It’s the most important work we can do, Indiana

And it's right in front of us.

As salaamu alaykum, Indiana—

Here's something I know that's true: you show up.

MPower Change members like you always show up, Indiana.

That's why, in just the last several weeks, nearly half a million emails and calls were made through our #CeasefireNOW campaign alone.

We are all entering an extraordinarily uncertain and consequential year. None of us know what's in store.

But we do know this:

There's every reason to believe 2024 will call on us to show up like never before. Again, and again.

And we need you to help make that possible.

Please help us strengthen our movement so we can be ready to show up together when it matters most in 2024.

This past Tuesday, I was arrested at the U.S. Capitol building alongside almost 100 other Executive Directors and leaders from progressive organizations across the United States.

We were there to protest a Senate bill to send $14.3 billion to the Israeli government and military as it unleashes genocidal horrors against Palestinians in Gaza.

We were there to say that money should be used for education, healthcare, and jobs — not war.

In this time of active genocide, when most of our elected officials have failed us, it's never been more critical that we show up for each other, for the collective.

Because we know the stakes.

The fallout from our unwavering and loud support for Palestinian freedom in this moment could quite possibly cost us funding.

We haven't let that stop us. We won't let that happen, no matter what. And we know it won't stop you either.

Please help us do what we must to be ready for whatever comes next.

Donate to MPower Change.

If you're tired…if you're looking for where the humanity is in this moment…I do not have the words to tell you how much I understand. It would be concerning if we were not exhausted in this moment.

Humanity is in all of us — when we show up. When we love, when we care, when we find empathy for all those hurting. And, most importantly, when we act on that love, that care, that empathy. That is an act of protection for humanity. In Gaza, in our communities, wherever we find ourselves.

It's the most important work we can do.

MPower Change members showed up in 2023 like never before — and in unprecedented numbers to meet an unprecedented moment.

Over half a million calls and emails to Congress for a ceasefire. Tens of thousands of calls and emails to Citibank to reject a partnership with genocide. 80,000 emails to demand Big Tech stop fueling the first-ever AI-powered genocide. You made yourselves known and seen everywhere, from Google's HQ in San Francisco to the Chicago Mayor's office to PayPal's corporate shareholder meetings.

You know, because you were there. And that's why I know you'll act now.

Thank you for everything you do to maintain and protect your humanity — and all of humanity.

In solidarity,

Linda and the MPower Change team

MPower Change is a grassroots movement of diverse Muslim communities working together to build social, spiritual, racial, and economic justice for all people. Support our work.

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