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Dear,

Ballots are going out to voters across the state as you read this, but we
are still facing a massive turnout problem.

Just one out of every two Black, Indigenous, and people of color is a
regular voter, and we need to do everything possible to improve that
number in the next four weeks.(1)

That's why Courage California Institute has joined with Black Women for
Wellness Action Project on its Power of One get-out-the-vote campaign. And
for every $20 you donate today, you'll fund us reaching 1,000 potential
voters with the commanding ad you see right here.

[ [link removed] ]Will you donate $20 to help fund Power of One? All donations will go to
help us reach our goal to fund get-out-the-vote advertisements in
communities of color.

Black, Indigenous, and people of color make up 63% of the state but barely
more than 40% of likely voters, giving them less of a voice in our
government.(2,3)

Voting as a BIPOC in California is not easy, and there are historic
barriers to getting to the polls.

Decades of poll taxes and policies meant to disenfranchise people of color
-- including voter ID, voter roll purges, and residence requirements --
have all worked to suppress the vote.(4)

And even when BIPOC do have access to the polls, we aren't always inspired
by our options. Many voters like myself see the legislature as not
representing who we are, as representatives are overwhelmingly older,
whiter, and more male than the population is. In fact, there are as many
white men named James in the California legislature as there are Black
legislators total.(5)

But there are historic numbers of BIPOC running for office this year, and
we need Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color to get to the
polls in order to achieve our vision of California as a democracy that
represents everyone.

The Power of One ads, created with Black Women for Wellness Action
Project, emphasize that every vote matters. The ads lift up historical
figures who have beaten all the odds as well as the everyday BIPOC who
live in California's communities right now. And these ads send potential
voters to our Your Power is Your Vote website, which is a one-stop shop
for registering and requesting a ballot.

These powerful ads are posted online and in transit centers in San
Francisco, Los Angeles, and the Central Valley help get folks excited
about voting. But we need to meet a $10,000 goal to reach half a million
voters.

[ [link removed] ]Will you help us fund Power of One get-out-the-vote ads and help drive
people to the polls?

[ [link removed] ]Reach 1,000 voters
[ [link removed] ]Give another amount

Yours in the fight for our democracy,

Molly, along with Angela, Annie, Caitlin, Deepthi, Gabby, Irene, Jay,
Lindsay, Raquel, and Scottie (the Courage team)

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