Amber Goodwin · [email protected]

May 9, 2020 at 1:43 AM

Honor Ahmaud Arbery’s Birthday and Take Action

    [first name],   Today is Ahmaud Arbery’s birthday, and he would have turned 26 years old.   Ahmaud went for a jog in his neighborhood one afternoon, and was shot and killed because of the color of his skin. Neither of the men involved were arrested or charged until a video of the shooting we…

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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]

May 7, 2020 at 11:24 PM

Sending a warm "Thank You," Healing and Strength to each of you DEMANDING #JusticeForMaud

Ahmaud Arbery is #NotForgotten . . .   Hi Friends – We wanted to shoot over a quick thank you to our doers, fighters, leaders and champions of peace who joined our line today. In light of the senseless, tragic murder of Ahmaud Aubery (#JusticeForAhmaud), our Peace is Essential digital rally with Ma…

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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]

May 3, 2020 at 6:34 PM

March For Our Lives x CJAF | Join us on Wednesday at 2pm for our Peace Is Essential Digital Rally

We are working even harder to prevent violence during the COVID-19 crisis. We need all hands on deck, here's how you can get involved.               Hi – We have some news, and hope you will join us.  This week, on Wednesday, we are hosting a (digital) rally to launch our new partnership with Ma…

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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]

April 14, 2020 at 5:37 PM

Join Secretary Castro & CJAF for our monthly call

  Hi –    I hope you and yours are doing ok in this continuously uncertain time.    We have heard from many leaders that you want to hear about the impact of coronavirus on our communities, and what the fight ahead to end these pandemics looks like from those on the frontlines.   Tomorrow, Wedne…

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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]

April 10, 2020 at 10:36 PM

Can you help me out on my birthday?

      Partners-    This week was my 35th birthday. I originally planned to spend time with family and friends, but like many of you I have been staying home because of the coronavirus. Like the crisis of gun violence, this public health epidemic has cost us so many precious moments to keep both …

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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]

March 27, 2020 at 7:34 PM

We Want to Hear from You

      Friends-   Our hearts and minds continue to be with all the communities who are experiencing challenges with loss of life, stability, and normalcy across the country. We unfortunately know the daily impact of gun violence in communities of color is only amplified as a public health crisis …

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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 10:41 PM

Taking Action in This Moment.

      Dear partners, friends, and allies-    We hope that you are all taking care of yourselves in this global time of uncertainty and fear surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Times of uncertainty highlight the need to center our focus and engage one another in really impactful ways. Unfortuna…

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  The Community Justice Action Fund · [email protected]

January 29, 2020 at 5:04 PM

We're joining forces with policy makers around the country

*|MC:SUBJECT|* Will you join us? Dear John,  Black and brown communities are being ravished by gun violence every day while many policy makers turn a blind eye.  Today, that changes. We are joining with community-led policy makers from across the…

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  Community Justice Action Fund · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 1:46 AM

2019 Year in Review:

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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 …

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  [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…

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  [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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  🛑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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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…

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  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 …

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  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 …

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