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March 2019 Membership Newsletter

March 2019 Membership Newsletter "Never doubt what a conscience-minded people can do to make what is upside down, upright."⁣⁣ - Senator Nina Turner

Bernie's running! Your support has given this movement the most important head start we could hope for: an organized grassroots army spanning the country and ready for action. You are helping us build direct outreach programs for phone banking, texting, and door knocking, one-on-one trainings with group leaders and volunteers, and event hosting guides for anyone and everyone interested in hosting an event.

Our Revolution President Nina Turner selected as one of the Bernie 2020 Campaign Co-Chairs Following the launch of Sen. Bernie Sanders' second presidential campaign, Sen. Nina Turner announced that she will be taking a leave of absence from serving as president of Our Revolution. Sen. Turner will serve as campaign co-chair for the Sanders campaign. During the leave of absence, Sen. Turner will remain on Our Revolution's board of Directors. Under the leadership of Sen. Turner, Our Revolution has grown to over 600 local groups in all 50 states and nine countries. From Medicare for All to immigration reform to a $15 minimum wage, Our Revolution is organizing in support of many of the issues that Sen. Sanders ran on and endorsing candidates committed to enacting progressive policies in their communities.

Bernie 2020 Tabling Guide Check out our brand new Bernie 2020 Tabling Guide! Our Revolution staff members and volunteers have collaborated to develop this guide so that any local group, no matter how big or small, can start spreading the word about Bernie 2020 right in their communities.

Our Revolution Local Groups Organize for Medicare for All The Our Revolution Texting Team texted in preparation for the Medicare for All Week of Action, driving attendance to local barnstorms and phone calls to Congress. In partnership with a coalition spearheaded by National Nurses United, we are hosting close to a thousand local actions across the country in the coming weeks. Thanks to your hard work, Rep. Jayapal introduced her bill with 107 co-sponsors. Let's keep working to make sure this bill gets passed. Click here to find a Medicare for All barnstorm near you!

Our Revolution President Nina Turner and Board Member Jim Hightower Rally with Our Revolution Texas Senator Nina Turner was met with great enthusiasm and energy from Our Revolution Texas. She traveled across Houston and Dallas with Board Member Jim Hightower, met many fine political revolutionaries, and participated in the beginnings of a great Bernie Blue wave forming in Texas.

Our Revolution Membership Call featuring Michael Render, professionally known as Killer Mike Click here to listen to our monthly membership call featuring Our Revolution President Sen. Nina Turner and activist, recording artist, and actor Michael Render (pka Killer Mike) for a discussion on the origins and importance of Black History Month and the ongoing struggle for racial justice in America. Sen. Turner also discusses Bernie 2020 and how we can get involved!

Our Revolution's Texting Team storms Georgia Our Revolution Georgia Group Leader Krupesh is a part of the national texting team. Krupesh is a group leader for Grassroots Gwinnett, Our Revolution Georgia & is part of the national texting team. He took a break from reaching out to voters in his community to early vote! Also featured above is a real conversation he had with a supporter letting them know about the upcoming election and where to vote. Get Out the Vote efforts make all the difference in local races and the Our Revolution national texting team has sent out over 3,000 Get Out the Vote texts for the MARTA Referendum in Gwinnett County, GA. Click here to join the Our Revolution Texting Team!

Our Revolution in the Bay Area Our Revolution's political director David Duhalde and full-stack web developer Eric Broder met with more than 50 members of Our Revolution East Bay, Our Revolution Contra Costa, SF Berniecrats, and Richmond Progressive Alliance to discuss the months ahead in the fight for a more equitable and just society.

Our Revolution Somerville Stands with Royal Hospitality Services Workers In Sommerville, Massachusetts, due to the Green Line extension, Royal Hospitality Services may close in a few years, displacing more than 350 jobs in Union Sq. More than half the workers live in Somerville, many within walking distance of the plant. Somerville Stands Together is supporting a campaign to find a new home for the company in Somerville. Our Revolution Somerville members attended the Somerville City Council Finance Committee meeting on Feb. 11, where several workers from Royal Hospitality testified with support from co-workers who are members of UFCW Local 1445.

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