On April 22, CPD and leaders from our partner organizations from around the country met with Senator Elizabeth Warren.

We met with Senator Warren because we urgently need more champions among our elected officials to stand with black and brown people on the full range of issues impacting our communities. We also met with the Senator to thank her for her courage and leadership in standing up to big banks and holding corporations accountable around the housing and economic crisis.

Our partners from Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin shared with Senator Warren how their organizations represent communities where immigrant families continue to be separated because of our broken immigration system, where young black and brown people face daily harassment and violence at the hands of police officers, and where the continuous closing of public schools in low-income neighborhoods strips children of opportunities for success.

We shared with the Senator the ways in which she can stand as a champion on these issues through pushing for a reduction in citizenship fees, fighting for community-centered reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and supporting federal legislation that would divest from increased militarization of local law enforcement and instead invest in our families. We also shared with the Senator ideas on how she could work to restore community wealth and curb gentrification.

Senator Warren was incredibly responsive to the concerns we raised and we look forward to continuing to work with her and other champions who will fight for issues that work to fully strengthen our communities and families.