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Dear Friend,
Our 2024 fiscal year starts tomorrow (a little confusing, I know!),
and like any new year, it’s an opportunity to come out strong.
With your support, we can begin our next fiscal year with the
resources we need to educate elected
leaders, advocate on Capitol Hill, and
mobilize grassroots support around the
country.
Donate
$18 before midnight tonight to help build support for critical
legislation on Capitol Hill and around the country.
Here are the top four
bills that we’re working to build support for this year and why
they’re so important to the liberated future we’re fighting
for:
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H.R. 40: Commission to Study and
Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans Act
is a critical step in the national reparations conversation as we work
to repair the damage of centuries of enslavement and discrimination
and address the systemic disparities that continue to harm Black
communities today1
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H.R. 2847: Ending Qualified
Immunity Act would hold police and other officials
accountable for their actions, fixing the loophole that allows them
violate our rights with impunity2
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H.R. 2374: New Way Forward
Act would roll back dangerous immigration laws that
have resulted in the surveillance, incarceration, and deportation of
immigrants for decades3, 4
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H.R. 1423: 911 Community Crisis
Responders Act of 2023 would provide grants to local
communities to create and sustain new models of public safety,
particularly models that reduce reliance on police response to
emergencies5
Rush
a gift of $18 before our midnight deadline to help us continue this
critical work on Capitol Hill in FY 2024.
A new future is possible, and we’re grateful to be building it with
you.
Onwards,
Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block
Washington Director, Bend the Arc
Sources:
1. H.R.40 - Commission to Study and Develop Reparation
Proposals for African Americans Act
2. H.R.2847 - Ending Qualified Immunity Act
3. New Way Forward
4. H.R.2374 - New Way Forward Act
5. H.R.1423 - 911 Community Crisis Responders Act of
2023
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