Last year, we exposed the snack food industry’s dirty little secret – Conflict Palm Oil.

A groundswell of activism created a watershed moment, and made Snack Food 20 companies and the world’s largest agribusiness trading companies – including Cargill — “re-think” business-as-usual.

Our challenge now lies in transforming company commitments into real change for the forests and communities that depend on them and bringing laggards in the sector along with us.

This change won’t happen overnight, and it won’t be easy. One thing is certain, we must draw lines in the sand and we need you to stand strong with us.

Are you in?

• We will counter the greenwash that is being rolled out by companies whose commitments on ending deforestation and social conflict fall short.
• We will crank up the pressure on palm oil growers, traders and Snack Food 20 companies who have so far refused to strengthen their policies and practices.
• We will stand with the community of Collingwood Bay in Papua New Guinea and stop companies like Kuala Lumpur Kepong (KLK) from threatening to destroy pristine rainforests and undermining the right of the Collingwood Bay people to say no to palm oil development on their lands.
• We will stop bulldozers from destroying rainforests and peatlands in the Leuser Ecosystem – home to the Sumatran rhino, orangutan, elephant, tiger and sunbear.

The inspiring breakthroughs we achieved in 2014 are a testament to actions YOU have taken and the unrelenting work of local communities and NGOs over many years. These successes, almost unimaginable just a few years ago, provide a great example of how our movement can successfully take on seemingly insurmountable odds. We must now continue to build momentum as we drive the real change still needed on the ground.

We need you to stand with us in 2015 as we hold some of the world’s biggest corporations to account.

We have an exciting series of activities planned that will inspire you to take bold action in your community. Join our Palm Oil Action Team today and get your friends and family to do the same.

Sign up here to make lasting change in 2015!

In strength,

Gemma Tillack

Agribusiness Campaign Director

Hey,

I’m Ben Rhodes, a Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama. For the past few years, I’ve been working closely with America’s negotiating team, which was tasked with finding a way to achieve a diplomatic resolution that prevents Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

Last week, after two years of tough negotiations, our team along with our international partners achieved just that.

It’s a historic deal. It blocks every possible pathway Iran could use to build a bomb while verifying — through a comprehensive inspections and transparency regime — that Iran’s nuclear program remains exclusively peaceful.

The deal is called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), and it’s important that everyone here and around the world understands exactly what’s in it and how it’ll work.

That’s why we launched @TheIranDeal — a Twitter account that is dedicated to delivering the facts and answering your questions about the deal and how it enhances American national security. Follow along now.

There are already a lot of myths, misinformation, and falsehoods out there about what this deal will do and what it means for the future of our national security. This is a strong deal, with significant constraints on Iran’s nuclear program, and unprecedented access to Iranian nuclear facilities — including 24/7, continuous monitoring.

And make no mistake, without this deal, we won’t have those constraints and we won’t have that access. That’s why President Obama has warned that without this deal, we risk another conflict in the Middle East.

So make sure you have all the facts about the Iran Deal, and send your questions our way on Twitter.

We’re ready to set the record straight about how we are successfully preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon — a crucial part of creating a safer, more secure world.

Thanks, and stay tuned for more.

Ben Rhodes
Deputy National Security Advisor
The White House
@Rhodes44

Opponents of the negotiated deal to prevent Iran obtaining nuclear weapons have the money.

But we have the people.

Since the deal was announced, outside groups receiving untraceable contributions have spent over $10 million on ads attempting to convince legislators to oppose the deals.

VoteVets was built for moments like this — there is no other progressive organization with the ability to organize tens of thousands of veterans and military family members nationally, and dozens in each congressional district.

We are the key to countering this attack on diplomacy, but we need the resources to amplify the voices of veterans who support the deal.

Contribute $3 to VoteVets today to help us lift up the voices of the veterans and military family members who support a diplomacy-first approach to preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.

We don’t know much about their funding, but we do know something about two of the largest shadowy groups opposing the deal.

The first, Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran counts Joe Lieberman as a prominent advisor. You may remember him as the Senator who led the our charge into Iraq before retiring in shame years later. The other includes the CEO of the Koch Brothers’ funded Concerned Veterans for America on their board.

This is who we’re up against, and it’s so important that the voices of veterans who support this deal aren’t drowned out by dark money.

Contribute $3 to VoteVets today and help us elevate the voices of veterans who support this deal.

There are two alternatives: support diplomacy as the best way to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, or there will be war.

Thanks for choosing the right side.

Jon Soltz
Iraq War Veteran & Chairman
VoteVets

President Barack Obama greets Alice Wong, Disability Visibility Project Founder and Project Coordinator via robot during the Americans with Disabilities Act 25th Anniversary reception in the Blue Room of the White House, July 20, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Read more about the Americans with Disabilities Act here.