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June 15 , 2020
** Take Action!
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* Juneteenth is coming up! If your town or county has a celebration, please share it on this ATNJ Facebook post ([link removed]) so we can help spread the word.
* The New Jersey Legislature has introduced a bill to form a reparations task force. Use this link from NJ Institute for Social Justice (NJISJ) and you can easily email, tweet or call your legislators to show your support ([link removed]) .
This is just one of the 10 Ways to Do Racial Justice Advocacy ([link removed](2).pdf?1591912177&fbclid=IwAR0CMkXBFknOipo21cP1xVzGpzXbOGt7HDDSSnRi4u6Q2iYlKxheUcxzQAU) list that NJISJ has put together, so check it out for more things you can do in our state.
* Here at home, the Attorney General's office is seeking public input on New Jersey's Use of Force Policy. You have until August 1st to submit your comments ([link removed]) . (the page also has a link to read the current Use of Force Policy).
* In person Pride events are canceled for Covid safety reasons, but some groups are hosting virtual Pride this month! Check out the June 20th Virtual Pride event ([link removed]) being held by the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice.
* Yale is offering a free, online course right now on, titled African American History: From Emancipation to the Present. ([link removed])
* Read, learn, and share - "Answering White People’s Most Commonly Asked Questions about the Black Lives Matter Movement ([link removed]) . ([link removed]) "
Make a difference. Donate to ATNJ today ([link removed])
** Upcoming Events
Online events
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* June 16 - Online film screening, Zoom discussion
The Story of Plastic Community Film Screening and Conversation ([link removed])
Food & Water Action
* June 17 - Online film screening
A Plastic Ocean ([link removed])
ANJEC
* June 17 - Virtual town hall
Putting Patients Above Profits: Making Rx Drugs More Affordable ([link removed])
NJ Citizen Action
* June 18 - Facebook Live
Progress 2020: The Recovery Starts Local ([link removed])
NJ Policy Perspective
* June 18 - Online book launch event
Ibram X. Kendi & Derecka Purnell—Raising Antiracist Kids ([link removed])
Labyrinth Books Princeton
* June 19 - Zoom and Facebook Live
Marking Juneteenth: The Ongoing Quest for Freedom in New Jersey ([link removed])
New Jersey Institute for Social Justice
* June 20 - Online event
Mass Poor People’s Assembly & Moral March on Washington ([link removed])
Poor People's Campaign
* June 20 - Online event
Virtual Pride '20 ([link removed])
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
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