Posted on April 3, 2017
These progressive groups need your vote this April
Every month CREDO Mobile lets you decide how we divide our monthly donations among three great progressive nonprofits. This April, we’ve chosen to support three groups fighting back against Donald Trump’s dangerous agenda by promoting activism and social justice, indigenous rights and the environment, and women’s rights and reproductive health. This month you can vote for Bend the Arc, Indigenous Environmental Network and Planned Parenthood. Learn more about these organizations and their work, and then cast your vote for one, two or all three by April 30.
Bend the Arc
Since 2012, Bend the Arc has organized the progressive Jewish community to fight alongside their partners for justice and equality in the United States. They are leading the Jewish resistance to Trump’s agenda.
Support from CREDO members will help Bend the Arc directly take on the Trump agenda by helping to grow its network of American Jewish grassroots activists who are committed to fundamentally rebalancing the distribution of power and resources across race, class, gender and faith.
Posted on March 31, 2017
CREDO Mobile will never sell your data
This week, irresponsible Republicans in Congress caved to powerful lobbies and voted to kill American consumers’ internet privacy with legislation that would allow internet service providers and mobile carriers like Comcast, AT&T and Verizon to sell your private internet data to the highest bidder without your permission. Whether you’ve searched for an illness, looked up information about a political protest or browsed sensitive material, your private data will be for sale. It’s a violation of consumer privacy that goes against everything CREDO believes in.
Posted on March 29, 2017
VICTORY: Maryland passes fracking ban
We won. This week, the Maryland Senate passed legislation to permanently ban fracking in the state. As the bill had already passed in the House, the only step left now is Gov. Larry Hogan’s signature. Gov. Hogan initially did not support the ban, but thanks to CREDO members and all the other Marylanders who raised their voices, he reversed course and said he would sign it into law.1
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This victory was the result of powerful, sustained grassroots activism – including the efforts of thousands of CREDO members. Over 7,000 CREDO members signed the petition to Maryland lawmakers and Gov. Hogan. CREDO members made 415 calls to Senate President Mike Miller and Gov. Hogan. And CREDO members joined the Don’t Frack Maryland coalition and other allies to march in Annapolis to demand the fracking ban.
Posted on March 24, 2017
An update from Heidi Hess, CREDO Action senior campaign manager
Last year, we spoke with Heidi Hess, CREDO Action senior campaign manager, about CREDO’s activism pushing back against right-wing attacks on women. We wanted to reach back out to get a update on the state of women’s rights. Heidi took a few minutes to chat with us.
Posted on March 9, 2017
New video: Combating climate change in the Trump era with 350.org
Our fight to combat climate change and stop the fossil fuel industry is becoming more important than ever. Donald Trump’s new Environmental Protection Agency administrator, climate-denier Scott Pruitt, has spent his career attempting to dismantle the agency he now oversees.
With Pruitt at the helm, climate denial could become more mainstream, especially as “fake news” and “alternative facts” have recently been trending topics. But the truth is the threat from climate change is real, and time is running out.
That’s why it was an honor to welcome May Boeve, executive director of 350.org, to CREDO headquarters Tuesday, Feb. 21 for a conversation about climate justice in the Trump era.
Posted on March 7, 2017
CREDO Co-founder Laura Scher: Speak, Act and Resist Together
The progressive movement faces a Republican administration determined to unravel more than a half century of social progress. With the stakes so high, we felt International Women’s Day was the right time to catch back up with Laura Scher, co-founder of CREDO.
When Laura launched CREDO/Working Assets in 1985, the for-profit model of social change didn’t exist. She and her co-founders pioneered it. Since then, CREDO has donated more than $83 million to progressive nonprofits, many of which are leading the fight against Trump’s hateful agenda. We dove into the impact of his agenda on women’s rights first.
1. Laura, talk to us about the state of women’s rights. What are the most pressing risks and opportunities?
Let me give you the good news first. Women’s rights, by and large, are at an all-time high. Birth control wasn’t fully legalized at the federal level until 1972. Take a moment to celebrate how far we’ve come since then.
Posted on March 2, 2017
CREDO Joins Supreme Court Amicus Brief in Support of Gavin Grimm and Transgender Rights
I am extremely pleased to share with you that CREDO has joined a “friend of the court” brief in support of transgender student Gavin Grimm. This case is deeply important to us because it is everything we stand for as a company: we #StandWithGavin, for LGBTQ rights and for equality. Please read our press release about joining HRC and 53 other companies in the brief.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — CREDO, the mobile carrier with a conscience, has joined an amicus brief in support of Gavin Grimm, a 17-year-old transgender student who faces discrimination at school. This month, as the Supreme Court reviews G.G. v. Gloucester County, CREDO stands with Gavin and the LGBTQ community.
Posted on March 1, 2017
Listen to our call with Senator Warren
Our activism works.
We had a great call with Sen. Elizabeth Warren last week. Sen. Warren addressed over 9,000 CREDO members to discuss our ongoing resistance against Donald Trump’s dangerous administration.
Sen. Warren reminded us that our grassroots activism is pivotal to stopping Trump’s hateful agenda. She thanked CREDO members for everything we have been doing to stand up to Trump’s bigotry and hate, and inspired us to dig into the work ahead to defend immigrants, Muslims, LGBTQ people, women, the social safety net, public education and our environment.
We are glad so many of you were able to join us, and we want to apologize to anyone who was not able to get on the call because of technical difficulties. Here is a link to the recording of the call if you would like to listen now or share it with your friends or family:
Posted on March 1, 2017
Vote to support these progressive groups fighting Trump’s agenda in March
Every month CREDO Mobile lets you decide how we divide our monthly donation among three incredible progressive nonprofits. In March we’ve chosen to support three groups focusing on three vital areas of the progressive agenda: fair tax reform, immigrant rights and climate justice. This month you can vote for Americans for Tax Fairness, Detention Watch Network and Rainforest Action Network. Learn more about these organizations and their work, and then cast your vote for one, two or all three by March 31.
Americans for Tax Fairness
Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF) is leading the national effort to demand that the rich and big corporations pay their fair share of taxes. While corporations have lobbyists, citizens have ATF fighting for a system that works for all, not the wealthy few.
Support from CREDO members will help ATF continue to prevent corporate mergers and tax cuts for the wealthy that come at a cost to average citizens. A CREDO grant will allow the organization to continue producing reports, fact sheets and op-eds to educate the public about these deals and other important tax policies.
