Friend,

I am a proud Board Member of Courage California’s sister organization, the
Courage California Institute. I could go on for days about why I support
their work -- but right now, something else is weighing on my mind.

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My daughter’s beloved school district -- Glendale Unified in Los Angeles
-- has recently been the subject of violent, racist, homophobic attacks by
right-wing extremists, including the Proud Boys and Moms For Liberty.
Because I identify as bisexual and my daughter is a lesbian, it’s
incredibly important to me that her district remain an open and welcoming
place.

These hatemongers travel from school board meeting to school board
meeting, accusing teachers of “grooming” children, wanting to ban pride
flags, saying the district is teaching “critical race theory,” and even
sending death threats to veteran teachers. So a group of parents and I are
fighting back (that's me with the braids!) -- and Courage California is
critical to our work.

[ [link removed] ]Courage California is standing up for public education against the
extremists, and they’re spreading the word about the school board race in
Glendale! Will you make a year-end donation to keep them going in 2024?

It was only a matter of time before the extremists stopped screaming from
the audience and stepped into school board races. In 2022, Moms for
Liberty endorsed nearly 400 candidates, and 45% of them won their races.

Now two of these extremist candidates are running in Glendale. Our group,
GUSD Parents for Public Schools, is organizing to support two wonderful
candidates to defeat them so that the extremists will finally leave our
district alone and we won’t have a repeat of the violence they instigated
this past June.

Telly Tse is a GUSD parent, a special education teacher in another
district, and a long-time soccer coach, running to represent Area A. Neda
Farid is a parent of a GUSD graduate, former president of the Glendale
Council PTA, and an active member of multiple Glendale organizations,
running for Area E. Telly Tse and Neda Farid are staunch champions of
public schools, diversity in our schools, and inclusion and support for
all students and educators in our district. Courage California is doing
the critical work of informing the public about these two amazing
candidates in the 2024 Courage Voter Guide.

Without Courage, GUSD Parents for Public Schools and other local groups
would be working on their own -- with Courage, we can send our message to
all 118,000 Glendale voters and California at large. Without Courage, the
extremists will keep invading our communities -- with Courage, we can keep
them out! Without Courage, legislators get to make all sorts of claims
about supporting public education without following through -- with
Courage, we hold them accountable with Courage Score.

[ [link removed] ]I don’t want to see a California without Courage -- do you? Please make
a year-end donation to Courage California today!

With you in Courage,

Joann Lo, Courage California Institute Board Member

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Courage California (formerly Courage Campaign) makes sure our democracy works for ALL of us by fighting corruption in California politics. We believe the solution lies in exposing and solving systemic problems through strategic organizing, enhancing coordination between progressive organizations, and mobilizing civic engagement from our communities, particularly voters of color, young voters, and self-identified progressives.

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