Friend: I’m following up personally to make sure you saw the important email below.

Our freedoms are under attack — whether it’s access to health care, LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice or the foundations of our democracy.

Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy and threats to our rights demand a swift response. That’s why this week, we’re mobilizing a grassroots movement — powered by people like you. I’m writing today to ask, can you please chip in and rush your gift to help? >>

Protests across the country are proof of the collective power people have when they rise together. Brave Americans are saying NO to far-right extremism, NO to authoritarianism — and YES to justice, equity and freedom.

The time to fight back is now. That is why we’ve launched our Emergency Response Action Plan, so that we can challenge the systems and hold the bad actors accountable for their attempts to undermine our democracy.

Friend, rush your emergency gift to the Southern Poverty Law Center today — and let your donation send a powerful message to extremists: We will not back down.

Thank you for all you do.

— Colin Oldenburg @ The Southern Poverty Law Center

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Friend: Right now, our freedoms are under attack. 🚨 Basic human needs programs are facing unprecedented cuts that would throw more working-class families into poverty; mass deportations are in full swing; and our democracy is in great jeopardy.🚨

In moments like these, your support becomes a lifeline.

We need 500 supporters to step up by July 4 — will you be one of them? Please rush whatever amount you can to defend our most fundamental rights.

Chaos. Uncertainty. Fear.

That’s exactly what the Trump administration has instilled in the American people. From cruel cuts to lifesaving basic needs programs to mass deportations and attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the need to stop them is dire.

In response to the threats against our democracy, the Southern Poverty Law Center is launching our Emergency Response Action Plan — galvanized by supporters like you. 

Friend, fuel the fight for freedom by making an emergency gift to the SPLC by July 4.

For over 50 years, the generous support of activists like you has boosted our movement for racial justice — and today, we’re taking the challenges head-on:

• We’re exposing the far right’s white nationalist agenda and mobilizing public opposition.

• We’re representing Leqaa Kordia, a student who was unlawfully detained for exercising her First Amendment rights.

• We’re supporting grassroots organizations registering and mobilizing voters around the issues that matter most.

• We’re stopping white nationalists from indoctrinating young people with hate.

• And, we’re building leaders by equipping educators and students with tools to recognize injustice, confront bias and champion equity for all.

Just months after taking office, Trump and his allies have viciously targeted people of color and working-class families — and they will continue to cater to billionaires and corporations at our expense.

But we will not be governed by greed, racism or a handful of unelected billionaires.

Justice cannot wait — help us keep the momentum going by becoming one of 500 supporters to rush an emergency gift by July 4.

The summer has historically been a powerful season for civil and human rights activism — and, together, we will continue building on this legacy until justice is served.

In solidarity,

The Southern Poverty Law Center