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Fastest Growing MoveOn Petition of the Year Demands ABC and Disney Reinstate Jimmy Kimmel and Resist Government Censorship

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A new MoveOn petition, on track to be MoveOn’s fastest growing of the year, is calling on ABC and Disney to immediately reinstate late-night host Jimmy Kimmel after his suspension, which came following pressure from the Trump administration and MAGA Republicans. Petition organizers say the move is a dangerous escalation of authoritarian censorship in the U.S. See the MoveOn petition here. The petition also calls for ABC and Disney to commit to standing up against government censorship and demonstrate to its audiences that they value free speech over political pressure. “Whether you are…

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Three Years After Insurrection, MoveOn “Disqualify Trump” Petition Nears 500K Signers

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Washington, D.C. – Three years after twice-impeached and criminally indicted former President Trump led the deadly assault at the U.S. Capitol, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “Three years ago, President Trump and MAGA Republicans led a deadly insurrection on our nation’s Capitol, in an attempt to overthrow the will of the American people. No rewriting of history can erase the unprecedented and indefensible acts that Donald Trump steered that day. The latest actions in Colorado and Maine to remove him from the ballot prove…

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Artists Against Book Bans: 170+ Celebrities Sign Petition Defending the Freedom to Read

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“A threat to one form of art is a threat to us all.” That’s what LeVar Burton, the former host of “Reading Rainbow” and executive producer of the 2023 documentary “The Right to Read,” believes, and it’s why he’s partnered with MoveOn to launch a campaign with creative leaders to bring heightened awareness to this dangerous form of censorship and exclusion. With a new school year just beginning, this letter is a timely response to Republicans banning a record number of books in the last school year, despite backlash and…

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George Santos Must Resign Petition Delivery

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Last week, MoveOn members and constituents of George Santos made huge waves by hosting the “largest rally against Santos yet,” delivering more than 100,000 petition signatures calling for his resignation directly to his district office. With television coverage by ABC, NBC, CBS, WPIX, and many others (even Fox!), this people-powered action put MoveOn members front and center in a huge national story while creating real pressure on this lying, corrupt MAGA Republican.  Take a look at some of the images from this event! If you’ve not signed the petition yet,…

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ICYMI Petition Delivery: George Santos Must Resign or Be Expelled

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday morning, MoveOn, Make the Road Action, the Working Families Party, NY-3 constituents, and local activists gathered at Representative George Santos’s district office to deliver a MoveOn petition with over 100,000 signatures demanding he resign from office or be removed by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.  Today’s event comes on the heels of recent public polling from Siena College that shows that nearly 4 in 5 residents in Santos’s district support his removal from office.  In an interview with Long Island Business News, MoveOn Executive Director Rahna…

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