To sow, we must open our hands.\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n-Adolfo P\u00e9rez Esquivel<\/strong><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
Dear Friends,<\/p>\n
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When you think about what it takes<\/strong> to demand clean water and healthy air, to preserve our children\u2019s future, and to protect the wild places of the earth that nourish our soul and our planet \u2013 do you open your hand or clench your fist?<\/strong><\/p>\nWe\u2019ve devoted our careers and much of our lives to defending our communities and our environment. We know the power of raising our voices, and sometimes our fists, of standing to resist injustice, of refusing to give up or st<\/strong>ep aside until we win.<\/strong> For the past 25 years Rose Foundation grantees have fought hard, standing with vulnerable people and defending special places. And as we look back over the years, we\u2019ve had many proud moments. One of our proudest was supporting Earth First! to help save some of the last of the ancient redwoods.<\/p>\nWhat do you believe is worth defending?<\/strong><\/h3>\nYour generous tax-deductible donation today defends community health, natural places, and civil liberties in 2019.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\nThen and now \u2013 we and our grantees have been at the heart of defending our planet and communities. Greenaction<\/em><\/strong> is keeping the spotlight on the unfolding community health threat at the closed Hunters Point Shipyard, where falsified soil samples and radiation counts have spurred community members to demand accurate and responsible monitoring for radiation in the soil their homes are built on. Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology C<\/em><\/strong>enter<\/em><\/strong> is resisting industrial geothermal development at the magnificent Medicine Lake Highlands \u2013 part of the Pitt River Tribe\u2019s sacred homeland and one of the pure aquifers that supplies the Sacramento River, and drinking water for more than 25 million Californians.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/nscta_Mosier_CTA-Friends-of-Col.-Gorge.jpg\")
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By donating to the Rose Foundation, you are advancing climate justice with our grantees like Amigos de la Garganta del Columbia<\/em><\/strong>, key members of the coalition that stopped construction of the largest oil-by-rail project in North America. The project would have transported 360,000 barrels of volatile crude oil every<\/u> day<\/u> along the banks and estuary of the Columbia River in Washington State. They took on the oil company, and won!<\/p>\nYou are helping to defend civil liberties and strengthen our democracy with the Center for Digital Democracy<\/em><\/strong>, which is tackling issues of privacy, discrimination, and manipulation that enabled Big Data marketing to influence the 2016 election. These are the types of grantees giving us hope for a just and livable planet for all <\/u>of us.<\/p>\nYour investment in the Rose Foundation helps make this vital work possible. And a lot more.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Save-California-Salmon-1.jpg\")
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Over the years, along with our grantees and community partners, we have won our share of victories to protect communities and the environment. But the last couple of years of national electoral politics have underscored the basic lesson that fighting is not enough. We are proud to be part of a national resistance movement standing up for the environment, for equity and for justice, defending climate and communities, and of conservation and human rights. But we also know that we have to do more than simply fight and defend, we must reach out and build an informed community.<\/p>\n
We have to plant seeds for the future.<\/strong><\/h3>\nYour tax-deductible support today will help plant those seeds.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot_2018-11-16-New-Voices-Are-Rising-newvoices_arerising-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos.jpg\")
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In unincorporated Del Rey, near Fresno, a community that some of California\u2019s lowest-income and most underserved people call home, Rose Foundation is supporting California Rural Legal Assistance<\/em><\/strong> to educate residents and help them take action to improve their drinking water \u2013now contaminated with the carcinogen 1,2,3, Trichoropropane. Reaching out in both Spanish and English, CRLA is pushing aside past barriers to community participation, ensuring residents have the knowledge they need to help steer cleanup efforts today, and build power for clean water and community health now and for future generations.<\/p>\nIn Oakland, our Surgen nuevas voces<\/em><\/strong> youth leadership program is catalyzing youth action for environmental justice. This fall, our students have been busy tackling air quality issues. On Halloween they were in West Oakland, using the holiday to talk to residents about why local air pollution is scary — building momentum around solutions and honing their skills as young organizers.<\/p>\nYour donation helps to plant these seeds for a just and sustainable future.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n![\"\"](\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot_2018-11-16-New-Voices-Are-Rising-newvoices_arerising-\u2022-Instagram-photos-and-videos1.png\")
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Dear Friends,<\/p>\n
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When you think about what it takes<\/strong> to demand clean water and healthy air, to preserve our children\u2019s future, and to protect the wild places of the earth that nourish our soul and our planet \u2013 do you open your hand or clench your fist?<\/strong><\/p>\n We\u2019ve devoted our careers and much of our lives to defending our communities and our environment. We know the power of raising our voices, and sometimes our fists, of standing to resist injustice, of refusing to give up or st<\/strong>ep aside until we win.<\/strong> For the past 25 years Rose Foundation grantees have fought hard, standing with vulnerable people and defending special places. And as we look back over the years, we\u2019ve had many proud moments. One of our proudest was supporting Earth First! to help save some of the last of the ancient redwoods.<\/p>\n Then and now \u2013 we and our grantees have been at the heart of defending our planet and communities. Greenaction<\/em><\/strong> is keeping the spotlight on the unfolding community health threat at the closed Hunters Point Shipyard, where falsified soil samples and radiation counts have spurred community members to demand accurate and responsible monitoring for radiation in the soil their homes are built on. Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology C<\/em><\/strong>enter<\/em><\/strong> is resisting industrial geothermal development at the magnificent Medicine Lake Highlands \u2013 part of the Pitt River Tribe\u2019s sacred homeland and one of the pure aquifers that supplies the Sacramento River, and drinking water for more than 25 million Californians.<\/p>\n By donating to the Rose Foundation, you are advancing climate justice with our grantees like Amigos de la Garganta del Columbia<\/em><\/strong>, key members of the coalition that stopped construction of the largest oil-by-rail project in North America. The project would have transported 360,000 barrels of volatile crude oil every<\/u> day<\/u> along the banks and estuary of the Columbia River in Washington State. They took on the oil company, and won!<\/p>\n You are helping to defend civil liberties and strengthen our democracy with the Center for Digital Democracy<\/em><\/strong>, which is tackling issues of privacy, discrimination, and manipulation that enabled Big Data marketing to influence the 2016 election. These are the types of grantees giving us hope for a just and livable planet for all <\/u>of us.<\/p>\n Over the years, along with our grantees and community partners, we have won our share of victories to protect communities and the environment. But the last couple of years of national electoral politics have underscored the basic lesson that fighting is not enough. We are proud to be part of a national resistance movement standing up for the environment, for equity and for justice, defending climate and communities, and of conservation and human rights. But we also know that we have to do more than simply fight and defend, we must reach out and build an informed community.<\/p>\n In unincorporated Del Rey, near Fresno, a community that some of California\u2019s lowest-income and most underserved people call home, Rose Foundation is supporting California Rural Legal Assistance<\/em><\/strong> to educate residents and help them take action to improve their drinking water \u2013now contaminated with the carcinogen 1,2,3, Trichoropropane. Reaching out in both Spanish and English, CRLA is pushing aside past barriers to community participation, ensuring residents have the knowledge they need to help steer cleanup efforts today, and build power for clean water and community health now and for future generations.<\/p>\n In Oakland, our Surgen nuevas voces<\/em><\/strong> youth leadership program is catalyzing youth action for environmental justice. This fall, our students have been busy tackling air quality issues. On Halloween they were in West Oakland, using the holiday to talk to residents about why local air pollution is scary — building momentum around solutions and honing their skills as young organizers.<\/p>\nWhat do you believe is worth defending?<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Your generous tax-deductible donation today defends community health, natural places, and civil liberties in 2019.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nYour investment in the Rose Foundation helps make this vital work possible. And a lot more.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nWe have to plant seeds for the future.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Your tax-deductible support today will help plant those seeds.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
<\/p>\nYour donation helps to plant these seeds for a just and sustainable future.<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n
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