Dear Friend,

A great many of you have reached out after I shared my new video asking if you’ve had enough. It seems I’m not the only one at a breaking point.

The truth is we are living in a state of emergency, and we must respond accordingly.

We are faced with an existential human rights emergency as Israel carries out an extinction-level genocide – in broad daylight and on camera – against the people of Gaza with American weapons, American funding, and American political backing. As I write this message, nearly two million Palestinians are facing famine or waiting for the next barrage of bombs to drop from Israel. Our president, his cabinet members, and our members of Congress act powerless to stop this extermination that we could end with a single phone call.

We are also facing an existential climate emergency that is accelerating faster than our best scientists can calculate. Recent reporting shows that an alarming 40°C spike in Antarctic temperatures set off a chain reaction of ice melt that has vastly shrunk the ice sheet regulating ocean temperatures – threatening both our food supply and more than 1/3 of the global population living in coastal regions.

Even our democracy is in a state of emergency as we once again enter the most important election of our lives with two historically unpopular candidates representing the two-sided party of war and Wall Street.

Yes, this IS an emergency in every sense of the word. And I know the American people have the knowledge, the determination, the compassion, and the capability to meet these challenges head on.

Our campaign is the only one dedicated to people, planet, and peace on track to be on the ballot across the country this November.

We can and must choose a new path. If you haven’t pitched in yet – or if you have and can do more to meet this emergency – will you join me?

In solidarity and gratitude,

Jill