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Dear friends -
As we usher in the holiday season, let’s remember those communities who are in great need this season. Despite an ongoing global pandemic, gun violence has reached devastatingly high levels nationwide and Black and Brown communities have been hit the hardest.
Gun violence takes lives or leaves long-lasting scars for those impacted. Too many Black and Brown Americans don’t feel safe in their own communities - fearing an encounter with a neighbor or the police could turn deadly. This is not ok!
Together we can end the crisis of gun violence. Please donate to Community Justice today for Giving Tuesday! [[link removed]]
Since our inception, CJAF has set out to reverse the unfortunate and often overlooked impact of gun violence on communities of color by:
*
Changing
the
conversation
around
gun
violence
prevention
through
educational
and
media
campaigns
that
highlight
the
root
causes
of
violence
in
our
communities.
*
Advancing
community-based
approaches
that
empower
communities,
by
securing
increased
government
resources
and
building
a
holistic
political
approach
to
gun
violence
prevention
not
rooted
in
increasing
law
enforcement.
*
Strengthening
the
political
power
of
the
Black
and
brown
communities
most
impacted
by
gun
violence
to
advocate
for
solutions
to
end
gun
violence.
*
Transforming
how
lawmakers
approach
gun
violence
prevention
and
ensure
our
communities
have
a
seat
at
the
decision-making
table.
We believe we can end gun violence in Black and Brown communities by organizing neighbors, building coalitions and making investments in more community support, not more police. We believe in investing in communities hardest hit by gun violence, not criminalizing them.
And most of all, we believe that by listening to and learning from the voices and needs of those most affected by gun violence, we can move beyond conventional approaches and focus on solutions that effectively tackle the root causes of that violence.
This #GivingTuesday we are asking you to support our work to build power in communities of color to end gun violence. [[link removed]]
What your #GivingTuesday Donation Will Support:
*
Growing
Our
Advocacy
Staff
In
Key
States
*
Training
Activists
And
Survivors
To
Fight
For
Change
*
Funding
Awareness
Campaigns
To
Address
Violence
*
Supporting
Policymakers
pushing
policy
to
address
violence
*
Funding
Policy
Research
and
Creating
New
Policy
Approaches
*
Providing
Advocacy
Support
for
Community
Violence
Intervention
Organizations
*
Organizing
Communities
To
Turn
Out
the
Vote
in
2022
We have an ambitious month ahead of us to close out 2021, and even more we want to accomplish in 2022. We need your support more than ever.
Will you invest in our efforts to end gun violence this #GivingTuesday? [[link removed]]
Thank you all for being our partners in this fight.
In solidarity,
Greg Jackson Jr.
Executive Director

Community Justice Action Fund
1875 K St NW
Washington, DC 20006
United States
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