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Convening Organizations

A campaign to empower all A mericans organized by leading organizations in the civil rights, environmental and labor movements. Convening Organizations. Why now: Americans denied r ight to vote. Why now: Outsized spending. Why now: Congress is broken. A rigged system blocks change.

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Convening Organizations

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  1. A campaign to empower all Americans organized by leading organizations in the civil rights, environmental and labor movements.

  2. Convening Organizations

  3. Why now: Americans denied right to vote

  4. Why now: Outsized spending

  5. Why now: Congress is broken

  6. A rigged system blocks change Unlimited Spending Outdated Senate Rules Voter Suppression

  7. Our strategies win • Together with our grassroots power and common narrative, we can achieve meaningful reform in government, campaign, finance, and voting rights, which will enable us to win for workers, civil rights, women, and the environment.

  8. Why Us: Grassroots Capacity • 3.55 million members plus chapters and field offices across the country • Supporters: • Sierra Club: 2.2 million • NAACP: 1+ million • Greenpeace: 1+ million • CWA: 700 thousand

  9. What will we achieve in 2013?

  10. Building the Movement • We will bring 50 million new activists to this fight.

  11. Building Momentum: NY, MN, NC

  12. Over the next five years we will • Build a network of 50 million activists. • Achieve universal access at the ballot box. • Pass meaningful filibuster reform. • Modernize voting to minimize fraud. • Curb excess campaign spending.

  13. How you can participate: Endorse us • Values Statement • Make concrete commitments • Carry out campaign work together

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