John,

Christmas is just one day away and we’re only $7,200 away from hitting our
goal of $20,000 for the inaugural Black Mama’s Bail Out Toy and Winter
Coat Drive!

It’s a major win that so many Color Of Change members helped us get this
far and how many wishlists we’ve been able to fulfill for our Black mamas
and caregivers. We just need a little more help from you to push us over
the finish line. Gloves, jackets, scarves, sweaters, and coats, we’re
making sure the Black mamas, caregivers, and families of the Bail Out feel
the love from our community to feel safe and supported this winter. All we
need is just $7 from you and other Color Of Change members to pull off
this special effort that will bring an everlasting ripple effect to Black
families that need it the most. [ [link removed] ]Can we count on you to chip in $7 to
support our final push to gift Black mamas and caregivers of the Bail Out
with toys and much-needed winter clothes this holiday season?

p.s. below is the previous email we sent you.

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We're hosting our Toy and Winter Coat Drive for Black mamas. Will you
chip in $7 to support?

[ [link removed] ]SUPPORT BLACK fAMILIES!

John,

Christmas is just four days away and it's not too late for you to join 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’s^1 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.

[ [link removed] ]John, will you join our toy and winter clothes drive for the
bailed-out Black mamas and caregivers by pitching in $15.

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.

[ [link removed] ]Give back for the holiday season by contributing $15 so we can purchase
gifts, winter clothes, and toys for the children of the Black Mama’s Day
Bail Out. 

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.

[ [link removed] ]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 [ [link removed] ][link removed]


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