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Friends,



We wanted to make sure you saw our note below about our Share Our Survival Stories Event tomorrow, but before that I wanted to check in on our Black community members and those who are hurting across America.

We are a Black-led multi-racial organization that is hurting and angry right now because of the murder of George Floyd. Because of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. Because of the murder of Breonna Taylor. Because of the murder of Nina Pop. Because of the murders of countless people in our community from a police system that should be protecting them. Because of the violence. Because of anti-blackness. Because of systemic violence.

Here are ways you can help:

1.
Support
Black
Lives
and
Organizing:
In
response
to
the
righteous
movements
across
the
country,
we
are
joining
with
the
Movement
for
Black
Lives
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week
of
action
this
week.
MFBL
is
supporting
organizations
on
the
ground
like
Just
Georgia
and
Reclaim
the
Block
in
Minneapolis.
2.
Kick
off
Gun
Violence
Awareness
Month:
Support
black-led
survivors
of
gun
violence
as
we
help
to
center
and
share
stories
from
across
the
country.
Sign
up
here
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and
join
us
tomorrow
at
1pm
EST.
3.
Join
our
Police
Violence
is
Gun
Violence
Educational
and
Action
Webinars:
Years
ago
despite
push
back,
advocate
and
activist
Dante
Barry
said
“police
violence
is
gun
violence”,
and
we
have
always
agreed.
Starting
this
week,
we
will
host
weekly
awareness
events
to
support
advocates
working
together
to
elevate
advocates
working
on
this
issue.
This
week
we
will
be
joined
by
the
NAACP
Youth
and
College
Division,
the
Leadership
Conference
on
Civil
and
Human
Rights,
and
advocates
from
across
the
country.

Many of you have reached out on how you can help support work as allies and supporters. We are here to demand that you not only show up as allies, but become co-conspirators and start to think about how you can help to cede power within this movement. George Floyd was killed by a system of racism, anti-Blackness, and police brutality. That same system is directed connected to a system of violence that allows guns to flow into Black communities. That same system has supported more money for law enforcement versus more money for evidence based violence prevention efforts. A white friend of mine in Houston challenged her friends with the following: " We cannot just rely on pulling more diverse seats up to the tables of power. White people (or as Ta-Nehisi Coates would say, "people who call themselves white"), in order to address the root causes of these issues, we need to cede power. Cede seats at the table. I am looking especially at my white, progressive upper middle class/upper income friends. I am looking at myself."

Today I challenge you to decide what you are willing to give up, who you are centering, and what this moment means to you.

In solidarity,

Amber Goodwin

Founder & Executive Director








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