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Hey John,
I’m Naima Savage, Color Of Change’s Deputy Senior Organizing Director. I’m
about to talk about the work I do on the Movement Building team and how
you can [ [link removed] ]support it with a contribution today, but first, I’m here to
say that superheroes do exist in real life.
My mom is one of them. Not only did she handle raising four kids with
grace, but she taught us what it meant to care for our community. Every
single weekend, she would wake us all up to go to a march or take some
type of action. She set me on the path to my future as an organizer
fighting for workers’ rights and voter empowerment in the South, the path
that eventually led me here.
This Women’s History Month, I’m celebrating my mother and the millions of
Black women like her who are fighting for change and nurturing those
around them every day — including the amazing women powering the work of
our COC squads across the country.
I’d like to share some of their stories with you all, but first, I have to
ask. Our team works with COC members to foster community through service
and hold decision-makers accountable on the systemic issues affecting our
communities, because big systemic change starts with local action —
[ [link removed] ]John, will you consider making a gift of $10 or more to help
grow and sustain the movement we’re building?
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While I’ve been organizing since I was a child, it doesn’t always come
naturally to me. I’m a shy person, and I have to battle that when I’m
working to engage as many new folks as I can.
But thankfully, organizing isn’t about any one person — it’s about
listening to others and centering the voices of those folks who are most
impacted by the issues that we want to address. It’s about making sure
that communities feel empowered to fight for and organize for the change
they want to see.
And that’s exactly what the Movement Building team is working to do here
at Color Of Change. In addition to holding days of service and events like
our Black Women’s Brunches to engage folks in conversation and meet their
direct needs, we’re working with COC squad members to develop their own
organizing and leadership skills. We’re running training programs like our
Storytelling Academy to ensure that COC members can harness the power of
their own stories to drive change.
When you support the Movement Building team, you’re supporting OG squad
members like Sheila and Clovetta Mack — two teachers who first got
involved with COC in 2016, and who have been fighting to win reparations
for Black students and end the school to prison pipeline in Oakland.
You’re supporting real, everyday people who are fighting for change in
every region of the country.
So this Women’s History Month, I’m asking you to join me in recognizing
and uplifting the efforts of women like them with a gift to support the
Movement Building team and our local COC squads. Color Of Change doesn’t
take any money from lobbyists or corporations that don’t share our values,
so we’re relying on grassroots donors like you — [ [link removed] ]will you chip in $10
or more today?
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Until Justice Is Real,
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Naima Savage
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Deputy Senior Organizing Director
Color Of Change
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