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MARCH 24TH, 2020

Grassroots Global Justice Alliance has joined It Takes Roots [5], Climate
Justice Alliance [6], Center for Popular Democracy, [7] Greenpeace USA [8],
Indigenous Environmental Network, [9] Indivisible [10], MoveOn [11],
People's Action [12], Sierra Club [13], Sunrise Movement, [14] US Climate
Action Network (USCAN) [15], Working Families Party [16] and 500+ groups to
call for COVID-19 relief and stimulus packages to contribute to a just
recovery.

The COVID-19 pandemic demands swift and unprecedented action from the
federal government. The depth of the crisis and the scope of the response
mean that choices being made right now will shape our society for years, if
not decades to come. As policymakers take steps to ensure immediate relief
and long-term recovery, it is imperative that they consider the
interrelated crises of wealth inequality, racism, and ecological decline,
which were in place long before COVID-19, and now risk being intensified.
This is a time to be decisive in saving lives, and bold in charting a path
to a genuinely healthier and more equitable future through a just recovery.

_WE NEED A SWIFT, INCLUSIVE BAILOUT, BY AND FOR THE PEOPLE._

> " OUR MOVEMENTS HAVE A MORAL AND POLITICAL OBLIGATION TO DEMAND OUR
> GOVERNMENT REBUILD THE SAFETY NET FOR POOR AND WORKING PEOPLE IN THE WAKE
> OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS.
>
>  WE UNDERSTAND THAT GLOBAL CAPITALISM, RACISM, AND PATRIARCHY COLLUDE TO
> DEPRIVE US OF OUR SELF-DETERMINATION, TO STEAL AND DISPLACE US FROM OUR
> TERRITORIES, TO DEVALUE AND EXPLOIT OUR LABOR, AND TO DESTROY OUR BONDS
> TO EACH OTHER. IT IS NOT A TIME TO BAILOUT CEO’S, BUT A TIME TO BUILD
> UP AN ECONOMY BASED ON CARE AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE:
> WORKERS ON THE FRONTLINE OF THIS PANDEMIC, RENTERS, THE UNEMPLOYED,
> CHILDREN AND SENIORS."
>
> _- Cindy Wiesner, Executive Director of GGJ _

FIVE PRINCIPLES FOR JUST COVID-19 RELIEF AND STIMULUS: 

__1. HEALTH IS THE TOP PRIORITY, FOR ALL PEOPLE, WITH NO EXCEPTIONS.

2. Provide economic relief directly to the people.
3. Rescue workers and communities, not corporate executives.
4. Make a down payment on a regenerative economy, while preventing future
crises.
5. Protect our democratic process while protecting each other.

WAYS TO TAKE ACTION: 

WRITE TO YOUR REPRESENTATIVES [17]

CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES [18]

WHAT DO YOU NEED FROM A PEOPLE’S BAILOUT? SHARE YOUR STORY  [19]

WRITE A LETTER TO THE EDITOR [20]

_HELP US SPREAD THE WORD BY SHARING THESE IMAGES AND SUGGESTED POSTS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA, OR USE THEM WHEN TELLING YOUR OWN STORY WITH THE
#PEOPLESBAILOUT HASHTAG._ [21]

READ GGJ'S RESPONSE TO THE COVID19 CRISIS  [22]

_FIND MORE RESOURCES HERE  [23]_

READ THE IT TAKES ROOTS ALLIANCES' DEMANDS: 

CLIMATE JUSTICE ALLIANCE [24]

INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NETWORK  [25]

RIGHT TO THE CITY ALLIANCE [26]

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WHAT'S NEXT: 

GGJ MEETING UPDATES: We are consulting with our members, partners, allies,
and friends to determine our next steps as we reconsider our upcoming
programming and either postpone or shift to digital format.

NATIONAL FEMINIST ORGANIZING SCHOOL (FOS) — For now, we have canceled our
in person FOS and will unroll a digital FOS in the coming weeks over the
course of a month and a half. We are still taking in applications for this
year’s cohort and have extended the deadline to March 27th. You can find
the ENGLISH application here [27] and SPANISH application here [28].

THE MAY ITR LEADERSHIP CONVENING HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

GRASSROOTS GLOBAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE  [29]

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