Sophia Lanza-Weil · [email protected]

January 26, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Just checking in

Hey, it’s Sophia, the Field Coordinator for Schools & Communities First! At the beginning of the year, I shared with you my resolutions for 2020 and invited you to join me in accomplishing them together…   I’m excited to share that I have succeeded in reducing my plastic waste ✅ and eati…

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  Schools & Communities First Coalition · [email protected]

January 25, 2020 at 6:04 PM

This confirms it -- Californians are on OUR side >>

In a newly released poll among 800 likely voters, our initiative to invest in our schools and communities registered an unprecedented 58% support. Even after robust message testing, support for our campaign surges to 60%!  Help us keep up our momentum by donating today — CHIP IN >> …

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  Schools & Communities First Coalition · [email protected]

January 23, 2020 at 12:53 AM

CALL TO ACTION >>

Are you ready to help get Schools & Communities First on the ballot? Grassroots organizations and volunteers are mobilizing all over California for a week of action to help Schools & Communities First qualify for November’s ballot.  WILL YOU JOIN US? This week, there will be events …

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  Sophia Lanza-Weil · [email protected]

January 18, 2020 at 8:57 PM

What we need between now and the 31st

Hey, it’s Sophia, the Field Coordinator for Schools & Communities First! Our field team is responsible for reaching voters across the state, but the cost of knocking doors throughout California to get our campaign on the ballot is starting to add up quickly...  So, I wanted to reach out t…

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  2020 ALERT · [email protected]

January 18, 2020 at 12:17 AM

A message from Elizabeth Warren >>

Senator Elizabeth Warren proudly endorses Schools & Communities First, because she knows that California needs big, structural change to better support its schools and local communities. Will you watch Senator Warren’s short endorsement video for Schools & Communities First? [CLICK HER…

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  Schools & Communities First Coalition · [email protected]

January 15, 2020 at 12:57 AM

[POLL] Bernie, Elizabeth, Joe, Pete, or someone else?

Tonight, the leading Democratic Presidential candidates are gathering in Des Moines for the most important debate yet.  Four of our campaign’s biggest endorsers — Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren — will be among them.  Will you take this quick poll to tell us wh…

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  Tracy Zeluff · [email protected]

January 14, 2020 at 1:11 AM

This is a step in the right direction >>

Hello, I’m Tracy, the campaign manager for Schools & Communities First. On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom officially unveiled his proposed budget for 2020. Although it addresses many of our state’s needs, no budget can significantly impact the school funding crisis here in California until …

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  Schools & Communities First Coalition · [email protected]

January 10, 2020 at 9:52 PM

John is FIRED UP! Are you?

$12 billion. It can be hard to grasp how this much funding could help our schools. But for educators like John, those additional funds could make all the difference in helping his students succeed.   John knows that every single dollar invested into our schools provides his students with more …

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  Sophia Lanza-Weil · [email protected]

January 8, 2020 at 12:32 AM

2020 challenge: 20 signatures for 2020

Hi, it’s Sophia, the Field Coordinator for Schools & Communities First!  I wanted to briefly share my New Year’s Resolution with you to see if you would like to join me in building a better California … This year, I’m not just pledging to recycle more … I want to make real lasting chang…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 1:03 AM

last chance >>

Tonight is New Year’s Eve, but it’s also a very important day for our campaign… It is our CRITICAL end of 2019 fundraising deadline and we are still about $3,000 short of our grassroots fundraising targets to cover the costs for our campaign to reclaim $12 billion for California schools and co…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 27, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Did you see Sebastian's message?

We just wanted to follow up quickly to make sure you saw the email from our Digital Director, Sebastian, last week about our #WinterPhotoContest. We’ve already received DOZENS of photo submissions from our supporters who took creative snapshots of gathering signatures for our ballot petition! …

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  Schools & Communities First Coalition · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 12:43 AM

Something for the whole family »

This holiday season, give your friends, family, and neighbors the greatest gift of all — the opportunity to vote, have their voices heard, and put our Schools & Communities First! We are offering to mail petitions to supporters like you this holiday season so that you can have the opport…

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  Alex Stack · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 12:30 AM

exciting news to share >>

Hi, I’m Alex Stack, the Communications Director for the Schools & Communities First campaign. We have officially crossed a very exciting benchmark — we’ve collected over 250,000 of the signatures needed to get our initiative on the 2020 ballot! The momentum to reclaim $12 billion annually…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

December 8, 2019 at 8:10 PM

This is why we march >>

We’ve been hard at work organizing across California communities in every part of the state and people have begun to take notice...  CLICK HERE to watch NBC’s story on our recent campaign march >> We are going up against some of the wealthiest corporations in California who have pledg…

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  2020 HQ · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 8:27 PM

Hold Trump and tax cheaters like him accountable

What do Bernie Sanders, Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg, Cory Booker, and Julián Castro all have in common? They’ve ALL endorsed the Schools & Communities First initiative because we’re united in support of making corporations pay their fair share to fund California schools and…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

November 30, 2019 at 8:29 PM

we have until MIDNIGHT

Tonight is our campaign’s critical November fundraising deadline and we are counting on your help to reach our grassroots fundraising targets.  The opponents of our campaign are being propped up by California’s corporations and the ultra-wealthy who have avoided paying their fair share. But w…

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  Mariana Rodriguez · [email protected]

November 28, 2019 at 12:12 AM

How to talk about Schools & Communities First with your relatives

Hi, it’s Mariana again, the Schools & Communities First campaign’s administrator! My family loves each other a lot, but we don’t see eye-to-eye on everything, which means our Thanksgiving conversations get interesting, to say the least.  This Thanksgiving, between bites of turkey, stuffin…

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  Schools & Communities First Coalition · [email protected]

November 27, 2019 at 1:14 AM

[WATCH] our new video >>

Earlier this month at the California Democratic Party Convention, Schools & Communities First supporters were fired up!  They were collecting petition signatures, sharing why getting our initiative on the ballot will be the biggest fight in California, and we made this video that will insp…

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  [email protected] · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 11:49 PM

The kids are alright ✊

For the past couple weeks, our campaign has been hosting launch events throughout the state from the Bay Area, the Imperial Valley, the Central Valley, across Southern California, and everywhere in between.  The energy for our movement is real, especially from young people who have come out in…

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  Mariana Rodriguez · [email protected]

November 22, 2019 at 12:08 AM

I can't do this alone

Hi, I’m Mariana, the Schools & Communities First campaign’s administrator! I wanted to quickly introduce myself since you will be hearing from me quite a bit over the next year as we build this movement to reclaim $12 billion annually for our schools and communities, while protecting homeo…

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  Schools & Communities First Coalition · [email protected]

November 20, 2019 at 1:12 AM

You won't believe how the crowd responded >>

We were thrilled to see so much support for Schools & Communities First this weekend at the California Democratic Party Convention! Before the presidential forum even began, the convention halls erupted with chanting as members of our coalition -- union members, teachers, nurses, students,…

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  Schools & Communities First Coalition · [email protected]

November 15, 2019 at 12:30 AM

You can't sit this one out

  Dear Friend, If you think it's time for our schools to have the resources they need to prepare our children for the future, we need you to take a stand.  If you think it’s time for our communities to have the resources they need to ensure clean air and water, affordable housing, and public…

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