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  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 29, 2021 at 8:05 PM

Stand With Immigrant Workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance Immigrant essential workers deserve more. And it’s up to us to make this happen. Millions of immigrant essential workers, including domestic workers, have kept our country running—in times of stability and crisis. Yet more than 5 million undocumented immigrant e…
  Celeste Faison · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 5:36 PM

momentum

National Domestic Workers Alliance The key to winning historic change is momentum – and right now we've got it. John, in a moment I'm going to ask you to make a donation to support care workers, but first let me explain why. We have been working tirelessly for *months* on a historic opportunity …
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 22, 2021 at 10:31 PM

Are you doing OK?

National Domestic Workers Alliance We’re reaching out today to make sure that YOU are okay. John — We've reached out many times to ask you to take action to support those who care for us — and you've stepped up each and every time. This recent interview between President Biden and NDWA member Sus…
  Families Belong Together Advocacy Team · [email protected]
April 21, 2021 at 3:16 PM

John, we need your voice

Hello John! It’s time to step up for families separated by the Trump administration. DearJohn, In the next couple of days we expect the introduction of the Families Belong Together Act -- the only proposed legislation that provides justice and deportation relief specifically for the families tor…
  Cheska Mae Perez | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
April 18, 2021 at 1:01 PM

From fear to hope: What I saw at the border this week

Hello John! We have the power, resources, and know-how to do what's right at the border and in our communities. John, I just returned from a week in El Paso where I gathered with other organizers and volunteers to do what we've worked so hard for since founding Families Belong Together: reunite …
  Jess Morales Rocketto | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
April 16, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Today Biden just broke his promise to refugees

Hello John! Today, the Biden administration announced its plans on keeping Stephen Miller’s shamefully low cap on refugee admissions at its all time low. John, We don’t get to pick and choose when we recognize the humanity of those who are fleeing violence, period. Yet today, the Biden administra…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 10, 2021 at 2:45 PM

JOIN US TODAY: #CareCantWait Summit with Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi and more!

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join us today, Saturday April 10, for the Care Can't Wait Summit. John - Help us build our care movement and join us TODAY, Saturday April 10, at 12pm ET for the Care Can’t Wait Summit. This free, virtual event will include Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi,…
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 5:01 PM

#RecoveryRecess: Call Your Senator Today

National Domestic Workers Alliance Take action TODAY and help set the priority on how we transform our economy to work for everyone. URGENT: WE NEED 5,000 SUPPORTERS TO TAKE ACTION TODAY. CALL 1-855-673-3625 NOW TO GET PATCHED THROUGH TO YOUR SENATOR'S IN-DISTRICT OFFICE. John — Our families, ou…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 8, 2021 at 6:30 PM

#CareCantWait Virtual Event Starts in a Few Hours!

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join us TODAY to hear from leaders, including Speaker Pelosi, and get information about how to get access to the new benefits just passed in the American Rescue Plan!   John - In just a few hours, we’ll kick off the #CareCantWait Virtual Event! Join us TODAY at…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 7:01 PM

INVITE: #CareCantWait Summit with Nancy Pelosi and more!

National Domestic Workers Alliance Take action on Saturday April 10 and join the Care Can't Wait Summit. John - This #RecoveryRecess, we hope you can help us build our care movement and join us on Saturday April 10 at 12pm ET for the Care Can’t Wait Summit. This free, virtual event will include …
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 6, 2021 at 7:13 PM

Kick off Recovery Recess with Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi

National Domestic Workers Alliance RSVP today for the #CareCantWait Virtual Event with Congresswoman Pelosi on April 8. John — Last week, President Biden addressed the country to talk about his administration's jobs and infrastructure plan, and made clear that, for the first time in history, inve…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
April 3, 2021 at 1:00 PM

TAKE ACTION: Contact your reps to co-sponsor the Families Belong Together Act

Hello John! The Families Belong Together Act would provide justice for families impacted by Trump's separation policy. John, The Families Belong Together Act is the only proposal that makes amends and provides permanent relief and support for those impacted by Trump's unforgivable family separat…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 1, 2021 at 4:31 PM

BREAKING: Biden's BIG announcement!

National Domestic Workers Alliance For the first time in history, investment in care workers is now a top Presidential priority. Today is a day to celebrate — and it's because of supporters like you, John. Yesterday President Biden addressed the country to talk about his administration's jobs and…
  Citlaly Mora | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
March 30, 2021 at 2:19 PM

You're Invited: Eyes on ICE Forum April 1st

Hello John! Join us this Thursday to hear directly from community members who've been deported and how you can support a more humane immigration system. John, No matter where you're from, we can all agree that children belong in schools, on playgrounds, and in the company of their loved ones--no…
  Families Belong Together · [email protected]
March 28, 2021 at 1:01 PM

3 Ways to Support Immigrant Families TODAY

Hello John! Take action to fulfill our promise to families and children today. --> Watch. Pledge. Donate. John, Since day one, Families Belong Together has fought to permanently end family separation and detention and transform the broken immigration system. While we have a long way to go to …
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 5:46 PM

Children are at our doorstep--are we going to respond with care or with cruelty?

Hello John! We as a nation are capable of treating children with dignity, care, and compassion. John, We've all seen the screaming headlines about the border this week, but let me be the first to tell you: they're missing the point.  What's missing from the story is the fact that our collective …
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 24, 2021 at 11:32 PM

Enough

National Domestic Workers Alliance If we accept that women of color are less valuable or more disposable, we also accept violence against them. Hi, John. It’s been a little over a week since the horrific mass shooting in Atlanta, Georgia. Last week’s tragedy is just the most recent amidst a dra…
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 22, 2021 at 11:31 PM

There's Still Time to Stand up for Care Workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance We need 50,000 NDWA supporters to add their name to a petition we’ll deliver to Congress. Hi, John. I want to make sure you saw the note I sent last week (below). There is still time to stand up for care workers and add your name to the petition we’ll deliver to…
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 18, 2021 at 10:02 PM

We Need 50,000 Supporters to Stand up for Care Workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance We need 50,000 NDWA supporters to add their name to a petition we’ll deliver to Congress on March 25 as part of our National Day of Action. Hi, John. Care workers, most of whom are women of color, do crucial life-saving work every day and it is beyond time they …
  Families Belong Together · [email protected]
March 18, 2021 at 12:04 AM

INVITE: The Undocumented Lawyer film screening 3/23

Hello John! Join us for an exclusive documentary film screening and live Q&A March 23rd: The Undocumented Lawyer John, Join us for a virtual screening of The Undocumented Lawyer, a 20-minute documentary film about Lizbeth Mateo, an undocumented immigration lawyer, and her fight to keep famili…
  Alexsis Rodgers | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Virginia Passed a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights

National Domestic Workers Alliance Virginia recently became the 10th state to pass a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights! Hi, John. Virginia recently became the 10th state to pass a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights! We couldn’t let this moment pass without congratulating all of the worker organizers,…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
March 15, 2021 at 10:13 PM

What you need to know about what's happening at the border

Hello John! Children are at the border--we're there to support them. John, Let me be frank, there's been a lot of coverage on what's happening at the border, so I wanted to set the record straight.  Children and families have sought refuge from desperate and dangerous situations throughout our h…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 7:02 PM

You’re Invited: #MakeCareCount Virtual Event

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join us March 1 at 7:30pm EST for the #MakeCareCount Virtual Event. Hello, John. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed all the cracks and breaks within our society: A fragile economy. An inadequate healthcare system. Millions of essential workers — most of whom are…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 8:28 PM

Families left to freeze in Texas detention centers

Hello John! Families and children are freezing in ICE detention centers in Texas and across the Southern U.S. John, I’ll get right to the point: Asylum-seekers in ICE detention centers in Texas and across the Southern United States are living in dire conditions--and it’s not just because of the …
  Jess Morales Rocketto | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
February 22, 2021 at 4:48 PM

Re: How you can help thousands of asylum seekers at the border--TODAY

Hello John! Asylum-seekers at the border need your support this week--donate today to keep families together. John-- Because I know how much you care about reuniting families who've been left in the cold by Trump's cruel Remain in Mexico program, I wanted to make sure you saw my previous email. …
  Jess Morales Rocketto | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 7:31 PM

How you can help thousands of asylum seekers at the border--TODAY

Hello John! Asylum-seekers at the border need your support this week--donate today to keep families together. John-- we are just hours away from welcoming the first families who have spent *months* trapped by the Trump administration in tents and shelters in dangerous border cities. More than 1,…
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 6:30 PM

ACTION ALERT: President Biden and Congress Need to Hear from YOU

National Domestic Workers Alliance We need you to take action TODAY and tell President Biden and Congress to support care jobs. John - The COVID pandemic has been part of all of our lives for nearly a year. One thing that has been made clear is that care -- predominantly done by women of color an…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 14, 2021 at 4:55 PM

💓 John: Commit to Care this Valentine's Day

National Domestic Workers Alliance Pledge to do all you can to ensure Congress takes action to invest in home care and professional caregivers. John -  At NDWA we believe that the people who care for our loved ones and our homes deserve to be cared for themselves. We also believe that care must …
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 12, 2021 at 4:37 PM

NEW VIDEO: Care is Essential

National Domestic Workers Alliance Watch and share our new video to help win real investment in care NOW. John -  Care workers, most of whom are women of color and immigrants, have been forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to make impossible choices between their own health and supporting themselves a…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 10, 2021 at 6:01 PM

💐 This Valentine's Day, Commit to Care

National Domestic Workers Alliance Pledge to do all you can to ensure Congress takes action to invest in home care and professional caregivers. John -  Imagine if all the current home care jobs, and the millions more that are needed in the next decade, were good union jobs with liveable wages, b…
  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
February 8, 2021 at 7:28 PM

ICE defying Biden with deportation flights

Hello John! ICE defied Biden and put immigrants on a deportation flight.  John  -- Last week, under the cover of darkness, ICE hurriedly rounded up a group of chained and horrified Black immigrants from Alexandria, Louisiana on a deportation flight to Jamaica. It came 8 days *after* the Biden ad…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 9:46 PM

The Care Agenda is On the Line: We Need Your Support

National Domestic Workers Alliance Pledge to take action to invest in home care and professional caregivers, women of color and immigrants who embody the future of work. John -- The COVID pandemic has been part of all of our lives for nearly a year. In the midst of this loss, confusion and uncert…
  Paola Luisi, Families Belong Together · [email protected]
February 3, 2021 at 12:16 AM

BREAKING: Presidential Task Force on Family Separation

Hello John! Finally -- some exciting news! Today the Biden administration announced a presidential task force to reunite more than 611 children who were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border by the Trump administration. Three years later, they still haven't been reunited. John, …
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 6:01 PM

Re: Join Us in ONE HOUR for the Care Is Essential Prayer Vigil

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join us TODAY at 2PM EST / 11AM PST for an hour-long prayer vigil packed with inspirational messages and direct action. John -- I wanted to make sure you saw the note I sent this weekend (below). I hope you will join us in ONE HOUR as we kick off Black History …
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 30, 2021 at 5:31 PM

Kicking Off Black History Month with Care and Prayer

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join us this Monday, February 1, at 2PM EST for an hour-long prayer vigil packed with inspirational messages and direct action. John -- On February 1, we’re kicking off Black History Month by continuing the important work of our Care Agenda campaign with an hou…
  Erin Mazursky | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 11:32 PM

Families stuck in Mexico need action now

Hello John! After 2 years, tens of thousands of people remain in Mexico waiting for a clear, legal and dignified way to seek asylum in the U.S. John-- Today marks two years since Trump announced the Remain in Mexico program, which forces vulnerable children and families to wait in Mexico for a c…
  Families Belong Together Team · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Tell Congress: There's enormous support for reuniting families

Hello John! We won't back down. John-- within hours of the Biden administration announcing its immigration plan, Senator Josh Hawley attempted to block Biden's nominee for head of the Department of Homeland Security. Why? Because he wants Trump's wildly ineffective and expensive border wall to co…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 22, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Tell Your Representatives to Invest in Care Today!

National Domestic Workers Alliance Take action and call your representatives today. John -- We just wanted to make sure you saw our earlier note. The ongoing pandemic has shown us all that home care workers are essential to keeping our nation's seniors and people with disabilities living safely a…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 9:32 PM

Relief. Heartbreak. Determination.

We can now start to turn the page on the nightmare of the last four years, but Congress needs to know there is public support for a more compassionate immigration system. John, yesterday was filled with emotion. Incredible hope that Trump's sadistic attacks on children and f…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 20, 2021 at 5:20 PM

We've Got Big Dreams

The collective power of women of color is undeniable. Hi John: Today, we joined millions of people around the country and watched as Joseph R. Biden took the oath of office and officially became President of the United States. We also beamed with pride as Kamala Harris, a B…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 15, 2021 at 10:35 PM

Take Action NOW for Care Workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance Call your representatives today! John -- Thousands of care workers, advocates, and supporters joined us recently on our Tele-Town Hall with SEIU to talk about how we can work together and demand care workers are top of mind in the new Biden-Harris administration…
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 14, 2021 at 5:48 PM

Join our "Care is Essential" call today!

Workers deserve higher pay, benefits and training. Join our Tele-Town Hall! John -- I am so excited to have you join NDWA and SEIU today for the launch of our "Care is Essential" campaign. We're kicking things off tonight at 7:30 pm ET with our Tele-Town Hall. CARE …
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 12, 2021 at 10:31 PM

RE: Don't miss our "Care is Essential" call Thursday!

There's no time to waste. Workers deserve higher pay, benefits and training. Join our Tele-Town Hall! John -- I wanted to make sure you saw my note from the other day. We hope you can join us for the launch of our "Care is Essential" campaign on January 14th at 7:30 pm ET -- …
  Ai-jen Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 9, 2021 at 4:17 PM

Save the date: "Care is Essential"

Join us on January 14th at 7:30 pm for the launch of "Care is Essential." Hi John: The moment is ours. It’s time to win big. It’s time for a Care Agenda. Join us on January 14th at 7:30 pm ET for the launch of "Care is Essential." Home care is one of the fastest-growing pr…
  Kristina Mevs-Apgar | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 4:22 PM

👂 LISTEN: Bonus Sunstorm Episodes

National Domestic Workers Alliance We're back with two BONUS Georgia-focused Sunstorm podcast episodes. John, We're back with two bonus episodes of the Sunstorm podcast, both of which are sure to inspire you and help you find your footing and purpose in our ever-changing world. These bonus episo…
  Erin Mazursky | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
January 6, 2021 at 4:17 PM

The road ahead

We have a ton of hope for what's possible in 2021, but we need you to work with us to make it happen. Take the FBT pledge. John, 2020 was no doubt one of the most challenging years for so many of us, but we have so much hope going into this year. This could be the year that…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
January 1, 2021 at 3:32 PM

We Owe You So Much

2020 was a transformative year and, through it all, your support kept us going. Hi John, 2020 was TOUGH. And while I’m sure most of us are ready to move on, I think it’s important to take a moment to acknowledge all that we achieved in the face of great change, fear, and u…
  Tijuana Team at Families Belong Together · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 6:16 PM

Last chance to help families in Tijuana

Warm blankets, sanitation supplies, and gas for cooking. This is the last chance to help. John -- This is the LAST CHANCE to help before our deadline tonight. Every donation will go towards providing warm blankets, sanitation supplies, and gas for cooking to hundreds of famil…
  Ai-jen Poo | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 31, 2020 at 4:22 PM

Running out of time

Last chance this year to help support and grow our movement! New Match Announcement: $5,000 Deadline: Midnight, Tonight Donate by midnight tonight & your gift will be DOUBLED >> John -- Nannies, house cleaners, and car…
  Kaylyn Kvochak | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
December 30, 2020 at 5:21 PM

We are still SHORT

Short on our goal and the MATCH is EXPIRING soon! John, We are hours away from the end of the year -- the cut-off for our fundraising deadline to help us support in-home care workers, nannies, and house cleaners in this time of overwhelming need. We don't…