John -- Today in Washington, D.C. millions have gathered for the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" event.

The message was resounding: the time for change is now. We must end police brutality now. We must address the on-going legacy of white supremacy and systemic racism that has marginalized Black people on this land, even before the inception of our nation. 

Demands were made to end police brutality, demilitarize police departments, and to reform criminal justice from the inside out. There were other demands: healthcare and housing as human rights, good paying jobs, education for all, and an emphasis on regions devastated by climate change, impact that always affects communities of color and poor ones the most.

Charles Booker made it clear in his address that if we stand together now, we can demand better: 

"We are the dream but we must turn that dream into demands. Demands for real justice. Demands for accountability. Demands to an end to poverty. Demands for an end to racism. I am a personal witness that we are ready for this moment. We're built for the work we must do. And if we come together all of us. If we stand united. If we march together if we bend that arc together there is nothing we can't do."

Change must come in our communities and in our government. This change will come from the halls of our city councils, our school boards, our state houses, and the U.S. Congress. 

Contribute today to help us elect more activists in Congress. 

These are the people we need to elect, John. Brand New Congress is committed to being part of this change by supporting activist leaders like Cori Bush, Anthony Clark, Jamaal Bowman, Adrienne Bell, Charles Booker, Paula Jean Swearengin and others who offer a bold vision for the future of our nation.

After all, they are demanding that our country do nothing more than fulfil the promises laid out in our founding documents.

Let’s get every BNC candidate elected so they can take our demands to Capitol Hill. 

In solidarity,

Zeynab Day
Brand New Congress