Dear,

Voters will prevail, both in Georgia and when Congress approves the
Electoral College vote. In two weeks, we will celebrate the inauguration
of the Biden-Harris administration, as well as a Democrat-controlled
Senate in which Vice President Harris will serve as the tie-breaking vote.
Republican opposition, domestic terrorists, and white supremacist violence
will not change that.

We must reject today’s violent attempt to distract us from our wins, and
instead, we must hold our focus firmly on celebrating Black leaders in
Georgia -- especially Black women like Stacey Abrams of Fair Fight and Nse
Ufot of New Georgia Action Project -- who delivered wins for
Senators-elect Warnock and Ossoff, as well as President-elect Biden and
Vice President-elect Harris. For years, they have organized and mobilized
Black, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and new voters year-round to
get Georgia to this point in history: their first Democratic presidential
victory in nearly 30 years and their first Black senator ever. These wins
are historic and will have deep implications for the health of our
democracy long past what is happening in Washington, D.C., and many other
cities, now.

Stacey Abrams, Nse Ufot, and Senator-elect Reverend Warnock come from a
long tradition of Black-, Indigenous-, and people of color-led organizing
for racial and economic justice and voting rights that is the backbone of
our democracy. It is a tradition we all must continue to acknowledge and
draw from as we face what’s ahead of us.

In the immediate, that means holding domestic terrorists and their
Republican enablers responsible for this current insurrection. And we must
press the Biden-Harris administration to be courageous in enacting bold
reforms and policies.

This is how we honor the hard work of Black Georgian leaders and the
legacy of our movement elders before us, and continue to fight alongside
our allies. We will prevail.

In solidarity,

Irene Kao, for the rest of the Courage California team


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Courage California (formerly Courage Campaign) makes sure our democracy works for ALL of us by fighting corruption in California politics. We believe the solution lies in exposing and solving systemic problems through strategic organizing, enhancing coordination between progressive organizations, and mobilizing civic engagement from our communities, particularly voters of color, young voters, and self-identified progressives.

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