What happens #TheDayAfter?
So much of 2020 is going to be about Election Day.
Over the next 12 months, you are going to be getting a lot of emails from a lot of candidates asking for your time and your money.
And the election is important! The outcome of this election cycle will have a real impact on our communities, our workplaces, and all the people we hold dear. Getting involved and supporting the candidates we think will best represent us is critical to our democracy.
But just as important to our collective survival is what happens the day after the election.
We know that even the best politicians alone do not make change -- real change comes from the bottom up. We saw this firsthand in Massachusetts last week, when we won $1.5 Billion for our public schools with the passage of the Student Opportunity Act. Our schools have been underfunded since 1993, and decades worth of legislative efforts to fix that have died in the Statehouse. It wasn't until a powerful coalition of tens of thousands of educators, students, parents, and community allies like you came together in solidarity, built real relationships, and refused to stop fighting for two long years that we reached victory.
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No matter who wins on November 3, 2020, with your support, Jobs with Justice will be there #TheDayAfter to hold them accountable, push them to serve those most impacted by their decisions -- people of color, immigrants, poor people, LGBTQIA+ folks, and all oppressed people -- and demand that working people get the justice and dignity we all deserve.
That's why, this Giving Tuesday, we're kicking off #TheDayAfter Challenge:
For every dollar you give to a political candidate, give a matching dollar to a progressive organization that will be around to keep up the fight #TheDayAfter all the ballots have been counted.
Click here to make a donation to Massachusetts Jobs with Justice now! Your contributions will be critical in sustaining our movement for years to come.
If you contribute with your time and energy, don't forget to spend some of that time and energy on building and sustaining our movement for the long haul. As always, stay tuned for more opportunities to volunteer or organize in your own neighborhood or workplace.