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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. 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:

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 Milwaukee Freedom Fund directly -- they’re currently extending their help with bail, tickets, and connecting protestors to lawyers.
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 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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