Ilhan Omar Launches Ad Campaign, GOTV Campaign With Weekend Of Action
MINNEAPOLIS—Rep. Ilhan Omar will launch her Get Out The Vote campaign with a Weeknd Of Action this weekend. With hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers and canvassers, and tens of thousands of active supporters across the District and the country, Rep. Omar is poised for victory in the 5th Congressional District DFL Primary Election. This weekend of organizing, doorknocking, and fundraising will culminate with a digital Day Of Action livestream featuring Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Saturday, August 1st,
10:30AM CT: GOTV Launch doorknock beginning at Whittier Park. This event is open to the press, and comes in conjunction with Senator Bernie Sander’s Digital Day of Action in support of Rep. Omar and Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
11:00AM CT: No Evictions in Minneapolis! Rally and March at Logan Park, Northeast Minneapolis.
Sunday, August 2nd
10:30AM CT: GOTV Launch doorknock at Beltrami Park.
7:00PM ET: Livestream with Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube.
The Weekend Of Action comes on the heels of a new ad campaign and press conference earlier today hosted by victims of sexual violence at the future site of the Surviviors Memorial at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. Erin Maye Quade, one of the speakers said:
“The #MeToo Movement seeks to raise awareness of the pervasiveness of sexual assault and abuse in society, and seeks to eradicate it. The only victims of the #MeToo Movement are sexual abuse and harassment in society. I am a lifelong progressive. And I have yet to come across another “progressive,” besides Mr. Melton-Meaux who have fought to paint corporations as the victims of the #MeToo Movement.”
You can watch the full press conference here.
Rep. Omar also released a new TV ad highlighting Mr. Melton-Meaux’s work protecting corporations against discrimination lawsuits from working women and defending the use of non-disclosure agreements by employers against victims of sexual harassment and abuse.
About Ilhan Omar: In 2018, Ilhan was elected to Congress representing the Fifth Congressional District of Minnesota, and was endorsed by the Democratic Farmer Labor Party (DFL) once again in 2020. In her first year in office, she successfully passed 16 bills and amendments through the U.S. House of Representatives. Ilhan introduced the Student Debt Cancellation Act to end the student debt crisis, Homes for All legislation to end the homelessness crisis, and legislation to tackle child hunger by making school meals universal. She also co-sponsored the No Ban Act to combat Donald Trump’s xenophobic Muslim Ban, successfully pushed to extend DED status for the Liberian community in Minnesota, and introduced a War Powers Resolution to prevent war with Iran.
She is Vice Chair of the Medicare for All Caucus, Whip for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, and Midwest Regional Whip for the Democratic Caucus. Ilhan has consistently worked to show that the American Dream is for everyone. This year she was awarded the Profile in Courage Award from the Town Project for her consistent engagement with constituents, even in the face of threats to her safety.