Subject: Out in the Cold in Michigan
From: Denise Cardinal <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:36:24 -0600 (CST)

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Dear Friends and Colleagues 

I'm from the Midwest, so I know cold. But what is happening in Michigan doesn't just feel cold  it chills my heart. 

Our affiliate, ProgressMichigan, gave us this status report below  we hope you'll take the time to read it (and maybe take the time to contribute to their fight). They need as much warm support as they can get 

Thank you,
Denise Cardinal
Executive Director
ProgressNow
ProgressNow Education

From Zack Pohl, Executive Director of ProgressMichigan:

Even after progressives won decisive victories up and down the ballot in Michigan this year, Gov. Rick Snyder and Legislative Republicans are not stopping  -- in fact they're retaliating by ramming through so-called Right to Work legislation this week. 

Hundreds of progressive and labor activists were locked out of the capitol building last Thursday while the bills were introduced and the first votes were cast, without hosing a single committee hearing. 

Progress Michigan has been working hand-in-hand with our labor allies throughout the process to add communications capacity, plan messaging strategy, organize media events, and mobilize activists on social media. (I'm more tired now than during the election!).

Our team will be on the ground in Lansing today and tomorrow as thousands of progressive and labor activists descend on the capitol to protest the final votes on RTW. While Progress Michigan has been fighting anti-labor legislation like RTW for years, this recent report from The Nation shows we are getting out-gunned by extreme right-wing groups like the Mackinac Center and Americans for Prosperity.  

The best help we can get? By contributing to Progress Michigan, folks can help lift up the voices of working men and women in Michigan, and fight back against the right-wing assault on the middle class by building a sustainable progressive media infrastructure. Thanks for helping get the word out.

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