Will you make an urgent call to local officials in Kenosha today to demand that the cop who shot Jacob Blake be fired and held accountable immediately?  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Content warning: This email discusses racially motivated police violence.

The cycle of police violence in this country must be broken, John.

Jacob Blake was shot in the back 7 times by police officers in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He was walking to his car to join his three sons and his fiancé. He is currently paralyzed from the waist down. He survived, but that was by accident. He was clearly shot with intent to kill. 

There is no justice or path to ending systemic racial oppression against Black people if police who commit these murders are allowed to not only walk free, but keep their jobs and continue to wreak havoc on communities.

Will you make an urgent call to local officials in Kenosha today to demand that the cop who shot Jacob Blake be fired and held accountable immediately?

→ Call local officials to demand justice for Jacob Blake: ← Kenosha City Attorney⁣⁣: 262-653-4170⁣⁣ Kenosha Mayor and City Administration: 262-653-4000⁣⁣ Kenosha Police Non Emergency Line: 262-656-1234⁣⁣ Wisconsin DOJ ⁣⁣: 608-266-1221⁣⁣ “Hi my name is John. I'm demanding that you immediately fire the officer who shot Jacob Blake in the back seven times. This officer attempted to murder a father in front of his children, and is clearly unfit to hold his position as a police officer. We need to immediately defund the police and redirect funds into emergency response programs that don’t kill Black people.” Tell us how it went →

We will not rest until the police are held accountable. It’s been 161 days since Breonna Taylor was brutally shot eight times and killed in her sleep by police. Two of the officers responsible are still employed by their police department. 

We will not stop fighting for justice for Breonna and we will fight just as hard for justice for Jake – and every other brother, sister, and family members lost at the hands of police violence. Together we must demand immediate accountability, and invest in programs that actually keep us safe.

As Jake’s sister, Letetra Widman, said so powerfully: “I have been watching police murder people who look like me for years. I don't want your pity, I want change." 

We must rise up for change. 

Women’s March Team

P.S. If you’re able, please make a donation directly to Jacob’s family here.