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"One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with
potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with
consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest."
-Maya Angelou
Dear John,
As we inch closer to the start of 2024, I'm compelled to center the
fresh hope of a new year, a new start. Yet what I know to be true is
that we're all being called to move forward in the face of overwhelming
adversity—all while holding the devastating realities of the
humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the missing hostages of Israel, and the
wars across Sudan and the Congo. We hold this while also struggling
together to address the stark realities of the American political
landscape and the inequitable impacts on communities of color.
I would be lying if I didn't say I hold fears as we are facing assaults
on democratic institutions. I have deep concerns for the future of
public education as the far right works to control what teachers can
teach and what students can learn. It is equally distressing to imagine
what Black communities and all communities of color will look like in
the near future if we can't successfully address the disproportionate
impact of the climate crisis. I fear a future where our
great-grandchildren are fighting to dismantle the same structures of
inequity that we're addressing today.
But I know that centering fear gives too much power to hopelessness, to
anger. So today, and always, I am moving forward with courage by
centering the love and hope embedded in Race Forward's everyday work.
And I'm calling on you to be courageous and join us by giving a gift
today.
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Achieving a just, multi-racial, democratic society is a long road, but
it will bear the most stunning gifts. Every day, my colleagues at Race
Forward work in deep alignment with community members, partner
organizations, and brilliant organizers to do courageous, necessary
work:
Courage is one of our HEAL Together members, AJ Davis with the
Lowcountry Black Parents Association in South Carolina, who is
organizing to protect their communities' access to a fully-funded public
education–despite being in a state with the largest volume of chapters
of Moms for Liberty in the nation.
Courage is local government jurisdictions and federal agencies in our
Government Alliance on Race and Equity mobilizing to build a racially
equitable future for their communities—across environmental policies,
housing policies, health, and so much more.
Courage is our Policy Innovation Lab working with local, grassroots
organizations with deep roots in communities of color who experience
catastrophe most acutely, to build policy solutions to the climate
crisis.
Our courage comes from the fact that we've been doing this work for over
40 years. We have faced backlash before, and we continue to persevere
and grow. We know what needs to be done, and we know that our vision for
the future is one that will give all people the opportunity to live,
prosper, and thrive.
together, our collective courage manifests real change
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Even when we don't know what tomorrow will bring, we know that we have
one another and the courage to build a racially equitable future
together. Thank you for sharing our vision for a future free from
exploitation and oppression, and thank you for your courageous
investment in the work it will take to get there.
In solidarity,
Glenn Harris
President, Race Forward
P.S. Your courage fuels our work - give a gift or sign up to become a
monthly recurring donor
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before midnight on December 31!
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