From Protect our Right to Protest, Color of Change <[email protected]>
Subject People stood up for Black lives in historic numbers last year. Now they’re trying to silence us.
Date August 14, 2021 1:00 PM
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[ [link removed] ]John, become a Color Of Change supporter & protect your
right to protest racial injustice.

John

This month marks 58 years since hundreds of thousands of Americans marched
on Washington to defend the civil rights of Black communities.

And yet today, the very Constitutional rights to free speech and protest
that underpinned the occasion for Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic “I have
a dream” speech, are being threatened.

More than 100 anti-protest bills have been proposed, and in some cases
passed, in the past year. That’s more than twice as many proposals as in
any other year! 

These bills threaten our right to protest injustice and white supremacy,
while also granting impunity to counter-protesters who injure or harm us. 

John, we cannot be silenced. From the March on Washington to
the Black Lives Matter movement, civil unrest and protest are essential
tools for our freedom. [ [link removed] ]Can we count on you to chip in and power our
campaigns to strike down these laws and equip protestors with tools to
protect themselves? 

[ [link removed] ]make a $5 contribution to protect black protestors 

John, make no mistake, these anti-protest laws are an attack on
racial justice.

And eight states have already passed them!

* In Florida, Oklahoma, and Iowa, laws include protecting drivers who
injure protesters with their cars.
* A proposed bill in Indiana would ban anyone convicted of unlawful
assembly from holding state employment, including elected office; 
* and bills pending in Minnesota and Oregon would disqualify people
convicted of protest-related crimes from enrolling in public
assistance programs and unemployment benefits. 

We can fight this, John, but we need your help. [ [link removed] ]Chip in
whatever amount you can today to help Color Of Change continue our
campaigns to protect our right to protest.

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Police and prosecutors don’t need new laws to abuse our rights. But,
that’s exactly what these laws would give them. 

John, we need your support to defend our right to protest
racial injustice, and hold the government officials, police and
prosecutors who abuse their power accountable. [ [link removed] ]So, if your budget
allows it, can we count on you to continue showing up for Black lives?

[ [link removed] ]protect your right to protest racial injustice 

Before signing off, know this: Although we have a long road ahead of us to
build a more equitable world for Black people, we’re inspired every day by
those who struggled and continue to struggle for Black freedom. 

Thank you for standing with us.

Until Justice is Real,

Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Megan, Erika, Malachi, Ernie, Palika, Madison,
Ariel, Trevor, Ana, McKayla, and the rest of the Color Of Change team.

[ [link removed] ]CHIP IN TO POWER THE FIGHT FOR BLACK LIBERATION

 

 



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