Friend,

Detroit has birthed movements, from labor rights to racial justice. And one lifelong Detroiter who influenced my activism and who had a lasting impact on our community was Mama Lila Cabbil.

Mama Lila influenced my work demanding water as a human right. She worked with civil rights icon Rosa Parks and passed along our values and our history through activism in the community.

Next week, to honor Mama Lila’s work and usher in the next generation of activists and leaders, we’re launching the 2021 Mama Lila Cabbil Youth Civic Engagement Fellowship.

Now through the end of the year, we’ll train young people ages 16-24―with a focus on BIPOC residents of Michigan’s 13th district―to become organizers on issues ranging from racial justice to defending democracy to water as a human right and more.

Donate today to fully fund this fellowship so we can provide each organizer with a $1,000 stipend, teach these young organizers about the issues we’re fighting for together, and connect those issues to our history.

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Together, we’re training the next generation of leaders while staying rooted in community.

Always serving you,

Rashida Tlaib