[1]Women's March
John,
The Movement for Black Lives introduced a sweeping bill last month to
radically address police violence and transform the criminal legal system.
The BREATHE Act is a road map for the changes we need, but with our
current Congress – our chances to pass this bill are limited. But we
cannot wait for action. Luckily many of the policies in this bill can be
implemented at the local level with or without Congress.
In order to understand how we can work locally to do our part for racial
justice we must recognize our own power, and what we can do with that
power. Often, we have more power locally than we might think! That’s why
we’re hosting a webinar on Thursday as part of our Feminist Futures series
with our partners at Race & Resilience to help each of us map out our own
personal power and communal power, and leverage that power for racial
justice in our local communities.
[ [link removed] ]Will you RSVP now to our Using Your Power webinar on Thursday, August 6
at 5pm ET/2pm PT to create an action plan for how to start working for
racial justice in your community right now?
[ [link removed] ]RSVP Now »
During the virtual training, we’ll provide an interactive mapping tool for
participants to understand and map their own personal, communal, and
professional access to power and influence.
Here are just a few of the policies that we can demand at the local level:
* Defund police budgets and redirect funds to community safety programs
* Decriminalize drugs and expunge past drug convictions
* Remove police and armed security from schools
* Increase accountability for police officers who have committed harms
* And many more
This webinar is part of our broader work to train, educate, and organize
Women’s Marchers to fight for racial justice in their communities. This
summer we hosted four Defund the Police trainings on how to lobby your
city council, send letters to the editor of local newspapers, and more.
Now we’re excited to offer this power-mapping training and to support this
work through our Women2Women local organizing circles. We’re putting
together small teams across the country to build campaigns for racial
justice and to defeat Trump. To learn more, [ [link removed] ]join our info session this
Thursday after the webinar.
[ [link removed] ]Reserve your spot now for this interactive webinar – you don’t want to
miss it.
See you there,
Rachel
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