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  Nick Haines, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 20, 2020 at 1:03 PM

A decision to kill the Great Barrier Reef

    Urgent: we may only have days to save the Great Barrier Reef from a catastrophic coal mine. People power has stopped the hated Adani coal mine for six years. But now a loan from the State Bank of India could undo it all. Tell SBI to rule out financing Adani’s reef-wrecking min…
  Lacey Kohlmoos, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 20, 2020 at 12:00 PM

Thanks to Publix, votes blocked

    Publix is a grocery store chain, but it's taking profits from its customers and using them to fund far-right politicians who are responsible for blocking over 700,000 votes across Florida alone! It's all part of a plan to make sure people in prison lose their right to vote forever, vo…
  Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 19, 2020 at 10:08 AM

3 weeks to save our forests

    Corporations connect us all through the food we consume, to rainforest destruction and human rights violations. But politicians can break the chain. Tell the European Commission to propose a strong EU law to ban imports linked to deforestation and abuses.  Act Now  …
  Toni Preston, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 16, 2020 at 11:12 PM

Delta Airlines

    John, Racist politicians David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler could be re-elected in the coming runoff election in Georgia, but they need funds to bankroll their campaigns. Tell Delta to be a true ally in the fight for racial justice, and stop giving money to people who advance their polit…
  Anne Isakowitsch, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 15, 2020 at 11:30 AM

Re: Goodbye bees, forever?

    John, Bayer is expanding its bee-killing business to Africa -- pushing harmful pesticides already banned in Europe. A group of brave scientists is working hard to get Bayer’s neonics pesticides banned there too -- but they need your help! Can you chip in to save the bees from Bayer’s…
  Anne Isakowitsch, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 14, 2020 at 12:11 PM

Goodbye bees, forever?

    Bayer’s been quietly expanding its toxic pesticide business across Africa, wiping out the local bee population. A group of brave scientists is fighting to get Bayer’s pesticides banned -- but they need your help. Can you chip in $1 to help save the bees from Bayer’s toxic p…
  Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 13, 2020 at 11:59 AM

It's all thanks to YOU

    John, Procter & Gamble’s business partner FGV has been banned from importing palm oil to the US -- thanks to your action, and a law that’s almost 100 years old! John, you just dealt a massive blow to one of the worst workers rights offenders in the palm oil industry. That’s one g…
  Toni Preston, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 12, 2020 at 10:24 PM

Why is this major airline bankrolling hate?

    Delta Airlines has pledged its commitment to racial justice in public statements, but continues to bankroll racist politicians like David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. Tell Delta to drop the hypocrisy and stop giving money to racist politicians.  Sign the petition  John, …
  Rewan Al-Haddad, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 10, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Big Tech

Joe Biden has won the US Presidency -- but not on social media.     Tech giants like Facebook and YouTube have created toxic algorithms that push people to extreme content -- it's one of the ways groups spreading election lies are able to grow. Now the platforms are taking measures…
  Lacey Kohlmoos, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 9, 2020 at 7:41 PM

700,000 votes stolen

    Right-wing state legislators suppressed hundreds of thousands votes in Florida this election. And Publix, the state’s largest supermarket chain, bankrolled their campaigns. Demand that Publix stop donating to the republicans who disenfranchised their constituents.  Sign the pe…
  Emma Ruby-Sachs, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 7, 2020 at 5:09 PM

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

    John, Wow -- we did it!! I am laughing and crying all at the same time about what we just accomplished. We waited four painful years for this opportunity. And thanks to our resilience and hard work -- especially in recent weeks-- I'm more hopeful for what lies ahead. Finally, we can …
  Emma Ruby-Sachs, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 4, 2020 at 5:08 AM

Ugh! We can do this...

    John, My wife just pulled herself away from the TV to bring our fast asleep daughter upstairs to bed and I'm sitting here feeling sick to my stomach. I am so ready to be sure, to plan for a future where my family is protected, and safe. I know so many of us are feeling that way -- to…
  Lacey Kohlmoos, SumOfUs · [email protected]
November 3, 2020 at 3:00 PM

Protect the results

    John, Well, Election Day is finally here.  Thank you for everything you have already done to protect our democracy during this difficult time. We have gone through so much together this campaign season. But the fight is not over yet.  It’s likely we won’t have a winner tonight — it m…
  Leyla Larbi, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 31, 2020 at 8:35 AM

We did it!

    John, We did it! Last Thursday, some of the world’s biggest banks met in Paris for a ‘Climate Finance Day’, a huge public relations stunt designed to convince investors that the financial institutions are climate-friendly. But we know these banks do not care about our climate, just …
  Danny Auron, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 30, 2020 at 9:15 AM

Mark Zuckerberg: Do Your Job

    Violent extremists are using Facebook to intimidate voters, and preparing to rally their troops if Trump doesn't win the election. That's why a huge coalition of civil society groups is pushing Facebook to adopt some simple policy changes -- like banning incitement to violence…
  Rewan Al-Haddad, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 29, 2020 at 1:26 PM

Delay his tweets

    If Trump loses, he may refuse to concede. And worse still -- he could use Twitter to incite violence. But there's one simple measure Twitter could take: place a delay on Trump's tweets so they can be reviewed first. The idea is quickly gaining momentum -- let's tell Twitter to…
  Leyla Larbi, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 28, 2020 at 6:20 PM

Re: Arson in the Amazon

    John, I wouldn’t usually email you twice in one day, but today is different. Tomorrow morning, our climate-defender friends are heading to a critical finance event in Paris. Our goal: stop banks like HSBC, BlackRock and AXA financing the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. We’re in…
  Leyla Larbi, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 28, 2020 at 2:59 PM

Arson in the Amazon

    The Amazon is burning. And banks from HSBC to BlackRock are fanning the flames even more. Will you chip in to stop these arsonists of the Amazon? Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card. Donate $1 now John, Big banks are choking the Amazon to dea…
  Toni Preston, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 27, 2020 at 10:11 PM

John's plan

    John —  We don’t know what will happen on November 3rd. And we don’t know what will happen in the days and weeks after Election Day. But we do know that none of us will want to look back on this time and wish we had done more. That is why it is so crucial for you to start preparing n…
  Angus Wong, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 24, 2020 at 12:15 PM

Nestlé water sell

    Nestlé is about to sell all its bottled water operations in North America. Send a message to Nestlé and the potential buyers that we stand with grassroots communities in their fight against bottled water.  Sign the petition  John, It’s happening -- Nestlé just identif…
  Toni Preston, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 21, 2020 at 1:05 AM

Do you know anyone in North Carolina?

    John, Are you registered and have a plan to vote? Good! The most important thing you can do now is to make sure your loved ones living in swing states have a plan to do the same. It’s no secret, John, that the outcome of this election will hinge on a few swing states. And you could …
  Amelia Meister, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 19, 2020 at 3:52 PM

Re: Raining glyphosate

    John, Indigenous elders are about to take the Canadian government to court, to protect plants, animals, and people from aerial spraying of toxic glyphosate. You’ve shown time and time again that when ordinary people come together, we can win. And with your help today, this small grou…
  Vicky Wyatt, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 17, 2020 at 12:05 PM

YouTube chose Trump

and just boosted his chances.     YouTube is turning over its homepage advertising to Donald Trump on Election Day! Tell YouTube to pull the plug on Trump and ditch all political ads.  Sign the petition  John, YouTube is turning over its homepage advertising to the Trump ca…
  Amelia Meister, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 15, 2020 at 7:11 PM

re: TD Bank

    TD Bank is dumping billions into climate-wrecking fossil fuel companies. But together we can hold TD to account and prevent the worst climate catastrophe.  Sign the petition  John, California, Oregon and Washington are burning in an unprecedented fire season, while Lou…
  Vicky Wyatt, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 13, 2020 at 2:08 PM

Covid vaccine - just for the 1%?

    Governments are about to vote on a game-changing plan that would make covid vaccines and treatments accessible to everyone. The US could be the decisive vote -- let's call on the government to put public health over private profits!  Sign the petition  John, A vaccine…
  Anne Isakowitsch, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 9, 2020 at 5:05 PM

Re: Mass bee extinction

    Hi John, Beekeepers are alarmed: 4 million honey bees just died overnight in Italy. If we want to save the bees, we need to get Bayer’s toxic pesticides banned now, before it’s too late. We have a plan to do exactly that, but we can’t pull it off without your help. Can you chip in to…
  Anne Isakowitsch, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 8, 2020 at 2:10 PM

Mass bee extinction

    It’s a bee massacre: A third of our honeybees are lost each year. There's just one way to stop it: a total ban of Bayer’s toxic pesticides. If we can collect one million signatures for a European Citizens’ Initiative to save the bees, the EU will be forced to listen to us. …
  Toni Preston, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 7, 2020 at 9:48 PM

Nestlé sucks

    Nestlé is sucking up a beautiful mountain community’s water supply. But residents are fighting back and need your help! Tell local county officials to protect Chaffee County’s water from corporate greed.  Sign the petition  John, Nestlé wants to keep pumping up to 65 m…
  Vicky Wyatt, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 5, 2020 at 8:12 PM

Register to vote now!

    John, Donald Trump said again last week that he might not accept the results of the election. By pedaling lies about fraudulent mail-in ballots and trying to derail the US Postal Service, Trump wants to suppress millions of votes. We can’t let this happen. John, our democracy is on t…
  Olivia Boyd, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 3, 2020 at 1:37 PM

The man filling Facebook with lies

    Facebook's anonymous policy chief has been using the platform to boost pro-Trump lies -- even making the Daily Caller, a cesspool of racism and misogyny, an official fact-checker! Let's put Joel Kaplan in the public eye and make him famous -- and force Zuckerberg to act. Join …
  Amelia Meister, SumOfUs · [email protected]
October 1, 2020 at 12:25 PM

Raining glyphosate

    Indigenous elders are going to court to stop Monsanto's toxic poison from being sprayed all over their traditional territory. Can you chip in $1 them launch their lawsuit? Donate $1 now John, It's raining glyphosate in Canada: forestry companies are using planes to …
  Clemens Sampl, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 28, 2020 at 3:08 PM

Re: Bayer is VERY happy

    John, Right now we have an opportunity to win a historic ban on toxic glyphosate in Austria -- a key stepping stone to a ban across the EU and beyond. We've got a plan to run a hard-hitting ad in Austria's leading newspaper to counter Monsanto's incessant pressure on decision makers,…
  Clemens Sampl, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 27, 2020 at 1:04 PM

Bayer is VERY happy

    BREAKING: The European Commission just called Austria's glyphosate ban "illegal". We’ve got one last chance to get this toxic poison banned -- but first we have to convince Austria's government. Can you chip in $1 for an ad in Austria's most influential newspaper? Donatin…
  Vicky Wyatt, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 12:08 PM

Power the polls

    There is a massive shortage of poll workers, putting the most important election of our lifetimes at risk. We need you to volunteer and power the polls!  Sign up here  John, We are facing the most important election of our lifetimes -- the future of our democracy is a…
  Nabil Berbour, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 17, 2020 at 3:55 PM

Re. Bee-saving ban destroyed

    Hi John, quick question: We're launching an emergency campaign to save the bees -- will you join us? Donating just takes a moment -- use Paypal or your card. Yes, I will chip in $1 to save the bees. Thanks for all that you do,Nabil and the team at SumOfUsHere’s the original email …
  Toni Preston, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 15, 2020 at 2:12 PM

You can do one small thing to save the post office

    John, The plight of our nation’s postal service may not be making as many headlines right now, but we are still in danger of losing this vital service. The Senate is only in session for a few short weeks before the Election. Your postal worker urgently needs your help to get the USPS…
  Nabil Berbour, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 14, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Re: Bee-saving ban destroyed

    Hi John, I just wanted to make sure you saw this: Bayer is on the verge of destroying France’s ban on bee-killing pesticides. We have to fight back before it’s too late -- can we count on you, John? Can you chip in for an emergency campaign to save the bees? Donating just takes a m…
  Nabil Berbour, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 13, 2020 at 12:23 PM

Bee-saving ban destroyed

    BREAKING: Bee-killing pesticides are making a come-back in France. Bayer’s cashed-up lobbyists just persuaded Macron to overturn the neonics ban you helped win in France. You can rescue this bee-saving ban -- but we need to move right now. Can you chip in $1 for an emergenc…
  Rewan Al-Haddad, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 6, 2020 at 7:28 AM

Genocide

    The Burmese military massacred Rohingya families, raped women and girls, and razed entire villages. Now Facebook is refusing to share the evidence which could prove that the military intended to commit genocide. Let's raise a huge global outcry and demand that Facebook stop co…
  Eoin Dubsky, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 5, 2020 at 1:56 PM

Re: Beekeepers in court

    Hi John, I just wanted to make sure you saw this: Bayer is trying to squash the Europe-wide ban on bee-killing pesticides. Beekeepers are fighting back in court, but they have over 50,000 Euros in unpaid legal bills. They're exhausted and desperately need your help. Can you chip in t…
  Eoin Dubsky, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 4, 2020 at 1:56 PM

Beekeepers in court

    Beekeepers are on the verge of a crucial court victory over Bayer and its bee-killing pesticides. But Bayer's merciless legal assault has exhausted the bee defenders' resources -- and they won't be able to finish this fight without you. Can you chip in $1 to defeat Bayer an…
  Lacey Kohlmoos, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 3, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Home Depot's Roundup

    People are still spraying Monsanto's Roundup all over the gardens and lawns where you and your family like to relax and play. Tell Home Depot and Lowe's to stop selling these dangerous products!  Sign the petition  John, Glyphosate, the primary ingredient in Monsanto's…
  Lacey Kohlmoos, SumOfUs · [email protected]
September 2, 2020 at 2:32 PM

ICE & Best Western

Over 100 migrants detained     Best Western has opened its doors to ICE. Tell the hotel’s executives to stop participating in a shadowy system for secretly detaining migrant children.  Sign the petition  John, Since the beginning of the year, over 100 migrants — many believ…
  Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs · [email protected]
August 29, 2020 at 1:30 PM

Re: Nestlé

    John, did you see this? Nestlé is stealing water from a drought-stricken community in France. Local residents in Vittel have had enough -- and SumOfUs members like you are helping them fight back against this corporate giant. Will you help these water warriors organize their communit…
  Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs · [email protected]
August 28, 2020 at 12:21 PM

Nestlé

    Nestlé has drained millions of gallons of groundwater out from under the small town of Vittel, France… sometimes without a license! A small group of brave residents is hoping this is the year they stop Nestlé -- but they’re paying for their whole fight out of their own pocke…
  Vicky Wyatt, SumOfUs · [email protected]
August 26, 2020 at 1:16 PM

The Vaccine

    Pharma giants Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and Pfizer are signaling they’ll charge through the roof for a covid-19 vaccine, leaving millions priced out. Tell these powerful companies to share their covid-19 knowledge so we can make life-saving treatment affordable for ev…
  Angus Wong, SumOfUs · [email protected]
August 24, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Win against TD and GEO

    John, You did it -- you showed TD Bank, and the international banking industry, that we will hold them responsible every single time it tries to reinvest in private prison corporations. Just 24 hours after you helped launch our campaign calling on TD Bank to divest from Trump’s favou…
  Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs · [email protected]
August 23, 2020 at 3:12 PM

Re: Dove soap

    John, As you read this, palm oil companies are burning the rainforest home of orangutans to a crisp. Why? To make way for yet more palm oil plantations. Unilever -- maker of Dove soap and Magnum ice cream -- is STILL buying palm oil from these rainforest destroyers. Unilever is hopin…
  Fatah Sadaoui, SumOfUs · [email protected]
August 22, 2020 at 11:34 AM

Dove soap

    Unilever is driving orangutans to the brink of extinction. The multinational's greed for cheap palm oil is directly responsible for burning down the rainforests where orangutans live. Can you chip in to save the orangutans and expose Unilever's greed? Donating just takes a…
  Toni Preston, SumOfUs · [email protected]
August 17, 2020 at 10:37 PM

re: USPS

    John, The most vulnerable amongst us depend on the US Postal Service to deliver life-saving medicines, groceries, and paychecks. But thanks to Donald Trump and his corporate appointed cronies, mail has slowed to a trickle. Instead of doing everything he can to help Americans, Trump is…