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HEADLINES: Fight Trump & The Oligarchs | Stop Musk | The Climate Fightback Begins | We Beat the Elite: DNC Election Results! | Building Down-Ballot Resilience | & MORE! ★ ★ ★
While Congressional Democrats dither in DC, Trump and the Oligarchs are aggressively moving to consolidate control over our government by engaging in unlawful and unConstitutional acts by:
Trump and the Oligarchs are trying to break the guardrails of our fragile democracy. We will not let them.
We are organizing citizens across our Republic to stand up to this corrupt regime, and we’re demanding a unified opposition from the Democratic Congressional Leaders. Collaboration is unacceptable.
TELL YOUR SENATORS TO REJECT TRUMP NOMINEES ★ ★ ★
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We’re fighting for our future by mobilizing a Citizen Army of grassroots activists to fight back against Trump and the Oligarchs, seizing the reins of the Democratic Party, and electing the next generation of Progressives in hundreds of down-ballot races across the country. Read more below about how we’re fighting on our 3-point plan to Defeat Trump & the Oligarchs, Transform the Democratic Party, and Elect Progressives up and down the ballot in 2025. ★ ★ ★
Oligarchy is no longer at the gate, it’s busting its way through the house — and we need our movement to be activated. This means getting in the streets, showing up in Senate offices, raising the pressure through media and targeted actions, and mounting a public show of force that cannot be ignored. That’s why we’re building out our Citizen Action Team — 30,000 strong and growing — with organizing networks in Washington D.C. and every congressional district in the country. Our Citizen Action Team will meet this Thursday, Feb. 13, at 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 PT. Hop on the Zoom to learn about the actions we’re already taking and the different ways you can be involved as we Fight Trump and the Oligarchs. ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ Trump is on a mission to ‘Drill Baby Drill’ and he has forged an unholy alliance between Big Oil and Big Tech to ravage our planet — but we are not powerless.
This week, we’re kicking off our national End Polluter Handouts Campaign to halt the worst of the Oil Oligarchs’ agenda. Our powerful coalition - made-up of Our Revolution, Sunrise, Friends of the Earth, Zero Hour, Greenpeace, the Hip Hop Caucus, Oil Change International and dozens of other organizations - are joining forces to block Trump’s money pipeline to Big Oil. Sign-up to be part of our LIVE Climate Fightback Kickoff Call this Monday! We’ll hear from leading climate organizers, including Aru Shiney-Ajay, Director the Sunrise Movement; Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth; Jaime Minden, Organizing Director of Zero Hour; and Tefere Gebre, Chief Program Officer of Greenpeace USA. RSVP NOW and we’ll send you a reminder to tune in LIVE at 8:30pm ET/5:30 PT on Monday, Feb. 10th. ★ ★ ★
On Wednesday at 1pm ET at the US Capitol, our Coalition to End Polluter Handouts will join Members of Congress to voice our public opposition to Trump’s fossil-fueled frenzy. We’ll be joined by US Rep. Ilhan Omar and other progressive champions. Join us IN-PERSON on Capitol Hill! This will be followed by a “Climate Revival” featuring award winning actress / singer Antonique Smith and Rev. Lennox Yearwood of the Hip Hop Caucus. The event starts at 7pm at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation at 212 E. Capitol St. NE, Washington DC, 20003 — hope you can make it! ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ BEATING BACK THE PARTY ELITE To defeat Trump and the Oligarchs, we need a true Opposition Party that isn’t bought by the billionaires. That’s why Our Revolution organized to beat back the Political Establishment - and its billionaire backers - to elect Ken Martin to serve as the new chair of the Democratic National Committee.
Ken - chair of the Minnesota state party - defeated his main rival who was backed by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, and bankrolled by billionaires like Reid Hoffman and ‘liberal’ dark money groups. Even though only 448 DNC party insiders got to vote, Our Revolution’s grassroots-powered Citizen Action Team: Hold the Party Accountable worked to make sure our voices were heard - we hosted the only grassroots DNC Candidate Forum of the race, sent letters, and made calls.
Even though we’ve won, our work is not done. Our Revolution Leader Joseph Geevarghese wrote in The Nation about how the grassroots must hold the new Democratic leadership accountable. “The decades-long dependence on billionaires has fundamentally undermined the Democratic Party’s credibility as an opposition party. Democrats claimed to be the party of the working class—while still taking money from the same elites who rig the system,” Joseph wrote. “If the party is serious about becoming a true opposition force, it must now fully commit to a grassroots fundraising model—one that rejects corporate influence and restores faith in its ability to fight for working-class Americans.” ★ ★ ★
In addition to electing a new DNC chair, we also organized to elect Jane Kleeb — an Our Revolution founding board member and climate activist — as the next President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs (ASDC) and Vice Chair of the Party. Jane, who also serves as Chair of the Nebraska Democratic Party, is committed to investing resources in State Parties and strengthening grassroots organizing. With true insurgents like Ken and Jane at the top of the Party, it’s time to ramp up our work to hold Democrats accountable to working people, not billionaires and corporate consultants. ★ ★ ★
With our impact on the direction of new DNC leadership, we now have a foothold to push for real change in the party. So far, more than 10,000 grassroots volunteers, donors and local leaders have signed on demanding these necessary party reforms. It’s time for the Democratic party to reject corporate money, increase transparency and accountability and rebuild a multiracial, working-class base. Let’s get to work to grow our power in the party, recenter the working class, regain voter trust, and win crucial elections. ★ ★ ★
2025 isn’t an off-year for elections -- in fact, there are thousands of races at the state and local level with progressives running for mayor, city council, state offices, and more. Our goal is to build power. Our movement elected a progressive voting bloc in Congress with the Progressive Caucus — and this year is a chance to do the same in cities and counties across the country. Proof of concept: In St. Louis, Our Revolution Board Member Megan Green ran for city alderman and realized she needed allies serving alongside her to move a progressive agenda. So she partnered with Our Revolution and ran progressive slates over multiple cycles, creating a governing majority in the city — from mayor to council and more. If progressives are going to build power in the United States, we have to return to our roots and do it from the bottom up. If you’re a candidate running for election or re-election, join Megan Green and the Our Revolution Political Team for a 2025 Candidate Meetup to learn about our endorsement process and how we support candidates with strategic resources to win elections and build power for the long haul. REGISTER HERE (ANNOUNCED CANDIDATES ONLY) ★ ★ ★
The Citizen Action Team meets this Thursday, Feb. 13, at 8:30 pm ET / 5:30 PT. Hop on the Zoom to learn about the actions we’re already taking and the different ways you can be involved as we Fight Trump and the Oligarchs. JOIN OUR CITIZEN ACTION TEAM CALL ★ ★ ★
Trump is on a mission to ‘Drill Baby Drill’ and he has forged an unholy alliance between Big Oil and Big Tech to ravage our planet — but we are not powerless. Sign-up to be part of our LIVE Climate Fightback Kickoff Call this Monday at 8:30p ET / 5:30 PT! We’ll be strategizing with leading climate organizers, including Aru Shiney-Ajay, Director the Sunrise Movement; Erich Pica, President of Friends of the Earth; Jaime Minden, Organizing Director of Zero Hour; and Tefere Gebre, Chief Program Officer of Greenpeace USA. ★ ★ ★
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