[1]Cori Bush

John,

Earlier this morning, we started going through some of the initial results
from our Defund the Police survey and noticed we’re missing your response.
Thousands of supporters have already taken this survey and their responses
have been incredibly insightful, but we really still want to know your
opinion.

Cori is leading the way in Congress to end police brutality and the racist
systems that have oppressed our communities for too long. She is
challenging us to think beyond carceral systems of community safety that
disproportionately criminalize Black, brown, indigenous, and other
marginalized communities — and she’s pushing Congress to invest urgently
in social services over systems of policing and incarceration.

Now, Cori’s getting ready to take more bold legislative action — but
before we move forward — it’s really important to our team that we check
in with our supporters and see where they stand on this critical issue.

[ [link removed] ]John, do you
support defunding the police in Washington? Let us know by taking our
quick Defund the Police Survey today.

Do you support defunding the police?

[ [link removed] ]⚪ Yes

⚪ No

⚪ Unsure

Take the survey ››

We’ll be going through all of the responses tomorrow morning. We hope you
can take a couple of minutes to send in your answers and help us come up
with the strongest strategy possible to transform the future of safety in
our communities.

In solidarity,

Team Cori

---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Team Cori <[email protected]>
Date: May 12, 2021
Subject: Do you support defunding the police in Washington?
To: John [[email protected]]

Enough is enough,
John. We are sick and tired of
police violence taking away the lives of our loved ones and community
members.

It’s clear that it’s time to transform the way we envision public safety
and the way we keep our cities and towns safe. More and more folks agree —
the conversation around defunding the police has been gaining momentum all
across the country.

Community organizing leaders like Cori have been on the forefront growing
this movement and calling out for bold alternatives on how we approach
safety. However, this momentum hasn’t gone unnoticed.

The GOP, police unions, and right-wing media groups have put leaders like
Cori at the center of their attacks for supporting the call to defund the
police. We refuse to let their attacks slow us down — it’s more important
to us to know how much support we have behind our movement from folks like
you, John.

That’s why today we’re asking: [ [link removed] ]Do you support defunding the police in
Washington? Let us know by taking our quick Defund the Police Survey
today.

Do you support defunding the police?

[ [link removed] ]⚪ Yes

⚪ No

⚪ Unsure

Take the survey ››

Cori has co-organized and co-led hundreds of protests alongside the
amazing Ferguson frontline to call for the defense of Black lives and send
a message that our lives matter.

She understands firsthand the pain of police violence — what it’s like to
be brutalized on the ground just for saying your life matters — and the
urgent need to keep our community members safe. That’s why Cori refuses to
let Republican attacks slow down our work to transform public safety and
defund the police in our communities.

Cori has always made it a priority to hear from her community members and
supporters before taking big action steps. So today we want to check in
with our supporters and hear honest feedback from you about the movement
to defund the police.

[ [link removed] ]Can you take 1 minute out of your day and let us know if you support
defunding the police in Washington? Your answers will guide our
strategy moving forward to call for bold reform in our policing systems.

Take the survey ››

Keep fighting,

Team Cori


 


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