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ProgressNow - Building the online progressive movement state by state ::: March, 2011 We all know conservative extremists are attacking us. In the heat of the fight it's hard to look around and see much to celebrate. But the fact is we're holding our own and then some in many places. In Wisconsin, One Wisconsin Now (OWN, http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=sUpOKTuRdc8768ymydggqw.. , has been at the forefront of the fight and behind the scenes as well. We organize, we coordinate, we disseminate, we curate and we stand proudly behind the scenes or in front of a news camera... we do whatever is needed, in large part to the help of people like you. Thank you. But OWN is just one of many state based organizations in the ProgressNow network forcefully pushing back on egregious attacks from the far right. Please take a moment, read below and take pride in the work we have done over the last month. It is truly remarkable what we have been able to accomplish in this chapter of the battle... and we could not continue doing this without your support. Best, Denise Cardinal Executive Director ProgressNow and ProgressNow Education 612.269.9276 What we did! Glenn Beck attacked our affiliate in PENNSYLVANIA... Nebraska's largest, statewide newspaper does a Sunday front-page profile on Executive Director of BOLD NEBRASKA... The Washington Post included ProgressNow COLORADO as one of the nation's best state-based political "Tweeters!"... Progress Florida debated the Koch brothers funded Americans For Prosperity on statewide public radio in FLORIDA. Read on for a full list of ProgressNow accomplishments: ProgressNow Colorado - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=UIqSpDXcWFWUii3_LfE8DQ.. Last week, solidarity rallies for Wisconsin public sector workers sprung up all over the nation. In Colorado, unions and progressive allies held two rallies, each with an attendance of 1,000 or more. With very little time to plan, ProgressNow Colorado assisted our progressive partners mid-week by blasting an email to our network of over 180,000 people. The event was even mentioned on our favorite news network-Fox News. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=MZNo10GLOpiqeHWxdKSlMQ.. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=COvCrJ7xQBXlIGoV_oYTng.. Progress Florida - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=mXzF2RZXUBZ8EJbAVwkvZQ.. "This budget is an attack on everyone in this state who uses public roads, who has a child in public schools, who has a mother or father or grandfather or grandmother needing senior services." - Progress Florida's reaction to Gov. Scott's tea party inspired budget proposal, Capitol News Service (feeding local TV news stations statewide.) Immediately after Gov. Rick Scott announced his devastating budget proposal before an enthusiastic crowd of tea party supporters, Progress Florida and our partner Florida Watch Action worked to inform Floridians as to the recklessness of his plan. In addition to providing a counterpoint to Gov. Scott in a Capitol News Service story airing statewide, we were featured on WCTV News Tallahassee pushing back against Scott's education cuts. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=qX3UG_jRTFwUIT-3l38lZw.. Just this week Progress Florida played a crucial role, working with many partners, to ensure the success of AWAKE THE STATE. Progress Florida, working in close partnership with many allies, helped ensure an astounding amount of press coverage and the turnout of 15K+ Floridians at 32 simultaneous rallies in the Sunshine State (the same day that Gov. Scott gave his State of the State address). http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=tVsdiIVNOQW6dqnDbUHJAg.. ProgressMichigan - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=jmIvCnSMJvaLMuSw-nNl6g.. Progress Michigan, working with SEIU, NEA, AFT, AFSCME and is organizing a 10-city media rollout for March 14 punching back on attacks on working families and public employees. Progress Michigan is also providing media and online support for SEIU's Fight for A Fair Economy campaign, which is spearheading the rollout.  Moreover, Progress Michigan is providing online support and is the fiscal sponsor of A Better Michigan Future, a 60-organization campaign of labor and progressive organizations fighting for budget equity. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=cOq38AquhkiM5pV4DR7wBw.. A Better Minnesota - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=rBigGqUtnJk6ixRAS-bXzA.. Alliance for a Better Minnesota is leading  a coalition of our state's labor groups and elected officials in pushing for progressive taxation and a solution to Minnesota's budget deficit that won't hurt working families. ABM is also at the forefront of the push back on worker's rights attacks here in Minnesota, through our messaging on cuts to state employees and our support for Wisconsin/Minnesota solidarity rallies at the state Capitol. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=NL0FVrfaYlOWHrmh3ydb_Q.. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=Y4xXAaQtPCy0xj2vrLlNtg.. ProgressNow Nevada - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=K9sxXxlzSVoa-GNUfCOXVA.. Our Nevada Values Coalition helped promote attendance and generate press coverage for a major Stand with Wisconsin rally on Monday, Feb. 21. The noon event drew more than 1,000 people in Las Vegas and about 400 in Carson City at the state capitol. This combined north-south event was designed to show that workers in Nevada should not be "bargaining chips" in the state budget and revenue talks. Currently state employees in Nevada have no collective bargaining rights. Any reform on their backs would attack their pensions or ability to attract public sector workers in the future. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=4gHZ-RdzyVXdG1wKl4HNRg.. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=S9ULs7_FUtht5oaJpVLXMw.. Granite State Progress - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=OM0ufYe-AoDLyD1wGkC59w.. Granite State Progress supported two solidarity rallies in New Hampshire by providing photo and video coverage, including on-the-street interviews. The NH AFL-CIO and the labor table are using this footage to create local videos to further build support for workers and worker's issues. Granite State Progress has also focused on capturing video of state representative statements on right to work for less and other key labor issues during the legislative session, for use during the campaign and again during election season. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=lupiDB6Zj8E99cDi6oZmcw.. ProgressOhio - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=0jsLE9N4A3IOXMEgSTov4Q.. ProgressOhio engaged deeply in the Vote No on SB 5 collective bargaining attacks including work with the coalition and the creation of SB5Ohio.com. We hosted the Rev. Jesse Jackson in organizing Ohio's religious community into the labor fight. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=N7PFB9P2q5KLzPty8Dhr4Q.. ProgressOhio was the plaintiff in suing the State of Ohio to keep the Statehouse doors open after labor members were locked out. ProgressOhio participated in a number of earned media, social media and organizing events and produced a sizeable number of non-labor members to state actions. The ProgressOhio Youtube channel was No.1 among YouTube non-profits for a number of days during the labor debate. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=YcfHmbYQt4fodSET8eeQFg.. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=q0b4f4RZKpnVOX73WJm1rQ.. Keystone Progress - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=tAZfKwj2QQjPa1Vt3cpCoQ.. Keystone Progress took the lead in organizing "Save the American Dream" rallies in Pennsylvania.  We had over 1,000 people at our Harrisburg rally, with close to 1,000 in Philadelphia.  We got dozens of new stories across the state on TV, radio and print.  Glenn Beck even picked up on our efforts, calling Keystone Progress "Communist," because of our ties to labor unions.) http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=BK7qQ-h67-JmTNVzICi-QQ.. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=FNujkj9kIgUY6PVH6AB_PQ.. Fuse Washington - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=k19qU5vhLmBg1whfDImrOA.. Fuse led the effort to organize more than 2,500 people gathered on the capitol lawn in Olympia in support of union workers in WA, WI and across the nation. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=JUxoBgLx0gXDMIWaLqwzXw.. Fuse also leads a very strong in-state coalition that is empowering progressive legislators and battling conservative extremists in the heated WA budget debate. http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=AAOyExR-LjNqeip2T6goVQ.. One Wisconsin Now - http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=6sStjetNcEnEGbcamflazQ.. Obviously Wisconsin is on the frontline of the Extremist Conservative assault on the working class. OWN has been at the center since day one, both publicly and privately, of this epic battle. We continue to organize crowds at the Capitol in WI and statewide. Scot Ross, ED of OWN, is also during press work left and right. Check out OWN's almost 17,000 press and new media hits in the last 30 days (not including our surrogate work)... most done from inside the WI Capitol itself! http://progressnow.pnstate.org/site/R?i=RMXMU-WeiEAZaOmcVXk5iA.. ::: Copyright 2010 ProgressNow Change your e-mail preferences or unsubscribe: http://www.pnstate.org/site/CO?i=KMy-BbGBEXSkwpSrV64Uo6Irwgxl1LqY&cid=0