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  Amy Schumer | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 2:16 PM

Let’s reunite families in 2021

I am proud to support Families Belong Together. They are leading the fight to reunite every family separated by the Trump administration and free families from detention. John -- When I first heard about Trump’s Zero Tolerance policy, tearing children from their parents at ou…
  Tijuana Team at Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 29, 2020 at 3:23 PM

Re: COVID in Tijuana

Tijuana UPDATE: freezing temperatures and COVID 19. John -- Too many families trapped in Tijuana are suffering because of conditions intentionally created by Trump’s cruel immigration policy. FBT Mexico’s team, Centro 32, is providing warm blankets, sanitation supplies, and g…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 5:16 PM

I’m sorry to say: it's not over

I'm sorry to say: it's not over. There are still children separated from their parents. John -- the end of the year is a time for reflection, and after four years of the Trump administration, the extent of devastation to families is overwhelming and heartbreaking to think abou…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 28, 2020 at 3:18 PM

Your gift x 2 to care for those who care for us

STARTS NOW: your support for domestic workers DOUBLES! Goal: $20,000 Deadline: Midnight, 12/31 Donate by midnight on 12/31 & your gift will be DOUBLED >> John -- In-home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners, the v…
  Erin Mazursky | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 27, 2020 at 4:18 PM

ICE Family Jails

COVID is running rampant through ICE jails -- and we have to get families out. John -- This is truly heartbreaking. With a vaccine in sight, COVID-19 is running rampant through ICE jails. More than half are reporting outbreaks, and infections are 13 times higher than the nati…
  Aimee Twagirumukiza, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 26, 2020 at 4:17 PM

RE: believe, trust, and empower Black women

Help us build the collective power of Black women. Hi John. I wanted to make sure you saw the email I sent a few days ago (below). WeDiB is rolling out a major effort to uplift and support Black women and their unique and powerful voices and leadership. We REALLY need your su…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 24, 2020 at 4:19 PM

From Our NDWA Family to You and Yours

NDWA wants you to know that we cherish you and your support. Hi John, Tis the season of caring, love and light. In years past, many of us would spend this time gathered with family and friends. Unfortunately, the raging pandemic means coming together will look different this…
  Othir Santistevan | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 23, 2020 at 6:16 PM

COVID in Tijuana

Tijuana UPDATE: Families trapped by the Trump administration facing freezing temperatures and COVID 19. John -- I work here in Tijuana with children and families who are facing freezing temperatures and a devastating spike of coronavirus infections, but are stuck: trapped by …
  Kristina Mevs-Apgar | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 22, 2020 at 5:30 PM

Consider giving your workers an end of year bonus!

National Domestic Workers Alliance We can show extra special appreciation to the people who work in our homes by providing a generous end of the year bonus. Dear John, The holiday season has arrived and, if you're like me, you're trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. If you …
  Aimee Twagirumukiza, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 21, 2020 at 3:31 PM

believe, trust, and empower Black women

We are rolling out an enormous effort to uplift the leadership of Black women. John, The murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and 160+ other Black people killed by the police so far this year, Black voter suppression, policy after racist policy from the White House, a globa…
  Jacklyn Izsraael, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 17, 2020 at 3:35 PM

RE: Making history in Georgia AGAIN

Ensure women of color voters' voices are heard on January 5th. John, I want to make sure you saw the note I sent on Monday. The caring and engaged community we built in Georgia is nothing short of incredible. We Dream in Black members educated and registered THOUSANDS of v…
  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 16, 2020 at 9:15 PM

You Can Make a Difference for Essential Workers Today

Email your elected officials right now and tell them to include crucial relief for domestic workers in this package. Hi John: BREAKING NEWS: Congress is likely to finalize the details of a COVID relief package in the next few hours. The relief that domestic workers most nee…
  Erin Mazursky | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 15, 2020 at 5:30 PM

Get involved with Families Belong Together next year

Hello John! Join us for the last supporter call of 2020. John, I wanted to make sure you saw my note. If you haven't yet registered for tonight's supporter call, be sure to RSVP now. This is an important call where we will celebrate our movement wins from this year and talk about how we can keep…
  Jacklyn Izsraael, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 14, 2020 at 7:32 PM

Making history in Georgia AGAIN

It's going to take a MASSIVE outreach effort to keep folks engaged. John, History was made this year as Georgia voters turned out in RECORD NUMBERS despite a raging global pandemic, widespread voter suppression and election misinformation. But now we need to do it again. I…
  Alana Eichner, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM

COVID Relief Can't Wait

National Domestic Workers Alliance We need a COVID relief and jobs and economic recovery package in the new year that invests in a care infrastructure. John, It's been nine months since COVID became a constant presence in our lives. Here’s our reality today: More than 14 million Americans have …
  Erin Mazursky - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 11, 2020 at 4:17 PM

Are you joining our call next Tuesday?

Join us for the last supporter call of 2020 to learn how to get involved with Families Belong Together’s work for next year. John - I wanted to make sure you saw my note from the other day. I looked at the list and noticed you haven't yet registered for our December 15 supp…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 11, 2020 at 2:45 PM

They've made it harder to reunite families on purpose.

Breaking: Trump's team intentionally withheld contact info of separate families who haven't been reunited. John -- The depths of the Trump administration's cruelty never ceases to amaze me. Last week, after years of relentless litigation, advocacy, and organizing, the Trump a…
  Erin Mazursky - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 10, 2020 at 1:47 AM

How you can get involved in 2021*

Join us for the last supporter call of 2020 to learn how to get involved with Families Belong Together’s work for next year. John -- 2020 was a trying year for all of us, but for immigrant families it’s been extremely tough. Tens of thousands of refugees are stuck at the sou…
  Families Belong Together Coloring Book Team · [email protected]
December 4, 2020 at 6:14 PM

LAST CHANCE to get Coloring Without Borders before the holidays

Order your copy of the Coloring Without Borders coloring book today. 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. Every purchase supports Fa…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 2, 2020 at 8:47 PM

So grateful

You stepped up big for us yesterday helping us smash our goal. John, Reflecting on this year, I am overcome with emotion--from the enormity of the loss we’ve endured, the resilience and heart that sustained us, and the possibility of new beginnings. I could not be more grat…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 2, 2020 at 12:47 AM

I know we can count on you, John

Help us meet our #GivingTuesday fundraising goal! URGENT: We're still short of our $20,000 goal Donate now to support in-home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners in this time of overwhelming need. Donate John -- I wanted to make sure you…
  ICE Jail team at Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 11:16 PM

FWD: coming up short

Ok team -- time to step up. TODAY: Support Families Belong Together with a donation for #GivingTuesday >> John, We are working around the clock and around the country to get families out of disgusting ICE family jails -- and today we've got to hit a key goal of $20,00…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 5:32 PM

The best day to support domestic workers

Support domestic workers with a special gift for #GivingTuesday! TODAY: Support domestic workers with a special gift for #GivingTuesday >> John -- today is Giving Tuesday, a global day of giving and unity that in the midst of this devastating pandemic has *never been m…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 4:04 PM

ICE "family" jails

No child, no parent, no family should be forced to suffer this horror. John -- “Residential centers.” That’s what ICE cynically calls the jails it locks families in, where some children have been held for over a year, despite overwhelming evidence of long-term trauma and even …
  Erin Mazursky | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 30, 2020 at 9:38 PM

What's next for Families Belong Together

We've got a big goal we need to reach to ensure we reunite families in 2021. John -- The cruelty that’s been targeted at families over the last four years is horrific, and I’m sorry to say that the road to recovery will be a long one. Hundreds of children torn from their pare…
  Jonathan Van Ness with NDWA · [email protected]
November 30, 2020 at 7:36 PM

The National Domestic Workers Alliance is AMAZING

The people caring for us and our families and our homes through this pandemic haven’t been cared for. John, I don't know about you, but this pandemic has been TOUGH. But then I think about the heroes working on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic -- working in nursing h…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 27, 2020 at 5:30 PM

We see you caregivers

National Domestic Workers Alliance This holiday season, we're letting caregivers everywhere know that we see them, and we’re showing how thankful we are for everything they do. John, This year the holidays are going to look different for many of us. Restrictions mean we're unable to travel to se…
  Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 23, 2020 at 6:36 PM

A gift that reunites families

COVID has slowed shipping down -- don’t miss out! 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. Order your copy today -- for every two books ordered, we’ll ensure another copy …
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 23, 2020 at 5:30 PM

We'd Love to Hear From You

National Domestic Workers Alliance Share your thoughts today, and join us as we work to shape the future we all deserve. John, Election season may be over for most of us, but we have more work to do to transform our economy into a caring economy and our country into a caring country, where every…
  Paola Luisi - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 21, 2020 at 3:21 PM

Special Holiday Offer: Coloring Without Borders

Order your copy of the Coloring Without Borders coloring book today. Dear friends, With schools re-closing and colder weather setting in, we’ve got a beautiful way for kids to spend these winter days safely learning the values of empathy and compassion. Coloring Without Bord…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 20, 2020 at 5:30 PM

We'd Love to Hear From You

National Domestic Workers Alliance Share your thoughts today, and join us as we work to shape the future we all deserve. John, Election season may be over for most of us, but we have more work to do to transform our economy into a caring economy and our country into a caring country, where every…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 13, 2020 at 5:30 PM

This is Historic

National Domestic Workers Alliance Nothing can stop our voices and our votes! John, Election 2020 is one for the record books: an unprecedented 143-plus million people voted, whether by mail or in person, and Kamala Harris, a Black and South Asian woman, became the first female vice president, p…
  Erin "Maz" Mazursky - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 11, 2020 at 8:57 PM

Tell Biden: No delays for family reunification

UPDATE: 666 children separated by the Trump administration have never been reunited John -- a few weeks ago lawyers announced that 545 kids separated from their parents by immigration officials were never reunited. We’re learning that original number was too low. Lawyers now …
  Paola Luisi - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
November 7, 2020 at 7:31 PM

We have to stay vigilant

The Associated Press has declared Joe Biden and Kamala Harris the winners of the 2020 election.. John, The election results are in and voters have spoken: family separation and cruelty are against our values, and have no place in this country. We’ve stood up against horrif…
  Jacklyn Izsraael, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 7, 2020 at 6:02 PM

Georgia

All eyes are on Georgia, and we CAN NOT sit back. John, While election results across the country are hopefully wrapping up very soon, one thing is clear: the election in Georgia is far from over. In less than two months, voters in Georgia will return to the ballot box ALL…
  Civic Engagement Team, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 3, 2020 at 2:01 PM

There's Still Time to Make Your Voice Heard

We have an opportunity to reimagine a future where we all thrive -- make sure you cast your ballot today. John, Today is Election Day. A record number 95 million voters have already cast their ballots and millions more are expected to vote in-person today. If you haven’t y…
  Civic Engagement Team, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
November 1, 2020 at 6:22 PM

YOU are making a difference

Your posts, calls, and texts are working -- let’s keep the momentum going! John, Two days. Election Day is in two days. We're sure you've heard that this is the most important election of our lifetimes. Though it might sound cliché, it's true. And we're making a differenc…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 30, 2020 at 8:31 PM

Make a Plan to Vote

National Domestic Workers Alliance If you haven’t yet voted, now is the time to make your plan to vote. John, Election Day is almost here. If you haven't yet voted, now is the time to make your plan to vote. MAKE A PLAN TO VOTE When making your plan to vote, consider: WHERE you wil…
  Erin "Maz" Mazursky - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
October 29, 2020 at 11:07 PM

What’s at stake & how we fight

John, We’ve fought together for years to build a country that truly reflects our values—one where all children can be safe with their loved ones, and families can thrive, safe and together. Our movement has made a huge difference, but the fight is far from over. Just last we…
  Families Belong Together · [email protected]
October 28, 2020 at 5:00 PM

Time to Return Your Absentee Ballot

It's important to drop off your absentee ballot so that it can be counted. John, Already voted or made your plan to vote? GREAT! Election Day is just six days away. If you requested an absentee ballot and haven’t yet returned it, NOW is the time to drop off your ballot. …
  Civic Engagement Team, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 27, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Are you ready for Election Day?

Tell us how we can best help you stay informed and engaged in these final days before the election. John, Election Day is just one week away. Your inbox is probably full of get out the vote emails, all brimming with helpful information on how and where you can safely vot…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 23, 2020 at 7:15 PM

Re: Our text team is a great way for you to make a difference in this election.

National Domestic Workers Alliance This year, voting will look different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John, Did you know that reaching out to your friends and family to urge them to vote increases the likelihood that they will? Well it does. As Election Day approaches, we are working around the…
  Paola Luisi - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
October 21, 2020 at 5:58 PM

545 children separated for 3 years

Three years ago, 1000+ families were ripped apart as part of a family separation "pilot program." Now, lawyers say more than 545 children's parents can't be found. John, Last night, lawyers working to track down parents separated from their children announced that the paren…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 21, 2020 at 4:41 PM

Join Our Voter Texting Team

Our text team is a great way for you to make a difference in this election. John, Already voted or made your plan to vote? GREAT! If you’re looking to take more action and step up your civic engagement, join our peer-to-peer text team and help organize voters to get them …
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 19, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Voting During a Pandemic

National Domestic Workers Alliance This year, voting will look different due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John, Did you know that people who make a plan to vote are actually more likely to vote? Election Day is just a few weeks away and Election Season is in full swing. If you haven’t already, now …
  Kristina Mevs-Apgar, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
October 18, 2020 at 4:26 PM

The Inspirational Ear Candy You Need

Season 2 of the Sunstorm podcast is chock full of goodies. Tune in today to listen. Hi John, To say there’s a lot going on in the world would be an understatement. We’re all looking for ways to recharge our batteries and find our footing in these uncertain times. While we c…
  Paola Luisi - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
October 17, 2020 at 1:30 PM

A new wave of ICE terror

ICE is carrying out raids in cities around the country. Donate now to help us fight back. John, It’s the middle of the night and the sound of a fist pounding on your door breaks the quiet of your home. As you peer through the peephole you see men with bulletproof vests and g…
  Aimée-Josiane Twagirumukiza, National Domest · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 9:50 PM

Re: Our Biggest We Dream in Black Organizing Institute Ever

We're fighting generations of ingrained anti-Black power. Dear John, Hundreds of Black domestic workers joined us this past weekend for our first-ever Virtual Organizing Institute. Now, we here at We Dream in Black and NDWA are poised and ready to turn our visions for a…
  Erin "Maz" Mazursky - Families Belong Together · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 9:00 PM

Don’t let America forget family separation

Hundreds of kids were never reunited with their parents. Share this video to remind the world: every separated family must be reunited. John, It’s been two years since we learned thousands of children were ripped from their parents’ arms—and to this day, there’s been no real a…
  Aimée-Josiane Twagirumukiza, National Domest · [email protected]
October 13, 2020 at 3:01 PM

Trump’s ‘Patriotic Education’ Plan

We’re taking on Trump’s “patriotic education” ‘pro-American’, anti-Black lesson plan Dear John, Today is a key day for us -- it’s the day we honor Dorothy Bolden: an inspirational Black leader who took on the brutal racist treatment of domestic workers in Atlanta in the…