acknowledges that the Trump Administration acted illegally when it tried to end DACA. John -- the Supreme Court just delivered a huge win for families targeted for deportation by the Trump Administration. They ruled against the government's att…
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  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 30, 2020 at 12:31 AM

In our grief, we call for justice.

George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery John, As an organization made up of women of color, many of whom are Black mothers and caregivers, we are devastated by the loss of George Floyd, Tony McDade, and Breonna Taylor's lives. Today, in our grief, we call for justice. …
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  Kristina Mevs-Apgar, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 26, 2020 at 10:41 PM

Caregiving During COVID

A COVID-19 guide to working with nannies, babysitters and in-home childcare. Dear Parents, Guardians & Grandparents, We know many of you have been working triple duty — working, parenting, and home schooling — in the face of a global pandemic. I feel you - my ten month ol…
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  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 6:49 PM

They tried to take children from their mothers

We can't allow ICE to create another family separation crisis. John, "My only company and partner in life is my child. My life has no meaning without him." Last week, ICE tried to force dozens of mothers into signing forms agreeing to be separated from their children. These…
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  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 10:19 PM

Demand Senators provide #CareForAll

90,000 people have died from COVID-19. The Senate is confirming judges. John, Care workers -- some of the most vulnerable low wage workers in the country -- are in crisis. At least 30 MILLION people are unemployed. Over 90,000 people have now died. But with lives and livelih…
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  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 8:40 PM

BREAKING: They tried to separate breastfeeding babies from their mothers.

ICE's latest actions are cruel and disgusting. John -- on Saturday, I got on a call from attorneys fighting for families at the Dilley and Berks family detention centers. What they told me shocked me. ICE has started presenting families with a horrific choice: separate from yo…
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  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 10:37 PM

The best way to help vulnerable workers right now

Help domestic workers finally get the support they need from Congress John -- Care workers, house cleaners, nannies and other low-wage workers are among the hardest hit by the coronavirus crisis. They have no safety net. Bills are piling up. So far Congress has failed to deli…
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  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 3:07 PM

Cages don't stop viruses - they spread them

BREAKING: His name was Oscar, and he died of COVID-19 in US immigration custody. John -- ICE detention centers are on the verge of becoming coronavirus superspreaders. Hundreds of people have tested positive. There are reports of soap shortages. Social distancing is a pipe dre…
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  Heather Santana, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 10, 2020 at 1:19 PM

[VIDEO] Where does the strength of a mom come from?

Moms have been the driving force in helping bring families together. John -- this Mother's Day I'm thinking of all the moms spending today separated from their kids as a result of the Trump administration's cruel anti-immigrant policies. As a mother of two, it breaks my heart…
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  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 8:20 PM

Introducing the #RosieChallenge

Show the world that you #CareForAll John, The coronavirus crisis has shown the world something that you've always known: that care work is essential work. So today, we're doing something special to stand with the incredible women who care for our families, our homes, and ou…
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  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 10:26 PM

Today, let's lead with compassion

Do something special on this day of generosity and unity. John, #GivingTuesdayNow is about caring for one another. It's about taking a minute to make this troubled world a better place. And more than anything, it's about unity: people across the world, joining together and usi…
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  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 4:22 PM

The best day to support domestic workers

On this special day of giving, take care of those who take care of us. TODAY: Support domestic workers with a special gift for #GivingTuesdayNow John, Today's a special day. It's #GivingTuesdayNow -- a global day of giving and unity, organized by communities and nonprofi…
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  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 4:31 PM

COVID-19 Questionnaire

We’d love your input on the next steps in our work to help people get through the pandemic. John, right now we're doing everything we can to help workers and families stay safe during the coronavirus pandemic -- and we rely on feedback from supporters like you to guide our wor…
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  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
April 25, 2020 at 1:06 PM

At home with kids? Here are some family friendly activities

Have some fun with free pages from Coloring Without Borders. Dear John, With schools around the country closed to help slow the spread of COVID-19, a lot of us are home taking care of our families. It can be a lot to handle -- but we're here to help. Families Belong Togeth…
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  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 24, 2020 at 9:31 PM

Care Fund update

I’m blown away by you. John, I'm blown away by you. Thanks to the generosity of more than 94,000 people like you, along with special gifts from partners like Blue Meridian Partners, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and Open Society Foundations, we have raised over $19 mill…
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  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
April 21, 2020 at 11:05 PM

Breaking: Trump's immigration suspension

We won't be fooled: Trump is trying to distract us from his incompetent response to the virus. John, Late last night, Donald Trump announced that he plans to sign an executive order suspending all immigration into the U.S. while tens of thousands of Americans lose their liv…
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  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 1:06 PM

Tell your reps that now is the time to #CareForAll

70% told us they now have NO work. 84% said they’re not sure they’ll be able to afford food in the next few weeks. John, nannies, care workers, and house cleaners are on the frontlines of this crisis. Many are still going to work to keep our homes and families safe, while othe…
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  Jess Morales Rocketto, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
April 15, 2020 at 10:02 PM

You can't cage a virus -- release families from private prisons NOW

The federal government is still funding private prisons during this pandemic. Don’t we have other priorities? John, For families locked away in the Trump administration's detention centers, there are zero options to stay safe from the coronavirus. Even in the middle of a pand…
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