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  We Dream in Black | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
August 3, 2021 at 9:39 PM

Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

National Domestic Workers Alliance Support We Dream in Black on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day. The pandemic and the 2020 elections proved what we’ve always known — Black women are essential to our economy, democracy, and society. Yet, our work continues to be horribly undervalued and underpaid: B…
  Erin Mazursky | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
August 3, 2021 at 7:31 PM

BREAKING: Denying asylum has become Biden’s policy.

Hello John! Biden is choosing to continue a cruel and racist policy that puts children and families in danger. BREAKING: The Biden administration just announced it will continue a Trump-era policy, known as Title 42, that bars families from entering the country under the false-pretense that it’ll…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 29, 2021 at 6:43 PM

Families being deported back into danger

Hello John! The White House just green lit a policy that puts the safety of families at risk. John -- Trump and Stephen Miller left our asylum system in shambles and left tens of thousands of children and families stranded on our doorstep. The Biden administration promised to reverse these polic…
  Mariana Viturro | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 29, 2021 at 4:31 PM

Pramila Jayapal, Kirsten Gillibrand, Ben Ray Luján and you!

National Domestic Workers Alliance We’re ramping up our campaign to fix the huge historical injustice that denies domestic workers their rights. John — Nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers face a unique challenge: they work in isolation and behind closed doors. As a result too many fac…
  Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 28, 2021 at 1:32 AM

INCREDIBLE re. Special appeal: Economic empowerment kits needed in Tijuana

Hello John! Families are living under plastic tarps, without bathrooms, often targeted by gangs for extortion. John -- Incredible news: Families Belong Together's sister organization in Tijuana has blown through their goal of supporting 72 migrant women with economic empowerment training and kits…
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 22, 2021 at 4:26 PM

FWD: Add your voice: don’t cut care workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance There is still time to stand up for care workers and we need YOU. Hi John, I want to make sure you saw the note I sent on Monday (below). There is still time to stand up for care workers and ask Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to ensure the $400 billion Pre…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 21, 2021 at 2:02 PM

Goods news and Bad news

National Domestic Workers Alliance You’re one of our most active supporters: can you help us seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity? John -- The good news: Last week thousands of care workers took action across the U.S. as the Senate Majority Leader announced a $3.5 trillion budget to advanc…
  Lea Castillo | Families Belong Together Mexico Team · [email protected]
July 20, 2021 at 5:52 PM

Special appeal: Economic empowerment kits needed in Tijuana

Hello John! Families are living under plastic tarps, without bathrooms, often targeted by gangs for extortion. John -- As the summer heat intensifies, crowding, safety, and unsanitary conditions are getting worse for migrant families around my home in Tijuana and around northern Mexico. Hundreds …
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 19, 2021 at 5:31 PM

Add your voice: don’t cut care workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance Decisions in the next few weeks will determine the fate of care workers for years to come. John — Care is a cornerstone of our economy, at the center of our communities and everyday life. That’s why we must invest in and value care for the essential work that it…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 15, 2021 at 4:16 PM

We Need Supporters from YOUR State to Take Action TODAY

National Domestic Workers Alliance Take action TODAY and urge your Senators to support the Care Is Essential campaign URGENT: We need 200 people from YOUR state to contact their U.S. Senator TODAY! John — Thousands of care workers, advocates, and supporters came together in Washington, DC on Tues…
  Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 13, 2021 at 9:35 PM

What you need to know about what’s happening in Haiti

Hello John! Last week the United States sent the 35th flight this year of Black migrants back to Haiti John -- the situation in Haiti is dire as families and children grapple with the increased levels of political unrest and violence that led to Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination in…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 13, 2021 at 3:01 PM

WATCH THE LIVESTREAM: Communities of Care Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony

National Domestic Workers Alliance You can watch the livestream of the of ribbon-cutting ceremony for “Communities of Care” art installation . John — Today is the #CareCantWait day of action that includes the Care Is Essential march and the Communities of Care launch event. Not in DC? No problem!…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 8, 2021 at 10:41 PM

SAVE THE DATE: Care Can't Wait Day of Action

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join us in DC on July 13th for the Care Can’t Wait day of action that includes the Care is Essential march. John — Join us in Washington, D.C. on July 13th for the Care Can’t Wait day of action that includes the Care Is Essential march and the Communities of Car…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
July 8, 2021 at 1:54 PM

BREAKING: Whistleblower complaint about kids in detention

Hello John! This is hard to read, but it’s the reality for children in immigration detention. BREAKING: Whistleblowers just filed a formal complaint revealing appalling conditions in a detention camp called Fort Bliss, where hundreds of children are currently being held. It was extremely hard to …
  Christina Coleman | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
July 1, 2021 at 11:17 PM

BREAKING: Supreme Court Upholds Restrictive Voting Laws

National Domestic Workers Alliance No one – and nothing – should make it hard for us to cast our ballots. BREAKING:  UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS RACIALLY DISCRIMINATORY VOTING LAWS.    John — As we prep for the long 4th of July weekend, we are confronted by the reality of two Americas: …
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
June 30, 2021 at 5:32 PM

Trump back at the border is a HUGE wake-up call

Hello John! URGENT: We are in a race against time to Trump-proof our immigration system. UPDATE: Former President Trump is back at the Southern border today, and John, it is sickening to see him touting his cruel family separation policies as one of his proudest achievements. It’s also a sober re…
  Mariana Viturro | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 25, 2021 at 9:15 PM

John, Senators need to hear from you today

National Domestic Workers Alliance Call your Senators to tell them #WeCantWait for a just recovery plan that includes ALL of US! John — yesterday, thousands of workers, climate justice, housing, healthcare, and immigrant activists converged on the Capitol in Washington D.C. to raise awareness of …
  Mariana Viturro | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 24, 2021 at 8:31 PM

John, join thousands to say #WeCantWait

National Domestic Workers Alliance Take action to add your voice to the #WeCantWait rally today. John — today, Senators Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey, and Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Chuy Garcia joined thousands of workers, climate justice, housing, healthcare, and immigrant activists for …
  Cheska Mae Perez | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
June 22, 2021 at 8:10 PM

🕗 EVENT UPDATE 🕗 Families Belong Together Supporter Call

Hello John! Find out what’s next for Families Belong Together. REMINDER: This Thursday, June 24th, Families Belong Together is holding our mid-year supporter meet-up to learn about the progress so far in family reunifications, key next steps, and how you can take action to help reunite families s…
  Cheska Mae Perez | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
June 20, 2021 at 3:46 PM

This Father’s Day falls on World Refugee Day.

Hello John! Take action and honor fathers and their families. John -- Father’s Day is a time to celebrate the dads in our lives, and this year we’re grateful that dozens of dads have been reunited with their children. But three years ago, Father’s Day looked vastly different: We were outside the…
  Allison Julien | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 19, 2021 at 2:14 PM

Invest in Black Domestic Workers this Juneteenth

National Domestic Workers Alliance Black domestic workers are essential — to our economy, democracy, and society. Today is Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day the last American slaves learned they were free. As we celebrate it is important to remember that the abuse, dehumanization, and invis…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 17, 2021 at 8:16 PM

NJ Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, Breaking News, Events + More

See the latest updates from our programs and campaigns!       Yesterday, Senator Richard J. Codey, Senator Loretta Weinberg, and Assemblywoman Britnee N. Timberlake announced the introduction of the New Jersey Domestic Wor…
  National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 16, 2021 at 6:56 PM

Happy International Domestic Workers Day!

National Domestic Workers Alliance Today is #InternationalDomesticWorkersDay — a day to speak up in solidarity with the workers who make all other work possible, in the U.S. and around the world. Today is #InternationalDomesticWorkersDay — a day to honor the vibrancy of the leadership of domest…
  Cheska Mae Perez | Families Belong Together & The National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 12, 2021 at 5:31 PM

9 years later -- we are still waiting for pathway to citizenship

Hello John! The fear of my family being torn apart by deportation is still present. John -- June 15 will mark nine years since the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was launched -- protecting people like me, who came to the U.S. as children, from deportation and allowing us t…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 11, 2021 at 4:16 PM

JOIN US TODAY: #CareTownHall with Senator Warren

National Domestic Workers Alliance Join us today, Friday, June 11th for a conversation with Senator Elizabeth Warren. John — This year has laid bare how broken our care system is. Now more than ever, care is essential. Congress must invest in home & community care services to support seniors…
  Rosa Lozano | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 6, 2021 at 8:32 PM

Re. a pathway to citizenship for essential workers

National Domestic Workers Alliance It is being decided right now what will be included in the jobs and economic recovery package and we want to ensure that immigrant workers are not left behind. John — I wanted to make sure you saw the email I sent last week (below). I hate to say it, but we fel…
  Rosa Lozano | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
June 3, 2021 at 6:56 PM

Essential today, deported tomorrow?

National Domestic Workers Alliance It is being decided right now what will be included in the jobs and economic recovery package and we want to ensure that immigrant workers are not left behind. John — Immigrant workers were the foundation that got the U.S. through the worst of the pandemic. Cit…
  Citlaly Mora | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
June 1, 2021 at 3:52 PM

I know what it's like to worry about family separation

Hello John! Family separation isn't just something that happens at the border. John -- Three years ago we all watched in horror as children were cruelly torn from their parents by the U.S. government. As someone who came to the United States as a child, I remember my heart sinking when I realize…
  Citlaly Mora | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 26, 2021 at 7:14 PM

Launching TODAY: Welcome with Dignity Campaign

Hello John! Join the Welcome with Dignity Campaign to reimagine our asylum system. Hi John, When families and children flee danger, violence, and persecution, they deserve compassion, protection, and safety. They deserve a warm welcome with dignity.  But since Trump’s zero tolerance policy, thou…
  Kristina Mevs-Apgar | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 18, 2021 at 7:21 PM

👂 Tune in Today: Season 3 of the Sunstorm Podcast

National Domestic Workers Alliance The Sunstorm podcast is back and chocked full of inspirational goodies. Tune in today to listen.   It’s an understatement to say that we’ve all been through A LOT in the past 18 months. We managed to collectively save democracy as we know it, and there’s some …
  Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 17, 2021 at 11:16 PM

VIDEO: Families reunited for the first time!

Hello John! WATCH: Families reunited after years, but the fight continues. Hi John, The first families under the Biden administration have been reunited because dedicated advocates and supporters like you spoke out. Mothers like Keldy embraced her boys for the first time in nearly four years, bu…
  Cheska Mae Perez | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 12, 2021 at 7:01 PM

Re: Who are YOU fighting for?

Hello John! I'm in this fight to protect my mom and the millions of immigrants in this country. Hi, John. Did you see the email I sent Sunday? I shared the story of my mom, a hard-working, loving woman who sacrificed so much so her children could have a better life. Despite doing everything she …
  Cheska Mae Perez | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 9, 2021 at 1:01 PM

What this Mother's Day means to my mom

Hello John! I'm in this fight to protect my mom and the millions of immigrants in this country. John -- On this Mother’s Day, I’m sharing the story of my mom—a 5-foot Filipina woman with an unmatchable sense of humor and an instinct to greet everyone with the question “Have you eaten yet?”.  18…
  Celeste Faison | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
May 6, 2021 at 10:33 PM

Add your name: Don’t Leave Care Workers Behind

National Domestic Workers Alliance What Congress decides now will set the trajectory for lives and livelihoods FOR YEARS. From birth to end-of-life, we all share the need for care — for ourselves and our loved ones. And we all want our aging family and friends and those who have disabilities to …
  National Domestic Workers Alliance & Families Belong Together · [email protected]
May 3, 2021 at 8:31 PM

Standing With Immigrant Workers on May Day

Hello John! ICYMI: Thousands took to the streets of Washington, DC on May Day to demand immigrant justice! John - On May 1st, internationally known as May Day, or el Día de lxs Trabajadorxs, we flooded the nation’s capital to demand justice for millions of immigrant workers who have been left b…
  Care Team | National Domestic Workers Alliance · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 5:02 PM

Not where we need to be

National Domestic Workers Alliance The hard reality is that ultimately this only matters if it ends up changing lives John — 100 days ago a new President and a new Congress were sworn in, and WOW — has our movement achieved a LOT since then! For the first time in history, we’ve pushed investment…
  Paola Luisi | Families Belong Together · [email protected]
April 30, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Dignity or cruelty: How are we going to treat children in need?

Hello John! Children are at our borders. Join us today to welcome them with dignity. John-- I’ll never forget my visceral disgust when I first heard the news that children were being physically torn from their parents' arms under the Trump administration three years ago.  Today, I wish I could s…
  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…