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  WFP HQ · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 6:12 PM

After Pres. Biden’s address, tune in to the WFP response with Rep. Jamaal Bowman!

It’s time to go big. RSVP to tomorrow’s watch party to hear our vision for bold, transformative change from WFP champion Jamaal Bowman. Hi, John! We wanted to make sure you saw our invite to watch Rep. Jamaal Bowman give the Working Families Party’s response to President Biden’s…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 27, 2021 at 12:10 AM

Fundraising update

Not every organization would be willing to share when they're running up against some fundraising challenges — but that's exactly what we're facing at the moment. John, not every organization would be willing to share when they're running up against fundraising challenges …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 24, 2021 at 6:42 PM

Larry Krasner, Alicia Garza, and Jared Grandy join the Assembly

John, Tomorrow night, Working Families Party members and activists are coming together at the WFP Assembly, our monthly virtual gathering where we recommit ourselves to each other and the movement. On this month’s Assembly we will hear from Philadelphia District Attorney Larry…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
April 23, 2021 at 5:20 PM

Next Wednesday night

We can’t wait for you to be a part of this. John, Big news to share: WFP champion and Representative Jamaal Bowman will deliver our response to President Joe Biden's Joint Address to Congress next Wednesday night. Can you join us? RSVP to join us for our WFP Presidential Addre…
  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 21, 2021 at 6:08 PM

A damning indictment

Dear John, Yesterday, a jury in Minnesota unanimously convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd. We are glad that those who knew and loved George Floyd will feel some modicum of resolution and closure from this verdict. However, what we saw ye…
  Cori Bush · [email protected]
April 19, 2021 at 9:44 PM

A Green New Deal for cities

Today Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and I introduced our bill — a Green New Deal for Cities, Towns, Counties, States, Tribes, and Territories — to bring the fight against our climate crisis to the local level. We all need a Green New Deal, John. That's why today Rep. Alexandri…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 18, 2021 at 4:51 PM

Our core belief

When working people come together across our differences, we can forge our own future and build a country where everyone can thrive. John, The Working Families Party and our members nationwide operate under this core belief: that when working people come together across o…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 11:10 PM

Daunte Wright

We will not rest until this system is transformed and all communities can thrive free from the fear of police violence and the terror of white supremacy. Content warning: This email discusses police brutality and murder. John, Three days ago, police in Brooklyn Center, Minneso…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 14, 2021 at 6:23 PM

On the Frontline: Voting Rights Under Attack

Sign up for tonight’s call to discuss one of the most critical issues of our day: Democracy Reform John, When voters in Georgia delivered the Senate to Democrats, how did the Republican Party in Georgia respond? With a harsh new voter suppression law. In Georgia, the simple ac…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
April 9, 2021 at 3:48 PM

Sign the petition: $10 trillion, 10 years

We've said it before and we'll keep on saying it: the biggest risk we face as a country right now isn't going too big — it's going too small. John, Last week, Joe Biden introduced a $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. In "normal" times, a proposal of this scale might be conside…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
April 7, 2021 at 7:34 PM

NEW: Learn about the THRIVE Act from Sen. Ed Markey tonight!

Learn about the THRIVE Act tonight with Ed Markey! We have exciting news about tonight’s teach-in on the THRIVE Act, John! Senator Ed Markey — one of the leaders of the movement to pass THRIVE — will be joining us during tonight's teach-in to talk about what the THRIVE Act woul…
  Aimée Castenell, Working Families Party · [email protected]
April 6, 2021 at 4:56 PM

What do we mean when we say it’s #TimeToTHRIVE? Join tomorrow’s teach-in to learn more

Want to know more about the THRIVE Act and how you can get involved? , I’ll be hosting a virtual teach-in on the THRIVE Act tomorrow night at 7:30 PM ET. Can you make it? RSVP now to let us know. John, During the congressional recess, Working Families Party members and activist…
  Chardaé Jones · [email protected]
April 3, 2021 at 9:04 PM

Why I chose Malcolm

This isn’t about politics, this is about what working people need. And what we need is help. John, my name is Chardaé Jones. I’m the mayor of a small community east of Pittsburgh called Braddock, and I’m joining the Working Families Party in endorsing Malcolm Kenyatta for …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 31, 2021 at 9:18 PM

Four reasons why your contribution right now is so important

With an important first-quarter FEC deadline coming up at midnight and our Recovery Recess campaign in full swing, the team is busier than ever — so we'll keep this quick. John, With an important first-quarter FEC deadline coming up at midnight and our Recovery Recess cam…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
March 30, 2021 at 8:02 PM

The THRIVE Act

The moment is now — not ten years from now — for Congress to act boldly. John, the $1.9 trillion relief package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden earlier this month was an important first step toward delivering desperately needed relief to American…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 29, 2021 at 9:59 PM

Join a Recovery Recess event this week

This week, activists nationwide are banding together to make our voices heard, and we want you with us. Find an event near you, or join us at a virtual event this week. John, For working people to not only survive, but thrive, we need elected officials in District of Columbia a…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 27, 2021 at 6:51 PM

Pramila Jayapal, Tishaura Jones, and you

The WFP Assembly is our monthly national online gathering where the WFP family joins together to build community, and recommit ourselves to the movement. John, Every month on the last Sunday of the month, we join together for the WFP Assembly — a virtual gathering to build comm…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 26, 2021 at 11:39 PM

The struggle for voting rights is far from over (Georgia update)

Georgia Republicans know the biggest threat to their power are the Black, Brown, and new voters who turned out for the general and runoff elections. John, the struggle for voting rights continues. Last night, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed SB 202 — one of the most anti-…
  Nina Turner · [email protected]
March 25, 2021 at 5:24 PM

I just signed the People's Charter

Hello John! I'm Nina Turner, and I'm running to be the next congresswoman for Ohio's 11th District in this August's primary special election. I'm running because I believe in an America that is as good as its promise, an America committed to justice — economic, racial, soc…
  Tiffany Cabán, Working Families Party · [email protected]
March 24, 2021 at 9:18 PM

Join me, Chesa, and Kim

Last month we launched a new web series, Reimagining Justice, to tell the stories of the people fighting for change and the communities dedicated to holding them accountable. This month, we bring you two more amazing stories. John, March 13th marked one year since Breonna Taylo…
  Pramila Jayapal (via WorkingFamilies.org) · [email protected]
March 22, 2021 at 6:31 PM

I just reintroduced Medicare for All in the House

Join us in the fight for Medicare for All so we can transform our health care system into one that prioritizes patients over profits and care over corporations.  John, this is a pivotal moment for health care across our country. On this day last year, every single state had a c…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
March 21, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Big news in Nina Turner's race

John, we've got some big news! With Marcia Fudge officially sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced a date for the primary in the special election to replace her seat in Congress: August 3, 2021. The u…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
March 19, 2021 at 6:31 PM

From March 29th to April 10th

Millions of working families are depending on Congress to take this once-in-a-generation opportunity and deliver the jobs, care, and justice we so urgently need — and we intend to make them deliver. John, The $1.9 trillion relief package passed by Congress and signed into l…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 17, 2021 at 9:51 PM

Tonight: Join us On the Frontline

Sign up for tonight’s call, and don’t miss upcoming Frontline calls to get plugged into this movement. John, We are one year into the pandemic, and one thing is clear: we need jobs and care and we need it now. That’s why tonight, and every Wednesday for the next three weeks, T…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 16, 2021 at 5:44 PM

Tonight: Join us for the THRIVE Act Kick-Off Rally!

Enacting the THRIVE Act will change lives — but we need your help to get it done. Tonight, join us for a virutal THRIVE Act kick-off rally! John, Here at the Working Families Party, we believe everyone should earn enough to thrive, not just survive — and leave a better future f…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
March 12, 2021 at 10:17 PM

Sign your name: Tell the Senate to pass the PRO Act

If we pass the PRO ACT, it could very well lead to a once-in-a-generation, revolutionary surge in union organizing — working toward an end to the abuse, harassment, low wages, and unsafe working conditions too many American workers are facing today. John, The pandemic we've bee…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
March 11, 2021 at 9:56 PM

How has this year impacted you?

Since we sent out our first WFP supporter survey of 2021 last week, thousands of you have shared your stories and priorities for the months ahead. Will you join them? John, Since we sent out our first WFP supporter survey of 2021 last week, thousands of you have shared your sto…
  WFP Action Alert · [email protected]
February 26, 2021 at 6:45 PM

Add your name: Senate Democrats must do whatever it takes to pass $15

Will you sign our emergency petition demanding that the Senate Democratic majority we elected do whatever it takes to pass a national, $15 minimum wage immediately? John, The American people voted for jobs and care last year. This year, they're expecting Democrats to use their …
  Team WFP · [email protected]
February 24, 2021 at 8:27 PM

Tell President Biden: Cancel rent

Eviction moratoriums and payment extensions never were and never will be enough. To prevent an eviction and foreclosure disaster, President Biden must act. John, Since the COVID-19 pandemic began around this time last year, millions of Americans have lost their jobs or dealt wi…
  Tiffany Cabán, Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 23, 2021 at 12:56 AM

Reimagining Justice

Last month we launched a new web series, Reimagining Justice, to tell the stories of the people fighting for change and the communities dedicated to holding them accountable. This month, we bring you two more amazing stories. John, The fight for criminal justice reform is gener…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
February 21, 2021 at 7:14 PM

re: The Pennsylvania Senate race

We just wanted to make sure you saw our email from Thursday. John, we just wanted to make sure you saw our email from Thursday. State Representative and WFP champion Malcolm Kenyatta is officially running for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat in 2022 and could be the fi…
  Mercedes Fulbright, Texas Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 7:26 PM

From Texas, with love.

As I slept, at 2:30am on Sunday night, I lost power and heat at my home in Dallas as a winter storm and brutal cold temperatures overtook the state. Dear John, As I slept, at 2:30 am on Monday morning, I lost power and heat at my home in Dallas while a winter storm and brutall…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 2:06 AM

MSNBC: Malcolm Kenyatta is running for Senate in PA

If elected, Malcolm would be one of the Senate’s youngest members and the first openly LGBTQ+ person of color to ever serve. John, Malcolm Kenyatta just announced on MSNBC: he is running to be a voice for Pennsylvania's working families in the U.S. Senate. Malcolm is run…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 18, 2021 at 8:15 PM

Should Ted Cruz resign?

🏖️ Ted Cruz just flew to Cancun for a vacation while millions of Texans are going without heat and power in freezing temperatures. Ted Cruz should resign immediately. Add your name » Become a Working Families Party Member! Other political groups have corporate d…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
February 17, 2021 at 6:41 PM

It has taken a tremendous amount of organizing to get to where we are today on raising the minimum wage — and we can get it done if we push a little harder.

Making ends meet on $7.25 an hour is impossible enough. Trying to balance it all while being forced to work through a global pandemic is like a punch in the gut. John, Making ends meet on $7.25 an hour is impossible enough. Trying to balance it all while being forced to …
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 13, 2021 at 7:34 PM

2022

We want to throw down just as hard next year as we just did in the Senate runoffs in Georgia — but it's all going to depend on the resources we have and the grassroots contributions we are able to raise. John, Last month, we brought victory home for Raphael Warnock and t…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
February 11, 2021 at 10:25 PM

Democrats should do more in 2021 than Republicans did in 2020 — not less

The American people voted for more relief this year — and they're expecting Democrats to use their mandate and get it done. So why are some of those same Democrats trying so hard to deliver less relief in the name of bipartisanship and "unity"? John, The American people voted f…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
February 9, 2021 at 12:20 AM

The fight for accountability is just getting started

There can be no reconciliation or compromise with Nazis, white nationalists, fascists, and those who enable them. Their ideology seeks only power and demands only surrender. John, it's been a little over a month since white supremacist insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Cap…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 7, 2021 at 9:19 PM

Black History Month

This month and every month, the Working Families Party is seeking to honor Black history by acting on it. John, This week, we kicked off Black History Month — a time to honor the achievements Black people have made in this country in the face of centuries of systemic oppressio…
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 9:45 PM

You're invited: The fight for jobs, care, and relief moves forward!

RSVP for "On The Frontline: Care and Relief" tonight at 8pm ET John, Our grassroots people power removed Trump from office. It powered us to victory in Georgia's runoff. And with Democrats now in control of the White House, the House of Representatives, AND the Senate, we have…
  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 11:05 PM

BREAKING: We're endorsing Nina Turner

We need more leaders in Washington who are committed to fighting hard for an economy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy. Nina is one of those leaders. John, We need more leaders in Washington who are committed to fighting hard for an economy that works for ever…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
February 2, 2021 at 12:11 AM

You're invited: 100 days for climate, jobs, and justice

Join us Tuesday along with Ed Markey, Jamaal Bowman, and more! John, We are living through overlapping crises: a pandemic, racial injustice, economic devastation, and climate change. But right now — literally over the next few weeks and months — we have a historic window of op…
  WFP HQ · [email protected]
January 31, 2021 at 10:25 PM

The gravity of this moment

We’re facing our first fundraising deadline of the year at midnight tonight, and every contribution makes a difference. John, January has been a difficult month for all of us — and, in full transparency, that includes all of us at WFP. In a few moments, we're going to ask …
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
January 30, 2021 at 5:29 PM

This is what it has come to

We're not about to back down from either of these fights, and we know you aren't either. This is what it has come to, John: Cori Bush @CoriBush A maskless Marjorie Taylor Greene & her staff berated me in a hallway. She targeted me & others o…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 9:10 PM

Nina Turner and Mondaire Jones on this month’s WFP Assembly!

The WFP Assembly is our monthly national online gathering where the WFP family joins together to build community, and recommit ourselves to the movement. John, This Sunday, January 30 at 8pm ET, please join us for the first WFP Assembly of the year — a virtual gathering where w…
  Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 29, 2021 at 12:23 AM

Expel Marjorie Taylor Greene

We are living through multiple crises and we need Congress to meet this moment. But there will be no progress without accountability first. John, no one should be forced to work alongside a co-worker who has threatened their lives and the lives of their colleagues. But tha…
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 27, 2021 at 12:30 AM

The fight for accountability doesn't end in Colorado (billboard update)

Every day that Boebert, Cruz, and every other member of Congress who incited the violence at the Capitol earlier this month remains in Congress is one day too long — which is why we're not backing down. John, Even though Donald Trump is no longer in office, the fight for …
  Team WFP · [email protected]
January 24, 2021 at 5:38 PM

A nation that cares for all of us

Let's show the Biden administration that the momentum is there for a transformative agenda that puts all of us first. John, Last fall, the Working Families Party and many allies launched the People's Charter, our policy roadmap out of the crises we're living through, towards a …
  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]
January 22, 2021 at 3:27 PM

Fwd: Expel Lauren Boebert

We just wanted to make sure you saw our email from Tuesday. John, we just wanted to make sure you saw our email from Tuesday. We're overwhelmed by the response to our billboard pressure campaign targeting Lauren Boebert in Colorado for her actions that led to the insurrec…
  Tiffany Cabán, Working Families Party · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 6:23 PM

Reimagining justice: Profiles of Progressive Prosecutors

Reimagining justice: Profiles of Progressive Prosecutors John — When I ran for District Attorney in Queens, New York almost two years ago, I did it because I felt like it was the right thing to do. Because the issues that were important to those I represented as a public defend…