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Dear friend–

In 2020, the pandemics of COVID-19 and gun violence hit communities of color hardest. We saw that t oo often, our communities' pain and stories don’t make headlines, but as an organization, we work every day to challenge that reality: building power for and with communities of color to end gun violence.

Today, we are releasing our 2020 Annual Report [[link removed]] , detailing highlights of our work this year, and highlights the exciting projects we have in store for 2021.

Our work has always been led by survivors and the voices of the people on the frontlines, and our goal is to revolutionize gun violence prevention by centering the people closest to the pain of everyday gun violence. CJAF has one of the largest people of color-led violence prevention networks of activists in America, with over 30,000 identified supporters. This year, in response to unprecedented violence in our communities our work was bolder, and bigger than ever before.

Here are some highlights:

*
We
grew
our
staff
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by
six
people
this
year,
bringing
on
Thia’a
Rahman
as
Distributed
Organizing
Manager,
Talib
Hudson
as
Policy
Director,
Andrea
Pino-Silva
as
Communications
Director,
and
Irina
Alejandro,
Saloni
Khushal,
and
Krunali
Brahmbhatt
as
Organizing
Fellows.
*
Through
our
Elect
Justice
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campaign,
we
led
successful
electoral
efforts
in
Texas
and
Wisconsin,
and
we
reached
out
to
over
1.6
million
voters
in
communities
most
impacted
by
gun
violence.
*
Added
seven
new
members
to
the
Speakers
Bureau,
and
trained
members
in
how
to
share
their
expertise
to
policymakers
and
media.
*
Launched
our
new
Policy
Agenda
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,
a
comprehensive,
holistic,
and
grassroots
policy
framework
driven
by
communities
of
color
directly
impacted
by
violence.
*
Through
our
work
with
Policymakers
for
Peace
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,
we
grew
a
national
nonpartisan
network
of
state
and
local
elected
officials
of
color
coming
together
to
change
the
conversation
on
gun
violence
prevention.

These are only a few highlights from our busy year, and we encourage you to read our full 2020 Annual Report [[link removed]] on our website.

As we lean with grace into the fifth year of our work, we are grateful for the support of our partners, funders, and supporters.

Thank you all for your partnership and support.



Wishing you and your family happy holidays!



The CJAF Team











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