We can bring about a transformation and demand a new response to community violence.
John,
As a mental health nurse, the first Black woman to represent Missouri in the House of Representatives, and the first activist from the movement in defense of Black lives to serve in Congress, I came to Washington on a mission: to save lives.
That's why yesterday I was proud to introduce the People's Response Act to transform our approach to public safety.
If you're ready for community-led, health-based investments in public safety, make a donation of any amount today to help our team reach our end-of-quarter fundraising goal so we can make this legislation a reality.
The People's Response Act will create a new public safety division, the Division of Community Safety, within the Department of Health and Human Services to research and fund alternatives to policing and incarceration to save lives. With this bill, we will transform our public safety system into:
- A system of care rather than criminalization
- Healing rather than incarceration
- Prevention rather than policing
Our communities deserve justice. And justice is about investing in the resources St. Louis and communities like it deserve. From making sure our people are healthy and housed to making sure our children have excellent schools, we are safer when our communities are well-funded.
Working together, this people-powered movement elected me to Congress and took to the streets to demand change last summer. Now, we can bring about a transformation to our public safety system that will save lives.
I'm ready to get to work to ensure the People's Response Act passes through the People's House and becomes law, but I need your help to power this fight ahead. John, will you make a donation of $5 or more today to support our work to ensure a just response to our policing and incarceration crises before tomorrow's end-of-quarter deadline?
Contribute $5
Thank you,
Cori
