[Occupymendocino] Fwd: Indiegogo: we won! (next steps)

[Richard Karch]

> Dear Richard,
> 
> After 54,000 ColorOfChange members raised their voices, Indiegogo met our demand and took down all Officer Slager pages from their crowdfunding platform. In short: we won.
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> Quick wins like this are rare, but they happen when a community is able to come together at a moment's notice and put strategic pressure on a company or politician. Collectively, we tweeted @Indiegogo thousands of times and flooded their Facebook wall. Everywhere Indiegogo employees and executives looked, they saw our message: that they shouldn't enable Michael Slager to profit in the aftermath of murdering Walter Scott. And that they shouldn't perpetuate a toxic culture that roots for and supports illegal police conduct while criminalizing Black victims, and justifying their killings.
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> We’re currently in talks with Indiegogo and will be meeting CEO Slava Rubin soon to discuss the company’s policies. We want to ensure that the next time a hurtful and hateful fundraiser like this is started on their platform, that it’s taken down immediately without any hesitation or delay. That’s why we need you to speak up again.
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> Tell Indiegogo to officially change its policy. No one should ever be able to use their platform to profit from such horrendous actions. 
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> We’ll take your signatures and comments into the meeting with the CEO. We’ll bring the voices and power of the ColorOfChange community into the room with us. Add your name.
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> Thanks and peace,
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> —Arisha, Rashad, Matt, and Bhavik for the ColorOfChange team
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