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Dear friends —
This year has been an unprecedented challenge for our communities. In the face of a global pandemic, gun violence has reached historic highs across the country, and communities of color have been hit the hardest.
At CJAF, we believe in calling gun violence in this country what it is: a public health epidemic. We believe in investing in communities hardest hit by gun violence, not criminalizing them. And most of all, we believe that by listening to and learning from the voices and needs of those most affected by gun violence, we can move beyond conventional approaches and focus on solutions that effectively tackle the root causes of that violence.
We know that the path to achieving justice for people of color killed by gun violence takes longer than a new cycle. This #GivingTuesday we are asking you to support our work to build power in communities of color to end gun violence. [[link removed]]
What your #GivingTuesday donation will support:
*
Through
our
Elect
Justice
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campaign,
we
led
successful
electoral
efforts
in
Texas
and
Wisconsin
we
reached
out
to
over
1.
6
million
voters
in
communities
most
impacted
by
gun
violence.
With
your
support,
we
will
continue
to
build
and
mobilize
our
online
volunteer
army
of
over
1000
to
engage
voters
on
critical
issues
for
communities
of
color.
*
Through
our
This
is
Our
Ground
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campaign,
we
will
continue
to
lead
efforts
to
dismantle
so-called
"stand
your
ground"
laws
in
states
across
the
country
that
encourage
escalation
of
violence,
disproportionally
in
communities
of
color.
*
Through
our
work
with
the
Speakers
Bureau
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we
will
continue
to
train
survivors
and
community
leaders
in
telling
their
own
stories
in
a
thoughtful
and
meaningful
way,
and
uplift
the
voices
of
people
across
the
country
who
are
working
on
the
many
issues
that
intersect
with
gun
violence
prevention.


*
Through
our
work
with
Policy
Makers
for
Peace
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,
we
will
continue
to
grow
a
national
nonpartisan
network
of
state
and
local
elected
officials
of
color
coming
together
to
change
the
conversation
on
gun
violence
prevention
by
leading
with
the
people
closest
to
the
pain
of
everyday
gun
violence.
We have an ambitious month ahead of us to close out 2020, and even more we want to accomplish in 2021. We need your support more than ever.
Will you invest in our efforts to end gun violence this #GivingTuesday? [[link removed]]
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Thank you all for being our partners in this fight.
In solidarity,
Greg Jackson
National Advocacy Director




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