Four days left to turn out voters in the most pivotal election of our lifetimes.
Plug in this weekend to the GOTV efforts of our incredible @OnwardTogether partners.
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.@Alliance4Youth is organizing the early youth vote. Early turnout among younger people is already strong—help the Alliance keep it going by joining their outreach this weekend.
If you're a voter in FL, GA, MI, NC, OH, PA, SC, TX, or WI who doesn't have transportation, the @CollectivePAC's #VoteToLive campaign has partnered with @lyft to provide $30 account credits for rides to & from the polls.
Follow @ivotefund and share their information on voting early with your friends and family.
Then, join them in the long-term fight to expand voter access.
Spread the word about the @TXCivilRights voter protection hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) and share information about voting safely and responsibly with any friends or family who currently have COVID-19. news.txcivilrights.org/2020/10/26/how…
Support the GOTV work of @VotingWhileBLK, one of the largest Black-led grassroots programs.
So far, they've engaged millions of Black voters with mail, texts, calls, and ads.
With your help, they can do even more to reach crucial voters. cocpac.org/donatehrc
Share this video from @VotoLatino with friends and family in the Latinx community, and encourage them to make a plan to vote. votolatino.org
Watch and share @wedemandjustice's new video about what RBG would do: Vote for justice.
If you’re in a place to give, donate today to support groups working to end racial injustice, increase the representation of Black people, and fight efforts to suppress Black votes.
Collective Future is working to recruit, train, and fund Black judicial, prosecutorial, and attorney general candidates to ensure more representative leaders for the criminal justice system.
.@ColorOfChange's Education Fund engages Black Americans in shaping culture, institutions, and policies to better respond to the needs of their communities, with a special focus on criminal justice reform and efforts to build the political influence of Black Americans.
Free and fair access to voting shouldn’t be a partisan issue.
But the reality is that Republican officials are actively seeking to undermine our elections by cutting off voters’ ability to safely cast ballots this fall.
We saw it happen in Wisconsin, when GOP officials refused to postpone an election in April.
The result: Long lines, suppressed turnout for some groups, and over 50 voters & poll workers testing positive for COVID-19.
As millions of people around the country pull together to save lives and keep each other healthy, I wanted to take a moment to share what a few of our @OnwardTogether partners and grantees have done to fill gaps in our systems and keep pushing for progress. I'm grateful for them.
.@domesticworkers has created the Coronavirus Care Fund to support the many nannies, house cleaners, and in-home caregivers who are navigating this crisis without paid sick leave or health care. secure.actblue.com/donate/coronav…
The Collective Education Fund has teamed up with Humanity Forward to raise money for working families affected by the COVID-19 crisis. secure.actblue.com/donate/cef-hf
When the Trump administration threatened to pull out of the Iran deal and impose more sanctions last year, it was clear that we'd lose our leverage and Iran would be free to do what it wanted.
Predictably, Iran is now exceeding enrichment limits the deal once imposed.
By withdrawing from the deal, the administration has effectively broken up the international coalition that was unified in constraining Iran, and now Iran is once again increasing its nuclear capability.
As I said after the Iran deal was reached, it was not perfect but it achieved its fundamental mission of blocking every pathway for Iran to get a bomb.
The Trump administration opened a new assault on Americans' health care yesterday by telling a federal appeals court that the entire law should be struck down.
It's a sickening attack on people with pre-existing conditions, seniors, and young people. cnn.com/2019/03/25/pol…
The move is a dramatic escalation on the attacks on Obamacare in the courts, even for the Trump administration. Under Jeff Sessions, the Justice Department had argued some parts of the law could stand. Now, all of the law's protections will be at the mercy of conservative judges.
If Republicans prevail in court:
- 20 million people will lose coverage
- Protections for pre-existing conditions will be gone
- Young people won't be able to stay on their parents' plans until age 26
- Limits on coverage will return
- Caps on out-of-pocket expenses will be gone