<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Elon Glickman</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:info@email.actionnetwork.org">info@email.actionnetwork.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 10:22 AM<br>Subject: IfNotNow Just Endorsed Jamaal + Alex<br>To: <<a href="mailto:naiman.uiuc@gmail.com">naiman.uiuc@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<span style="font-size:1px;display:none">Jamaal and Alex are 2 Congressional candidates who could be our progressive, anti-occupation champions in Congress</span>
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<p>Robert,</p>
<p>Our world is in the throws of an uprising, in the streets and soon in Congress.</p>
<p><strong>IfNotNow Movement has endorsed its first slate of progressive, anti-occupation champions for Congress — Jamaal Bowman (NY-16) and Alex Morse (MA-1) who are fighting for the freedom and dignity for every American, Israeli, and Palestinian. </strong></p>
<p>In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest wave of police brutality against African Americans, and in anticipation of the Israeli government’s plan to formally annex the West Bank, <strong>IfNotNow Movement is joining other progressive organizations to support champions who will </strong><strong>fight for transformative policies</strong> — from the Green New Deal and Medicare for All, to ensuring that the US does everything in its power to live up to its values, abroad and at home. </p>
<p><strong>Jamaal’s race is just a week and a half away; now is the time to do everything we can to get him elected. </strong></p>
<p><strong></strong><strong><a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/P8Elou2Rvc0qoMPEUZrMXcOpy_XqN4R2ZGjoK-5zZnmZseDQZbyNPpEhngcjv1WE43LWM2FaIateh91ZRie6VY5rKNr48W9sWIG066euju27glFnGbi3MzZDYAYSALGxKGA3hBTS9qKcsjWW5a7uRp3TPbRYbkhn7-tnFUg_L9dXEYVzptU09viJk563sxcl2QnTwVYA8BMSZQPmeA-ctjyr5vDu8CKSGhbiuOMY6XkqSqKyqcXHg7d7s-EFqgCwJBSmABW_ExpYwDJ6WYAuv_NLaus3dW6feTexhtYIjj9ioarMuWcrIuDYsO-cd6GElwCfupDZiWsGsiXqIaIROU-v8zpnn0-Yv0n3x29Q7cpsyLfk8SCTDu4-bYdpjr8P/32k/_1j2ANuWQy-xSCp41FtTlQ/h0/a-8noMcNmilAV5Du3owVis50TQ-CD8_V317Dc3k2UDY" target="_blank">Join us and The Jewish Vote for the biggest #JewsforJamaal phonebank yet this Monday June 15th from 6-8:30 pm EST.</a> </strong></p>
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<strong>Jamaal Bowman </strong>is a black working-class teacher in the Bronx challenging Rep. Eliot Engel, who has spent the last 30 years on the wrong side of history -- from mass incarceration, to deregulating Wall Street, to supporting the Iraq war and opposing President Obama’s Iran Deal. While the Coronavirus pandemic has hit the district harder than almost anywhere else in the US, Rep. Engel has been <a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/atcYNHk4Eh2YdGnwBh-YDDV77M3BaOPJKqACeTPMntQREUo2XMWqNNKFfbYhXlMZ4_dpHT-bnokAc0tNWCvrlv3rt7Oajh86lUJhU_Om1yXEWe--FchhTJfdG7U7CApjvjousAoWdWFJzA4dLLwBo03bdcwA4E0_JmUb4EnRAEgevg3Y463zyq1smsSAvfMdc8WYgSsgOz-XnRht85zKgnrvY9aNl2z7XszTiIJ0HAcP4ny7x6uqdKncCwktaxtW00CFQw8NWvt6L6o9IA2d8S2tR7qgsx6wtb681sYVucZRBo-iCB2TGzc3PuCWyLL3rwlZbebyCllZEbYHaF_OErIiAeHzl1rHU1ha6led9QAJXVSHSGOk-iotNbZO1HXj/32k/_1j2ANuWQy-xSCp41FtTlQ/h2/bESbxGMON3g8gqLPzNWnxmRqKE6y2G7v_-8AicrnK4E" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">missing</a>. Jamaal, on the other hand, <a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/atcYNHk4Eh2YdGnwBh-YDCz5ejyc3ZYC0OUkAVt-lrJ5rlQEDbJJyLlPnS_KyNtpQydS2af01DTV10hClIvRjTjabglwBgiJpIjwtrBosufnCPOWyOJAtu6JnwV8NmXsA9fzGkmJmaivY9fRpJL5zkHYFIKOB2PfrI4UN9oLTisn-myexiDPBuTD0UjJf78fR5dzqi0UlxZtxumUmuiqNf4-KLUEAoPsz1zGwVLkskbJVuoUarlJdLmWsWKuZGbdbJGq5EP7qLvKHf1Uil1Cj6Qhneuaz0-8p6AqinfvikB-gr3-qVh-5odTRn5vVVdAXBSieTpQZzg7g8YfJ5XhMH3g9xLjEO5MjY2nz8MMQks_Tzj2IhL7t-PDU3cjJHdrpLQyOPLMWq-hARyJsKdyiRqTfqrtBaInPuP9biJVmR3u4yGDb2SBtkA9Gn7eU4oD/32k/_1j2ANuWQy-xSCp41FtTlQ/h3/bKKqFmYzTkXZWeLkAvEnepntaDSxK7vE6JKaZAOKyvA" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">founded</a> an award winning public middle-school and has fought for teachers, students, and families in the district for <a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/atcYNHk4Eh2YdGnwBh-YDCz5ejyc3ZYC0OUkAVt-lrJ5rlQEDbJJyLlPnS_KyNtpQydS2af01DTV10hClIvRjTjabglwBgiJpIjwtrBosufnCPOWyOJAtu6JnwV8NmXsA9fzGkmJmaivY9fRpJL5zkHYFIKOB2PfrI4UN9oLTisn-myexiDPBuTD0UjJf78fR5dzqi0UlxZtxumUmuiqNQqFTimzbmmOXK-vXk7_Aw0yfpGyoSS0UGq7y8yM-iI5gBvtQcWHN99GY9ry8Okau_pXtfTmSKyCiE5xjgl3dir6XucPYiLBmrkJ64PmQZ6tJD_4W5jSTcniZMW1yj3yQpRn4G-iCUFzcERxhP7iCFqdTKo1b35vMvgU4bFtGGj0A-3EGeI0JcDZiBv3IZHbp9FJ27ebHATMgXRkgqfNLkahp2Ev2nXlRC9zdJtFuSx8/32k/_1j2ANuWQy-xSCp41FtTlQ/h4/XJaQPBnkRNwg6fnNCmUI1ZZlwwI6Ce-XFds8aph8S0A" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)" target="_blank">twenty years.</a> With recent endorsements from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Bernie Sanders, Jamaal is committed to fighting to invest in jobs and education, and to pushing back against endless wars and violent policing. <br>
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<strong><a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/P8Elou2Rvc0qoMPEUZrMXcOpy_XqN4R2ZGjoK-5zZnmZseDQZbyNPpEhngcjv1WE43LWM2FaIateh91ZRie6VY5rKNr48W9sWIG066euju27glFnGbi3MzZDYAYSALGx61MehQAIGIy75_63-Ew7c8I_xsc4uY1idyH94bBVFWiIZy0wPJDeYn0trIFTtaoUPRuhObv8o_V9TfA2CIMHVwMG8uNkVLPjo5c5JWQoNAb-c4T1B1_ID7tlCZzcEva51S7m6iPXsVJzzHnBKfW4JlNG4vQpA0D6On2ow6O6v32mhtYm7M0QTPgMLpmDBZMaJJF_K-TCiYGtUscFaWhNe61ZYO1kXSmVvOYm-j-35waC_4xUUPYD1tWKoXJLLYeZ/32k/_1j2ANuWQy-xSCp41FtTlQ/h5/E1NXzkuxgQrCRbj9roHfmnGa7bduUyAku1M9XtV6feQ" target="_blank">New York's 16th District goes to the polls June 23rd, so supporting Jamaal Bowman for Congress now is critical. We’re teaming up with The Jewish Vote to do the biggest #JewsforJamaal event and phonebank yet on Monday June 15th from 6-8:30pm ET.</a></strong><br>
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<p><strong>Alex Mors</strong><strong>e</strong>, the youngest and first openly gay mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts is running against Richie Neal. Neal is one of the top recipients of corporate money in the House and was one of the only members of the MA congressional delegation to <a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/atcYNHk4Eh2YdGnwBh-YDGrSsgriXGvJ3-A3idf2G4rf91Vf9sWRVjxJJ_LDv_6ylvHpJj0N_FxIxDSzogNoZISFRzVh7xcs__w_C-FQfE3Vet8tMLf7rOUIkTzpPePJYf3LZEixS9oSZPpqJfkQjNgOxFelyzJ8eXPQQ_BRSGdkrkx-0OTvWHRhuDIGjymI_d6ggnm6YFhO8qdk5ZcD399fT1hWQBBIIDzbaH6KQzq07KG7vARpAmYZrhJYNWU0N4UiOhLPR7JSpLsUMKL-YUwYH10UdN6kcfh-HWmWG7Ydmh4l7PDQWNYjqo8q0X5kMl471T2rarYZi1DXbyxKFxGlAki-10OxJuFVYlWqYi3uW_SkDaZD4O49FHkQq6iQ/32k/_1j2ANuWQy-xSCp41FtTlQ/h6/7fOuUUKFEzbzvNnc34NktKmNaHPYxaXlIabughITOy0" target="_blank">co-sponsor unconstitutional anti-BDS legislation</a>. As mayor, Alex has closed the state's last coal power plant, opened a needle exchange program to fight the opioid epidemic, and declared Holyoke one of the first American Sanctuary Cities. As a Jewish progressive, Morse is part of a rising generation of leaders ready to fight to ensure that the United States does everything in its power to stop annexation and pursue freedom and dignity for Palestinians and Israelis.</p>
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<p>In my conversations with Jewish friends over the past few weeks, the same question keeps popping up: <strong>How does our government have seemingly unlimited funds for militarized police and endless wars but not enough to support our basic health and safety</strong> — especially throughout this pandemic?</p>
<p>The old leadership got us here, and <strong>we need new leadership to move us forward.</strong></p>
<p><strong>We need to fundamentally reevaluate our priorities, abroad and at home. </strong>A humane foreign policy is a necessary part of the America we are trying to win, and we know that ending the occupation and ensuring freedom and dignity for all Israelis and Palestinians is part of that fight.<br>
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<p>I’m not going to lie, everyone will need to work hard and fast to help us win<strong>.</strong> Our opponents are well-funded and have the party establishment’s support. But, we have people power.<br>
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<p><strong>Here’s the plan:</strong> <strong>organize and mobilize hundreds of young progressive Jews to volunteer with the campaigns, phonebank, and get out the vote online</strong>. </p>
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<strong><a href="https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/ss/c/P8Elou2Rvc0qoMPEUZrMXcOpy_XqN4R2ZGjoK-5zZnmZseDQZbyNPpEhngcjv1WE43LWM2FaIateh91ZRie6VY5rKNr48W9sWIG066euju27glFnGbi3MzZDYAYSALGx6EiQRMc-qBqDUKTBDzNOhW6xNC1Ahw4YIWXtkIJmdfR3XeRbWg9WL2wTQpETnNajFO0KZvpojuO7xOGbzzVV0rPIFgtO7lTrRrrZmmu7HWfmOfby0glpsZLG2kveoL4xlLIbByVllkNIS-T3JDjRzrj2pF_RXE1p316Iga6X2cqn_mOpCpDLSyczLdrzoHlOMBMwGehHxdcxyzFU1AgNopC5L3y7BrfPtyNzE8Jndv-FJ2CTrB5UaL7x6ArQRg0F/32k/_1j2ANuWQy-xSCp41FtTlQ/h7/-8gMXzlT2akBiDkJWvMmH1DrA-fzF_OQSOYF5MqyOvA" target="_blank">Can we count on you to hit the ground running with us to elect progressive and anti-occupation members of Congress?</a></strong><br>
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<p>After the past few weeks, there is no going “back to normal.” We have to transform our country. We have to win the fight against Trump, white nationalism, and corporate greed, against oppression at home and abroad. <strong>We need an America and a world in which human life is treated as sacred. </strong></p>
<p>I’m not sitting this one out. Are you?</p>
<p>Forward,<br>
Elon Glickman<br>
<em>Volunteer for End the Occupation PAC</em></p>
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