Dear MoveOn member,
Look at this crowd! This is a group of nearly 1,000 of my friends and neighbors showing up to make noise and fight for abortion access—in Florida! We turned out on Wednesday to send a message that we'll defeat the Republicans who seek to criminalize our health care and control our bodies.
And if can turn out in Florida, where right-wing Republicans have launched a full-on assault against abortion access, it's a reminder that we—the pro-Roe majority—are everywhere! Will you take the pledge to vote out Republicans this November? You'll even get a free "Our Bodies. Our Freedom." sticker!
On Wednesday evening, in Ft. Lauderdale, more than 800 folks showed up with signs declaring "Roe, Roe, Roe the Vote," "My body is not your political playground," ... and other messages I can't write in this email. (Just look at the pictures!) It was organized by Broward for Progress—and we're going to keep building this momentum through Election Day.
As a longtime member of MoveOn, when I started my local grassroots group, I was just a mom who felt she needed to take action. MoveOn equipped and empowered me and my co-leaders to go out and build power in our community. On Wednesday, we got to come together with hundreds of other people who wanted to take action for a "Bans Off Our Bodies" rally. Seeing the diverse crowd, I am inspired knowing that our movement is growing and we won't back down.
These types of actions are taking place all across the country—and we need that kind of energy! We need to show Democratic candidates there's a fired-up base ready for them to be champions on these issues, we need to show the local and national media that abortion is at stake this November ... and we need to show other members of the pro–Roe majority that they aren't alone, that we have the people power when we show up.
And if you want to do more, you can organize friends and neighbors to stage your own event just like we did in Florida! Make it a protest, a rally, or a spontaneous gathering to promote abortion access. Just follow this link for signs you can download and print at home, courtesy of MoveOn. Or, of course, you can make your own to show your community that we are the majority and we won't take this quietly. You also can hang the signs in your home, put them up around town, share them with neighbors, or go hold them high on busy intersections or outside the offices of Republican campaigns and elected officials. It's one way to be part of this visible movement all across the country.
All across the country, folks are showing up—individually, in small groups, at large protests, in conversations with family members and at work, and at campaign offices, ready to support champions who will fight for abortion access.
There are a lot of ways to show up for abortion rights—and voting is going to be a critical part of it.
We need to hold the House of Representatives this November—the Democrats have already passed bills codifying Roe's protections into law, and we'll need the next House to do the same.
And we need to expand our Senate majority with two bold, progressive champions who will commit to ending the filibuster to pass laws enshrining abortion access into law—a stance that many of the leading Democrats for open and contested seats have already taken.
Whether you're getting involved in your state's governor's race or legislature fights or finding ways to help the champions in the closest contests around the country, there are ways you can show up for abortion rights this November—starting now.
So get involved! You can start by taking the pledge and getting a free sticker to contribute to a national, visible reminder of what's at stake this November as we build toward actions, protests, town halls, and more all across the country during the August congressional recess.
Thanks for all you do.
—Laurie W. G., MoveOn member
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