Resources

Defense Against Project 2025

What is Project 2025? – Find the Biden Administration’s summary of the 920-page plan for an authoritarian overhaul of our government at the link HERE

Looking for the link to the full Project 2025 write up? Look no further: https://archive.org/details/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL

How do we get the word out?

Luckily, the women of ITE have been hard at work compiling resources such as infographics, webinars, and presentations that warn against the dangers of Project 2025 and the realities of a second Trump Presidency. Share these resources with your friends, family, and anyone else who will listen to help defend democracy!

RedWine and Blue’s Project 2025 Toolkit – RWB’s one-stop-shop for presentations explaining 2025, social media posts, and RWB’s own Project 2025 webpage
JDCA Webinar: Project 2025 Trump’s Plan to Dismantle Democracy – The Jewish Democratic Council of America held an emergency briefing with Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen to discuss the plans implications for human rights and our democracy
Congressional Task Force Against Project 2025 – Rep. Jared Huffman (CA-02) announced the formation of a group where pro-democracy Congressional leaders can come together and counter-act the right-wing’s plot to undermine democracy
- Click HERE to see what supporters are saying
Vox Project 2025: The Myths and the Facts – A realistic, no frills breakdown of Project 2025’s proposals
Project 2025 QR Code – Scan and you will be taken to the Biden Administration’s highlights and most major threats of Project 2025
The People’s Guide to Project 2025 – Democracy Forward helps breakdown how Project 2025 would affect several different policy areas from undoing climate action to enabling discrimination
Project 2025 Will Gut Labor Rights – Read The Guardian’s article on Trump’s false claims of representing workers and the many ways in which Project 2025 will directly harm labor unions and working conditions
Project 2025 and Me – Engage with this interactive site which gives each user the ability to learn more about how Project 2025 will directly affect individual issues they care about

Please send any recommendations on resources or news that you think we should be sharing related to Project 2025 to info@investtoelectil.com

Kamala Harris for President 2024

A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote against Project 2025 — Donate HERE!

Kamala Harris’ Opening Argument – Business Insider recaps the first 24 hours of Harris’ campaign where she pledges to “decimate” Project 2025
EMILYs List Memo – EMILYs List and Women Vote are throwing their full support behind VP Harris as she is a champion of advocating for reproductive rights and women’s issues
Women for Kamala Harris 2024 – An all-volunteer organization dedicated to electing Kamala Harris as the first female President of the United States. Find relevant trainings and resources on their site
What to know about Tim Walz – Read Politico’s guide to everything you need to know about VP pick Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota and what he will bring to the ticket and the Harris Administration

Democratic National Convention 2024

See here a list of convention events open for our members and guests to attend!

ITE Convention Celebration Brunch with the Electing Women Alliance – Wednesday, August 21st at 10:00 am
Celebrating Black Women Running for Senate – Tuesday, August 20th at 3:00 pm featuring Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE) and Angela Alsobrooks (MD)
Reception for Rep. Eric Sorensen (IL-17) – Monday, August 19th at 3:00 pm hosted by Tony Romanucci featuring Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi
DNC Kickoff with Senator Tammy Duckworth – Saturday, August 17th at 5:00 pm in Park Ridge
Men4Choice lunch with Rep. Dan Goldman (NY-10) – Wednesday, August 21st at 12:00 pm at River Roast
EWA Convention Events List – Master document with tons of convention events plus information on how to RSVP
Chicago History Museum: Convention City – Find here a list of history tours available throughout Chicago’s neighborhoods during convention week

Newsletters and Websites We like

Some of our members have become very engaged seekers of information. We have collected a list of resources we like that you might enjoy as well. These links provide samples. You can subscribe directly with them. Please send us links to any newsletters or websites that you think we should add to the list.

ROBERT HUBBELL: TODAYS EDITION NEWSLETTER. Legal perspectives and has a huge following of action oriented people from all over the country!
HEATHER COX RICHARDSON: LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN. Historical perspectives on today’s news
DAN RATHER: STEADY. from one of the few remaining TRUE journalists.
JESSICA CRAVEN: CHOP WOOD CARRY WATER. The ultimate newsletter for action items (small and large) from a tireless advocate for our country and our democracy.
JUDD LEGUM: POPULAR INFORMATION. Judd exposes all sorts of bad actions & hypocrisy from corporations, elected leaders and others. His research has often been picked up by major media and led to change.
DAVID PEPPER: PEPPERSPECTIVES . Author of Saving Democracy: A User’s Manual and Laboratories of Autocracy; former head of Ohio Democratic Party.
JOYCE VANCE: CIVIL DISCOURSE. Joyce discusses current important court cases; really good for those who are not attorneys & are interested in what it all means.
MARK ELIAS: DEMOCRACY DOCKET: updates on daily/weekly court actions.
SIMON ROSENBERG: HOPIUM. Simon is tirelessly working on 2024 strategies for Dems to get to 55% of the vote. He gives fact based statistics on Biden’s accomplishments. A few too many emails but even reading 1 a week will give you HOPE!
DAN PFEIFER: THE MESSAGE BOX.
THOM HARTMANN: THE HARTMANN REPORT. A Daily Newsletter of Renaissance Thinking about Progressive Politics, Economics, Science, and the Issues of Our Day
THE BULWARK: excellent political analysis & news reporting source.
MOTHER JONES: Now with the largest investigative newsroom in the country. Solid fact based investigative news (ITE member spouse on the Board)
THE ATLANTIC: Terrific articles and in depth reporing. Inadvertently found many of our members read this.
COOKS POLITICAL REPORT: Source for ratings on Senate and House races (some data behing paywall)
SABATO’S CRYSTAL BALL: University of Virginia Center for Politics Newsletter; great source for ratings on various races and for those Senate maps we use in our slide decks

Podcasts, Books and Videos We like!

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“Never to be Forgotten: A Young Girl’s Holocaust Memoir” Written by new ITE member Trixie Muchman who is a Holocaust survivor