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We have a clear directive in this moment: Defund the police and invest in
community solutions. 

That’s why we’re marching with the Movement for Black Lives this weekend,
June 19-21, in honor of Juneteenth.

[ [link removed] ]Will you join in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives for this
mass weekend of action and find a Juneteenth event near you?

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John,

In the wake of the murder of Tallahassee organizer, Oluwatoyin "Toyin"
Salau, Black women and Black communities are grieving the loss of yet
another life at the hands of violence. Meanwhile, protestors are STILL
being tear-gassed, assaulted, and jailed by the local police in cities
across the country. 

These peaceful protests are the result of righteous rage against racism
and injustice that’s gone unchecked for far too long. They are an uprising
against a white supremacist system that’s murdered Black people – leaving
families and communities destroyed. Our pressure is working, but we can’t
let up.

We have a clear directive at this moment: Defund the police and invest in
community solutions. That’s why we’re marching with the Movement for Black
Lives this weekend, June 19-21, in honor of Juneteenth.

Together we will demand defunding the police to reduce the scope, size,
and role of ineffective and racist law enforcement in favor of investments
in education, health care, healing work, and a Green New Deal that centers
racial justice. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you join in solidarity with the Movement for Black Lives for this
mass weekend of action and find a Juneteenth event near you?

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[ [link removed] ]Find an event →

There are many ways you can help right now. Whether that’s joining
protests, posting on social media, or educating yourself, we trust that
you will make the best decisions for yourself and your community, and
[ [link removed] ]follow these movement principles.

This weekend is especially significant,
John. On June 19th, 1865 the
Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended
and Black communities were now free. 

This was announced two and a half years after Lincoln’s Emancipation
Proclamation. Freedom for Black communities has always been delayed and at
the hands of a system of oppression. That day would become known as
Juneteenth in the Black community as a day that honors Black freedom and
Black resistance, and centers Black people’s unique contribution to the
struggle for justice in the U.S.

The recent murders of Black lives illustrate the legacies of our history
and what it means to be Black in this country. As the case of George Floyd
makes clear, the presence of police even for the slightest thing can be a
death sentence for Black people.

It is clear – especially in light of the police response to these
demonstrations – that our safety comes from the community, not the police.
The only way we’re going to stop this endless cycle of police violence is
by defunding the police and investing in Black radical leadership
instead. 

We’ve seen the human toll of disinvestment in our communities through
COVID-19, which has taken Black lives at an alarming rate. From polluted
air and water, health care, education, and criminal justice, Black people
are the most vulnerable to every harm in our society. 

[ [link removed] ]It’s important we all show up and show our solidarity in this fight. So
please, check now to see what events are being planned near your community
and join us for this historic weekend of action.

We keep us safe.

Clarissa

P.S. To learn more about why we’re marching with M4BL this weekend,
[ [link removed] ]please watch and share this video.


 


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