Dear friends,

Last week, I emailed a big update about my work and asked people to contribute to the Sustainable Economies Law Center. Today, SELC has $3,800 left to raise to get a $10,000 matching grant tomorrow. Can you help us?  Here's the link to contribute.

My serious note: Normally, I send cartoons to inspire people to support SELC, and this email is no exception. But on a more serious note, I want to say that SELC has historically gotten a lot of important work done with almost no wiggle room in our budget. In October, when a group of Chinese-American farmers got hit with heartbreaking fines that threatened to shut down their farms and way of life, SELC jumped in to advocate for the farmers, and we've been involved ever since. We didn't feel we had the time or resources to help the farmers, but we did anyway, because the incident has broad implications. That's how SELC works. We just dive in and do stuff when it really matters and when it will have a big impact. In the long run, we really can't do this without building a solid base of individual supporters, and I'm emailing because I'm hoping you will become part of that base. 

Again, here's the link to give support. Please forward widely as well. Thank you so much!