Dear Friend,

I hope this email finds you safe and healthy. These uncertain times have been difficult for all of us - especially for our partners around the world. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we are seeing everywhere how inequality exacerbates suffering and loss in the most vulnerable communities.

I have been awestruck by the generosity of our community of donor-activists, like you, and by the resilience of our partners. Together, we are picking up the slack where governments and policies have failed during this pandemic.

*I'm emailing today to see if you will join us by making a gift to our emergency fund to respond to COVID-19 [ [link removed] ] around the world. And all donations we receive up to $20,000 will be matched by one of our generous supporters. That means your support will go twice as far!*

We are in the process of *making nearly $350,000 in emergency grants* to our partners and grantees. Here is just a sampling of the life-saving projects the fund [ [link removed] ] has supported so far:
* Purchasing *medication, masks, hand sanitizer*, and other products for Afro-Brazilian Quilombola communities in Brazil;
* Supporting *quarantine efforts* in Indigenous autonomous communities in Mexico;
* Providing *preventative health education materials and outreach* to Garifuna communities in Honduras;
* Funding *COVID-19 emergency rooms* for Palestinians living under Israeli occupation in the West Bank, keeping Palestinian community clinics open for acute and chronic patients who need care for other illnesses, and providing food distribution to quarantined families;
* Developing *safety measures related to food delivery* from small-scale farmers and communal kitchens in Puerto Rico so they can continue to feed the community during this crisis;
* Training Haitian organizers in *COVID-19 prevention and psychosocial support* as well as how to create hand sanitizer and disinfectants so they can take this knowledge back to their communities; and
* Launching *a global campaign to "Stay Home but Not Silent"* to make sure that lockdowns don't lead to more crackdowns. We cannot defend our lives unless we defend democracy.

"Flattening the curve" is only the first obstacle that we will all have to overcome. We are preparing ourselves for the long road of recovery ahead - to fundamentally change the health, social and economic systems. *By supporting our partners during this pandemic* [ [link removed] ], you are showing that mutual aid and solidarity extends beyond our borders, to our global social justice family.

I will continue to keep you updated on our COVID-19 efforts. Together, we can build a new normal rooted in justice, solidarity, and love.

In solidarity,

Chung-Wha Hong
Executive Director

P.S. We are getting requests for emergency funding from our partners daily, which is why *your support right now* [ [link removed] ] is more critical than ever - *and you'll have twice the impact when your gift is matched!*