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Hey John -

As in previous weeks, we’re all experiencing tumultuous emotions. More and more cases of police brutality against the Black community are coming out and Trump announced further restrictions on healthcare for the transgender community during Pride month, a month we would not have without the contributions of transgender people of color, such a Martha P. Johnson [[link removed]] . We must stand with these communities and our anti-racism efforts must strive to be intersectional.

Remember that we are all in it for the long haul. Justice is a marathon, not a sprint, and we need your involvement to get it across the finish line. Take some time to rest and recharge if you need. Furthermore, let it be known that protest works. In the past ten days:

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Minneapolis
bans
use
of
choke
holds.
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Charges
are
upgraded
against
Officer
Chauvin,
and
his
accomplices
are
arrested
and
charged.
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Dallas
adopts
a
"duty
to
intervene"
rule
that
requires
officers
to
stop
other
cops
who
are
engaging
in
inappropriate
use
of
force.
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New
Jersey’s
attorney
general
said
the
state
will
update
its
use-of-force
guidelines
for
the
first
time
in
two
decades.
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In
Maryland,
a
bipartisan
work
group
of
state
lawmakers
announced
a
police
reform
work
group.
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Los
Angeles
City
Council
introduces
motion
to
reduce
LAPD’s
$1.8
billion
operating
budget.
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MBTA
in
Boston
agrees
to
stop
using
public
buses
to
transport
police
officers
to
protests.
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Police
brutality
captured
on
cameras
leads
to
near-immediate
suspensions
and
firings
of
officers
in
several
cities
(i.e.,
Buffalo,
Ft.
Lauderdale).
*
Monuments
celebrating
confederates
are
removed
in
cities
in
Virginia,
Alabama,
and
other
states.
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Street
in
front
of
the
White
House
is
renamed
"Black
Lives
Matter
Plaza.”

We at AYD believe Black Lives Matter. We believe in protest. We believe in action.

Here are this week’s upcoming events, our AYD Resource Guide: Challenge Racial Injustice [[link removed]] , and more important information.

Upcoming AYD Events
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Phone
Bank
for
Takis
[[link removed]]
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June
17th,
6pm
-
8pm
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Civil
Rights
&
Liberties
Meeting
[[link removed]]
|
June
17th
8pm
-
9pm
*
The
Bail
Project
Fundraiser:
An
Evening
of
Education
[[link removed]]
|
June
18th,
7pm
-
9pm
*
Juneteenth
Celebration
of
Black
Art
&
Culture
[[link removed]]
|
June
19th,
6pm
-
7:30pm
*
Town
Hall:
Takis
Karantonis
[[link removed]]
|
June
23rd,
7pm
-
8pm
*
Phone
Bank
for
Takis
[[link removed]]
|
June
24th,
6pm
-
7:30pm




[link removed] [[link removed]]AYD Phone Bank for Takis Karantonis [[link removed]]
AYD is phone banking for Takis Karantonis! Join us Wednesday, June 17th at 6 pm via Google Meet where we will be calling voters to remind them of the July 7th special election, encouraging them to support Takis, and informing them on how to apply for an absentee mail-in ballot.

Phone Bank Sign Up: www.mobilize.us/arlingtondems/event/274290/ [[link removed]]

Google Meet Info: We will go over training and then mute the audio aspect and support one another via the chat function while making calls! We recommend that you use your laptop for Google Meet and your phone for phone banking.

Google Meet Link: meet.google.com/fhw-pdfw-obc [[link removed]]

If you can’t make it, you can also phone bank on your own time any weekday from 9 am - 8 pm using the phone bank sign up above!

In addition, AYD has created a Slack for all of us to participate in during the 2020 campaign season. While we most likely will not be able to bond on long car rides to swing districts and swing states, we can all use Slack to talk to each other about our experiences campaigning digitally this year. I encourage you all to join the AYD Campaigns Slack using the button below, even if you are unable to attend tonight.

JOIN THE AYD CAMPAIGNS SLACK [[link removed]]

Questions? Email our campaigns director, Ian White, at [email protected] [[email protected]] .




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AYD Civil Rights & Liberties Meeting [[link removed]]
The AYD Civil Rights & Liberties Caucus will be holding a meeting to discuss the anti-racism resolutions passed by the AYD Executive Board on Wednesday, June 17th from 8pm - 9pm.

You can attend the meeting using this link: meet.google.com/dhj-sptx-pze [[link removed]]

We will be discussing proposed amendments and whether to support the resolutions as a Caucus. You can read the Resolution on Anti-Fascism, Resolution on Racial Justice, and the Resolution on Police Demilitarization, Oversight, and Accountability using the links below.

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tinyurl.com/ayd-racial-justice-resolution
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tinyurl.com/ayd-anti-fascism-resolution
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Because we have a limited time, please read the resolutions ahead of time; it would also be great if people could come with thought-out ideas on possible amendments. Both the Arlington County board and the Virginia legislature have expressed support for taking action now to address police brutality. We hope to use this meeting to discuss how an AYD resolution can push those efforts forward.




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AYD Juneteenth Celebration of Black Art & Culture [[link removed]]
“Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863.” [[link removed].]

Join the Arlington Young Democrats for a Juneteenth Celebration of Black Art & Culture on Friday, June 19th at 6 pm . We’ll have appearances from Delegate Joshua Cole and many more! Now more than ever it’s important to celebrate and lift up voices in the Black community and we hope you join us.

You can join the meeting using this link: meet.google.com/hdv-fczj-xek [[link removed]]





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AYD Resource Guide: Challenge Racial Injustice [[link removed]]
AYD has created a challenge racial injustice resource guide [[link removed]] . While protesting in person is not an option for everyone, you can contact representatives, sign petitions, make donations, get out the vote, and consume anti-racist media [[link removed]*NBC-qqt7MaIyXvcbpzzGwg&emci=ef883c02-73a6-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=] as actionable alternatives. If you would like to participate in in-person civic engagement, contact Dan Goldberg at (610) 457-0591.

If you have any questions or would like to join our Diversity & Inclusion Committee, please contact AYD Secretary and D&I Chair Maya Jones at [email protected] [[email protected]] .






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Arlington Special Election & Absentee Voting [[link removed]]
The deadline to request your absentee ballot [[link removed]] for the Arlington County Board Special Election is Tuesday, June 30th at 5 pm ! Request yours today because the ballot must be received , not postmarked, by July 7th at 7 pm .

If you need a witness for your absentee ballot, contact Arlington Dems at [email protected] or you can request a Vote From Your Car appointment, and let election staff witness the process from the safety of your car using this link: [link removed] [[link removed]]

For more info on the County Board Special Election and our Democratic nominee, Takis Karantonis, check out: [link removed] [[link removed]]






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