State of the Union February 2025
The Borgen Project and Medics from Gaza Lobbied in DC
Clint Borgen, Kim Thelwell and medical professionals who volunteered in Gaza, met in DC with Government Leaders – Conference Video. They did almost 90 meetings with Congressional offices.
Dr. Ayesha, Dr. Feroze, Lana (nurse), Caroline (volunteer) and The Borgen Project’s Kim Thelwell
Urgent Call to Action
Help us improve the visibility of this important clip of Dr. Mark Perlmutter during a briefing that the team and the medics held. This clip should be viewed by as many as possible. Please share the clip far and wide.
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Political Updates
Lobbying and Advocacy Efforts
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in January: 87
- Total # of Lobbying Meetings in 2025: 87
- Lobbying Meetings Goal for 2025: 325
Advocacy Emails
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- Total # of Advocacy Emails in January: 2,079
- Total # of Advocacy Emails in 2025: 2,079
- Advocacy Emails Goal for 2025: 50,000
- % of Congress Emailed Year to Date: 36%
Updates from DC
Listen in to hear all of the latest updates from DC.
Recognition
Congratulations to the following team members who have achieved Borgen Project Honors & Recognition
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- Big Kahuna Award (raised $5,000 or more):
- Advocate: Divya Beeram
- Capital Achievement Award (raised $2,000 or more):
- Political Affairs Team: Chase Bell
- Chief Closer Award (raised $1,000 or more):
- Political Affairs Team: Ryan Patrick
- Content Team: Avery Hazard
- Bird-Dog Award:
- Political Affairs Team: Nina Nelson
- Articles of the Month:
- Egypt’s Food System: A Possible Shift in Subsidies for 2025 by Sophia Ghoneim
- Big Kahuna Award (raised $5,000 or more):
Visit the Our Team Members page and read about success stories with our organization.
Getting the Word Out
Information Events
Political Affairs Team member, Chase Bell presenting to a Church congregation in her local area
Swarms
Political Affairs Team
Nina Nelson
Oishe Paul
Afia Mubashir
1-Mile Campaigns & Mobilizing
Political Affairs Team
Anrui Shi around Manchester, UK
Chase Bell
Phoebe Gregson, UK
Maia Bozovich, Wisconsin, US
Advocate Rosie Wood offered sweet treats in exchange for people emailing their MPs
Content Team
Miriam Hulley, UK
Fundraising
Political Affairs Team
Chase Bell’s fundraising poster
Samantha Arias training for her fundraising cycle to Stone Henge, UK
Content Team
Sophia Ghoneim created fundraising cards to send her fundraising details to her neighbors
Nivea Walker’s fundraising flier
TikTok
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Videos
Regional Director Nibin Koshy
Political Affairs Team
Paula Castro Davila
Olivia Rush