Tag: moveon.org
By admin. Tuesday, July 21 2015
On Wednesday June 19, nine Black South Carolinians were gunned down after welcoming a man into their Bible study. Their deaths were a direct result of hatred and racism. The next day, as South Carolina—and the nation—mourned their deaths, a symbol of hatred and racism against Blacks still flew in front of the South Carolina […]
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#BlackLivesMatter | #takedowntheflag | confederate flag | MoveOn Petition | moveon.org | petition delivery | south carolina | Victory
By admin. Tuesday, April 7 2015
It’s hard to believe that it’s been four months since MoveOn.org Political Action and Democracy for America members joined together to launch Run Warren Run—a campaign focused on encouraging progressive champion Sen. Elizabeth Warren into the presidential race. Reflecting back on the first 120 days of this campaign, MoveOn.org Political Action Executive Director Ilya Sheyman […]
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2016 | 2016 election | charles chamerlin | democracy for america | Elizabeth Warren | ilya sheyman | moveon.org | run warren run | rwr | rwr-featured | rwr-iowa | rwr-newhampshire | rwr-news
By admin. Monday, March 2 2015
Over the weekend, MoveOn.org Civic Action Executive Director Anna Galland appeared on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” for nearly an hour to take questions from callers from across the country—from all across the political spectrum. Anna took a stand for strong progressive values and discussed the incredible work of MoveOn members and progressives across the country. A big piece of […]
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2016 | 2016 election | 2016 presidential election | Anna Galland | CSPAN | moveon | moveon.org | rwr | rwr-featured
By admin. Monday, February 23 2015
Walmart employs hundreds of thousands of Americans across the country. The majority of those workers make minimum wage—as Walmart executives are making BILLIONS. Our friends at OUR Walmart have been fighting for a living wage by starting petitions, staging protests, and organizing to fight for their rights. Last week, Walmart workers won a big victory: Walmart announced that they will […]
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Economic Justice | labor | Minimum Wage | MoveOn members | Moveon victory | moveon.org | Victory | Walmart
By Nick Berning. Tuesday, October 28 2014
Check out MoveOn’s new ad supporting Rick Weiland for Senate: https://front.moveon.org/weiland_ad/
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advertising | moveon.org | Progressive | rick weiland | Senate | South Dakota | TV ads
By Victoria Kaplan. Thursday, September 11 2014
MoveOn.org Political Action has just launched this 30-second ad holding Republican Senator Susan Collins (ME) accountable for her vote Thursday to defend big corporations and special interests at the expense of Maine voters. Sen. Collins had the chance to stop special interests from buying elections — but instead, she chose to give them a free […]
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big corporations | campaigns | citizens united | corporate special interests | corporate spending | Elections | maine senate | moveon.org | Senate | shenna bellows | special interests | susan collins | tv ad
By Nick Berning. Thursday, September 11 2014
Statement of Anna Galland, executive director of MoveOn.org Civic Action, in response to President Obama’s speech to the nation: Few if any decisions a country makes are as consequential as the decision to go to war. Such a decision must not be taken lightly, or made in haste. We remember well the lives lost and damage […]
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AUMF | bombing | congress | Iraq | isil | isis | moveon.org | president obama | Syria | War | war powers
By Nick Berning. Monday, January 6 2014
Anna Galland, the executive director of MoveOn.org, appears on C-SPAN to discuss the progressive agenda and MoveOn members’ plans in 2014.
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2012 Elections | 2014 | 2014 elections | Anna Galland | Civil Rights | Climate Change | congress | economic inequality | Health Care | media coverage | moveon | moveon.org | Politics | progressive movement | TV
By Emily Dhatt. Monday, May 6 2013
Celeste Greig, head of the California Republican Assembly, told the media that pregnancies by rape are rare “because it’s an act of violence, because the body is traumatized.” The Courage Campaign started a MoveOn Petition calling for Greig’s resignation from her leadership position over the unscientific, offensive comments.
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