Michelle M. Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 6:42 PM

From Detention to Freedom. Can You Help Make It Happen?

DONATE NOW Dear Friend -- On this #GivingTuesday, hundreds of immigrants continue to desperately seek release from unsafe living conditions at Southern California ICE detention centers. They need an address and a sponsor.? Join fellow seekers of justice and help an asylum seeker find…

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  Michelle M. Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

December 1, 2020 at 12:12 AM

Immigration Freedom Project for Giving Tuesday

DONATE NOW Dear Friend -- As COVID-19 surges, immigrants continue to desperately seek release from unsafe living conditions at ICE detention centers. What holds them back is an address and a sponsor.? Your gift today could help an asylum seeker find freedom.? Can you please dona…

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

November 25, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Our Hearts Break for a Justice Warrior: Prayers for NUHW Organizer Antonio Orea and his Family

Greetings friends - This week as you prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, we ask that you please pray with us for longtime National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) organizer, Antonio Orea, whom we lost to Covid-19 last week. We pray for his family, his co-workers, and the NUHW members who a…

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  Michelle M. Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

November 25, 2020 at 6:08 PM

Thankful for Shelter and a Connected Community That Cares

Dear Friend -- Heading into this holiday weekend, we want to share some truly inspiring news about our Immigration Freedom Project that was featured in the Los Angeles Times earlier this month .  Thank you for being part of an organized, connected, interfaith community of justice. You're m…

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  Ashley Gonzales · [email protected]

November 19, 2020 at 4:03 PM

CLUE: Workers First California app📱 (Download & Share) 📱

Friend -- Our friends at Fair Workweek LA are working hard with a cohort of worker organizations to bring cutting-edge technology to the labor movement with the Workers First California app--the first app for California workers.  The Workers First CA app is an advocacy tool where people wo…

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  Michelle M. Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

November 5, 2020 at 9:55 PM

📢 United We Rise November 7, Unidos Nos Levantamos 7 de Noviembre 📢

Dear Friend -- Español abajo Rally & March to Defend Each Other & Demand Democracy Saturday, November 7 Meet us at MacArthur Park at 9 AM or at Pershing Square at 11 AM RSVP On November 7th, Angelenos from all corners of our city are coming out, in cars and on foot…

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

November 4, 2020 at 3:30 PM

REMINDER: Let's Get Grounded TODAY @ 11am - CLUE's Post-Election Online Convocation

Greetings Friend -- A gentle reminder that CLUE's Post-Election Convocation will be happening online today from 11am-12pm. Clergy and laity, come and hold space with us this day-after-Election Day in order to reflect, process, and find solace with other like-hearted, social justice-minded faith…

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  Michelle M. Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

November 3, 2020 at 4:01 PM

With Resiliency and Connection, We Shall Overcome

Dear Friend -- What you imagine as overwhelming or terrifying while at leisure becomes something you can cope with when you must - there is no time for fear. - Rebecca Solnit In 2012, I got a job as a newly minted, Certified Domestic Violence Counselor at a shelter in San Francisco f…

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

November 3, 2020 at 1:39 AM

#EveryVoteIsSacred: Voting Center Blessing + Post-Election Convocation

Greetings Friend -- In this extraordinary time, our faith communities join with people across the country to affirm and advocate for people whose voice and votes are threatened. We pray and speak out for complete and fair voting and vote counting, and for the partnership of government and commu…

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  CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

November 3, 2020 at 12:01 AM

Call for Faith Leaders to Say: We the People Will Defend the Vote and Uphold Democracy

Dear Friend -- Today over 150 Black faith leaders and allies launched a #DefendTheVote pledge and statement, calling for mass non violent resistance and economic non cooperation, including a general strike, if Trump tries to steal the election. Interested in signing on? Click here to add …

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

October 29, 2020 at 7:55 PM

REMINDER: Fri 10/30: Every Vote is Sacred! Interfaith Blessing of OC’s Largest Early Vote Center

Every Vote is Sacred! Greetings Friend -- Just a gentle reminder that tomorrow, Friday, October 30th at 12pm –⁠ the first day of early voting in Orange County –⁠ CLUE’s interfaith coalition of religious leaders and community members will meet at the Honda Center in Anaheim to offer prayers…

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  Michelle Seyler · [email protected]

October 29, 2020 at 4:21 PM

WE WON! Judge Orders ICE to Release Detainees from Adelanto

Dear Friend -- With so much swirling in the world around us, I want to share a story of hope with you that comes from our immigration program and our Shelter in Place: Immigration Freedom Project . On October 15th, the United States District Court for the Central District of California ord…

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

October 23, 2020 at 12:26 AM

Every Vote is Sacred! Blessing OC’s Largest Early Vote Center, Fri 10/30

Every Vote is Sacred! Greetings Friend -- On Friday, October 30th –⁠ the first day of early voting in Orange County –⁠ CLUE’s interfaith coalition of religious leaders and community members will meet at the Honda Center in Anaheim to offer prayers and blessings upon all who are voting at O…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 22, 2020 at 9:36 PM

🚨ACTION ALERT: Tell L.A. County to Establish Public Health Councils 🚨

Dear Friend -- As the Los Angeles economy reopens, we are continuing to see a surge in COVID19 cases. As CLUE, we know that we must center our recovery plan around workers and workplace safety.  That's why we are part of the coalition that is calling for the establishment of Public Health …

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 8:20 PM

Stop Giveaways to Hotel Developers, Build Affordable Housing

Dear Friend -- Despite our intense housing crisis, about to get even worse because of the covid19 pandemic, the City considers hotels residential when it benefits hotel developers and means less affordable housing and considers them commercial when it means more hotels, less affordable housing.…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 21, 2020 at 12:15 AM

Reject giveaways! HMS Host billionaires hoard money while its workers struggle to survive

Dear Friend -- As CLUE, we are steadfast in our belief that in moments of crisis, it is imperative that we all do our part to protect and advocate for the most vulnerable among us. But companies like HMS Host are putting profits over people. We need your voice to stand up for the workers…

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  CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 13, 2020 at 4:29 PM

CLUE Responds to AB 3216 Veto, and More News!

Dear Friend -- I am Rev. Michael Lehman of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles. Last week, I had the privilege of journeying to Sacramento with other clergy and members of CLUE to join workers outside of the Capitol to ask that Gov. Newsom to sign AB 3216. There, I met and pray…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 9, 2020 at 8:13 PM

Thank You for Coming to our 2020 Election Ballot Party! 🗳️

Dear Friend -- We are grateful for those who were able to join our CLUE Ballot Party yesterday. If you missed it,here is the link to the recording .?Please share it with your networks! As promised, we are also sharing follow up resources with you , which includes questions that we did…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 7, 2020 at 10:23 PM

REMINDER!: Join us Tomorrow for Our 2020 Election Ballot Party! 🗳️

Dear Friend -- CLUE's ballot party is tomorrow, Thursday October 8th, from 12pm to 1pm PST.? Join us to hear from CLUE staff and community partners about priority propositions on the ballot this year. Register in advance here: [link removed] After registering, you will receive…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 5, 2020 at 10:57 PM

TIME CHANGE: Join us for Our 2020 Election Ballot Party! 🗳️

Dear Friend -- CLUE's ballot party will now take place from 12pm to 1pm PST this Thursday, October 8th.? Join us to hear from CLUE staff and partners about priority propositions on the ballot this year. If you have specific questions, please send them in advance by close of business …

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 9:06 PM

Yes on J Kick-Off, Sunday October 4th at 4pm

Dear Friend -- Join the Interfaith Solidarity Network for a?moderated Zoom conversation and organizing event?this Sunday, October 4th, at 4pm. The presentation will feature:? TOMMY NEWMAN?|Senior Director, Impact Initiatives,?United Way of Greater LA IVETTE ALɠ?|Senior Policy Lea…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

October 2, 2020 at 5:35 PM

🚨ACTION ALERT: Contact the Los Angeles ICE Field Office Director in Support of the Families on Hunger Strike! 🚨

Dear Friend -- Today is the third day that wives, mothers, and families are on a hunger strike to protest the conditions their loved ones are experiencing in the Adelanto detention facility. We need your help! 1. Contact ICE Field Director, David A. Marin, today to demand that ICE re…

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 9:06 PM

URGENT: OUR LAST CHANCE to Tell Gov. Newsom to SIGN AB 3216!

Greetings Friend. Still no word from Governor Newsom on AB 3216! This is Hospitality Workers' LAST CHANCE to potentially win the right to return to the jobs that many of them have had for decades! Can you call the Governor?NOW, ONE MORE TIME, urging him to pass this life-saving bill! …

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

September 29, 2020 at 8:32 PM

CLUE: URGENT SUPPORT NEEDED TODAY: Call Gov. Newsom + Clergy Delegation in Sacramento at 4pm!

Greetings friends. Amid the ongoing social and economic crises, Governor Gavin Newsom has a chance to defend hospitality workers across California by signingAB3216 into law.The bill, which has passed both houses of the state legislature, would give hospitality workers the "Right of Recall" -- t…

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  CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

September 23, 2020 at 2:00 PM

CLUE: Send BoS support letter for Public Health Council

Friend -- As you may know, Public Health Councils will ensure that Grocery and Retail workers have the opportunity to monitor and report what is happening in their stores without retaliation. For more information please checkout the LA FED's press release I am reaching out today because w…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 10:37 PM

🗳️TODAY is National Voter Registration Day! 🗳️

Dear Friend -- Today is National Voter Registration Day! Below is CLUE's easy voter guide - make sure you are registered to vote today andvote?before election day!? In faith and solidarity,? Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice Follow us online! Twitter/Faceboo…

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  Michelle M. Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

September 22, 2020 at 3:10 PM

Hold onto Hope, Lean into Uncertainty

Dear Friend -- “Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On September 18th, 2020, we lost one of the fiercest advocates for gender equity and civil rights our country has ever known.  For many women,…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 8:14 PM

On Holy Days, We Replenish Our Spirits

Dear Friend -- Rosh haShanah (literally "head of the year") is one of many Jewish New years on our calendar. It doesn't even mark the beginning of the Jewish calendar (that distinction we save for Passover). Rosh haShanah falls on the first day of the seventh month of the year, right around the…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

September 18, 2020 at 4:32 PM

🚨 URGENT: Rally to Defend and Protect TPS Holders 🚨

Friend -- OnMonday, September 14th, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned protections for nearly half a million Temporary Protective Status (TPS) holders after making a final verdict on the Ramos v. Nielsen lawsuit. This means that the termination of TPS will be moving forward and …

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 11:28 PM

BREAKING: COVID Outbreak Confirmed at Adelanto Detention Facility

Friend -- For Immediate Release // September 16, 2020 From the Shut Down Adelanto Coalition BREAKING: “Nothing short of criminal:” COVID Outbreak Confirmed at Adelanto Detention Facility  The Shut Down Adelanto Coalition issues warning signs of genocide, calls on the release…

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  Ashley Gonzales · [email protected]

September 17, 2020 at 2:03 PM

CLUE: Urgent: Tell Gov. Newsom to Sign AB 3216 Today

Dear Friend -- AB3216 passed the California state legislature and is now sitting on Governor Newsom's desk. However, he has still not committed to signing this life-saving bill. AB 3216 is an emergency measure that would ensure that our tireless hospitality workers from across …

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

September 15, 2020 at 7:14 PM

This is Our Faith: Another World is Possible

Dear Friend -- As we grapple with crisis upon crisis in Southern California, we at CLUE are still here, to remind you that together, we are working everyday, for a better, more equitable world for everyone. May you find grounding in the words of Rev. Ashley Horan , below. Another world is …

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

September 8, 2020 at 10:14 PM

Join us for a Virtual Interfaith Solidarity March this Sun 9/13, 2-4pm!

Greetings friends. Please join us for a (virtual) Interfaith Solidarity March this Sunday September 13th, 2-4pm online! A message from our friends and organizers at the Institute for Religious Tolerance, Peace and Justice: Join us for this important event to advance peace and underst…

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  CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

August 29, 2020 at 2:09 AM

⛪ [RESEND WITH LINKS] Support Black Churches This Sunday, August 30th ⛪

Friend -- In solidarity with the National Basketball Association (NBA) players who refused to play in games after the?shooting of Jacob Blake by police ?in Kenosha, Wisconsin, we encourage all of you to support Black churches this Sunday, August 30th, by attending a virtual service. Need g…

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  CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

August 28, 2020 at 9:06 PM

⛪ Support Black Churches This Sunday, August 30th ⛪

Friend -- In solidarity with the National Basketball Association (NBA) players who refused to play in games after the?shooting of Jacob Blake by police ?in Kenosha, Wisconsin, we encourage all of you to support Black churches this Sunday, August 30th, by attending a virtual service. …

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  CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

August 26, 2020 at 9:27 PM

URGENT: Faith Sign-on to the Governor, Deadline Tomorrow at 12pm!

Dear Friend -- The plight of our incarcerated neighbors is getting worse, and we need your help. The Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity recently met with Governor Newsom and urged him to STOP ALL TRANSFERS from prisons and jails to ICE.  Photo courtesy of our friends at the…

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  CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

August 11, 2020 at 11:09 PM

Nonviolence Grounds us. Justice will Prevail.

Dear Friend -- We hope that you and yours are safe and healthy in these turbulent times. This month, we are excited to share with you an article that was published yesterday in Capital & Main , written by CLUE Board Member, Vivian Rothstein. In it, she reflects on the legacy of Rep. John L…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

August 3, 2020 at 8:37 PM

Prophet Abraham & Abrahamic Message Transcends Time

Dear Friend -- Abrahamic faiths trace their founding to Prophet Abraham and the followers share his legacy, albeit in their own ways. Muslims commemorate Prophet Abraham and his family on the tenth day of the last month of the Islamic calendar, known as the day of Eid al-Adha, or the Celeb…

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

August 2, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Protect our elders and vets living in mobile homes from eviction! Call and write to support AB2895 Mobile Home Rent Caps

Dear Friend - Help us protect our elders and vets who live in mobile homes from unscrupulous investors and rent-gougers. Please urge our CA Senate Judiciary committee to support AB 2895. Back in February we heard from Rancho La Paz mobile home park resident, Lupe Ramirez and Ass…

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  Michelle M. Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

July 28, 2020 at 5:15 PM

[RESEND] URGENT: $10,000 Match Expires Friday. Can You Help?

CLICK to Support CLUE Today & Double the Impact for Justice Dear Friend -- I hope this email finds you and your loved ones safe and well.  When I last reached out, CLUE had just held its first virtual Giants of Justice  fundraiser. If you missed it, you can still view the progra…

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  Michelle Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

July 27, 2020 at 11:46 PM

URGENT: $10,000 Match Expires Friday. Can You Help?

Support CLUE Today & Double the Impact for Justice Dear Friend -- I hope this email finds you and your loved ones safe and well.  When I last reached out, CLUE had just held its first virtual Giants of Justice  fundraiser. If you missed it, you can still view the program stream here .…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 8:37 PM

Rep. Lewis and Rev. Vivian: May We Continue Their Work of Justice

Dear Friend -- Last week, we lost two giants of the American civil rights movement, Congressman John Lewis and Rev. C. T.  Vivian, a major blow for a nation still grappling with protests and demands for racial equality decades later.  Rep. Lewis and Rev. Vivian fought all of their adult li…

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  CLUE, We Count LA · [email protected]

July 17, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Now is the time to have your neighbor’s back

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

July 17, 2020 at 12:49 AM

A Multi-Faith Gathering 4 Black Lives

Dear Friend -- Please join our friends, LA Voice and others, at a Multi-Faith Gathering 4 Black Lives, Sunday, July 19th, from 6pm to 8pm. If you have any questions, please contact Guillermo Torres at [email protected]. Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice -=-=- CLUE:…

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

July 16, 2020 at 7:41 PM

Introducing our 2020 Young Religious Leaders Fellows!

Dear Friend -- We are excited to introduce you to CLUE's Young Religious Leaders Fellowship members for 2020! Because of COVID19, the internship is fully remote this year, and is CLUE's first ever digital organizing program.  The YRLF is overseen by our Program Director, Jeremy Arnold, and…

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  CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

July 15, 2020 at 5:05 PM

A CLUE Founder Reflects on This Moment, and More CLUE News!

Dear Friend -- My name is Rabbi Neil Comess-Daniels and I am thrilled to have an opportunity to introduce myself formally to the CLUE community, as a founder of CLUE, Rabbi Emeritus of Beth Shir Shalom in Santa Monica, after serving there for 29 years, and as a pulpit Rabbi for 41 years.  …

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  Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice · [email protected]

July 13, 2020 at 11:38 PM

🚨 ACTION CALL to Protect Asylum - TODAY through WEDS 🚨

Dear Friend -- Act NOW To Prevent The End of Asylum! We are writing to ask that you submit a public comment in opposition to this administration's latest attempt to end asylum in the United States. Where: Follow this link , the button is in the top right and reads, "Comment Now." …

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  Adam Overton · [email protected]

July 13, 2020 at 4:01 PM

Healthcare workers need your support for SB 275 - The Healthcare and Essential Workers Protection Act

Dear friends - Healthcare workers throughout California need your immediate assistance. Can you send a letter in support of SB 275,?The Healthcare and Essential Workers Protection Act? SB 275,?The Healthcare and Essential Workers Protection Act,?will require healthcare providers and t…

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  Michelle M. Seyler, J.D. · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 11:42 PM

Missed Giants? You Can Still Double The Justice ⚖️

DOUBLE YOUR IMPACT DONATE TODAY Dear Friend -- Did you join CLUE's first-ever virtual Giants of Justice Awards ceremony this morning? It's not too late for you to?watch! ?(Begin around 30 minutes in.) Our frontline hereoes in the COVID-19 crisis were an…

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  Your Giants of Justice Team · [email protected]

June 30, 2020 at 2:30 PM

LINK HERE >> Giants of Justice Live at 8AM! 🏆

Dear Friend -- Good morning—the Giants of Justice Virtual Awards Ceremony is about to begin! Join our virtual celebration here: [link removed] Giants of Justice Virtual Awards Ceremony  June 30, 2020 at 8AM We hope to see you there! CLUE -=-=- CLUE: Building…

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