Fairness Project · [email protected]

July 22, 2023 at 6:20 PM

This is quite an elaborate scheme...

Team, By now you know Ohioans have a critical election next month to vote NO on Issue 1. But you have been wondering…why in August? Great question. Especially since the Ohio legislature just voted last year to end August elections entirely. But only when it’s convenient for them. W…

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  Protect Health care via Fairness Project · [email protected]

July 20, 2023 at 8:45 PM

1.1 million Americans without Medicaid coverage

Team — At the end of March, the expanded Medicaid coverage offered as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response came to an end. Now, Americans in 11 states are losing access to lifesaving health care because their elected officials refuse to roll out expanded Medicaid coverage to their…

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  FP Team · [email protected]

July 18, 2023 at 4:16 PM

Our response to the latest WaPo headline >>

Team — have you seen this headline!? All we have to say in response is: you can bet they are. To help us fuel our next slate of ballot measure campaigns, will you rush a donation right away? DONATE NOW! In March 2022, we made history when we launched the first-ever ballot measure c…

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  FP Campaigns Team · [email protected]

July 15, 2023 at 6:08 PM

🎉A HUGE WIN for Maine workers >>

Team — HUGE NEWS: workers in Maine scored a major victory earlier this week as Gov. Mills signed into law funding for a new paid family and medical leave policy for the state! Make no mistake — this victory was made possible thanks to the hard work of the Maine People’s Alliance and…

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  REPRO Alert! via Fairness Project · [email protected]

July 13, 2023 at 2:53 PM

TAKE ACTION: We’re taking a stand against these attacks on abortion. Will you join us?

Team: After the fall of Roe v. Wade last summer, abortion bans have come down all across the country. Now, 12 states have active abortion bans on the books.  80% of Americans want to see abortion protected, yet extremist officials who have been elected or appointed to office are ope…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

July 12, 2023 at 4:18 PM

re: Ohio 💜 🩺 🗳️

Team, In case you missed it — exactly one week ago our friends at Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights turned in a whopping 700,000 signatures from voters in every corner of the state to put abortion on the ballot in Ohio this November!  And now that signatures are in, it’s time t…

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  POLL via Fairness Project · [email protected]

July 10, 2023 at 7:25 PM

Should states even be allowed to do this!?

The Mississippi State Legislature has made a VERY anti-democratic move >> Team — For 2 years in a row now, the Mississippi state house has refused to reinstate the use of voter-driven ballot measures — a punitive move after voters had passed a marijuana legalization measure in …

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  FP Campaigns Team · [email protected]

July 9, 2023 at 3:59 PM

⚠️ Ohio extremists are trying to mislead voters ⚠️

But these TV ads can stop them >> Team — BREAKING NEWS out of Ohio: Our friends at One Person, One Vote have officially launched their TV ads to educate voters on just how disastrous passing Issue 1 would be this August.   With less than 2 months until this measure’s special e…

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  FP Action Center · [email protected]

July 7, 2023 at 8:25 PM

SIGN ON: Tell Congress to pass a $15 federal minimum wage!

Team, Big news: Maryland just became the latest state to pass a $15 minimum wage for its residents! While this is cause for celebration, workers across the country deserve to receive fair living wages no matter what state they live in.  Congress hasn’t passed a federal minimum wage …

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

July 5, 2023 at 10:16 PM

Help us make Ohio the next state to protect abortion >>>

We can do this. Friend — HUGE news out of Ohio: Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights just submitted over 700,000 signatures to put abortion on the ballot in Ohio this November!  KEEP UP THE MOMENTUM → DONATE NOW After last year’s Dobbs decision and the fall of Roe v. Wade, anti-ch…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

July 4, 2023 at 2:43 PM

SIGN ON: Protect our freedom, independence, and direct democracy!

Team, Like many of you, today our team is thinking about what freedom really means in a year when we’ve seen attack after attack on direct democracy, voting, and other fundamental rights.  Extremist legislators want to limit our right to use our collective power, and we won’t stand …

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  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]

July 1, 2023 at 3:38 PM

Today, 40,000 South Dakotans gained access to affordable health care

Now, more than 1 million Americans have access to expanded Medicaid coverage. Friend — since our founding, Medicaid expansion has been one of our landmark issues where we’ve championed campaigns and rallied voters to win the lifechanging health care they need. Last November, we foug…

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  Kelly Hall · [email protected]

July 1, 2023 at 1:18 AM

FWD: Just hours away from our EOQ deadline -- here’s why we need you:

Hi team, Sorry for the late email — we’re closing in on tonight’s End-of-Quarter fundraising deadline, and right now, we’re just falling short of our $25,000 goal. Not only are ballot measures a cornerstone of American democracy, they are one of the most democratic tools our nation has to offer. I…

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  URGENT Request via Fairness Project · [email protected]

June 30, 2023 at 4:14 PM

We’re rushing against the clock to protect voters in Ohio >>

  Team: In less than 12 hours we’ll reach our June End-of-Quarter fundraising deadline, and right now we’re quite literally rushing against the clock to protect voters in Ohio. To help us reach our $25,000 goal before midnight tonight and protect direct democracy, will you rus…

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  Hannah Ledford, Campaigns Director · [email protected]

June 29, 2023 at 6:54 PM

Our campaign track record:

Friend —  In a moment, I’m going to ask you to donate to the Fairness Project before tomorrow’s End-of-Quarter deadline — but first I want to talk about the impact our work has had on communities across the country. Since 2016, our ballot measure campaigns have helped to change the …

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  FP Team · [email protected]

June 28, 2023 at 8:11 PM

$25,000 GOAL: Inside our campaign to protect your voting rights >>

Team: Almost two years ago now, we launched our Ballot Measure Rescue Campaign — a $5 million effort dedicated to protecting direct democracy and ballot initiatives. And friend, our campaign couldn’t have come at a more necessary time — since then, extremist politicians and special …

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  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]

June 27, 2023 at 6:33 PM

This headline says it all:

JUNE EOQ GOAL: $25,000 BY JUNE 30 @ MIDNIGHT! DONATE NOW → Friend, This year, we’re seeing an unprecedented number of extremist-packed state legislatures bringing forward restrictive measures to try and stop voters from using direct democracy to pass the progressive policies that w…

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  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]

June 24, 2023 at 3:29 PM

1 year ago: Dobbs v. Jackson and a decision that disregarded 50 years of precedent

Now, 10 states remain where ballot measures could be used to strike down existing bans and protect abortion access for good. Dear friend, On this day one year ago, the Supreme Court released its formal decision on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. A decision that effecti…

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  PETITION REQUEST via FP Team · [email protected]

June 22, 2023 at 4:12 PM

Tell MO Extremists: Back Off Direct Democracy!!

During the most recent legislative session, extremist officials fought tooth and nail to refer a measure to the ballot that would have enacted an anti-democratic 57% supermajority approval threshold for any future measures to pass.  Team — After failing to get their measure out of th…

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  FP Team · [email protected]

June 21, 2023 at 4:37 PM

It’s up to all of us

Friend — millions of Ohioans and Americans across the country are wondering the same thing: In the fight to preserve abortion access, what happens next?  The answer? Well, that’s entirely up to us.  We’re at a critical point in America. Right now, 8 in 10 Americans want to see abor…

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  Kelly Hall, Fairness Project · [email protected]

June 19, 2023 at 3:03 PM

Celebrating Juneteenth

Dear friend, Our team at Fairness Project is wishing you and your loved ones a joyous Juneteenth!  Juneteenth marks the date that enslaved people of Galveston, TX learned they were free on June 19th, 1865, more than two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Today is a cel…

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  BMRC Update via Fairness Project · [email protected]

June 18, 2023 at 3:58 PM

Exactly how we got here (re: Ohio)

Team — What’s happening in Ohio right now is a direct result of the action voters have taken nationwide to protect abortion access after the fall of Roe v. Wade: FIRST → In the November 2022 midterms, voters in Vermont, California, and Michigan passed ballot measures to permanently …

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  FP Team · [email protected]

June 16, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Only $5 if you agree...

Team, We have a small ask: Will you make a donation of just $5 to help power our work? BUT, only if you agree…  …If you agree that every American should have access to affordable health care. …If you agree that no one should be trapped in a cycle of debt because of predatory payday …

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  Kelly, Fairness Project · [email protected]

June 14, 2023 at 4:26 PM

Re: my interview with The New Yorker >>

Team, Just a few weeks ago, The New Yorker came out with a piece outlining how intertwined the fight for abortion access and the fight to protect direct democracy have become. While we’re thrilled that the mainstream media is picking up on what we’ve been saying for years, these att…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

June 12, 2023 at 8:33 PM

Team: Do you approve of SCOTUS!?

Team, it’s that time of year — when the Supreme Court releases their latest set of opinions ahead of the summer.  In fact, right around this time last year, SCOTUS issued their formal opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade nation…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

June 11, 2023 at 4:05 PM

INSIDE: Our roadmap to preserving abortion access →

           Thanks to grassroots supporters like you, our team at the Fairness Project has won 31 people-powered ballot measure campaigns since 2016, changing over 18 million lives by expanding health care, raising wages, guaranteeing paid leave, and ending predatory lending…

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  POLL Request via FP Team · [email protected]

June 9, 2023 at 3:36 PM

FEEDBACK REQUESTED: Are the states the new battleground for abortion!?

Friend — since last summer’s Dobbs ruling, bans on abortion have been coming down all across the nation.   In the wake of Roe v. Wade, 12 states have near-total abortion bans on the books, and extremists in 7 more are doing everything they can to place major restrictions on abortion…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

June 7, 2023 at 4:48 PM

You WON’T believe what Ohio extremists just did →

Team — in case you missed it, Ohio extremists took major steps last week to try and get their disastrous 60% supermajority ballot measure passed this August.  Keeping pace with their un-Democratic work so far, the ballot language they’ve proposed has been intentionally phrased to mi…

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  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]

June 2, 2023 at 5:03 PM

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

As Pride Month begins, we wanted to share with you today some fantastic national organizations that help LGBTQ+ folks secure resources they may need. Happy Pride Month, friends! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ As we kick off the celebration this June, from all of us here at the Fairness Project, I wanted …

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  Kelly (personal) · [email protected]

June 1, 2023 at 12:43 AM

Final hours

With just a few hours to go until midnight, things are looking too close, so I needed to reach out.Dear friend, Sorry for the late message but my team just let me know we are $8,824 of the way to our $10,000 May fundraising goal. With just a few hours to go until midnight, things are looking too c…

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  Hannah Ledford, Campaigns Director · [email protected]

May 31, 2023 at 5:00 PM

What side do you want to be on?

Hi there — Hannah here, director for the Fairness Project’s campaigns team. I wanted to reach out before tonight’s critical fundraising deadline to update you on what we’re seeing in the fight for reproductive rights across the country. Before I get into it, will you make a donation…

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  FP Team · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 10:03 PM

You WON’T believe what Ohio extremists just did →

We have BREAKING news out of Ohio: State extremists just made their next move to try and get their disastrous 60% supermajority ballot measure passed this August. Team, We have BREAKING news out of Ohio: State extremists just made their next move to try and get their disastrous 60% s…

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  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]

May 30, 2023 at 3:23 PM

A goal that delivers on the policies Americans need and deserve >>

We’re gearing up for major fights ahead — fights to restore access to abortion, pass paid leave policies, and maintain the power of voter-driven ballot measures across the country. Team, We know we’ve been emailing you a lot. But the reality is that while a typical campaign might hav…

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  BMRC Update via FP Team · [email protected]

May 28, 2023 at 3:34 PM

SIGN ON: We must stand up to defend the power of direct democracy!

Team, the 2022 midterms brought us many huge wins for direct democracy — wins like minimum wage increases, Medicaid expansion, protections for abortion, and more. But these wins for working people have extremist officials across the country worried — they feel so threatened by progr…

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  REPRO NEWS via Fairness Project · [email protected]

May 26, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Have you seen this headline, team!?

Friend — Each and every time reproductive rights have come under attack by extremist legislatures and courts, voters have fought back. In Montana, Michigan, Colorado, Vermont, California, Kentucky, Kansas, and Wisconsin — voters have resoundingly supported reproductive rights. Every…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

May 24, 2023 at 8:26 PM

Headlines like these strengthen our resolve to fight harder >>

About 8 in 10 Americans want to see abortion remain protected, yet extremist officials across the country continue to put their personal beliefs ahead of the will of millions of constituents they were elected to represent.  Team — headlines like these just strengthen our resolve to f…

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  FP Team · [email protected]

May 22, 2023 at 8:13 PM

School’s out for summer ☀️

Team, Soon, schools across the U.S. will close for the summer. For many, this means summer vacations, camp, or pool time, but for parents who can’t afford to pay for childcare or have to work multiple minimum-wage jobs to make ends meet, summer brings with it a new set of challenges…

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  FP Campaigns Team · [email protected]

May 21, 2023 at 3:17 PM

Our first BMRC fight of 2023 is just months away. Help us fight back >>

Team, just last week, alongside a citizen-led coalition of local, state, and national partners, we announced the launch of a campaign — Vote No in August: One Person One Vote — to fight back against Ohio extremists’ latest attack.  We have less than 4 months to ensure this attack fa…

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  FP Team · [email protected]

May 17, 2023 at 2:26 PM

LET US KNOW: What do you think of Ohio extremists' latest attack?

Team, Late last week, an extremist-packed Ohio state legislature voted to refer a measure to the ballot in August that if passed, would require a 60% approval threshold for any future ballot measures to succeed in the state.  We want to know what you think about this move, team — is…

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  Kelly Hall, Executive Director · [email protected]

May 15, 2023 at 8:20 PM

We went on offense to protect reproductive rights and won

Team, Right around this time last year, many of us were feeling hopeless. The Supreme Court’s draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was leaked to Politico — effectively overturning Roe v. Wade and nationwide access to abortion.  Before this leak, we knew thi…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

May 14, 2023 at 3:19 PM

Happy Mother’s Day!

Mother’s Day can be a challenging time for many of us – especially for those who cannot be with their moms or who have lost loved ones. Our team is thinking of you today. Please make sure to look after yourself and feel free to skip this message if you need. Hey there! Today, we’r…

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  BREAKING BMRC News via Fairness Project · [email protected]

May 11, 2023 at 3:55 PM

It’s Official: Ohio extremists are coming after ballot measures this August

Ohio extremists just took steps to restrict the power of your vote. Help us fight back >> BREAKING: The Ohio state legislature has officially referred a DANGEROUS measure to the ballot for this August that could strip Ohioans of the power of their vote. If passed, this measure …

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  Campaign Survey via FP Team · [email protected]

May 10, 2023 at 7:23 PM

Let us know: What’s the next campaign YOU want to see us run?

We’re starting the legwork for our upcoming campaigns, and as one of our most dedicated Fairness Project supporters, we want to hear from you! Friend, this cycle is shaping up to be an eventful one! We’re already keeping busy with defense work against attacks on the ballot measure pr…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

May 8, 2023 at 8:45 PM

North Carolina could be the next state to ban access to abortion

14 states have active abortion bans on the books. North Carolina could be the next, so we’re fueling up to fight back → Ballot measures have become the last line of defense for abortion access in many states across the country, team. We’re gearing up for the fights ahead, but we nee…

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  UPDATE @ Fairness Project · [email protected]

May 7, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Headlines like these are why we do what we do:

Here at the Fairness Project, our mission is simple: Support America’s working families by passing progressive policies when politicians refuse to act. Friend, Headlines like the one below are exactly why we do what we do: Here at the Fairness Project, our mission is simple: Suppor…

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  BMRC Update via Fairness Project · [email protected]

May 5, 2023 at 5:33 PM

The developing situation in Ohio >>

If passed, this measure would require all future ballot measures to pass with at least a 60% supermajority making it extremely difficult for any future issues to win at the ballot box. Team — in Ohio right now, extremist officials are making moves to try and restrict the power of ba…

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  FP in the News · [email protected]

May 3, 2023 at 8:23 PM

Extremist officials are coming after ballot measures as they try to ban abortion >>

We’ve been saying it for months, and now the media is taking notice: Friend — After major wins to protect reproductive health care in 5 states last November, we knew extremist officials were going to come after ballot measures as a means to stop more abortion wins from being enacted…

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  Fairness Project · [email protected]

May 2, 2023 at 8:36 PM

We just barely missed it, friend

23 more monthly donors will help us hit our goal – will you be one of them? Friend, We set a goal last month to bring in 500 new monthly donors to help sustain our program into the election cycle ahead. We came so close to hitting our goal by April 30, but team, we fell 23 people sh…

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  Kelly Hall, Fairness Project · [email protected]

April 30, 2023 at 7:50 PM

SO CLOSE to reaching this goal >>

We only need 38 more supporters to close this gap, team >> Friend, In less than 12 hours we’ll reach the deadline for our end-of-month fundraising goal, and to start things off strong in Q2, we really need your help. We set a goal to bring in 500 monthly supporters before tonig…

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  FP Team · [email protected]

April 29, 2023 at 3:46 PM

ON RECORD: Ohio extremists are trying to end ballot measures AND abortion in their state

Team, Anti-abortion extremists in the Ohio state legislature have gone on record admitting that their attempts to increase the approval threshold for ballot measures to an undemocratic 60% supermajority is because they don’t want voters to pass a measure to protect abortion this fal…

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