Yesterday, a police officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin, repeatedly shot Jacob Blake in the back in front of his three children. There is no justification for this brutal, racist act, friends.

For Jacob Blake and every Black person terrorized by police in this country, we must act to demand immediate accountability and dismantle systemic racism. Pramila helped the House pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act two months ago. It’s long overdue that the Senate act. Will you join Pramila in calling on the Senate to pass the House’s Justice in Policing Act to take the urgent action needed to reimagine law enforcement?

The Justice in Policing Act, which the House passed two months ago, is the most aggressive policing intervention introduced by Congress in recent memory. It would reimagine and rebuild policing by ending qualified immunity, banning chokeholds, classifying lynching as a federal hate crime, establishing a public federal police misconduct registry, and demilitarizing the police. Making this legislation law is a critical first step toward securing justice for Black and Brown communities in Wisconsin, Washington state, and across the country.

We cannot become complacent in our fight to see racial justice and stop police brutality. Add your name next to Pramila’s to demand that the Senate vote to pass the Justice in Policing Act to help bring about transformative change.

Thank you for standing up for Black lives and livelihoods.

Team Jayapal