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  Thia’a · thia'[email protected]
February 22, 2021 at 1:43 AM

In the face of challenging times, we are committed to elevating the work of leaders of color on the ground.

Please join us Tuesday for our Monthly Building Community call. We hope you can join us to hear from our guest speakers and from CJAF staff about our latest policy and advocacy campaigns and organizing efforts to help end gun violence.   Dear friends –   We hope this email finds you well. We are…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
February 19, 2021 at 9:48 PM

CJAF Bi-Weekly Newsletter: In Solidarity with Communities in Texas

We are in the third week of Black History Month, and while this should be a month of celebration, communities in Texas are facing unprecedented devastation in the aftermath of deadly winter storms.   Dear friend–   We are in the third week of Black History Month, and while this should be a month…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
February 4, 2021 at 10:44 PM

A step in the right direction to create healthy communities in Texas

Texas State Representative Jon Rosenthal has filed HB1580, the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Act (CVIP), a crucial bill that will establish a state-wide Office of Violence Prevention and critical funding for community initiatives to curb gun violence.   Dear friends—   As a nati…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
February 1, 2021 at 1:30 AM

CJAF Bi-Weekly Newsletter- Kicking off Black History Month!

This week marks the start of Black History Month, and we are excited to kick off a month of continuing to elevate the critical rote of Black leadership in the fight to end gun violence. Dear friend–   We hope this email finds you well.    This week marks the start of Black History Month, and we …
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  Thia’a · thia'[email protected]
January 24, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Join us for our Monthly Building Community Call

We have revamped our monthly Policy and Organizing call to our new “Building Community” Call, which will focus on centering our communities and their solutions. We are hosting our January call next Tuesday, January 26th at 3PM EST / 2PM CST. Dear friends –   We hope this email finds you well. We…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
January 21, 2021 at 10:06 PM

Join us in calling on the Biden-Harris Administration to help end gun violence

We are calling on President Biden and Vice President Harris to prioritize comprehensive solutions to end gun violence in communities of color starting with these priorities in the first 100 days. Dear friends— We continue to celebrate yesterday’s historic inauguration of  President Joe Biden and …
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  Andrea Pino-Silva · [email protected]
January 17, 2021 at 7:30 PM

CJAF Bi-Weekly Newsletter

This year has already been difficult for our country, specifically for communities of color. While our communities continue to be under attack by gun violence and a global pandemic, there is hope on the horizon.   Dear friend–   We hope this email finds you well.    This year has already been di…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
January 15, 2021 at 10:51 PM

HELP US TAKE ACTION: Maryland Senate overrides Gov. Hogan's veto of SB 708, which would allocate $3.6 million to critical programs.

Maryland Senate overrides Gov. Hogan's veto of SB 708, which would allocate $3.6 million to grants to community-based violence interruption programs in Maryland. Next, CJAF is organizing a series of advocacy action events leading up to the Maryland House of Delegates deliberation and vote on wheth…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
January 11, 2021 at 2:00 AM

It's a new year, and our work to keep our communities safe continues. Join us for our 2021 kick-off call.

While our communities continue to be under attack by gun violence, our country will have new leadership in Washington, DC and across states. With more allies in elected office, 2021 can be the year we will enact meaningful policies to end gun violence.   Dear friends –   This week has been diffi…
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  CJAF Team · [email protected]
January 8, 2021 at 1:53 AM

Community Justice Action Fund calls for Donald Trump to be impeached and removed immediately from the Office of the President of the United States

After four years of increased violence against communities of color, we call for our nation’s leaders to commit to revolutionize our institutions and dismantle the racist systems that enable white supremacy and gun violence. That revolution starts with removing Donald Trump from office immediately…
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  CJAF Team · [email protected]
December 24, 2020 at 12:01 AM

Take a look at our 2020 annual report!

In 2020, the pandemics of COVID-19 and gun violence hit communities of color hardest. This year, in response to unprecedented violence in our communities our work was bolder, and bigger than ever before.     Dear friend–   In 2020, the pandemics of COVID-19 and gun violence hit communities of col…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
December 21, 2020 at 5:01 PM

CJAF December Newsletter

Dear friend–   We hope you have had a good weekend and that this message finds you well. Lask week, we wrapped up Justice Camp, our inaugural 4-day virtual learning camp on gun violence in partnership with Cities United. The week-long virtual event was a great success, providing attendees with …
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
December 14, 2020 at 1:00 AM

ICYMI: Please join us on this Tuesday, December 15th to learn more about our latest policy and organizing updates!

                                 Dear friends – We hope this email finds you well. We are in the final month of a challenging year for our communities, and we are energized for the fights and victories that 2021 has in store for us. ICYMI, we are hosting our final policy and organizing call of…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
December 9, 2020 at 3:04 PM

Don’t Miss Our Monthly Call on Our National and Local Gun Violence Prevention Efforts - Sign up Today!

                                 Dear friends –   We hope this email finds you well. We are in the final month of a challenging year for our communities, with the pandemics of COVID-19 and gun violence hitting people of color the hardest. Since our last policy update call, gun violence across t…
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  Talib Hudson · [email protected]
December 4, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Today, we are releasing our new, bold, and community-driven policy agenda.

We heard from many of you that you wanted a road map to help our communities drive policy on every level of government. We are thrilled to release our new, bold, and community-driven policy agenda we wanted you to be the first to see.   Friend,   Through your hard work and perseverance, m…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 4:30 PM

Help us build power in communities of color to end gun violence this #GivingTuesday!

We know that the path to achieving justice for people of color killed by gun violence takes longer than a new cycle. This #GivingTuesday we are asking you to support our work to build power in communities of color to end gun violence.     Dear friends —    This year has been an unprecede…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
December 1, 2020 at 12:44 AM

CJAF November Newsletter- Help us End Gun Violence this Giving Tuesday!

We have an ambitious month ahead of us, and even more we want to accomplish in 2021. Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, and while there are many places to give, we hope you will consider donating to us to help us continue to build power while centering communities of color to end gun violence   …
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  Talib Hudson · [email protected]
November 29, 2020 at 5:54 PM

Join us for Justice Camp, a 4-Day virtual learning camp on ending gun violence in communities of color.

Cities United and Community Justice Action Fund are hosting a 4-Day virtual learning camp on December 7th-12th. This learning experience aims to provide a space for participants to learn about community violence, its root causes as well as the strategies to address community violence utilizing sys…
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  Thia'a Rahman · Thia'[email protected]
November 23, 2020 at 4:00 PM

ICYMI - Join us for a Texas Black Women Post Election Debrief

      Dear friends —    Please join us for a special Texas Black Women Post Election Debrief & Conversation on What’s Next on Tuesday, December 1st at 4:00PM CST/5:00pm EST.   This November had one of the most crucial and defining elections of our lifetimes. We are coming together…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
November 11, 2020 at 2:39 PM

What's Next: Join Us for a National Post-Election Debrief

It’s been just over one week since Election Day, and only a few days since national outlets announced President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris as our next leaders. Please join us for our Post-Election Debrief and learn more about what’s next after our Elect Justice campaign…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
November 7, 2020 at 4:39 PM

WE DID IT: We made history, and we’re not going anywhere.

Today we celebrate the historic voter turnout in Texas and Wisconsin, and congratulate Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who will be the 46th President-elect and Vice President-elect of the United States.   Friends — Today we celebrate the historic voter turnout in Texas and Wisconsin, and congratulat…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
November 4, 2020 at 4:00 PM

While we wait, our fight continues.

This morning, we are joining with many of our partners and voters across the country in demanding that every vote cast this Election be counted. Our political leaders are elected by the people, and Black and other voters of color showed up in record numbers this election. Their votes, and their vo…
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  Thia'a Rahman · thia'[email protected]
November 3, 2020 at 3:28 AM

ONE DAY LEFT: We've reached out to a million Black and brown voters!

Today — a day before Election Day — we are proud to announce that through phone calls and text messages, we have reached out to OVER ONE MILLION Black and Brown voters in Texas and Wisconsin!   Dear friends— Today — a day before Election Day — we are proud to announce that through phone calls an…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
November 1, 2020 at 7:24 PM

TWO DAYS: We've reached 850,000 Black and Brown Voters. Help us reach a million before Election Day!

We are two days from Election Day. Will you volunteer to help us turnout Black and brown voters before Election Day?                                 Dear friends— We are only two days away from Election Day and we are proud to announce that through phone calls and text messages, we have reached …
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
October 29, 2020 at 6:38 PM

We reached out to half a Million Black and brown voters BEFORE Election Day!

We are one week from Election Day. Will you volunteer to help us turnout voters before Election Day?                                 Dear friends— We are only five days away from Election Day, and we are proud to announce that we have reached out to HALF A MILLION Black and Brown voters in Texas…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
October 27, 2020 at 7:32 PM

ONE WEEK: Can you help us turn out 500k Black and brown voters in Texas & Wisconsin?

We are one week from Election Day. Will you volunteer to help us turnout voters before Election Day?                                               Dear friends—   We are one week from Election Day.   Last month,we launched ELECT JUSTICE Texas and Wisconsin, an innovative, multi-platform campaig…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
October 19, 2020 at 1:00 AM

CJAF Bi-weekly Newsletter- Join us to Elect Justice in 16 days

                                  Dear partners, friends, and allies-  I hope that this message finds you well. As many of you know, earlier this summer we launched our electoral efforts in Texas and Wisconsin. We have proudly built an online volunteer army to advocate for change in neighborhood…
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  Thia'a Rahman · Thia'[email protected]
October 16, 2020 at 2:05 AM

Join Us for a Texas-sized Gun Violence Town Hall & Monthly Update Call--Sign up now!

                                                                                                                 Dear partners, friends, and allies-    We hope that this message finds you well in the days leading up to a very historic election. We wanted to make sure you were up-to-date on the …
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  Thia'a Rahman · thia'[email protected]
October 6, 2020 at 1:30 PM

We are less than one month away from Election Day. Can you help us reach voters?

  Friends, We are less than 30 days from the most critical elections of our lives, especially for Black and brown communities. Last week, we launched Elect Justice, an innovative, multi-platform campaign to engage 500,000 voters in Wisconsin and Texas. Many of the traditional advocacy groups fo…
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  Greg Jackson, Jr. · [email protected]
September 29, 2020 at 10:20 PM

We are launching a massive electoral effort to turn out voters- will you join us?

                Dear friends— We have big news.  We just launched ELECT JUSTICE Texas and Wisconsin, an innovative, multi-platform campaign to engage 500,000 voters in the final month of the 2020 election.  We need your help.  This campaign will be powered by thousands of volunteers and committed…
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  Oresa L Napper-Williams · [email protected]
September 25, 2020 at 3:49 PM

Today is National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims

        Friends -  My name is Oresa, and I am a survivor of gun violence.  In 2007, Congress designated September  25th as the National Day of Remembrance for Murder Victims. This day honors the life of our loved ones whose lives were taken and is observed  across the nation.  Today is a day I w…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
September 24, 2020 at 1:33 AM

Breonna Taylor was murdered. Her life mattered. Black lives matter.

  Breonna Taylor was murdered by police 194 days ago while she slept in her bed. Earlier today, a grand jury charged an officer  only for “wanton endangerment” for shots that were fired into a neighboring apartment. I wish I could say I was shocked. The justice system was built to put police o…
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  Greg Jackson Jr. · [email protected]
September 21, 2020 at 7:31 PM

In honor of Justice Ginsburg, we push on

"Real change, enduring change, happens one step at a time." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On Friday evening, our country lost one of the most influential legal advocates and civil rights defenders in history. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a fearless fighter for the rights of wom…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
September 15, 2020 at 6:45 PM

Don’t Miss Our Monthly Call on Local Gun Violence Prevention Efforts - Sign up Today!

                                  Friends,  Please join us for our Community Justice to End Gun Violence Monthly Policy & Organizing call, next Wednesday, September 23 at 7pm EST. You don't want to miss this call. This call will feature leaders on the ground in Wisconsin fighting to invest …
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
August 24, 2020 at 11:33 PM

Enough is Enough. Police Violence is gun violence.

  Friends,  As a survivor of gun violence, it pains me to have to write this email.  While most of America ate breakfast, our community witnessed traumatic footage of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. A Black man shot seven times in the back in front of his three children. Unfortunately, polic…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
August 21, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Don’t Miss Our Next Monthly Call - Sign up Today!

  Friends,  Last week we told you about a big win for community safety in Austin, and next week we want you to hear more about what happened! We hope you can join us for our Community Justice to End Gun Violence Monthly Policy & Organizing Call, next Tuesday, August 25th at 4pm EST. The cal…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
August 14, 2020 at 2:27 PM

A win for investing in community safety in Austin!

  Y’all.    We shared a victory with the community in Austin yesterday. After years of work with community leaders like Councilman Greg Casar, and social justice organizations Austin Justice Coalition, Texas Appleseed, and Grassroots Leadership, the Austin City Council voted to invest in us. T…
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  Thia'a Rahman · Thia'[email protected]
July 24, 2020 at 1:08 AM

My name is Thia’a- do you want to fight gun violence locally?

  Friends-    My name is Thia'a Rahman and I am the new CJAF Distributed Organizing Manager. I am from LA, lived in Virginia, and am now home deep in the heart of Texas. Check out more about my journey and our other team members here.   I am excited to meet you and tell you about what we are b…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
July 16, 2020 at 5:38 PM

Have you seen our policy playbook?

  Friend-   We hope you all are doing ok in what continues (months later) to be a tough year for many communities.   We continue to do everything we can to meet the needs of survivors, victims, and leaders on the frontlines of the fight to end gun violence. Instead of just telling communities w…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
July 9, 2020 at 1:20 AM

We need your help today.

  Friend,    This past weekend, gun violence continued to ravage Black communities. In Chicago, 16 people were killed and 69 people were wounded in shootings. In New York, 63 people were shot in at least 44 incidents. Nationwide, at least six children were killed in gun violence incidents over…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
June 25, 2020 at 2:19 PM

ICYMI: State of Policy to End Gun Violence in Black and Brown Communities Webinar: 6/29, 4PM ET

  Friend,   We wanted to make sure you saw this invitation for our “State of Policy to End Gun Violence in Black and Brown Communities” webinar on Monday, June 29th from 4pm-5:30pm ET.   On this call you will have an opportunity to hear from exciting guest speakers like Elle Hearns of Marsha P.…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
June 16, 2020 at 10:51 PM

Centering and healing with our loved ones

    Friend,    Throughout Gun Violence Awareness month, Community Justice has worked to center and tell the stories of survivors, while also lifting up the work that our partners are leading to end police violence, prioritize public health approaches over policing, and invest in community-based…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
June 12, 2020 at 7:27 PM

It’s Our Birthday — here’s how you can celebrate with us.

  Friend,   This Sunday will mark the 4th anniversary of the Community Justice Action Fund. We built this organization hand in hand with community organizers of gun violence, and for four years, we've worked fiercely to bring power back to where it belongs — to the hands of those who have been di…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
June 10, 2020 at 12:02 AM

We Need Your Help in Ohio.

  Friend,    Stand Your Ground laws are deadly, yet tomorrow lawmakers in the Ohio House are choosing to make it a priority. These laws are dangerous for multiple reasons: they're associated with the increase of homicides, they encourage the escalation of violence, and they have an undeniable d…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 2:52 AM

Lady Gaga To Lend Instagram Account To Community Justice Action Fund, Encourages Fans to Support Organizations Fighting For Social Justice

  Friend-   We hope you are doing ok in these increasingly hard times for many of us, especially Black Americans.   We wanted to share with you a press release about a social media event happening tomorrow. Lady Gaga has offered to lend CJAF her Instagram account for 24-hours. She is using her…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
June 1, 2020 at 12:37 AM

Work with us to seek justice for Black lives

  Friends,   We wanted to make sure you saw our note below about our Share Our Survival Stories Event tomorrow, but before that I wanted to check in on our Black community members and those who are hurting across America.    We are a Black-led multi-racial organization that is hurting and angry…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 7:06 PM

George Floyd should be alive. Join me to take action.

    Friend,   I’ll never be able to unwatch George Floyd’s last moments, as he pleaded with officers and said “I can’t breathe,” before losing consciousness.   Whether by gun violence or police brutality, Black people in America face the threat of being killed everyday merely for existing. Geor…
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  Greg Jackson · [email protected]
May 26, 2020 at 8:22 PM

I am sharing my story of survival

    Friend,   Seven years ago I was shot while leaving a family event in Washington, DC.    Over the last seven years, I have joined with survivors from across the country to speak out about our stories of survival. These stories are personal and difficult to tell, but crucial to our journey o…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
May 18, 2020 at 7:29 PM

Big Federal Legislative Developments + CJAF Monthly Policy Call Tomorrow

  Friend,   In case you missed it, we wanted to give you a quick update on what is happening in Congress around funding support for community based gun violence, and remind you about our monthly policy call tomorrow. See below!    Federal Support Update: The Community Justice Action Fund, Amnest…
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  Amber Goodwin · [email protected]
May 13, 2020 at 6:55 PM

Add your name: “Stand Your Ground” laws are a license to kill, and we must take action

    Friend,  I just want to make sure you saw this: The two men who killed Ahmaud Arbery may be able to walk away free because of Georgia's "Stand Your Ground" law. This law exists in at least 24 other states, and has been used by white supremacists as a license to kill black people and walk aw…
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