|
We’d hate to see you go, but to unsubscribe from future communications, please click here
|
Hi John, it's Team Peters!
Before you head out for the holiday this week, we have a quick favor to ask.
Sen. Peter's End of Quarter Fundraising Deadline is tonight, and we're still $1,522 away from reaching our goal.
Friend, whatever amount he raises will be public after the deadline, which gives us a great opportunity to do a few things. Before we ask you to chip in to help us reach the goal before midnight, allow us to explain why reaching the goal critical to the rest of this year's operations:
1️⃣ It shows the strength of support for progressive policy. Journalists, analysts, and conservative leaders will be looking at what we raise to determine the strength and depth of support for our work—not only the movement in our district, but in other places across Illinois and the country.
2️⃣ It will attract potential supporters to Team Peters. Sen. Peters' top priority is to maintain a diverse, equitable, and inclusive agenda which is especially important in a place like Chicago. Supporters and stakeholders with those same values can join our grassroots coalition in the fight for justice—and we all know that we're stronger together.
3️⃣ It will allow us to expand the budget to cover all of our bases. Sen. Peters will be battling right-wing extremist rhetoric and misinformation all summer long—and we don't doubt that it will get worse as we get closer to Election Day. Reaching this goal will also help fund resident outreach and essential campaign materials, like yard signs and mailers!
We're entering the second half of the year, and now it's crunch time. We can't afford to come up short this quarter—can you chip in to help us raise the $1,522 we need to reach our End of Quarter Fundraising Goal before midnight tonight?
|
We’d hate to see you go, but to unsubscribe from future communications, please click here
|
Senator Robert Peters was born in 1985 deaf and with a massive speech impediment. His biological mother was addicted to drugs and alcohol, and his adopted mother and father were a social worker and a civil rights lawyer. He saw first hand the impact and devastation of the racist war on drugs.
As he grew up, he admired the work his father did as a civil rights and criminal defense attorney, challenging wrongdoing by the police. This combined with the effect of the criminalization of addiction, inspired his work on criminal justice reform rooted in the safety, freedom, and wellness of all people.
A defining moment for Peters was the Great Recession, as he struggled to find work and lost his parents within a year and a half of each other. He found his power through political organizing in solidarity with a variety of organizations in Chicago fighting for justice.
As a state senator, Peters has championed the end of cash bail in Illinois after years of organizing around it before becoming a Senator. This legislative session alone, Peters has passed six bills out of the Senate, as he continues to push Illinois forward as a leader in criminal justice reform and true public safety for all. He chairs the Labor Committee in the Senate and is Chair of the Senate Black Caucus. He is focused on environmental justice, racial justice, economic freedom, and public safety for all.
Prefer to donate via mail? Address a check to
Peters for Illinois
P.O. Box 15118
Chicago, IL 60615-5139
|
|
|
|
|
Paid for by Peters for Illinois
|
|
|
|
