July 24, 2020

The Latest

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble.” - Rep. John Lewis

Congressman John Lewis’ passing last Friday was devastating. He was the best of us, a titan of civil rights, and a true hero. We all must commit to fight for racial justice. Take the pledge here.

Read on for the latest from Team Tom, plus resources for you to take action.

📰 The choice is simple for climate voters this November — four more years of Trump and the Republicans setting us back decades on climate, or a Joe Biden administration ready to fight from day one for environmental justice, a green energy economy, and good-paying union jobs. Tom talked to reporters about how far Vice President Biden has come on climate policy. Check out Tom in the news here.
🛒 As co-chair of Governor Newsom’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery, Tom is proud to support Calling All Californians: Shop Safe, Shop Local, a month-long effort to support small businesses and local economies. See his favorite spots in San Francisco — plus, if you’re a small business owner in California, check out the helpful resources. Read more here.

Community Circle

Tom is grateful to have such a supportive, strong community in this fight for justice. Thank you to everyone who has reached out with encouraging words recently! We make sure that Tom gets to read some of the comments sent on social media and email — so keep 'em coming.

Action Toolkit

Are you ready to stand up for racial justice, today and every day? Great! We’ve collected actions you can take right now, and we will let you know when we add more. Check it out.

Support your local community by shopping locally and shopping safely — and spread the word to double your impact. Share a picture of your favorite small business or what you get from there with the hashtag #ShopSafeShopLocal. Be sure to tag Tom on Facebook or Twitter, and you may just end up featured in our next newsletter! Share today.

Worth a Review: Federal agents attacking protestors

Imagine attending a peaceful protest against police brutality, and as you’re walking home, an unmarked van pulls up and federal agents in fatigues grab and detain you without cause. This is exactly what happened to Black Lives Matter protestors recently in Portland.

President Trump sent federal officers from the U.S. Marshals Service and Customs and Border Protection to ‘quell violence’ in the city, despite objections from both the mayor of Portland and governor of Oregon. The result has been an escalation of tensions, with at least two demonstrators kidnapped and another hospitalized with skull fractures after being shot with rubber bullets.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said Trump’s forced deployment is “a blatant abuse of power by the federal government,” and Jann Carson, interim executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon, called the recent kidnappings “flat-out unconstitutional.” The ACLU has filed multiple lawsuits in Portland and across the country — including suing President Trump himself — to hold law enforcement accountable. Now Trump is sending this federal paramilitary force to Chicago and Albuquerque. He has threatened to do so in other cities “run by very liberal Democrats.”

In the last edition of Worth Fighting For, we took a look at our First Amendment right to peacefully assemble, and how police brutality against protestors and anti-protest legislation are dismantling it — this federal overreach in Portland and in other cities nationwide is yet another attempt to silence the American people and disrupt progress. Sign our petition today demanding an end to federal agents’ abuse of racial justice protestors.

Tom’s take: “We cannot be idle when our constitutional rights are stripped away and lives are destroyed. We must call attention to these violations and fight them at every opportunity. And we must vote to remove this corrupt administration this November to pave the way for stronger protections and participation in our democracy.”

Get Inspired

Watch the late Rep. John Lewis talk to Bryan Stevenson about the fight for civil rights and freedom in this fantastic conversation from TED:

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