Last month, President Obama joined world leaders for the annual G20 summit to address some of the world’s most pressing problems, including global hunger.

What did our leaders accomplish?

Not enough.

Despite promises to dramatically reduce hunger, world leaders took no new steps to address the one billion people who go to bed hungry every night.

This inaction cannot be allowed to continue. The hungry billion simply can’t wait.

Sign our petition to President Obama urging him to build on his leadership on hunger, to keep his promises, and to become a true hunger hero >

This September, the president has a unique opportunity to show his commitment to ending hunger when he speaks at the United Nations summit to review progress on the Millennium Development Goals. Ten years ago world leaders promised to halve hunger by 2015. With only 5 years left to go there are more people hungry than ever before.

But it doesn’t have to be this way. Funding sustainable agriculture and nutrition programs could literally halve the number of people who go hungry every night.

Brazil is proof that this is possible. In just six years, they cut child hunger by 73%.

When President Obama steps up to the podium at the UN, we want him to call on the world community to end the hunger scandal and to take specific action to cut hunger in half by the 2015 deadline. Sign our petition today >

In partnership with the leading anti-poverty organization ActionAid, we are calling on President Obama to support a global rescue package for the hungry, and to specifically target women farmers and sustainable agriculture as a means to end global hunger forever.

Together, we’re launching a petition asking President Obama to take these steps. Our goal is to help ActionAid deliver at least 20,000 signatures before the UN summit in September.

Please join us and sign today >

Thanks for taking action,

– The Change.org team in partnership with ActionAid

Yesterday, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — a right-wing political group representing large corporations — proposed what it’s calling an economic recovery plan. Take a look:

• Privatize Social Security
• Cut taxes for the rich
• Log the national forests
• Expand offshore gas and oil drilling
• Privatize highways and waterways

Look familiar? That’s what the agenda of a Republican Congress looks like and the Chamber of Commerce plans to spend more than $50 million to make it a reality.

Only people-powered campaigns can compete against that sort of money — they’re the only thing that ever have.

The Chamber can run ads now through Election Day, but nothing is more effective than committed volunteers talking to their family, friends and neighbors — and that’s exactly why DFA is launching Dean Corps. We’ll organize people on the ground to talk to voters and get out the vote.

BEAT BACK A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS — CONTRIBUTE NOW

With Dean Corps, we’re placing trained staff on the ground in campaigns across the country. These organizers will recruit and train volunteers to make phone calls, knock on doors and get out the vote through Election Day.

DFA members have long been the boots on the ground — putting grassroots campaigns over the top — for candidates up and down the ballot in all 50 states. This week, DFA members contributed the resources to put an organizer on the ground in Texas to beat George Bush’s hand-picked successor for Governor, Rick Perry.

Now, it’s up to you to decide how many congressional campaigns we back up with staff on the ground — Elaine Marshall in North Carolina? Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania? Ann McLane Kuster in New Hampshire? House races in California, Washington, Florida?

CONTRIBUTE RIGHT NOW TO FUEL OUR PEOPLE-POWERED CAMPAIGN AND BEAT BACK BIG CORPORATIONS

Grassroots people-power can beat big money. Support Dean Corps today to make it happen.

Thank you for everything you do.

-Levana

Levana Layendecker, Communications Director
Democracy for America

Here is what will happen in November. Democrats will keep control of the House. Period.

While some Washington pundits are claiming that Republicans have the momentum, I remain more confident in our chances for victory as long as we have our secret weapon — you.

Next Sunday, July 25th, marks 100 days from the fall elections. I have set a goal of raising $1 Million in grassroots contributions to send a powerful message to the media and to the world that we will keep control of the House and we will continue America’s New Direction!

Please stand with me to send an overwhelming message of grassroots strength. If you contribute $5, $10 or more today, you will receive a special invitation to join me on our National Campaign Kickoff Conference Call.

Your grassroots support has provided our margin of victory in House races since 2006 and continuing through our triumphant special election victories this year.

Ninety percent of your grassroots dollars are sent right back out the door to help our Democratic campaigns (only 10 percent is used for administrative costs). Your dollars help our great Democrats fight back against Republican attacks, place strategic early media buys to get their messages out, and most of all, work to turn out every Democratic voter on Election Day.

Let us take this opportunity to come together for progress.

Thank you,

Nancy Pelosi
Speaker of the House

P.S. Help us meet our goal before the final 100 days of this election season. Contribute today and receive a special invitation to join me on our National Campaign Kickoff Conference Call.