It's our responsibility to protect Black protesters in their fight for
justice for our communities.   

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Will you join us?
  

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John,

For the past two weeks, protesters from all walks of life have taken to
the streets of America to demand an end to anti-Black police violence, and
their efforts are bringing real change to our communities. But they need
your support to keep up the fight. Color of Change’s #ProtectTheProtester
campaign ensures protesters have the supplies they need to protect
themselves from COVID-19 and the repressive tactics of the police.

So far, we've been able to:

* Drive hundreds of phone calls to District Attorneys’s offices in
Minnesota, New York, and Ohio, demanding the release of the
protesters.
* Host a digital training with the BlackOUT Collective, viewed by 15,000
members where we talked about the basics of direct action, including
physical and technological safety, and answered some frequently asked
questions for new protesters.
* Fast-track thousands of gloves, masks, bottled water and snacks to
folks who are marching and strategizing on the ground.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate just $5 to our #ProtectTheProtester campaign?

The racist killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd are just the latest
tragedies in an American tradition of state-sanctioned violence on Black
communities that has persisted for centuries. As we speak, scores of
people from across the country are being detained by District Attorneys’s
offices for demanding an end to the murder of Black people by police once
and for all. Their efforts have been met with billy clubs and tear gas—not
to mention, the looming threat of COVD-19. Still, they have soldiered on.

[ [link removed] ]Join us in honoring their determination and bravery, and in sustaining
their efforts by donating whatever you can to our #ProtectTheProtester
fund.

Night after night, protesters are transforming their sorrow and rage into
collective action, even in the midst of a pandemic. In response, officers
are apprehending and jailing them in overcrowded conditions, without masks
or gloves. These conditions violate the basic human rights of the
protesters and make social distancing impossible—a cruel and unusual
punishment that will result in countless new cases of COVD-19 in our most
vulnerable communities. In response, Color of Change is doing what we can
to support folks on the ground risking their safety to demand dignity and
justice for Black people. This fight is far from over. But as long as our
people are taking to the streets to demand justice, Color of Change will
be there to support them. Will you stand with us?

[ [link removed] ]Your support is invaluable to this movement. Help us continue to build
momentum by donating $5 to the #ProtectTheProtester campaign.

Until justice is real,
—Jade, Brandi, Johnny, Amanda, Evan, Imani, Samantha, Eesha, Marcus,
FolaSade, Ciera, Jennette and the rest of the Color Of Change team


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