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Staci

With Staci’s potential opponents headed to a convention this week, we can only expect their extreme positions to get even worse as they try to appeal to the same Tea Party base that endorsed Rick Santorum just two years ago.

Nothing is more shocking, though, than Brad Zaun’s and Matt Schultz’s shared views on women. They’ve both signaled support for a proposal which would severely limit a woman’s ability to make her own medical decisions.

This is precisely the reason that it is time for Iowa to Staci Appel Congress. For too long we’ve let men decide questions of women’s health – it’s time to give women a voice. Add your name today to stand with Staci against our opponents’ reckless proposal.

These so called “personhood amendments” are the latest far-right ploy to set women’s rights back nearly 50 years.

Staci is ready to take on whomever their nominee is this fall, but if it is one of these guys, this fight is going to be especially important to women across the country. This backward-looking regulation of women’s bodies needs to stop!

Join us today and stand against their reckless and outdated attempts to take away a woman’s right to make decisions regarding her body. They’re too extreme for Iowa, and that is exactly why it’s time for Iowa to send a woman to Washington.

Thanks for standing with us today.

Sarah Shepson
Appel for Iowa

The next few days are pivotal in the fight for justice for Mike Brown. Unless Governor Nixon secures a special prosecutor, Officer Darren Wilson will likely not be held accountable and could remain on the police force¹ — a daily threat to the lives and security of Ferguson residents and painful reminder of Gov. Nixon’s failed leadership.²

Before news of the grand jury verdict, we have a key window of opportunity to stop County Attorney McCulloch from preventing justice for Mike Brown — but we need Governor Nixon to act. If enough people contribute, we can increase pressure on Governor Nixon to leverage his influence and secure a special prosecutor before it’s too late. We finally found a St. Louis media company willing to help hold Governor Nixon accountable — but we need your support to make it happen.

Will contribute a sustaining donation to keep this powerful billboard running outside Gov. Nixon’s St. Louis office?

At every step of the way, Governor Nixon has failed to show the necessary leadership to address Missouri’s discriminatory policing crisis and secure justice for Mike Brown’s family.³ Instead of intervening in County Prosecutor McCulloch’s outrageous mishandling of the case against Darren Wilson, Governor Nixon has chosen to sit idly by.⁴ With enough member support we can run this bold action sure to catch the Governor’s attention and force him to decide his next step — either restore integrity to Missouri’s justice system and pressuring McCulloch off the case or allow Darren Wilson to get away with murder.

Every donation makes a huge difference. If just .01% of ColorOfChange members give today we can afford the cost of increasing pressure on Gov. Nixon to secure a special prosecutor.

Thanks and peace,

—Rashad, Matt, Arisha, Lyla, Jamar and the rest of the ColorOfChange team
October 30th, 2014

References

1. “Ferguson protesters brace for possible no indictment in Michael Brown case,” MSNBC 10-18-2014
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4213?t=5&akid=3849.1174326.qT_IvK

2. “Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon unveils plan for Ferguson’s future,” MSNBC 10-21-2014
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/4206?t=7&akid=3849.1174326.qT_IvK

3. See reference 2.

4. “Ferguson tragedy becoming a farce,” Washington Post 09-12-2014
http://act.colorofchange.org/go/3995?t=9&akid=3849.1174326.qT_IvK