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- Published on Wednesday, 30 December 2015 04:30
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Hey A,
Since I emailed you before Christmas, over 5,000 SumOfUs members worldwide have generously donated so we can win the campaigns that matter to all of us next year.
Now, there are less than 48 hours before the end of the year, and we're still a little short. The good news is, we only need 500 more Canadians to chip in to get us over the line.
Can you be a superstar and help us win more campaigns next year?
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We’ve achieved so much together this year, A: we convinced Standard Chartered to pull out from a mega project that would destroy the great barrier reef, helped protect net neutrality in the US, stood up to mining giant Newmont in Peru and persuaded Starbucks to update its Palm Oil policy -- and those are just a fraction of our successes in 2015.
It’s hard to underestimate how important 2016 will be. We’re beginning to see corporations held to account on climate change -- Shell forced to pull out of the Arctic, Obama rejecting the Keystone pipeline, polluters failing to wreck the COP21 deal. It’s vital we fully capitalise on that momentum next year -- and if we do, we have a real chance to turn the tide against polluting corporations.
And there are so many other issues we need to keep fighting on too: the bees, fracking, Monsanto -- the list goes on. Perhaps most crucially of all, 2016 may be our last chance to defeat the disastrous TTIP trade deal -- the biggest corporate power grab in history.
I'm feeling great about 2016. Will you be one of the people that will make it our biggest year yet?
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Thank you so much,
China
P.S. If your donation has crossed with this email -- thank you! We're only able to continue our work because of you.
A,
My name is China Brotsky, and I'm responsible for managing the budget at SumOfUs.
I've just finished adding up all our expenses and income for 2015, and we're facing a year-end shortfall of $300,000 .
Of course, there are good reasons for this. Between the Paris climate summit, working to save the bees, and fighting huge international trade deals like the TPP and TTIP, we've invested in some of our biggest campaign actions ever over the past few months.
But to close this year-end fundraising shortfall and make sure we're on solid financial ground for 2016, we need to raise at least $300,000 by January 1.
Will you chip in to help close the gap?
Chip in CA$103 now
Chip in CA$144 now
Chip in CA$185 now
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Now, I don't want to cause a panic. Even if we fall a bit short of that goal, it's not like we're going out of business or laying off a bunch of staff.
Because of the incredible support of our unbelievably generous donors, we're going to be fighting corporate power in 2016 and beyond no matter what.
But if we can't reach the goal of $300,000 by December 31, then one way or another, we'll have to cut back on something we'd otherwise plan to do in 2016.
And just look at some of the huge fights we're facing in the coming year:
- Stopping the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). These trade deals will be voted on for final ratification, and we're fighting to protect consumers and the environment from corporate abuses.
- Standing up to Monsanto. A group of courageous SumOfUs members have introduced a shareholder resolution demanding that Monsanto reform its corrupt corporate structure, and it will be a huge fight.
- Saving the bees. We've made huge progress in restricting the use of bee-killing pesticides, but we have a long way to go to ensure that the bees are safe.
That's an exciting list, and there will be even more fights that we don't know about yet.
With so much at stake, we can't afford to go into 2016 with a fundraising shortfall that could force us to cut back.
Will you make a year-end donation to help us reach our goal of $300,000 by December 31?
Chip in CA$103 now
Chip in CA$144 now
Chip in CA$185 now
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Thanks for all you do,
China and the team at SumOfUs
SumOfUs is a worldwide movement of people like you, working together to hold corporations accountable for their actions and forge a new, sustainable path for our global economy.
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