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<p>John,</p>
<p>A year ago, the Trump administration quietly issued a chilling national security directive that many experts warned could be used to criminalize political dissent. <strong>Today, that warning has become reality.</strong></p>
<p>Trump’s directive–NSPM-7–seeks to hand federal departments and law enforcement new powers to “investigate and disrupt” activist groups. He is moving to classify many civil society organizations–like Color Of Change–as the “enemy within.” Top officials at the Department of Justice told their field agents to “go big and go loud” with prosecutions. Now, social justice activists are facing terrorism charges, decades-long prison sentences, and sweeping conspiracy indictments. <strong>This is no longer about isolated prosecutions. It is about building the machinery to silence movements.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Color Of Change knows that Black-led organizations have always been among the first targets.</strong> As these attacks become more coordinated, more sophisticated, and more dangerous, we are organizing to protect our communities no matter what comes next.</p>
<p>That means strengthening our grassroots fundraising so we can’t be bullied by corporate money. It means <strong>expanding legal and advocacy capacity to respond quickly when attacks come our way.</strong> It means protecting our digital organizing infrastructure and standing alongside partners across the country who are already under extraordinary pressure.</p>

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<p>Earlier this year, <strong>Trump’s DOJ unleashed a slew of bogus criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC),</strong> <strong>which has worked for decades to expose white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and other hate groups.</strong> In June 2026, FBI Agents raided the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, an Ohio-based group that supports voter registration efforts.</p>
<p><strong>Activists in Texas just received decades-long prison sentences — including an 100-YEAR sentence</strong> — for an armed confrontation outside an immigration detention center, even though some never fired a weapon. Fifteen members of a group called Direct Action Minnesota were indicted on conspiracy and assault charges for things like using a bullhorn and sending the devil emoji on a messaging platform.</p>
<p>This is exactly how authoritarian crackdowns spread — and we know our work to expose the white supremacist networks that Trump’s MAGA Movement depends on means we may be next. <strong>We are preparing now – not after it is too late.</strong></p>



[ [link removed] ]We have to fight for every dollar, and that’s where grassroots supporters like you truly make the difference — when we say every dollar counts, we mean it. And right now your support is critical to ensure that we can advance our work. Will you pitch in to our Black Power Protection Fund today?



John,

A year ago, the Trump administration quietly issued a chilling national security directive that many experts warned could be used to criminalize political dissent. Today, that warning has become reality.

Trump’s directive–NSPM-7–seeks to hand federal departments and law enforcement new powers to “investigate and disrupt” activist groups. He is moving to classify many civil society organizations–like Color Of Change–as the “enemy within.” Top officials at the Department of Justice told their field agents to “go big and go loud” with prosecutions. Now, social justice activists are facing terrorism charges, decades-long prison sentences, and sweeping conspiracy indictments. This is no longer about isolated prosecutions. It is about building the machinery to silence movements.

Color Of Change knows that Black-led organizations have always been among the first targets. As these attacks become more coordinated, more sophisticated, and more dangerous, we are organizing to protect our communities no matter what comes next.

That means strengthening our grassroots fundraising so we can’t be bullied by corporate money. It means expanding legal and advocacy capacity to respond quickly when attacks come our way. It means protecting our digital organizing infrastructure and standing alongside partners across the country who are already under extraordinary pressure.

Will you rush a donation to help Color Of Change prepare for what comes next by supporting our Black Power Protection Fund today?

DONATE: [link removed]

Earlier this year, Trump’s DOJ unleashed a slew of bogus criminal charges against the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), which has worked for decades to expose white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and other hate groups. In June 2026, FBI Agents raided the Cleveland office of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, an Ohio-based group that supports voter registration efforts.

Activists in Texas just received decades-long prison sentences — including an 100-YEAR sentence — for an armed confrontation outside an immigration detention center, even though some never fired a weapon. Fifteen members of a group called Direct Action Minnesota were indicted on conspiracy and assault charges for things like using a bullhorn and sending the devil emoji on a messaging platform.

This is exactly how authoritarian crackdowns spread — and we know our work to expose the white supremacist networks that Trump’s MAGA Movement depends on means we may be next. We are preparing now – not after it is too late.

We have to fight for every dollar, and that’s where grassroots supporters like you truly make the difference — when we say every dollar counts, we mean it. And right now your support is critical to ensure that we can advance our work. Will you pitch in to our Black Power Protection Fund today?

DONATE: [link removed]

The people behind these attacks want organizations like ours to spend our time looking over our shoulder instead of organizing communities. They want fear to replace solidarity. They want donors to hesitate, partners to disappear, and movements to shrink themselves before anyone else has to. We refuse.

Black communities have never waited for permission to organize. Every major advance in American democracy has required ordinary people refusing to be intimidated by extraordinary abuses of power.

That is the tradition Color Of Change was built to carry forward. If the Trump Administration is preparing for a longer fight, we will be ready too. But we need you with us to help grow our movement to make it even stronger before the next attack comes.

Until Justice Is Real,

Color Of Change


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