Dear Friend,

Another world is possible. A world that puts people before profits. A
world where community is put before cages.

With courage, we can demand change and work toward our collective
well-being.

The recent uprisings, demanding the recognition of Black worth and
humanity, have proven that we can make change. Across the nation,
organizers have successfully convinced local officials to reduce police
budgets, commit to disbanding the police, arrest officers who have
committed murder, and much more.

This is only the beginning. The demands of the movement -- put forth by
the Movement for Black Lives -- include not only divesting, defunding, and
ultimately abolishing the police but also investing in community relief,
community control, and economic justice for all. Black liberation will
lead to the liberation of us all. We all have a responsibility to continue
the pressure and keep up the momentum.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition demanding divestment of police and investment in our
communities.
A new reality is possible, one in which we can move towards equity for
all. It starts with the proper investments into people and
communities.With organizers and protestors continuing the fight, as we saw
over the Juneteenth weekend, that reality is unfolding before us.
Organizers in Minneapolis have succeeded in getting their City Council
pledging to replace the police with a community-led public safety
system.(1) They’ve ensured a public investigation into, arrests, and
charging of the officers who killed George Floyd. In Louisville, they
ensured that the officer who killed Breonna Taylor was fired and are
pushing for legislation to ban no-knock warrants.(2) In Los Angeles and
New York, organizers successfully pressured mayors to move funding from
police to community services. And in California, prosecutors are lobbying
the state bar to ban district attorneys from receiving police union
money.(3) 

With years of fighting for policing reforms, Courage is working towards
holding Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey accountable for her
irresponsible inaction towards the countless deaths at the hands of police
in her district.
We are also part of a coalition demanding:

* An end to the war against Black people.
* A divestment from the police and investment in Black communities. 
* Local schools, colleges, universities, and all public institutions cut
ties with the police. 
* Repair for past and continuing harms. 
* Immediate relief for our communities. 
* Economic justice for all our people. 
* The rights of protestors be respected. 
* Community control.

[ [link removed] ]Join us in demanding cities, states, and the federal government divest
from police and invest in our communities.

A more just and peaceful world is just on the horizon.

Yours in the fight for liberation,

Jay, along with Angela, Annie, Brian, Caitlin, Deepthi, Gabby, Irene,
Lindsay, Molly, and Raquel (the Courage team)

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