By MoveOn Staff. Monday, July 2 2018
After weeks of heartbreaking images, here are some beautiful rays of hope: On Saturday, in Washington, D.C.,, 35,000 demonstrators braved 96-degree temperatures to march on the White House and send a crystal-clear message: Families Belong Together. There were 30,000 participants in New York, 60,000 in Chicago, more than 70,000 in Los Angeles, and huge turnouts […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, June 26 2018
Statement from Matt Blizek, elections mobilization director for MoveOn: Tonight’s victory by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a beacon of hope for all who are alarmed at the injustice and oppression of the Trump administration, and who envision a brighter future in which everyone in this country is treated with respect and dignity and set up to […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Monday, June 18 2018
Pantheon of organizations plan massive June 30 mobilization against Trump administration’s family separation policy WASHINGTON — During a television appearance on MSNBC’s ‘All In With Chris Hayes’ this evening, Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) denounced the Trump administration’s policy of forcibly separating children from their parents between ports of entry on the U.S. southern border, and […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Friday, June 15 2018
MINNESOTA — MoveOn Political Action members in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Ilhan Omar for Congress, with 71% of votes cast in favor of backing Omar. State Representative Ilhan Omar is an experienced Twin Cities policy analyst, organizer, public speaker and advocate. In 2016, she was elected as the Minnesota House […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, June 6 2018
Members praised the endorsed candidates for vowing to protect healthcare and create economic opportunity WASHINGTON, DC — Today, MoveOn Political Action is announcing the first wave of federal endorsements made by its members as part of an effort to take back the House of Representatives this November. Each of the candidates is currently fighting for […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, May 23 2018
Dear MoveOn member, The year so far has, of course, been shaped by Trump and the GOP’s ongoing and deeply destructive cyclone of chaos. But it has also been deeply defined by the inspiring, tenacious efforts of millions of MoveOn members like you. I’m so proud to share with you some of the recent work […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Wednesday, May 23 2018
The shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas was the 22nd school shooting in 2018. Ten students and teachers were killed. More people have been killed in school shootings so far this year than have been killed serving in the U.S. military. It’s clearer than ever that we need more than “thoughts and prayers” […]
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Gun Control
By MoveOn Staff. Tuesday, May 22 2018
ILLINOIS — MoveOn Political Action members in Illinois’ 14th congressional district have voted overwhelmingly to endorse Lauren Underwood for Congress, with 98% of votes cast in favor of backing Underwood. A native of Naperville, Underwood is registered nurse, with hands-on experience in America’s healthcare industry. She was appointed by President Obama to serve as a […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, May 17 2018
GEORGIA — The authentic voices of Georgians supporting Stacey Abrams for governor are being carried to about 250,000 potential Georgia voters this week via a new digital ad campaign launched by MoveOn Political Action in advance of the state’s May 22 gubernatorial primary. In addition to paid delivery of the videos via digital ads—which will cost tens […]
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By MoveOn Staff. Thursday, May 17 2018
MoveOn members and a coalition of progressive groups including the Daily Kos, the Working Families Party, NARAL Pro-Choice America, People for the American Way, and Collective PAC raised $160,000 for the Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams for the final week of the primary election. The donations from more 5,000 individual small donors came as part […]
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