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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
June 9, 2020 at 6:38 PM

Eliot Engel is running scared

John, Last week, you heard from Jamaal Bowman, a WFP champion running for Congress in NY-16. His primary opponent, incumbent Representative Eliot Engel, had returned to his district, one of the hardest hit in this pandemic, for the first time in weeks. And he was caught o…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 8:41 PM

Momentum

Even as uprisings continued in communities across the nation, Working Families Party candidates were able to score big in primaries across the country on Tuesday. With everything going on, you might have missed the big election news this week, John: Even as uprisings co…
  Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar (via WorkingFamilies.org) · [email protected]
June 4, 2020 at 8:52 PM

[Take Action] Condemn police brutality

Congress must stop and listen to the people who are hurting, and to the communities that have been ignored for so long. Content Warning: this email discusses murder and police brutality. John, we are both heartbroken, horrified, and outraged by George Floyd’s execution by four …
  Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]
June 3, 2020 at 3:35 PM

Eliot Engel came out of hiding to say this:

I've talked to my neighbors, voters, and community members — and we're tired of the same old politics. We want — and we're ready — to fight for bold, progressive change. John, After nearly three months of hiding in his second home in Maryland, Congressman Eliot Engel fina…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
June 1, 2020 at 10:12 PM

IMPORTANT: Split a contribution between 16 bail funds that need your support

We’re hoping to raise $10,000 for community bail funds in cities across the country. Will you join us in splitting a contribution to these 16 groups in need of our support? John, it was an incredibly painful weekend for our country. We continued to mourn the murder of Geo…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 31, 2020 at 7:31 PM

Join us tonight?

The WFP Assembly is our monthly national online gathering where the WFP family joins together to build community, and re-commit ourselves to the movement. John, We hope you and your family are staying safe and healthy. Tonight, we are holding our next national Working Families…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
May 30, 2020 at 4:29 PM

John, can you chip in for the first time this year?

With so many unknowns in the months ahead, one of the most important things we can do is make sure we're prepared for whatever 2020 throws at us next. John, Our WFP family is proving every single day that together, we can rise to any challenge. The unprecedented economic …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 3:11 PM

4 days left to GOTV in DC, MD, NM, PA, & RI

Whether we win or lose in key primaries on Tuesday is up to each and every one of us. John, As the pandemic continues to affect each and every one of us, and as communities in Minneapolis and across the nation are in mourning…there are still elections. And it's clear how …
  Maurice Mitchell · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 12:10 AM

Rage and mourning

I’ve been struggling to find the “right words” to share with all of you. I started and deleted this message many times over the past week because I failed to find them. Dear WFP family, I’ve been struggling to find the “right words” to share with all of you. I started and del…
  Braeden Lentz, Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 27, 2020 at 5:48 PM

Our average contribution

For decades, the two-party system has worked furiously to keep the ruling class in power and lock out working people. But at the Working Families Party, we're chipping away at those barriers to entry, one election at a time. John, our average online contribution this month…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
May 24, 2020 at 4:51 PM

CNBC: U.S. Billionaires got $434 billion richer during the pandemic

We need to tax them all. Sign if you agree » Become a Working Families Party Member! Other political groups have corporate donors. We have you. Just $10 a month supports our fight. Paid for by Working Families Party National PAC (81 Prospect St., Brooklyn,…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
May 22, 2020 at 2:14 PM

Primaries

If you can afford it at this time, can you chip in to help us elect working families champions who have what it takes to meet this moment? John, Millions of us have spent the last several weeks navigating life during a pandemic any way we know how: making sure our fami…
  Tiffany Cabán, Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 4:50 PM

Every single day, District Attorneys make these choices

We want you to be a part of this discussion John — When I ran for District Attorney in Queens, NY last summer, I built my campaign around a coalition of local grassroots activists and community leaders. That’s because the only way candidates can win the fight for transformatio…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 12:17 AM

This does not happen overnight

In election after election, for decade after decade, we have seen how the two-party system tries to keep the ruling class in power and keep the rest of us locked out. John, Is there one single road map to building political power? Probably not. And even if there was, our oppon…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 10:02 PM

Your responses

John, A few weeks back, we asked each of you how you've been holding up during this challenging time, and for your thoughts on upcoming elections. Since then, thousands of you have reached out to share your stories and perspectives. We're still working our way through ea…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 15, 2020 at 12:10 AM

Jeff Bezos

Over 75% of Americans support protecting our essential workers — it's time to act. The system is broken and out of control, John: Yes, you read that right. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is reportedly on track to become the world's first trillionaire in the next few years…
  Pam Campos-Palma, Vets For the People · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 4:38 PM

Join us tonight for a virtual teach-in on National Security

Join Jamaal Bowman and Vets For the People for a discussion on National Security Hi John, My name is Pam Campos-Palma, and I am a leader of Vets For the People — a community of progressive veterans, active service members, and their families organizing with the Working Families…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
May 12, 2020 at 4:20 PM

Just like in 2018, this election is going to come down to every last vote

Just like in 2018, this election is going to come down to every last vote. And with so little attention being paid to this primary, we have to start reaching voters now to let them know what’s at stake in this fight. John, Just days after the pandemic hit, Republicans mad…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 8, 2020 at 6:04 PM

This is bad, John

At a time when Americans are already facing unprecedented obstacles to voting, we have to act now to protect our democracy in November. This is bad, John. The New York Times and other media outlets are reporting that the Trump administration is tapping a major Republican donor …
  Ryan Frankenberry, Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 6, 2020 at 6:53 PM

This is what a movement campaign looks like

West Virginia’s teaching the nation how to campaign during a pandemic John, It’s often said that how you campaign is how you’ll govern. Well, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Stephen Smith didn’t hesitate. WFP’s candidate for governor in West Virginia immediately transformed hi…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
May 5, 2020 at 9:36 PM

Almost two-thirds of renters are worried they won't be able to pay the rent in June

At every level of government, we are working right now to elect WFP champions who will put people first in response to this pandemic. John, Last week, rent was due for tens of millions of newly unemployed and underemployed Americans for the second time in the COVID-19 pan…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
May 2, 2020 at 6:07 PM

2020 Supporter Survey

Please take our supporter survey to share your thoughts Hey John, it's not too late to complete our 2020 Supporter Survey. Will you take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us before we close the survey on Monday? - Team WFP PREVIOUS MESSAGE: John, The last couple of …
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Essential workers just went on strike

The only way these megacorporations will EVER be forced to treat their workforce fairly is through working people uniting and rising up in massive numbers. John, happy May Day. Today is International Workers’ Day — a day to remember the struggle for labor rights in this country…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 30, 2020 at 3:44 PM

Running a bit short

Emails like this one are one of the primary ways we raise money to fuel our electoral and organizing work, and all it takes to hit this goal is a surge of grassroots, small-dollar contributions right now. John, we have some good news and bad news for you. We'll get the ba…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 29, 2020 at 9:53 PM

SURVEY: Your feedback requested

Please take our supporter survey to share your thoughts John, The last couple of months have been difficult for many of us. And it's been a while since we've heard from you. So we hope you'll take our quick 2020 Supporter Survey, to share how you've been holding up, and your t…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
April 28, 2020 at 5:56 PM

Today’s primary in Ohio and the work ahead

The electoral system in this country has long deliberately shut out Black, brown, and working-class people, and this election will be no exception unless we act. John, No one should be forced to choose between their health and exercising their constitutional right to vote…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 27, 2020 at 9:40 PM

These groups need your help

Until we build a country that works for the many, not the few, we must organize to provide each other with mutual aid in these uncertain times. John, we've identified six groups that need your help to continue providing direct aid to Americans hit the hardest by this economic a…
  WFP Assembly · [email protected]
April 26, 2020 at 5:32 PM

Jamaal Bowman and Yuh-Line Niou on the Assembly tonight!

Tonight on the WFP Assembly, we will hear from Yuh-Line Niou and Jamaal Bowman, two leaders who are fighting for working people at one of the epicenters of this crisis. John, Tonight, we will join together for the WFP Assembly, our monthly membership gathering where we build co…
  WFP Action Alert · [email protected]
April 25, 2020 at 10:45 PM

Add your name: The House must pass a relief bill that puts people FIRST

Congress still hasn't come CLOSE to addressing the catastrophic crisis facing working families right now. John, Last week, Congress passed the latest in a series of multibillion-dollar COVID-19 relief packages. They've given tax breaks to billionaires. They've given bailouts t…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
April 23, 2020 at 4:33 PM

Rashida Tlaib (important)

Rashida Tlaib is running against an opponent she beat by just 900 votes in 2018. We cannot take Rashida’s leadership in Congress for granted. Help the Working Families Party re-elect Rashida Tlaib: Donate » John, a lot is going on, but we can’t take our eye off the cr…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 22, 2020 at 7:57 PM

The political home we are looking for

The Working Families Party is building a political home for those who see bigotry, bailouts and business as usual in our political system and say “is that the best we can do?” John, The two-party system in the United States is a maze of rules and power players that seem determi…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 21, 2020 at 7:41 PM

This is what we're up against

While we're demanding a response to this pandemic that puts people first, the far right is using this crisis to shift billions to corporations — and try and pay workers less. You can’t make this s*** up, John. Over twenty million Americans have lost their jobs in the las…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
April 20, 2020 at 7:15 PM

Tell Speaker Pelosi and Congressional leaders: Enough! It’s time to #PutPeopleFirst

It’s up to us to change this. John, This just in: Congress is reportedly nearing a deal on another COVID-19 relief package that includes fixes to previous legislation but shortchanges working families AGAIN. Over the past month, more than 22 million Americans have filed for un…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 18, 2020 at 6:35 PM

From our family to yours

Three ways you can support working families right now. Dear John, The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented crisis that is a combination of a public health, economic, social and political failure. It has exposed the deep inequality of our society and the fragility of the system…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 16, 2020 at 11:29 PM

Sign if you agree: We need Medicare for All

Tying health insurance to employment is a disaster. We need Medicare for All. Sign the petition » Become a Working Families Party Member! Other political groups have corporate donors. We have you. Just $10 a month supports our fight. Paid for by Working Families…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 15, 2020 at 5:24 PM

A virtual conference for progressive activists

Join us this week at Organizing 2.0, an annual conference for progressives that will be held entirely online this year. John, This week, a conference with more than 60 sessions on digital organizing skills is coming where you need it most: to your desktop. This Friday and Satu…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
April 14, 2020 at 10:35 PM

Update on races in Wisconsin

Last night, the Wisconsin Working Families Party ended up scoring HUGE progressive victories in campaigns across the state — including Jill Karofsky, who defeated the Republican-aligned incumbent Daniel Kelly for Wisconsin Supreme Court. John, Last week, Republicans showe…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 13, 2020 at 8:38 PM

Add your name in support of the Essential Workers Bill of Rights

Personal protective equipment shortages are putting essential workers at risk, and Trump must act now to protect them. John, Frontline workers — nurses, janitors, delivery drivers, fast-food restaurant cooks, pharmacists, postal workers, grocery store clerks, farmworkers and m…
  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 12, 2020 at 7:30 PM

Learning how to connect with each other

Right now, the mission of WFP is more relevant than ever. And I know our work together can make a bigger difference than ever. John, Last week, I had the chance to talk to the New York Times about how the Working Families Party is adjusting in order to meet the new realit…
  Lavita Payton, RN (via Working Families Party) · [email protected]
April 11, 2020 at 8:21 PM

We need PPE, and we need it NOW

Personal protective equipment shortages are putting essential workers at risk, and Trump must act now to protect them. John, please see the below message from a nurse and CWA member working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Personal protective equipment shortages are…
  Mandela Barnes for Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 9, 2020 at 8:24 PM

People fought and died for the right to vote, and in Wisconsin, people literally put their lives at risk to cast a ballot on Tuesday

We got to this point because of a long trend of voter suppression that’s been going on across Wisconsin and this country. But we can do something about it. What happened here in Wisconsin on Tuesday is the clearest case of playing politics with people’s lives yet, John. A…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 8, 2020 at 8:10 PM

Can you sign our thank you card for Bernie?

We are so grateful for everything that Bernie brought to the 2020 Democratic primary conversation and know many of you are, too. That’s why we wanted to take a moment to share a note of appreciation with him. John — in a live video message to supporters earlier today, Bernie San…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 7, 2020 at 9:25 PM

Wisconsin

Sign the petition if you agree: Congress must immediately pass the Natural Disaster and Emergency Ballot Act to expand early in-person voting and no-excuse vote-by-mail to all states. John, What is happening right now in Wisconsin is unconscionable. After the Republican legisl…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 3, 2020 at 4:11 PM

Amazon, Instacart, Family Dollar, Food Lion, McDonald’s, Walmart, and Whole Foods

Will you sign our petition in solidarity with striking workers across the country who are taking action to demand the benefits and protections they deserve? John, Companies like Amazon, Instacart, Family Dollar, Food Lion, McDonald's, Walmart, and Whole Foods are thriving amidst…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 2, 2020 at 8:34 PM

TONIGHT: Angela Davis and Naomi Klein teach-in

Join us tonight for a teach-in featuring Angela Davis and Naomi Klein Dear John, As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages our communities, the fragility of racial capitalism and its institutions are being exposed — and we are seeing once again what happens when profits are prioritized …
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 3:45 PM

The challenges we face are immense

If working families build community together to organize, plan, and mobilize — we can hold elected officials accountable and pass relief that actually puts people, not the corporations, first. The gravity of this moment weighs heavily on all of us, but particularly for t…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 29, 2020 at 6:08 PM

Two ways to show up for your community today

We are hosting two virtual events to show solidarity today John, We wanted to let you know about two events we’re hosting today in response to the COVID-19 pandemic — that you can attend from the safety of your own home. This afternoon, we’re hosting a #PeoplesBailout virtual …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 10:56 PM

Where we go from here

Today, Congress passed the latest COVID-19 relief bill. Here's where we go from here. John, Today, Congress passed a $2 trillion COVID-19 relief package which was then quickly signed into law. We wanted to take a moment to let you know what we think this legislation means for …
  WFP Assembly · [email protected]
March 26, 2020 at 11:10 PM

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Sara Nelson to join us on the WFP Assembly

This month’s WFP Assembly will feature Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Sara Nelson John, On the last Sunday of each month, we join together for the WFP Assembly, a virtual gathering where we connect with one another, build community, and discuss the challenges we collectively face. Thi…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 25, 2020 at 5:26 PM

Emergency COVID-19 call with Ayanna Pressley, Ady Barkan, and more

Please join a call TONIGHT with Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Ady Barkan, the Working Families Party, and more at 8pm ET/5pm PT. John — Tonight, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, Ady Barkan, Center for Popular Democracy, the Working Families Party, and more will be hosting our second emergency call…