Author: MoveOn Staff
By MoveOn Staff. Monday, October 23 2017
Three weeks after the Las Vegas shooting, more than 20,000 people signed a petition by MoveOn member Sandy Phillips—whose daughter, Jessi, was slaughtered in the Aurora, Colorado theater massacre in 2012—asking the DNC, the governing body of the national Democratic Party, to reject donations from the gun industry. The DNC heard us and took action: […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, October 23 2017
When Trump was elected president, the repeal of the Affordable Care Act—and much worse—seemed inevitable. Then the people rose up. MoveOn have been at the center of it all. Here’s how it happened. MoveOn’s first national day of action against Trumpcare came on December 20, 2016. Protests in dozens of cities nationwide, with thousands participating. […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, October 13 2017
Creative Majority’s Daily Action Unites With MoveOn to Fight Extremism Washington DC — Today, Creative Majority PAC announced that Daily Action will join forces with MoveOn.org in a move that will empower America’s grassroots resistance in its fight against President Trump’s extremist agenda. Daily Action, the calling service that went viral after Trump’s election, has […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, October 13 2017
Joint statement by Beyond the Bomb, CREDO, Friends Committee on National Legislation, Indivisible, J Street, MoveOn.org Civic Action, NIAC Action, Peace Action, VoteVets, Win Without War, and Women’s Action for New Directions on Donald Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran nuclear agreement. Donald Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran nuclear agreement — also known as […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, October 11 2017
Last week, MoveOn members joined with Lin–Manuel Miranda—creator of “Hamilton”—to support relief efforts in Puerto Rico. We hoped to raise $250,000—money that’s urgently needed, given the scale of this humanitarian disaster and the Trump Administration’s appalling response. In just 48 hours, MoveOn members donated more than $2.5 million, ultimately raising more than $3 million, 100% of which […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, October 11 2017
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, October 11 2017
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, October 6 2017
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, October 6 2017
WASHINGTON, DC — Moments ago, the Trump Administration issued new a new rule rolling back the federal requirement that employers include birth control coverage in their health insurance plans. The decision, which vastly expands exemptions for those employers who cite moral or religious objections to providing birth control, will impact the more than 55 million […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, October 2 2017
1,000 people from all walks of life. Teenagers to retirees. From all 50 states. 40% are people of color. Over 70% are women. All took part in a 12-week organizing training and action program, learning how to be organizers and mobilizing to defend the Affordable Care Act, protect young immigrants from deportation, and hold members […]
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