{"id":34032,"date":"2020-05-29T19:38:15","date_gmt":"2020-05-29T19:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/janedoe.org\/?p=34032"},"modified":"2020-06-26T21:06:23","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T21:06:23","slug":"jdis-call-to-action-for-black-lives-may-29-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.janedoe.org\/jdis-call-to-action-for-black-lives-may-29-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"An Apology and Correction from JDI to Breonna Taylor, her legacy and to Black women."},"content":{"rendered":"

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On May 29th JDI shared a public call to action for Black Lives, and unfortunately in our statement, we misspelled Breonna Taylor’s name. This action was insensitive and compounds the erasure of Black women. We need to do better, and we promise to do better. A special thank you to Charence Higgins for catching our error and holding us accountable. \u00a0It should not fall on Black women to correct our errors, and we apologize to Charence Higgins and other folks in our community that we have hurt with our actions. You will find our corrected call to action for #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackTransLivesMatter below.<\/p>\n

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JDI\u2019s Call to Action for Black Lives<\/span><\/p>\n

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George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. So. Many. More. Say their names. Remember their lives. But please don\u2019t stop there.\u00a0JDI calls upon each of our member programs, our systems partners, our supporters, and ourselves to take action to resist the tide of state violence that destroys Black lives in this country. Our commitment to ending sexual and domestic violence must be indistinguishable from the work we must do to confront white supremacy in our communities and unequivocally demand that\u00a0#BlackLivesMatter\u00a0and\u00a0#BlackTransLivesMatter\u00a0.<\/div>\n
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We can witness. We can mourn. We can stand with our Black colleagues in this grief. But most of all, we must act. We direct this call to action in particular to our white colleagues, families, and friends.<\/div>\n
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Actions to Support Black Lives at the Organizational Level:<\/strong>
\u2022 Acknowledge that your black colleagues are hurting deeply. Black lives matter in the workplace, in our relationships, and in our survivorship of violence. Check out this article<\/a>.
\u2022 Speak: Has your organization made a public statement acknowledging the violence against black lives in our communities? Have you engaged in conversations and action steps with your Board, staff, and supporters on how you can support black communities right now?
\u2022 Share resources: Who are your community partners? How can you share your access and resources with black community organizers? Let\u2019s take this moment to ask ourselves how we can use our access to power, wealth, and systems resources to make our communities safer for communities of color.<\/p>\n

Actions to support Black lives on an interpersonal\/familial level:<\/strong>
Do you talk to your children about race? Studies show that children are never too young to talk about race, racism, and our community values and responses. Here is a link with some helpful resources. Join us this Sunday for Wee Chalk the Walk: A Family Day of Action for Black Lives by Wee The People.<\/a><\/p>\n

Resources for Black communities<\/strong>
Direct resources to Black communities working to end white supremacy and police violence in Minnesota and beyond. For suggestions on places to donate, see www.reclaimtheblock.org<\/a> ; www.voicesforracialjustice.org<\/a> ; and www.blackvisionsmn.org Minneapolis MN, Brunswick, GA, Louisville, KY, Tallahassee, FL, New York, NY. And in so many more cities and towns across the US. We are living amidst another pandemic \u2013 one of racism and white supremacy. What can we all commit to doing today to address this public health crisis that claims so many lives each year? As advocates to end sexual and domestic violence \u2013especially those of us who are white aspiring allies– we must do more.
If you have any questions, please reach out. Thank you!<\/p>\n

Working for justice,
JDI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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George Floyd. Ahmaud Arbery. Breaonna Taylor. Tony McDade. So. Many. More. Say their names. Remember their lives. But please don\u2019t stop there.\u00a0JDI calls upon each of our member programs, our systems partners, our supporters, and ourselves to take action to resist the tide of state violence that destroys Black lives in this country. Our commitment to ending sexual and domestic violence must be indistinguishable from the work we must do to confront white supremacy in our communities and unequivocally demand that\u00a0#BlackLivesMatter\u00a0and\u00a0#BlackTransLivesMatter\u00a0.<\/div>\r\n
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We can witness. We can mourn. We can stand with our Black colleagues in this grief. But most of all, we must act. We direct this call to action in particular to our white colleagues, families, and friends.<\/div>\r\n
\r\n\r\nActions to Support Black Lives at the Organizational Level:<\/strong>\r\n\u2022 Acknowledge that your black colleagues are hurting deeply. Black lives matter in the workplace, in our relationships, and in our survivorship of violence. Check out this article<\/a>.\r\n\u2022 Speak: Has your organization made a public statement acknowledging the violence against black lives in our communities? Have you engaged in conversations and action steps with your Board, staff, and supporters on how you can support black communities right now?\r\n\u2022 Share resources: Who are your community partners? How can you share your access and resources with black community organizers? Let\u2019s take this moment to ask ourselves how we can use our access to power, wealth, and systems resources to make our communities safer for communities of color.\r\n\r\nActions to support Black lives on an interpersonal\/familial level:<\/strong>\r\nDo you talk to your children about race? Studies show that children are never too young to talk about race, racism, and our community values and responses. Here is a link with some helpful resources. Join us this Sunday for Wee Chalk the Walk: A Family Day of Action for Black Lives by Wee The People.<\/a>\r\n\r\nResources for Black communities<\/strong>\r\nDirect resources to Black communities working to end white supremacy and police violence in Minnesota and beyond. For suggestions on places to donate, see www.reclaimtheblock.org<\/a> ; www.voicesforracialjustice.org<\/a> ; and www.blackvisionsmn.org Minneapolis MN, Brunswick, GA, Louisville, KY, Tallahassee, FL, New York, NY. And in so many more cities and towns across the US. We are living amidst another pandemic \u2013 one of racism and white supremacy. What can we all commit to doing today to address this public health crisis that claims so many lives each year? As advocates to end sexual and domestic violence \u2013especially those of us who are white aspiring allies-- we must do more.\r\nIf you have any questions, please reach out. Thank you!\r\n\r\nWorking for justice,\r\nJDI\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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