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Friend –
Since inviting you to our national call Tisha
B’Av: Mourning and Reimagining Safety last week, Trump has
escalated his attacks on the uprisings for Black lives with
terrifying, draconian tactics under the guise of safety.
Rather than addressing white supremacy and anti-Black
racism, he is using unidentified federal agents to squash
free speech and inspire fear.
But this is not new: Repression from police
and law enforcement have been part of the Black experience, including
Black Jews, for centuries. And before being deployed on the streets of
Portland, ICE and CBP have spent decades terrorizing Black and Brown
immigrants. On Tisha B’Av – the saddest day of the Jewish year
– we must not only mourn the destruction around us, but reimagine a
transformed world where we are all safe.
Will
you join us tomorrow, Wednesday, July 29th at 8 pm EST on Facebook
Live?
In recent years, many Jews and allies have marked Tisha
B'Av in the streets, in front of detention centers and
prisons, crying out against violence in our immigration and carceral
systems – violence committed by the same agencies and systems flooding
Portland and other cities. And this year, we must continue the
tradition of turning our collective grief into collective
transformation.
Last week, leaders of Bend the Arc: Jewish Action Pittsburgh
brought together partners at 1Hood Media and Repair the World for a
powerful panel with Zach Banner of the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the
course of a nearly two-hour conversation, Black and Jewish activists
discussed solidarity in the face of racism, antisemitism, and white
supremacy.
Tomorrow, join us for another opportunity to discuss how we can
transform our country into a multiracial democracy where all of us are
safe and free.
Join
us in mourning and reflection tomorrow, Wednesday at 8pm EST on Tisha
B’Av.
We know that anti-Black racism and antisemitism are part of the
machinery of fear and division, and we are committed to rising up
against them, together with Black organizers inside and outside of our
own Jewish community.
In solidarity,
Bend the Arc: Jewish Action
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