Subject: Re: DRAFT: Marie Claire guns essay [edits by 4pm]
From: "De'Ara Balenger" <[email-masked]>
To: Corey Ciorciari <[email-masked]>
Cc: Amanda Renteria <[email-masked]>, Emily Aden <[email-masked]>, Lauren Peterson <[email-masked]>, Speech Drafts <[email-masked]>, Nick Merrill <[email-masked]>, LaDavia Drane <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:00:47 -0500
List-Id: <speechdrafts.hillaryclinton.com>

I'm telling y'all - when I white man kills a young black boy - it is FIRST
racial.

From the Guardian
<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/23/jordan-davis-parents-justice-reform-fight-hbo-film>:
Davis and McBath’s fight for justice has taken them to a Florida courtroom,
where they watched Dunn’s murder trial; to the Senate judiciary committee
in Washington, where McBath challenged Texas senator Ted Cruz’s defense of
the second amendment; to Geneva and the United Nations committee on the
elimination of racial discrimination
<http://www.ushrnetwork.org/news-updates/us-failing-eliminate-racial-discrimination-says-un>,
where Davis joined activists in demanding the US answer for the spate
of *unpunished
killings of young black men*; and to the streets of America, where they
have marched for black lives.

Though they said their fight was won when Dunn was convicted of
first-degree murder
<http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/01/florida-man-guilty-first-degree-loud-music-retrial>
 and sentenced to life in prison
<http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/oct/17/michael-dunn-sentenced-life-without-parole-florida>
after
a retrial, McBath and Davis said many *black families feel they cannot rely
on the justice system.*

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:56 PM, Corey Ciorciari <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> You know where I stand on this. It can be racially motivated and gun
> violence should still very much be part of the discussion. Even more so
> here given that Jordan's mom is one of the leading gun violence prevention
> proponents in the country.
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:51 PM, De'Ara Balenger <
> [email-masked]> wrote:
>
>> This is great. My edits are attached. The only flag here is that Jordan
>> Davis was killed by a white man, so arguably - this crime was racially
>> motivated, which takes this outside the discussion of gun violence. Was
>> there another mother in the Chicago meeting where the shooting was NOT
>> racially motivated? If yes, we should use that story instead of Jordan
>> Davis.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:35 PM, Amanda Renteria <
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>>> This is a great piece.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 3:33 PM, Corey Ciorciari <
>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Love it. Edits attached.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 2:17 PM, Emily Aden <[email-masked]>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Minor research edit in comments
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Lauren Peterson <
>>>>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey all --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Marie Claire has partnered with Harvard on a study that looks at
>>>>>> women and guns -- their attitudes, their experiences, etc. They're
>>>>>> publishing their findings soon, and they've asked Hillary to contribute an
>>>>>> essay on the subject.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Attached is a draft from me + Megan. This is all coming together
>>>>>> pretty quickly, so if everyone could send edits by 4pm, that would be
>>>>>> great.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> De'Ara and LaDavia: This refers to her meeting with the mothers in
>>>>>> Chicago. Please confirm this is okay.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Corey Ciorciari
>>>> Policy Department
>>>> Hillary for America
>>>> @CoreyCiorciari
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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