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  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
July 15, 2020 at 8:56 PM

Voting Access Saves Lives, Lets DO This 💥📲

We're driving calls across the country to fight voter suppression, TONIGHT!   Hey there, John! Earlier this month, we partnered with Brady and Team Enough to highlight the link between gun violence and democracy. We're fighting voter suppression and advocating for four key tool…
  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
July 12, 2020 at 7:23 PM

OUR POWER PLUGGED IN ⚡🔌 Chapter Newsletter

Stay plugged into MFOL and OUR POWER with your chapter newsletter. Friday, July 10th 2020   #OURPOWER is in our numbers. Get powered up with some self care tips and stay plugged in to Our Power with this newsletter!     Self Care, too, is a Radical Act …
  Bria and Tatiana, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
July 10, 2020 at 2:32 PM

We marched from Milwaukee to Madison

March For Our Lives Young, Black womxn and queer folk organized a 65 mile march from Milwaukee to Madison to demand change.   Hey John, A couple of weeks ago, we had an idea. There have been hundreds of people marching in the streets, protesting police brutalit…
  Thandiwe, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 7:09 PM

I was tear gassed in Ferguson

March For Our Lives Here are some lessons from my time as an activist.   Hi John, With the protests we’re seeing against systemic racism and white supremacy across the country, I wanted to introduce myself. I’m Thandiwe, a member of the March For Our Lives’ You…
  Emma =?iso-8859-1?q?Gonz=E1lez=2C?= March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 30, 2020 at 6:57 PM

Black Trans Lives Matter

March For Our Lives We’re following the lead of Black trans organizers this Pride and always.   Happy Pride, John! There is no denying that this Pride has been different. At the same time, this past month has also helped us lean into the roots of Pride, and onl…
  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 30, 2020 at 5:44 PM

OUR POWER PLUGGED IN ⚡🔌 Chapter Newsletter

Stay plugged into MFOL and OUR POWER with your chapter newsletter. Tuesday, June 30th 2020   #OURPOWER is in our numbers. Last week, we POWERED UP with Stacey Abrams, Patrisse Cullors, and Emma Gonzalez for our week of action. More than 10,000 people tun…
  Maxwell Frost, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 27, 2020 at 6:55 PM

This week was special

March For Our Lives A quick recap of all the great things that happened this week.   What a week, John! From celebrating the Power of OUR PRIDE, learning how to better support Black trans activists, and sharing tips on how to prevent burnout with Patrisse Cullors…
  COOL NEWS ALERT (from MFOL) · [email protected]
June 23, 2020 at 8:36 PM

You, me, Stacey Abrams, Patrisse Cullors, and more!

March For Our Lives You are invited to our week of intensive action and advocacy featuring Stacey Abrams, Patrisse Cullors, and more!   Are you ready to Power Up, John? The past several weeks, we have seen young people take to the streets to fight against systemi…
  Daud, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 19, 2020 at 2:54 PM

Today we honor Juneteenth

March For Our Lives Join us in honoring and celebrating Juneteenth.   Today is Juneteenth, John! Today, we celebrate the abolition of slavery in America. For those who don’t know the history, Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that the last formerly enslave…
  March For Our Lives, Ojas · [email protected]
June 18, 2020 at 5:29 PM

You're Invited! Join us for an Activist Training

March For Our Lives Join us Friday, June 19th for an Activist Training!     We have exciting news for you!   Hey! It's Ojas with MFOL Palatine, IL. We’re cordially inviting you and your fellow activists to our event tomorrow!   At 3:00 PM CDT on Friday, June 19 we will be hosting…
  Daud, Nurah, Maxwell, & Bria, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 16, 2020 at 5:31 PM

Q&A with Black organizers on the frontlines

March For Our Lives We answered your questions about defunding the police, getting involved, and progress!   Hey John, We’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about this current moment from activists who might be new to conversations around police violence …
  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 15, 2020 at 8:45 PM

OUR POWER PLUGGED IN ⚡🔌 Chapter Newsletter

Stay plugged into MFOL and OUR POWER with your chapter newsletter. Monday, June 15th 2020   #OURPOWER is in our numbers. In just ONE week, you drove nearly 15,000 calls to defund the police and stand with the Black Lives Matter movement. Youth lobbyists …
  Mariah and Eve, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 13, 2020 at 2:22 PM

Keep weapons of war out of our communities

March For Our Lives Our communities are not safer with tanks and military weapons in our streets.   Hi John, Since the murder of George Floyd, we have seen police officers meet protestors with armored vehicles, battle uniforms, and weapons of war. Military weapo…
  March For Our Lives, Peyton · [email protected]
June 11, 2020 at 4:57 PM

Phone Bank with us for the Peace is Essential Campaign

March For Our Lives   Hey team Illinois! It's Peyton, i'm here with some important information about the Peace is Essential Campaign. The Peace is Essential Campaign was lauched by March For Our Lives and Community Justice Action Fund. Here's why Illinois is involved:  As state bu…
  Linnea Stanton · [email protected]
June 9, 2020 at 11:00 PM

Check In + New SDs

March For Our Lives   Hello,  I hope you all are doing as well as you can be during these trying times. I hope you are staying rested, protecting your mental health, and fighting for justice in every way you can. I undertsnad it is easy to feel like there is nothing you can…
  Tatiana Washington, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 4, 2020 at 11:48 PM

Justice for Breonna, in honor of Hadiya

March For Our Lives We need you to speak up and demand justice for Breonna Taylor.   I'm not going to lie, John. I'm exhausted. And I’m sure you are, too. The injustices we are facing now are nothing new. They’re the same injustices our current system was built …
  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
June 2, 2020 at 12:43 AM

Join our Emergency Organizing Call Tomorrow

  John, The President delivered a speech this evening with rhetoric that further encourages police to incite violence against protestors. If you are protesting, please practice extreme caution when heading out. If you require immediate assistance while protesti…
  Ariel, Bria, & Tyah-Amoy, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
May 30, 2020 at 3:31 PM

In honor of George Floyd

March For Our Lives Speak out against injustice of all forms, including police brutality.   Hey John, First, we would like to start with a content warning. We will be talking about police brutality and the unjust murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police off…
  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 10:50 PM

OUR POWER PLUGGED IN ⚡🔌 Chapter Newsletter

Stay plugged into MFOL and OUR POWER with your chapter newsletter. Friday, May 29th 2020   #OURPOWER is in our numbers. So far, we've driven over 12,000 CALLS. From California to Virginia, these calls have helped secure funding for community-based violen…
  Brendan Duff, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 5:57 PM

It takes 60 seconds to make a HUGE difference

March For Our Lives By voting for MFOL in this poll, you can help us sustain our movement in just a few seconds!   Long time, no talk, John! As one of the co-founders of March For Our Lives, I’ve spent a lot of time organizing young voters and fighting against t…
  March For Our Lives HQ · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 9:57 PM

OUR POWER PLUGGED IN ⚡🔌 Chapter Newsletter

March For Our Lives MFOL is HIRING- apply within! Stay plugged into Our Power Friday, May 15th 2020   #OURPOWER is in our numbers. So far, we've made nearly 10,000 CALLS and trained hundreds of new organizers. MFOL IS HIRING! Join our team- we're growin…
  MFOL Youth Leaders · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 7:23 PM

We have book 📖 music 🎼 and TV 📺 recs!

March For Our Lives We have some book, music, and TV recommendations from MFOL youth leaders!               March For Our Lives P.O. Box 8929 Coral Springs, FL 33075 United St…
  Helisa, MFOL DC · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 6:48 PM

Tell Mayor Bowser: PEACE IS ESSENTIAL

March For Our Lives We need you and every Washingtonian you know to speak out for peace!   Hey John, Last week, you heard from Alexis, our Executive Director, about our new Peace Is Essential campaign with Community Justice Action Fund (CJAF). As state budgets a…
  MFOL NRA Updates · [email protected]
May 9, 2020 at 3:36 PM

Open for a surprise!

March For Our Lives Here is a short and sweet email to make your Saturday a little brighter!   Happy Saturday, John! Want to help us stop the NRA’s corruption? Join Our Power. -- March For Our Lives     …
  Alexis Confer, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 8:30 PM

Peace is Essential

March For Our Lives When the world is facing a pandemic, we all have to show up for peace.   Hey John, We don’t have to tell you that times are tough and weird right now -- every family and community is facing their own challenges. Despite everything happening,…
  Emma and Matthew, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Free sticker inside!

March For Our Lives Want to show your MFOL pride? Donate $5 or more and get a free sticker!   Hey John! Remember December, 2019? Before there was a national pandemic, millions were unemployed, and essential workers were forced to put their lives on the line to d…
  Our Power, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 7:34 PM

Hey -- checking in

March For Our Lives We just wanted to check in and see how you were doing with *gestures vaguely* everything.               March For Our Lives P.O. Box 8929 Coral Springs, FL…
  David Hogg, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
April 27, 2020 at 9:52 PM

HUGE Supreme Court update

March For Our Lives The Supreme Court made the right decision today in the first gun safety case in nearly a decade.   Huge news, John! The Supreme Court of the United States dismissed a big case on safety and “gun rights” that could have devastated public safe…
  David Hogg, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
April 22, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Breaking: The NRA is FAILING

March For Our Lives Some secret tapes of Wayne LaPierre were released yesterday and let’s just say, things are not looking good for the NRA.   Hey John, I’m going to try to make this quick because I’m still in (virtual) class, but some pretty big news came out …
  Maxwell Frost, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 6:35 PM

Zero school shootings last month

March For Our Lives Legislative wins, the power of our organizing, and what you can do to help.   Hey John, Maxwell here --  I’m the National Organizing Director for March For Our Lives. Have you ever done the icebreaker Rose, Bud, Thorn? There are a few differ…
  Eve Levenson, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
April 15, 2020 at 2:03 PM

Tell Your Legislators: PROTECT OUR VOTE

March For Our Lives Here are 3 quick actions to take to help fight for our right to vote!     Hey John, Last week, voters in Wisconsin were forced with a choice no one should have to make: protect their health or practice their right to vote. That…
  Nurah Abdulhaqq and Micaela Lattimer, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
April 9, 2020 at 4:56 PM

Voting in DC during COVID-19

March For Our Lives Due to COVID-19, your primary date has changed. Here are your options.     Did you follow what happened in Wisconsin this week, John? After a huge back and forth between the Governor and the State Supreme Court, primary voting …
  Linnea · [email protected]
April 5, 2020 at 9:12 PM

Midwest Hub + Phonebank

Join MFOL for the first ever Midwest Hub. Hey, It's a BIG week for the Midwest. Tomorrow (4/6) we will be phone banking voters in Wisconsin for their election day on Tuesday. This race will determine a supreme court seat, presidential primary, and other loca…
  Kelly Choi, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
March 30, 2020 at 7:04 PM

#IAmNotAVirus

March For Our Lives The COVID-19 pandemic has increased acts of violence against Asian American people. Enough is enough.   Hi John, My name is Kelly Choi, and I’m a Korean-American student activist from Texas and a member of the March For Our Lives Youth Power …
  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
March 24, 2020 at 1:08 PM

Two years ago, we marched

March For Our Lives We’re ready for the next chapter and to do whatever it takes to make our vote count.   Do you remember two years ago, John? Hundreds of thousands of people joined us in Washington, D.C. and in sister marches across the world for the March For …
  Ariel, David, Bria, & Alexis, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 5:38 PM

A quick, easy way you can make a difference from your couch (seriously!!)

March For Our Lives Everything kind of sucks right now but here’s something you can do to help.   Hey there, John! The last couple of weeks have been….something. I don’t think anyone expected a global pandemic would be the biggest thing going on in 2020. This is …
  Eve Levenson, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
February 24, 2020 at 7:32 PM

We need to hold immoral leaders accountable

March For Our Lives This week is all about holding McConnell accountable for blocking life saving legislation. Hey John! This Thursday is the one year anniversary of the Bipartisan Background Checks Bill passing the House -- a huge step forward on the path to end the gun violen…
  Emma =?iso-8859-1?q?Gonz=E1lez=2C?= March For Our Lives · [email protected]
February 21, 2020 at 9:39 PM

A special edition, just for you!

March For Our Lives Take a look at our new zine, John!   Hey there, John! March For Our Lives has always believed that art is freeing, healing, and transformative. So over the past year, we’ve worked with activists, artists, creators, writers, and poets from aro…
  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
February 14, 2020 at 3:27 PM

#MSDStrong

March For Our Lives   Two years ago, our hearts broke as 17 lives were senselessly stolen. 17 futures ended.  17 unexpected last goodbyes.  17 families torn apart.  The Parkland community is forever changed. 17 more were injured and are still learning to live with thei…
  Briana Spainhour · [email protected]
February 7, 2020 at 5:09 PM

Say ENOUGH -- Occupy McConnell with Us

Hi John,  It’s been a year since the universal background checks bill passed the House, moving into the Senate. Since then, nearly 40,000 people have died. We’ve been back to the Hill every single week lobbying for something, anything, to get passed in the Se…
  David Hogg, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
February 6, 2020 at 11:25 PM

39,741

Hey John, Every year, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention releases the official number of people who were killed by guns in the United States the year prior. In 2017, that number hit a peak at 39,773. Well, the numbers just came out for 2018 and th…
  Eve Levenson, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
January 28, 2020 at 8:07 PM

Repeal PLCAA: Hold gun manufacturers accountable!

Hi John,  After our 5 Days of NRA Fails series in December, we got a few questions back about PLCAA. So for January's legislative update, we’re talking about H.R. 3214 -- aka the Equal Access to Justice for Victims of Gun Violence Act! You may be asking your…
  Briana and Eve, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
January 21, 2020 at 10:30 PM

We brought flowers. They brought AR-15s.

Hey John, Sunday night, we slept on the floor of the Virginia State Capitol.  Less than a week ago, we had big plans to honor the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Richmond, Virginia. Multiple gun violence prevention groups, including MFOL Vi…
  March For Our Lives DC · [email protected]
January 14, 2020 at 10:06 PM

Say ENOUGH -- Occupy McConnell with Us

Dear John,  McConnell and the Senate's inaction is killing us -- nearly 40,000 people have died and one year has passed since Universal Background Checks were introduced. We’ve been back to the Hill every single week lobbying for something, anything, to get p…
  Ariel Hobbs, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
January 9, 2020 at 7:31 PM

Some exciting changes in 2020

Hi there, John! I’m sure you saw -- in December we sent a lot of fundraising emails. Gotta do that end-of-year fundraising to start 2020 strong. So, all of us at March For Our Lives want to say: THANK YOU! Thank you, John, for believing in the youngest gener…
  March For Our Lives · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 9:02 PM

Highlights from 2019 🎬

Happy New Year, John! 2019 was wild, wasn’t it?  In 2018 we marched and formed chapters around the country. But in 2019, we got *busy* 👇 Check out some highlights Share our recap video on Twitter | Share our recap video on Facebook To recap some of our grea…
  David Hogg, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 5:02 PM

On the last day of NRA Fails, we challenged the NRA’s non-profit status!

Hey John, It’s David again, here to finish off our 5 Days of NRA Fails with a fail that just won’t stop getting worse (for the NRA, that is). Most of 2019: The New York Attorney General’s office is investigating the NRA for corruption and dishonest finances.…
  Ariel Hobbs, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
December 29, 2019 at 5:01 PM

On the fourth day of NRA Fails, NRATV was cancelled!

Hi there, John! This is our fourth NRA fail of the year and it was a win for a lot of gun violence survivors around the country, especially those from Parkland who were personally attacked on NRATV. June 26th, 2019: NRATV is canceled. NRATV is...ahem...was …
  Bria Smith, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 5:01 PM

On the third day of NRA Fails, the Senate investigated the NRA!

Hi John, Welcome to day 3 of our 5 Days of NRA Fails! Today, we get to judge the NRA extra hard. September 27, 2019: The Senate Finance Committee caught the NRA trying to cover up the fact that they funded and aided Russian spies in their efforts to meet and…
  Briana Spainhour, March For Our Lives · [email protected]
December 27, 2019 at 7:09 PM

On the second day of NRA Fails, the NRA lost in their own backyard!

Hey John, Ready for Day 2 of the 5 Days of NRA Fails? I sure am! November 5th, 2019: The NRA lost tons of elections in their own backyard.  Let me break down why this is such a breathtaking fail on their part: Virginia elected a majority of candi…