Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

July 24, 2021 at 2:17 PM

Help me celebrate my birthday:

The best way to celebrate my birthday is supporting my childhood neighborhood. For my birthday this July 24th, could you pitch in $24 (or what you can afford) to Urban Neighborhood Initiatives, which serves families in need who live in the Detroit neighborho…

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July 22, 2021 at 4:41 PM

Sign if you agree: We need a Green New Deal for Public Schools

Right-wing attacks on our public resources have drained funding for the public infrastructure that our communities desperately need. Friend, Due to infrastructure collapses and lots of rain, residents in my majority-Black and low-income district have faced mass…

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July 20, 2021 at 6:49 PM

Update: Detroit reduces absentee drop boxes just weeks before primary election

Detroit needs an election administrator who makes voting more accessible, which is why I’ve endorsed Denzel McCampbell for City Clerk. Friend, An important election is two weeks from today: the primary for Detroit’s top election administrator. As 2020’s presiden…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

July 19, 2021 at 9:21 PM

Far-right Supreme Court majority made voter suppression easier

The Supreme Court has gutted the Voting Rights Act, enabling more racist attacks on our right to vote. Friend, Did you hear about the Supreme Court’s recent outrageous decision to gut the Voting Rights Act? The Supreme Court’s far-right majority has made it eve…

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July 18, 2021 at 5:16 PM

Re: Trump may be gone, but that hasn’t stopped the GOP from attacking Rashida and the Squad

Rashida wants to defund and abolish ICE, and the right-wing is attacking her for it. Friend, Even with Trump out of office, so-called “rising stars” in the Republican Party are taking pages from his playbook―attacking Rashida and her Squad sisters. Check out th…

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July 17, 2021 at 2:51 PM

Trump may be gone, but that hasn’t stopped the GOP from attacking Rashida and the Squad

Rashida wants to defund and abolish ICE, and the right-wing is attacking her for it. Friend, The Republican National Committee and Fox News are attacking Rashida and her calls to defund and abolish ICE, as part of transforming our country's immigration system.1 …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

July 16, 2021 at 4:21 PM

Ending the filibuster is our best option to defend our voting rights

We urgently need federal action to counter state-level attacks on our right to vote. Ending the filibuster is our best option to defend our voting rights, and we need President Biden’s leadership to get it done Once again, our voting rights are under attack—…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 5:37 PM

Re: Supporting women and people of color to run for office

Growing our movement for progressive change: Friend, When there’s an urgent need, you always come through. Over the weekend, you helped raise over $8,600 for seniors in Rashida’s district who’ve been displaced by flooding. Without our support, they would not be …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

July 13, 2021 at 3:39 PM

Supporting women and people of color to run for office

I’m excited to support my neighbors as they fight for transformative progressive change. Friend, When I knock down barriers, I make sure to keep the door open behind me. That means not just encouraging and training women and people of color to run for office―but…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

July 10, 2021 at 4:58 PM

Elders need our urgent support to recover from flooding damage

Massive flooding in Detroit has displaced a group of seniors who urgently need our help. Friend, Recently, our majority-Black and low-wealth district experienced devastating flooding, which demonstrated how communities like ours are disproportionately impacted du…

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July 8, 2021 at 3:34 PM

Sign the petition: Republicans are attacking Black History education. We MUST stop their racist agenda

In a backlash against our growing racial justice movement, Republicans across the country are trying to ban any talk of race and racism in schools. Friend, In a backlash against our growing racial justice movement, Republicans across the country are trying to b…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

July 7, 2021 at 7:54 PM

Rashida is under attack:

Rashida will not stop fighting for her residents and marginalized people everywhere. Friend, As Rashida fights back against racist policies that, for generations, have oppressed Black and brown communities, she’s facing unrelenting attacks by Republicans who wan…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

July 2, 2021 at 4:21 PM

SIGN NOW: Demand U.S. taxpayer dollars not be used to terrorize and oppress Palestinians.

130 Palestinians were given 21 days to evacuate and demolish their own homes or pay a $6,000 fine to the Israeli government. The Israeli government has continued its demolition of Palestinian homes and businesses in East Jerusalem. Demand U.S. taxpayer dollar…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 9:42 PM

The number of contributors and dollars raised is a huge indicator of strength for any candidate and political movement -- especially progressives like Rashida.

Rashida doesn’t accept corporate PAC money. She relies on contributions from thousands of supporters like you, Friend. Friend, Every day, Rashida holds the powerful to account. That’s why the right-wing is out to get her―to protect their billionaire profits and …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 2:44 PM

This week: Water is a Human Right

Together, we’re demanding Congress utilize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to address inequalities that have plagued Black and brown communities and low-income communities for hundreds of years. Friend, I have a big update in our fight for water as a human…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Massive flooding and tornadoes in Michigan. We need climate action now!

I represent the most polluted zip code in Michigan, where predominantly Black communities have dealt with high rates of asthma and other respiratory conditions for decades. Friend, Over the weekend, massive rainfall overwhelmed the city of Detroit and Wayne Coun…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 27, 2021 at 3:51 PM

[signatures needed] A new bill would transform our energy system to be just, equitable, anti-racist, and climate- and disaster-resilient.

We’re facing a massive utility shutoff crisis, which disproportionately affects communities of color and low-wealth communities. We’re facing a massive utility shutoff crisis, which disproportionately affects communities of color and low-wealth communities.…

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June 25, 2021 at 6:51 PM

No more pinkwashing

Corporations changing their logos to rainbows while funding transphobic and homophobic politicians is NOT liberation. Friend, This Pride month, you’ve likely seen a lot of corporations selling rainbow merch or changing their logos to include rainbows. While this…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 24, 2021 at 6:05 PM

Re: We need outspoken advocacy for Palestinian rights in Congress

In the month since late May’s ceasefire, Israel’s government has attacked, killed, and arrested many Palestinians. Friend, Thank you so much for your support as we work to end oppression in the U.S. and around the world. My team sent an email yesterday outlini…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 8:33 PM

As the illegal occupation continues, we cannot turn away. Please read:

In the month since late May’s ceasefire, Israel’s government has attacked, killed, and arrested many Palestinians. Friend, The struggle for justice for Palestinians is far from over. Unfortunately, Israel’s government has continued to demonstrate why a ceasefir…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 21, 2021 at 4:21 PM

fight back against USPS cuts

There’s a public comment period that ends tomorrow, Tuesday June 22nd. Submit your official comment to defend the USPS before tomorrow’s deadline: "I oppose Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to permanently slow down the mail and undermine the USPS." …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 19, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Today is Juneteenth & the fight for liberation continues:

To truly reckon with our history, we must take action and address the continuous, systemic impacts of slavery. Friend, Today is Juneteenth, a holiday marking the day in 1865—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation—when 250,000 enslaved Black peo…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

June 18, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Re: Can you help me & Ilhan fight back against increased threats?

As the first Muslim women in Congress, Ilhan and I have had to defend our very existence. Can you help us fight back against increasing attacks? Friend, As the first and only Muslim women of color in Congress, Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar are facing increas…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 6:09 PM

Fight back against harassment of women of color in Congress

As the first Muslim women in Congress, Ilhan and I have had to defend our very existence. Can you help us fight back against increasing attacks? Friend, My sister in service Rep. Ilhan Omar has the courage to call out human rights abuses, no matter who is respons…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 3:10 PM

I ran for office because I want our government to reflect the will of the people.

This month, Michigan advanced bills that will make it harder for people to vote, especially Black and brown people. Friend, The Republican Party is trying to destroy our democracy. Ever since Black people could vote in this country, the right-wing has tried to …

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June 15, 2021 at 3:03 PM

One bus reduces the carbon of 40 cars. Just imagine what a zero emission bus fleet could do to combat the climate crisis.

I represent one of the most polluted zip codes in Michigan, where we live in the shadows of Marathon Oil’s largest refinery in the country. “We demand a zero emission transit policy now, including zero emission bus fleets nationwide.” ADD YOUR NAME …

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

June 13, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Re: Black and brown LGBTQ+ people are the reason why Pride exists today

Today marks 5 years since one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings, at Orlando’s LGBTQ+ Pulse nightclub. Friend, Did you get a chance to see Rashida’s email yesterday? We’re honoring Pride month and the 5-year anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting by suppo…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 12, 2021 at 3:13 PM

Black and brown LGBTQ+ people are the reason why Pride exists today

Today marks 5 years since one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings, at Orlando’s LGBTQ+ Pulse nightclub. Friend, Today marks 5 years since one of the deadliest U.S. mass shootings, at Orlando’s LGBTQ+ Pulse nightclub. The LGBTQ+ community is still not safe, espe…

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  Rooted in Community Leadership PAC · [email protected]

June 10, 2021 at 9:23 PM

Re: A more inclusive future, where our elected officials look like us and represent our voices >>

We created the Rooted in Community Leadership PAC to train and support candidates, and give young people the tools to organize in their local communities. Friend, Before Rashida was elected to Congress, she was not only a State Representative, she was an activist…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 9, 2021 at 4:19 PM

A more inclusive future, where our elected officials look like us and represent our voices >>

We created the Rooted in Community Leadership PAC to train and support candidates, and give young people the tools to organize in their local communities. Friend, Together, we’re not only changing the face of politics; we’re changing the way our government repres…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

June 6, 2021 at 3:49 PM

Re: Updates about our progress in the fight for justice:

Our team has been busy these past few months, addressing injustice through bold policies and staying rooted in community. Friend, Did you get a chance to see Rashida’s email from yesterday? She sent an update about what she’s been up to the past few months with …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

June 5, 2021 at 4:10 PM

Updates about our progress in the fight for justice:

Our team has been busy these past few months, addressing injustice through bold policies and staying rooted in community. Friend, This Pride Month, my heart is with everyone fighting for collective liberation. I see you and love you. Especially as more states tar…

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June 3, 2021 at 5:34 PM

Re: The GOP is attacking Rashida for calling out our racist police system

The RNC launched an ad campaign attacking Rashida and her work for racial justice. Friend, I represent people who are afraid to be pulled over by the police, because they are scared that they could be murdered. Everyone needs to feel safe in our country, and ri…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

June 2, 2021 at 5:16 PM

The GOP is attacking Rashida for calling out our racist police system

The RNC launched an ad campaign attacking Rashida and her work for racial justice. Friend, The RNC has launched an ad campaign attacking Rashida and her work for racial justice. They’re fear-mongering, calling Rashida part of the “radical left” for pointing out …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 3:28 PM

SIGN NOW: This is how we connect our residents to jobs, education, essential services, and more.

For too long, Congress’ funding for public transit has been based on an unsustainable premise that operations should be self-funded by local taxes, fares, and fees. “Pass the Freedom to Move Act and provide critical funding for safe, high-quality, and fare-f…

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May 27, 2021 at 5:08 PM

News about our team member running for office!

Denzel McCampbell will protect our right to vote and expand civic engagement, making sure our government truly works for all of us. Friend, I’m proud to share the news that our team’s advisor and Communications Director, Denzel McCampbell, is running for Detroit …

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May 26, 2021 at 9:16 PM

Social media corporations are hiding the truth:

The international community is already starting to look away from Palestinians’ plight. Tell Social Media Platforms: "Stop censoring Palestinian voices immediately." ADD YOUR NAME Friend, The mainstream media is failing to fully report …

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May 24, 2021 at 10:05 PM

I am deeply humbled by your support and activism

As the only Palestinian American currently serving in Congress, I am a daily reminder to my colleagues that the Palestinian people exist, that we are human, and that we are allowed to dream. Friend, Thank you. Over the past two weeks, you have rallied around me an…

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May 22, 2021 at 4:10 PM

Continuing the work for Palestinians’ rights and freedom

A ceasefire alone will not achieve freedom, justice, and equality for Palestinians living under Israel's apartheid government. Friend, The Palestinian people deserve to live, and to live with dignity and rights. A ceasefire was necessary, but will not alone achi…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 6:03 PM

Re: Please don’t look away

No more weapons to kill children and families. Friend, Activism works. Thanks to international pressure, late yesterday the Israeli government agreed to a ceasefire. But it may not last. Early this morning, Israeli forces fired tear gas, rubber-coated bullets, …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 20, 2021 at 10:01 PM

BREAKING: Ceasefire agreement with Israel and Palestine

We need more than a ceasefire. We also need an end to the occupation. Friend, Our activism in solidarity with Palestinians is working. After he vowed that the bombing would continue in full force, Israel’s far-right Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government fi…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 20, 2021 at 7:42 PM

No more weapons to kill children and families. Enough.

We need more than a ceasefire. We also need an end to the occupation. Friend, We cannot look away as the Israeli military is sending U.S.-made aircraft to drop U.S.-made bombs over Gaza, massacring refugees who are stuck in the world’s largest open-air prison. …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 17, 2021 at 10:50 PM

Fighting back against right-wing violence

As the only Palestinian American member of Congress now, I am a reminder to my colleagues that Palestinians do indeed exist, that we are human, that we are allowed to dream. Friend, Although the Biden administration refuses to acknowledge or condemn the Israeli …

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 16, 2021 at 3:10 PM

Re: Listening to our constituents

Elected officials often don't communicate with residents during non-election years. But not Rashida. Friend, I hope you saw my team’s email from yesterday. Right now, and throughout the summer, we’re making thousands of neighbor-to-neighbor calls in my district―t…

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  RashidaForCongress.com · [email protected]

May 15, 2021 at 3:45 PM

Listening to our constituents

Elected officials often don't communicate with residents during non-election years. But not Rashida. Friend, A fatal mistake of many elected officials is not communicating with residents during non-election years. But not Rashida. When Rashida passes legislation…

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  Team Rashida · [email protected]

May 14, 2021 at 4:51 PM

Re: Police chief who called for my resignation is retiring

Over the past year, community groups and activists have called for Craig’s resignation, especially after he brutalized and then sued Black Lives Matter protesters for simply exercising their First Amendment rights. Friend, Did you see Rashida’s email below? Det…

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  Rashida Tlaib · [email protected]

May 13, 2021 at 6:56 PM

Police chief who called for my resignation is retiring

Over the past year, community groups and activists have called for Craig’s resignation, especially after he brutalized and then sued Black Lives Matter protesters for simply exercising their First Amendment rights. Friend, This week, Detroit’s Police Chief Jame…

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May 12, 2021 at 7:37 PM

Palestinians using prayer mats as stretchers:

Israeli police fired tear gas, rubber-coated bullets, and stun grenades into one of the holiest sites for Muslims. Friend, Tonight in the U.S., American Muslims including my family and I will be marking the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid. Soon, thousands…

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May 8, 2021 at 3:04 PM

Sign now to support domestic violence survivors as they rebuild their lives

Incidents of domestic violence have risen during the past year, with people spending more time at home. Friend, Even before COVID lockdowns, 1 in 4 women—and 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women—experienced intimate partner violence. [1] But incidents…

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May 6, 2021 at 7:34 PM

Sign if you agree: Palestinians have the right to remain on their own land

Demand an end to Israel’s illegal evictions of Palestinians and theft of Palestinian land. Friend, A growing far-right movement in Israel, which just grew its representation in the Israeli government, recently led marches through occupied East Jerusalem shouting “…

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