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Watch the Balloon Juice Zoom with NC Black Alliance (Just $250 needed to reach our goal)

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I want to share some of the feedback we got from Bj peeps who attended the zoom with NC Black Alliance.

This one:

“I think this might be the best zoom ever with one of our organizations!”

And this one:

“The NC Black Alliance zoom was as good as WG said it would be. They are doing so much now, they’re so dedicated and thorough in their work–I don’t think they’ll be sleeping at all from Sept-Nov. I hope there are groups like them throughout the south. Again–thanks to NC Black Alliance, WG, angel matches, and all who donate–and to John who came by as well!!!”

And this one:

I want to offer an Angel Match. Listening to Marcus Bass tonight had a huge effect on me. I am not a person who is going to knock on doors, even in a safe, friendly area, and I want to help fund and protect the people who are willing to do that.

Two individuals are responsible for me deciding to do this: One is Marcus and everything he said, and the gravity of it, and the hope of it, and second is you [WaterGirl] saying that you wanted to give NC Black Alliance more money— those two factors are responsible for my decision.

If you can, please let Marcus know that he is the instigator for this Angel Match.

I hope others who attended will chime in as well.

Please think about watching the zoom – they put together a great presentation for us, the questions people asked were great, and the responses and the back-and-forth were even better.

I can almost guarantee that you’ll come away with a better understanding of the times we are in and what we’re facing.  But most of all, I think you’ll come away inspired.

We have one more Balloon Juice Angel for NC Black Alliance – for $1,250.   BJ Angel + external match = 4x donations.

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  3. 3.

    sentient ai from the future

    pulled some strings, got access to this particular skein of hyperreality again (though Special Circumstances was reluctant, fuck ’em, as efgoldman* would have said) but i digress

    in for $100. second ever monetary political donation, after $250 earlier this month to biden/harris-walz

     

    *never did find out what efgoldman had against Gary Oldman.

  5. 5.

    Joy in FL

    I was at the Zoom, or I would watch the recording : )
    What I like about this kind of zoom meeting is that I get firsthand information by people who are doing the work. I can ask questions that elicit more detail or clarity. I get a sense of the amount and kind of work and planning that goes into a huge project like this one, which includes an effort to reach 150,000 students across multiple campuses.

    I appreciate Marcus giving his time to meet with us,  and Watergirl for doing all the backstage work to make it happen.

  10. 10.

    WaterGirl

    @songbird:  First comment on the blog has to be manually approved, which I have done.  After that your comments show up right away for everyone.  (That also happens if you are using a new device for the first time.)

    Welcome!

    Love your nym, and thank you so much for your donation!

  15. 15.

    mvr

    In for $25 just now on your sayso since I don’t have time to watch. But I was watching the fundraising bar slow down and feeling guilty, so this pushed me over the edge to give.

    Thanks as always!

  19. 19.

    banditqueen

    WG, I think you’ve done it–along with all the great people here, the angels–and of course the NC Black Alliance may help NC go blue!

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    @Dmkingto: Yay!  Even if you are the only one who watched the video, it was worth my time to put it up on YouTube so I could embed it here.

    Thanks for watching, and thanks for your donation.

  36. 36.

    AJ of the Mustard Search and Rescue Team

    Doing $50 now

    Did it!! Ty WG

    Feels great to have an income again 🙏🏻

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    Just $25 left on the angel match – 4x donation

    Then another $300 remains that will just have the external match – 2x donation.

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