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January 27, 2017

Statement on Trump’s Order Shutting the Door on Refugees

President Trump’s executive order Friday, calling for “extreme vetting,” suspends refugee admissions to the U.S., and shuts the door on Syrian refugees and other vulnerable families when they are most in need. Mehrdad Azemun is the campaigns director for People’s Action. His family immigrated from Iran to the United States in the late 1970s. He […]

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January 26, 2017

Climate March in Communities Nationwide on April 29

WASHINGTON. – Climate activists have announced a major “People’s Climate March” on April 29 in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country. The effort is being organized by the coalition formed out of 2014’s People’s Climate March, which brought over 400,000 people to the streets of New York City and many more around the world. The […]

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January 25, 2017

Trump immigration orders desecrate our shared principles

Today, Donald Trump signed executive actions to build a wall along the southern border, create a deportation force, and exact retribution against sanctuary cities. President Trump is also expected to order a Muslim ban, in the form of an immigration ban targeted at several majority Muslim countries, and a shutdown of our country’s refugee program. […]

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January 24, 2017

Thousands Rise Up Nationwide for Resist Trump Tuesday to Oppose Nominees and Resist his Dangerous Agenda

  NATIONWIDE – More than 10,000 activists and concerned people are taking part in over 200 peaceful #ResistTrumpTuesday rallies outside in-district Congressional offices today, urging Senators to Stop Trump’s #SwampCabinet. Activists with People’s Action, MoveOn.org, and the Working Families Party organized rallies to urge the Senate to delay Cabinet confirmations until more is learned about […]

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January 23, 2017

More Than a Hundred Protests Planned for First Rise Up and Resist Trump Tuesday

Media Advisory Visuals: Stop the #SwampCabinet” actions will feature excellent visuals with creative props and groups of activists. WASHINGTON – Momentum is growing following this weekend’s historic mobilizations opposing Donald Trump and his agenda. People throughout the country will again come together on Tuesday, in more than 100 actions targeted toward U.S. Senators, demanding that […]

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January 20, 2017

Trump’s First Act: A Big Giveaway to Wall Street Elites

On Friday, immediately after he was sworn in as America’s 45th President, Donald J. Trump signed a series of Executive Orders, including the roll-back of a Federal Housing Authority insurance premium cut. Liz Ryan Murray, policy director for People’s Action, a national progressive grassroots advocacy organization, issued the following statement. “Donald Trump’s inaugural speech proclaimed […]

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January 17, 2017

Third Way Leading The Democrats The Wrong Way?

CHICAGO – Today, think tank Third Way announced the launch of a new $20 million political campaign that will study why Democrats lost in 2016 and how they can chart a path forward. In a story from POLITICO about the campaign, Third Way President Jonathan Cowan slammed “big government liberal populism.” George Goehl, the co-director of People’s Action, a national […]

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January 13, 2017

Resistance Assemblies Gain Momentum as Trump Inauguration Nears

WASHINGTON – More than 500 resistance assemblies will be held nationwide Sunday with tens of thousands of people coming together in libraries, community centers, living rooms, churches and coffee shops to organize and plan resistance to President-elect Donald Trump, his agenda and his toxic cabinet nominees. The assemblies coincide with the national day of action […]

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January 11, 2017

Trump Diverts Attention From Massive Conflicts of Interest, Wall Street Takeover of Washington

WASHINGTON – Today, President-elect Donald Trump held his first formal news conference since July 27, 2016. In response, LeeAnn Hall and George Goehl, co-directors of People’s Action, a national grassroots advocacy organization, issued the following statement: “Mr. Trump likes to point fingers but fails to take responsibility. At his first news conference since July 27, […]

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January 10, 2017

Pro-Democracy Groups Demand McConnell Delay Confirmation Hearings Until Ethics Process is Complete

WASHINGTON – In less than a day, more than 164,000 people and dozens of leading pro-democracy organizations have signed onto a petition and letter demanding than Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other senators delay hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees until ethics reviews are complete. The sign-on letter was started Monday by People’s Action, a national grassroots advocacy […]

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