Courage Campaign

A New Era for Progressive Politics in California

Help Lt. Dan Choi keep fighting by signing this letter to Speaker Pelosi asking her to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Lt. Dan Choi is being fired from the military for refusing to lie about who he loves. Dan is not giving up and needs your help to keep on fighting. Please join Lt. Choi, the Courage Campaign, Knights Out and the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network in signing this letter to Speaker Pelosi.

Caught on camera: The absurdity of Arnoldbucks

As California’s economic crisis worsens, the last thing this state needs are IOUs instead of real economic stimulus and a budget. That’s why we decided to try something a bit unorthodox — raise awareness by using humor to highlight the absurdity of these IOU’s, or what we are calling “Arnoldbucks.” Watch the video, download your own Arnoldbucks, then tell us your ideas.

Sign our letter urging Senator Feinstein to stop underming President Obama and the "public option"

Why is Senator Feinstein undermining health care reform? Sign our letter urging her to support President Obama and the “public option”. Call on Senator Feinstein to support patients over profits and advocate for a strong “public option” — similar to Medicare — that will cover millions of Americans.

Tim Gunn: "Make it work" ... and have some fun restoring marriage equality to California

Watch this special message from Tim Gunn and then RSVP for a “Make it work!” event near you. Join local activists for fun events, potlucks, canvasses, phone banking and more.

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47,153 "Double Bubble" ballots counted following campaign to turnout 1.1 million DTS voters

The Courage Campaign waged a massive multimedia campaign to target 1.1 million independent “Decline-to-State” voters in California’s Democratic Party primary on Super Tuesday and then won an unprecedented voting rights victory after tens of thousands of Los Angeles County voters were disenfranchised by a flawed “double bubble” ballot.

Helped delay and stop wage cuts to 200,000 state workers

When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger used the California budget crisis to slash the wages of nearly 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour, the Courage Campaign delivered 28,016 petition signatures to the Governor, produced two online videos, organized a statewide conference call, and produced and aired a TV ad — featuring Controller John Chiang — in support of his efforts to eventually stop the wage cuts.

"Yacht Tax Loophole" closed after "Yacht Party" TV ad campaign targeting Republicans

Inspired by a blogger’s YouTube video, the Courage Campaign launched “Yacht Party” — a 30-second TV ad re-branding California Republicans as the “Yacht Party” for refusing to close a “yacht tax” loophole despite California’s massive $16 billion state budget deficit.