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Dear John, 

There's a lot happening in the world, so this will only take a moment of
your time. 

I'm reaching out because I know you’re dedicated to achieving true justice
for Black people. That's why we need you to know what's happening within
our movement to hold prosecutors accountable across the country. 

Decades of racist policing, unjustified overcharging, and brutal
prosecution have separated people from their loved ones and incarcerated
millions destroying the lives of Black families. None of this has stopped
violence and harm in our communities.

Nevertheless, we’ve seen local and state governments ramp up policing
while actively divesting in public services, leaving our people without
housing stability, food security, etc. 

The opposition wants us to give-in to their racist dog whistling and fear
mongering about rising crime rates. They want to undermine the efforts of
reform-minded district attorneys and send us back to a "tough on crime"
era. [ [link removed] ]But at Color Of Change, we’re fighting back, and John,
we need your help to keep that fight going.

You've been with us every step of the way and now more than ever we need
you to continue in your support. Will you take action to keep our
prosecutor accountability work funded? 

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For years little was known about the power of local prosecutors until we,
along with our partners across the country, decided to be intentional
about informing our members about the prosecutor’s role in driving mass
incarceration. 

In the last few months, the attacks on our movement have been relentless.
In New York, newly elected Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is
facing calls for the end of his term just as he's beginning to implement
policies that have an equitable approach to bail, charging, and
sentencing.^1 In San Francisco, DA Chesa Boudin is facing a recall effort
on June 7th.^2 And in Los Angeles, stakeholders have launched a second
attempt at certifying a recall of DA George Gascon.^3 The opposition will
stop at nothing to regain control of the police to surveil and brutalize
our neighbors while returning to  “tough on crime” policies. 

[ [link removed] ]White supremacy is alive and well and is refusing to go away without a
fight. We need to do everything within our power to push back.

We aren't giving up, John. As a matter of fact, we’re doubling
down on our efforts. Because we're fighting to reimagine public safety so
that our children don't have to go to police-ridden schools, and we never
again have to endure violent police intervention in our homes and
communities. We deserve to be safe while going on a bike ride or a jog. We
deserve to be seen as fully-fledged human beings rather than targeted and
criminalized or perceived as a threat. 

It’s up to us to demand solutions that would aid in the healing and
rehabilitation of our people, and we need your help. John, we
need you to take your support a step further. We’re inviting you to chip
in to our prosecutor accountability work today. Will you join us?

[ [link removed] ]Count me in

Until justice is real, 

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

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References:

 1. "Angry biz leaders to meet with hew DA Alvin Bragg, discuss recall
efforts over soft-on-crime agenda."
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 2. "San Francisco's Top Prosecutor Will Face a Recall Election." The New
York Times.
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 3. George Gascon recall campaign gets support from left-leaning Hollywood
honchos. Fox News.
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