Indivisibles,

Letetra Widman, Jacob Blake’s sister, is enduring a crushing pain that is
all too common in America. On Sunday, Jacob Blake was shot multiple times
in the back by police officers in Kenosha, while three of his children
watched from the car. Blake has been in intensive care, and there are now
reports that he’s paralyzed from the waist down, and it’s unknown if the
damage is permanent. [ [link removed] ]When Letetra spoke of her brother today, she
placed him within a larger picture of brutality and violence against
against Black lives: 

"So many people have reached out to me telling me they're sorry that
this happened to my family. Well don't be sorry, because this has been
happening to my family for a long time, longer than I can account for.
It happened to Emmett Till, Emmett Till is my family. It happened to
Philando, Mike Brown, Sandra...This is nothing new."

We won’t stop saying their names because we can’t erase the harsh reality
that Black Americans experience every day and have for all of our
country’s history. The last few days have been especially and rightfully
fueled with anger, sorrow, fear, and all kinds of emotions. And we want
you to know that we hear you, we see you, we love you, and we’re here to
support you. Harness that energy and take meaningful action. Like Letetra
Widman said, “I don’t want your pity. I want change.” 

Here are some suggestions if you want to take action right now: 

* [ [link removed] ]Use this page to split a donation between organizations supporting
Black Lives Matter activists. Four months into protests, activists and
organizers all over the country still need our support. If you would
like to support protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin seeking justice for
Jacob Blake, donate to the [ [link removed] ]Milwaukee Freedom Fund directly --
they’re currently extending their help with bail, tickets, and
connecting protestors to lawyers.
* [ [link removed] ]Check out Indivisible's latest POC blog, "Why Black Lives Still
Matter." The latest POC blog was written by Meron Yohannes of Metairie
Indivisible on how Metairie Indivisible is taking steps to show up for
Black members of their community directly impacted by police
brutality. 
* We also encourage non-Black allies to watch our latest training on
effective allyship and relational organizing [ [link removed] ]watch our latest
training on effective allyship and relational organizing here.

Black lives matter, today and always. 

In solidarity, 
Indivisible Team 

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