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Dear John,
We’re hosting our inaugural Black Mama’s Bail Out Toy and Winter Coat Drive!
This past May, Color of Change members like you helped us raise over 1 million dollars for National Bail Out’s1 third annual Black Mama’s Day Bail Out. Because of the support of people like you, we were able to bail out dozens of mamas and caregivers from jails across the country, just in time to spend Mother’s Day with their children and families. Your support didn’t end there, y’all helped us fund year-long fellowships with National Bail Out, that gave fellows resources to contribute back to their communities and bail out other Black people. This is the power we have as a community when we support each other, we can beat systems that were created to destroy us.
The Black mamas and caregivers of the Bail Outs and ALL Black caregivers sacrifice so much for their loved ones day in and day out, so it’s only right that we give back to them so they have one less thing to worry about during the holidays. We’re gifting them, their children and families with toys, winter clothes, and other essential items all season long, and we need you to join our drive so we can bring as much Black joy to these families as possible.
Community support and our deep-rooted love for one another are so vital to combat the trauma mass incarceration causes so many of our loved ones. We know that it’s our communities that keep us safe, protect us, and help us heal, and not systems of power like the police. This is how we as a community are showing up for Black families affected by incarceration -- first, we bailed them out so they can be in their family’s loving embrace, then we ensured they have the resources they need to thrive post-release, and lastly, we’re spreading much-needed Black joy during the holiday season and beyond. We’re showing up for Black families in ways that our elected leaders and governing bodies should be doing for us daily.
And while it’s important that our Black caregivers and their babies wake up to gifts and toys this Christmas, we also have to rally as a community to provide them with winter clothes and essentials so basic things like getting to school daily is not a problem. Color Of Change will be collaborating with National Bail Out and their partners to get wish lists from bailed out mamas and caregivers for the things they need the most.
Beyond this holiday season, we will continue to support these Black mamas, their babies, their families, and free even more Black mamas and caregivers from cages. If we can provide them with the resources they need to thrive this holiday season and beyond, our next annual Black Mama’s Day Bail Out squad will be even stronger and we can ensure more bailouts for families.
Yes, count me in to support the Black families of the Bail Out!
Until justice is real,
--Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Clarise, Erika, Malachi, Marybeth, Marena, Madison, Leonard, Tamar, Neosho and the rest of the Color Of Change team
References:
1. The National Bail Out collective is a Black-led and Black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers, and activists building a community-based movement to support our folks and end mass incarceration. Learn more, join their mailing list, and get involved at http://act.colorofchange.org/go/122870?t=9&akid=40126%2E4731121%2EGYIfp2
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