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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
December 1, 2019 at 12:30 AM

this is personal

Hey John, I wanted to reach out to you personally to talk a bit about why launching our policy agenda -- this time last year -- to fight gun violence is so important. Black and brown communities are being ravished by gun violence every day while the federal government continues to turn a …
  [email protected] · [email protected]
November 30, 2019 at 5:55 PM

THIS IS AMAZING

Just a few days ago, we told you we wanted to raise $10,000 before the anniversary of our launching the first survivor and people of color led gun policy agenda And You. Stepped. UP. Already, we’ve raised $6,281 so far. If we can keep up this momentum, we’ll SMASH our goal before the dead…
  [UNBELIEVABLE] - CJActionFund.org · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 11:04 PM

something INCREDIBLE

John --  The end of this month will mark a full year since launching our bold policy agenda to fight back against gun violence in our communities. So we’re setting out to do something incredible: We’re going all-in to raise $10,000 before our anniversary at the end of this month! We know…
  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 5:31 PM

You're Invited!

  Hi John,  I wanted to take a moment to invite you to the Community Justice Action Fund’s December Partnership update meeting in Washington, DC. We’ll be hearing from our team and partners about gun violence prevention trainings, policy updates, and more for 2020 and beyond.   Don’t wait, clic…
  CJAF Research · [email protected]
November 19, 2019 at 3:35 PM

Have a minute to chat about gun violence?

TELL US NOW: Why is gun violence prevention important to YOU? SUBMIT  » John,  For nearly 4 years, the Community Justice Action Fund has been on the frontlines when it comes to ending gun violence in communities of color. From holding community trainings to testifying in front of Congres…
  🛑STOP · [email protected]
October 25, 2019 at 12:13 AM

take action to save 40,000 lives

John,  Every year, 40,000 Americans are killed by gun violence. And black and brown people are disproportionately bearing the brunt of this horrific statistic. Yet, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refuses to take action on common-sense gun reform that will save lives. We can’t stand i…
  Brittany White · [email protected]
October 15, 2019 at 6:33 PM

Black Lives Matter -- more than ever.

John,  Just 24 hours ago, it was announced that the police officer who murdered Atatiana Jefferson in her home while she was babysitting her nephew is being charged with murder. Make no mistake: police gun violence is still gun violence and that’s why we must demand justice for Atatiana Jefferso…
  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
September 27, 2019 at 3:50 PM

What I said to Congress

Hi John,  Yesterday we walked out of the first House Committee hearing on gun violence in communities of color.  Standing before Members of Congress, I testified that gun violence impacts every American community. But Black, Latinx and Indigenous communities bear the heaviest burden of this vio…
  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
September 12, 2019 at 6:31 PM

This is why gun violence impacts some more than others:

John,  If you’ve been following our organization for a while, you already know that people of color are disproportionally impacted by gun violence. This is no accident -- it is by design.  Gun violence is a function of the larger system of oppression in the United States. And while people of col…
  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
September 3, 2019 at 4:21 PM

Horror in my hometown (please read)

John,  I am proud to be from Midland, Texas. But my hometown was just the scene of yet another a horrific mass shooting, this time targeting my community as they drove down I-20.  via Midland Reporter-Telegram  But it doesn’t end there. In the last 11 days, Southeast Jamaica, Queens endured an …
  Gregory Jackson · [email protected]
August 16, 2019 at 2:50 PM

My first week

John,  My name is Gregory Jackson, and I wanted to take a second to introduce myself. I’m the Community Justice Action Fund’s new national advocacy director and I cannot wait to hit the ground running and work to end everyday gun violence -- not just the shootings publicized on the news -- once …