Lucas,
Whenever I hear Donald Trump or see his face or even read one of his ridiculous
tweets I get so angry I can't wait to help EMILY’s List.
And I've seen that a lot of folks in this community feel the same way I do.
Which is good — because EMILY's List has done some amazing work
when this community gets fired up. It might be our best work, in fact.
Here's an example:
In 1991, Anita Hill testified before an all-white, all-male panel of senators
about being sexually harassed at work by Clarence Thomas, her former boss.
The panel's lack of compassion shocked women across the country, and
then-Representative Barbara Boxer led a cohort of House women over to
the Senate to demand they take Anita's testimony seriously.
Women were outraged. Donations and calls started pouring into EMILY's
List. And a year later, we elected a record number of women to the Senate
— sending four women to join Barbara Mikulski — including
Barbara Boxer herself.
The outrage, anger, and disbelief I'm seeing today is far greater
than I even knew was possible in 1991. And we're going to need to
channel it all — because the stakes are even higher this time around.
I'm fired up to fight back against Republicans and send another record
wave of women — not just to the Senate, but to every level of government.
If you are too, make a donation today.
Over the last few years we've seen Republicans ramp up their attacks
on choice.
Of the 1,074 state abortion restrictions enacted since
Roe v. Wade, more than A QUARTER were enacted between 2010-2015. Republicans directly
attack Planned Parenthood, trying to defund it at the state and national
level. Every time an anti-choice law passes in one state, it gives new
energy to conservatives in others.
And I'll be honest, we need to do
a lot more to fight back. We added four new pro-choice women to the Senate this
year who will join our other senators to protect Planned Parenthood from
being defunded. But we need to fight for
every elected woman in
every state who is willing to stand up to these horrendous attacks that put
women and families at risk.
The good news is that people are really paying attention. It helps when
the next president is a man who can't keep his disturbing opinions
to himself, unmasking the anti-woman focus behind his party's relentless
assault on choice.
If there's any hope of protecting the last 40 years of progress in
America, we need to channel all of our energy into a wave of action.
So here we are — we have a choice to make. Do we accept our fate,
or do we fight back with everything we've got? If you're like
me and ready to fight, make a donation today:
https://secure.emilyslist.org/Ready-To-Fight
Warmest regards,
Ellen R. Malcolm
Founder and Chair of the Board, EMILY's List