WFP for Nina Turner · [email protected]

August 2, 2021 at 11:14 PM

The final push in Ohio

Nina Turner’s election is tomorrow. Will you help get her across the finish line? John, Nina Turner’s special election primary is tomorrow, and we know it’s going to be close. That is why WFP has gone all-in and will be working until the very last minute to turn out voters …

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  WFP Action Alert · [email protected]

July 31, 2021 at 8:31 PM

At the U.S. Capitol (re: eviction moratorium)

Democrats control Congress and the White House, and they have the power to stop this from happening. Dear John, Last night, as the House of Representatives set out for summer vacation, Congresswomen Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar, and Ayanna Pressley slept on the steps of the United Sta…

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  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]

July 30, 2021 at 2:35 PM

When we talk about the arc bending towards justice, it is we who must do the bending

This movement that we share is about ordinary people coming together to do extraordinary things. John, It is so easy to feel like change is impossible these days. When you look at the political debate today, it’s easy to feel that way – especially when the filibuster is st…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

July 28, 2021 at 3:38 PM

Organizing doesn’t take the summer off

We just glanced at our fundraising numbers ahead of a critical end-of-month deadline, and noticed something interesting. John, We just glanced at our fundraising numbers ahead of a critical end-of-month deadline and noticed something interesting: Our average contribution ha…

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  WFP for Nina Turner · [email protected]

July 27, 2021 at 5:19 PM

We're not leaving any votes on the table

Conservative super PACs and Republican donors have poured nearly $1 MILLION into this race to defeat Nina — but we know people power can stop them. John, did you hear? Nina Turner's special election primary is one week from today, and the Working Families Party has launched…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

July 24, 2021 at 4:23 PM

SUNDAY: Mandela Barnes joins the WFP Assembly for a special conversation

Join WI Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes and WFP’s Maurice Mitchell for a special, in-depth conversation this Sunday John, Tomorrow night at 8pm ET, we're holding an extra special WFP Assembly featuring a special one-on-one conversation with WFP's Maurice Mitchell and Wisconsin's Lt. Gove…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

July 23, 2021 at 3:02 PM

The pressure is on in Arizona

A new poll out of Arizona shows that voters are tiring of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s obstruction of our jobs, care, and climate agenda. John, A new poll out of Arizona shows that voters are tiring of Senator Kyrsten Sinema’s obstruction of our jobs, care, and climate agenda: …

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  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]

July 21, 2021 at 3:26 PM

ALERT: Mandela is running for Senate in WI!

John, it's official: Mandela Barnes is running for Senate in Wisconsin — and the Working Families Party is proud to have his back. If elected, Mandela will fight hard to deliver jobs, care, and justice to his constituents — just as he always has as a state legislator and Li…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

July 15, 2021 at 9:01 PM

The results of our biggest electoral test in 2021 yet

There is no such thing as an off-year — and last month, WFP faced our biggest electoral test in 2021 yet: Contribute $3 Become a Working Families Party Member! Other political groups have corporate donors. We have you. Just $10 a month supports our fight. P…

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  Natalia Salgado, Working Families Party · [email protected]

July 14, 2021 at 6:06 PM

#NoClimateNoDeal

Will you join WFP in sending a virtual postcard making it clear that Congress must not pass any infrastructure deal that does not include real action on climate? John, From blackouts in Texas, to wildfires out west, to catastrophic flooding and the highest temperatures in reco…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

July 13, 2021 at 4:19 PM

New polling in Nina Turner's race

Early voting is already underway in the special election primary to fill former Rep. Marcia Fudge's seat in Congress, but with less than three weeks until Election Day, Nina Turner’s early lead in the polls is narrowing. Can you help? John, Early voting is already underway …

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  Steve Earle (via the Working Families Party) · [email protected]

July 3, 2021 at 3:59 PM

We’ve never been closer to strengthening labor rights in this country

We’ve never been closer to strengthening labor rights in this country, but we need to keep up the pressure on the Senate to pass the PRO Act. Hey John, it's Steve Earle. More than four months ago, the House passed H.R.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021, known a…

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  Britney Whaley, Working Families Party · [email protected]

July 1, 2021 at 5:45 PM

Our newest endorsement

Earlier today, Charles Booker announced his campaign for U.S. Senate. Can you help him out on launch day? John, Last year, Charles Booker shocked the nation. After getting outspent nearly 10-to-1 by a well-funded establishment campaign, Charles received our WFP endorsement …

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  Maurice Mitchell, Working Families Party · [email protected]

June 30, 2021 at 5:01 PM

A loss for everyone

We don’t know what’s going to happen next, but a few things are clear. John, A few days ago, in the drizzly Pacific Northwest, it broke 115 degrees. There are record droughts across the Southwest. And it isn’t even July yet. When you watch the news, it’s easy to get lost i…

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  WFP Digital Team · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 11:21 PM

Fwd: We’ll never send you an “all hope is lost” email

We’ll always tell it to you straight when it comes to fundraising, which is why we’re writing with an important update on our end-of-quarter goal. John, we did it. We just hit our $195,000 end-of-quarter goal with one day to spare! We are now in a great position to forge a…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

June 28, 2021 at 9:29 PM

The kind of email we'll never send you

Some organizations think that running an ethical fundraising program that doesn’t accept money from corporate donors is harder. But time and time again, you are showing us that it works. John, Over the weekend, The New York Times published a bombshell report1 on how older …

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

June 27, 2021 at 1:20 PM

There is no such thing as an "off year"

We're nearly halfway through 2021, and a lot is going on right now. Here's where we stand and why your grassroots contribution today is so important: John, We're nearly halfway through 2021, and a lot is going on right now. Here's where we stand and why your grassroots cont…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

June 26, 2021 at 5:44 PM

Don’t miss the WFP June Assembly with India Walton!

This Sunday, we’ll be joined by the new Mayor-Elect of Buffalo, New York, India Walton, at the WFP Assembly, our monthly virtual gathering where we recommit ourselves to each other and the movement. You won't want to miss it. It’s time for the WFP Assembly, John! Tomorrow night…

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  India Walton · [email protected]

June 25, 2021 at 2:10 PM

We won!

I’m a nurse, a mother, and a community activist. And as of Tuesday night, I’m proud to say, the Mayor-elect of Buffalo, NY. Hi John, my name is India Walton. I’m a nurse, a mother, and a community activist. And as of Tuesday night, I’m proud to say, the Mayor-elect of Buffa…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

June 23, 2021 at 10:07 PM

We can’t let Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema block progress

The filibuster is failing Americans. John, Last night, the For the People Act — the most comprehensive voting rights legislation in generations — failed to advance in the Senate because of a Republican filibuster. The same Jim Crow filibuster that Senators Joe Manchin and …

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

June 22, 2021 at 12:36 AM

What’s happening in New York

John, The New York primary elections are tomorrow and WFP-endorsed candidates and organizers are working until the very last minute to turn out voters in communities across the state. From Maya Wiley for mayor of New York City to India Walton for mayor of Buffalo to Tahanie…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

June 18, 2021 at 7:13 PM

We’re out of the office today

While Juneteenth just became a national holiday, that will mean little unless it is matched with action. John, WFP staff are out of the office today in observation of Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery and honors Black freedom and Black resistance. It was…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

June 17, 2021 at 5:16 PM

Why our organizing in Arizona and West Virginia is so important:

It’s important that we keep reaching voters in Arizona and West Virginia directly with this message. John, it looks like our pressure on Senators Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema may be starting to work: Yesterday, for the first time, Senator Manchin signaled that he is ope…

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  Gabri Cabán Cubero, Working Families Party · [email protected]

June 15, 2021 at 9:00 PM

With you, with Pride

In case we haven’t met yet, my name is Gabri Cabán Cubero. I’m the Southeast Regional Organizer for the Working Families Party. And I’m a queer, non-binary sex worker. I wanted to take some time this month to pause and reflect on the significance of Prid John, In case we haven’…

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  Makia Green and Mercedes Fulbright, Working Families Party · [email protected]

June 14, 2021 at 7:24 PM

You're invited: A Juneteenth Teach-in

This Juneteenth, join us for a teach-in to learn from our advocates in DC and Texas what it looks like to demand reparations from a local perspective. Dear John, To mark Juneteenth — a day that honors Black freedom and Black resistance — we invite you to join us and connect acr…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

June 13, 2021 at 2:51 PM

Wednesday: Join Chuck Schumer, Jamaal Bowman, Mondaire Jones, Letitia James and more

Our democracy hangs in the balance, and we need to make sure our voices are heard. John, Over the last few weeks, Republicans in state legislatures nationwide have introduced hundreds of restrictive election and voting bills. At least 22 of them have passed so far. And we know…

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

June 12, 2021 at 3:12 PM

Fwd: re: Senator Manchin and Senator Sinema

We’re overwhelmed by the response to plans we’re making in Arizona and West Virginia. John, did you see Natalia’s email from this past Thursday? We’re overwhelmed by the response to plans we’re making in Arizona and West Virginia to push Democratic Senators like Joe Manchin …

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 5:18 PM

Tell the Biden administration: End Trump-era anti-immigration policies and stop deportations!

The Biden administration has so far failed to reverse Trump-era immigration policies and address this issue with the urgency, care, and compassion it calls for. John, During her first foreign trip to Central America this week, Vice President Kamala Harris had one message to com…

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  Natalia Salgado, WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

June 10, 2021 at 9:00 PM

re: Senator Manchin and Senator Sinema

We need Senators Manchin and Sinema to hear the voices of voters in their states who need and want transformational change. John, This is where we’re at in Congress right now: Working people came out in massive numbers in 2020 and gave Democrats a mandate to go big on savi…

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  Sochie Nnaemeka, Working Families Party · [email protected]

June 6, 2021 at 5:59 PM

Coming together to elect Maya Wiley

Yesterday, I was proud to join AOC, Jamaal Bowman, and others to announce WFP’s endorsement of Maya Wiley for mayor of NYC. Here's why: John, As New York City recovers from the pandemic, voters will go to the polls starting next week in the most consequential mayoral race in a …

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  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]

June 4, 2021 at 6:45 PM

New poll in OH-11

We know that polls are only a rough snapshot of the electorate, but this lead is clear proof that Nina’s fight for economic, racial, social, health care, and environmental justice is resonating with voters. John, Nina Turner released a new internal poll this week, and it sho…

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

June 2, 2021 at 9:01 PM

Last night's lesson is clear

It's official: WFP-endorsed Melanie Stansbury won the special election in NM-1 by 24.6 percentage points over her Republican opponent — one of the biggest margins of victory Democrats have ever captured in the district! John, It's official: WFP-endorsed Melanie Stansbury wo…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

May 31, 2021 at 3:09 PM

Last day of the month (update on tonight’s goal)

We want to be transparent about our progress to our May end-of-month goal. John, today is the last day of the month. That means your inbox is probably flooded with fundraising emails. (Ours is too.) But we want to be transparent: Thanks to your generous support, you helped u…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

May 29, 2021 at 2:00 PM

A quick breakdown as to where things stand

I know you’re probably busy getting ready for the holiday weekend, so I wanted to give a quick breakdown as to where things stand ahead of our end-of-month deadline on Monday. Hey John, We know you’re probably busy getting ready for the holiday weekend, so we wanted to give…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

May 28, 2021 at 6:06 PM

We can't go back

Guided by the values outlined in our People’s Charter, we have a busy summer of organizing — from upcoming special elections and state primaries to advocating for Congress and the Biden administration to deliver the jobs and care we demanded at the polls. John, we are hearin…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

May 27, 2021 at 9:06 PM

The merch you need this summer ☀️

Get ready for summer with Team WFP gear! Our products are made in the USA and printed by union labor. Store.WorkingFamilies.org » Become a Working Families Party Member! Other political groups have corporate donors. We have you. Just $10 a month supports our fight. Pai…

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  WFP Justice Fund · [email protected]

May 25, 2021 at 7:21 PM

Our first 2021 endorsements

Last summer, you helped us launch the WFP Justice Fund with a goal of identifying and electing leaders at the local level who take courageous action in this moment. That moment is now. Dear John, One year ago today, George Floyd was murdered by police officers in Minneapoli…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

May 24, 2021 at 8:56 PM

A two-seat majority in Congress

On June 1st, voters in New Mexico's First Congressional District could decide not just the future of the Democratic House majority — but the future of our entire progressive agenda. John, In a moment, we're going to ask you to chip in to support our organizing efforts in t…

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  WFP Action Alert · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 8:42 PM

Add your name: It's time to abolish the filibuster

The House passed a bipartisan bill this week to create an independent 9/11-style commission to investigate the events on and leading up to January 6th. But reports today suggest that Senate Republicans are preparing to use the filibuster for the first tim POLITICO: Filibus…

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  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]

May 20, 2021 at 10:21 PM

Our plan to get Jennifer Carroll Foy elected

We need more elected officials in governor's mansions who stand unequivocally with working families and who represent the communities who elected them. John, We need more elected officials in governor's mansions who stand unequivocally with working families and who represe…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

May 19, 2021 at 11:42 PM

WFP May Assembly with Melanie Stansbury, Julia Salazar, and Puya Gerami

At our Assembly on Sunday, champions for progressive reform Melanie Stansbury, Julia Salazar, and Puya Gerami will be speaking with WFP National Director Maurice Mitchell about their work to invest in our communities by taxing the rich. John, This Sunday, May 23 at 8:00 PM EDT/…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

May 18, 2021 at 9:07 PM

Police unions vs. justice

Reimagining criminal justice reform is possible — we just need to elect leaders who demand it. John, Across the country, a people's movement to elect candidates who will fight for racial justice and against police brutality has taken hold. But police unions — and their dee…

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  Pam Campos-Palma, Working Families Party · [email protected]

May 14, 2021 at 9:22 PM

Email your member of Congress and ask them to co-sponsor H.R. 2590

Repression and targeted violence and killing of civilians, children, and protestors through military lethal force anywhere is war criminality and the antithesis of the values we as the United States claim to aspire to and uphold. John, As the world watches brutality in Gaza and …

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  WFP Election Alert · [email protected]

May 13, 2021 at 4:13 PM

We can stop the corporate PACs again

Nina Turner's opponent is not-so-subtly calling on the same lobbyists, corporate PACs, and special interest groups that have tried — and failed — to blunt the grassroots momentum around WFP champions like Jamaal Bowman, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib. John, this just in: N…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

May 11, 2021 at 6:51 PM

What’s happening in Philadelphia

John, In 2017, Philadelphia turned the page on decades of failed tough on crime policies, electing civil rights lawyer Larry Krasner to the office of District Attorney. Under his leadership, Philadelphia has fought against racism and inequality in policing and the courts, …

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  WFP HQ · [email protected]

May 9, 2021 at 2:05 PM

Hundreds of restrictive election and voting bills

John, we're used to Republicans playing games with our right to vote. We’re also used to adapting our strategy to meet whatever they throw at us — even during an unprecedented public health crisis. John, when voters in Georgia delivered the White House and the Senate to Demo…

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  WorkingFamilies.org · [email protected]

May 5, 2021 at 6:53 PM

Add your name: Call on the Biden administration to #FreeTheVaccine

President Joe Biden can temporarily waive patents and other intellectual property protections standing in the way of the ability of other countries to produce their own vaccines. Will you add your name to our petition? John, Vaccine availability continues to improve, and mor…

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  Team WFP · [email protected]

May 3, 2021 at 3:57 PM

CALL TO ACTION: Tell Congress to Co-Sponsor the THRIVE Act

Stand for good jobs, environmental renewal, and racial justice Good morning John— Our country is currently facing an intersection of crises. Over the last year, millions of people have lost their jobs and healthcare in the middle of a deadly pandemic. Catastrophic climate even…

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  Working Families Party · [email protected]

April 30, 2021 at 9:26 PM

"We, as the governing party, have to go beyond putting a band-aid on the virus"

Transformative change is possible in this time of enormous upheaval — but we need a movement powerful enough to continue demanding it. John, On Wednesday night, President Joe Biden shared his vision for an America "on the move" during his joint address to Congress. But the…

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  Rep. Jamaal Bowman · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 3:11 AM

The question

Tonight I had the honor of delivering a response to President Joe Biden's joint address to Congress on behalf of the Working Families Party. John, Tonight I had the honor of delivering a response to President Joe Biden’s joint address to Congress on behalf of the Working …

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