<div dir="ltr">To Whom It May Concern, <div><br></div><div><div style="border-left:none;padding:0px;display:flex;font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:978.704px"><div><div id="m_4849454559362389394gmail-:29v" style="direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-size:0.875rem"><div id="m_4849454559362389394gmail-:29w" style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;overflow:hidden"><div dir="ltr">My name is Nandi Bryan and I am a second year law student at Howard University School of Law. I am reaching out to you because I am currently enrolled in my school’s Movement Lawyering Clinic led by Professor Justin Hansford. This clinic aims to work with nonprofits to highlight issues that are impacting local communities.<div>(<a href="http://law.howard.edu/content/movement-lawyering-clinic" target="_blank">http://law.howard.edu/content/movement-lawyering-clinic</a>)<br><br>We are partnering with the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent this semester to present research on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in several cities across the United States. The Permanent Forum aims to highlight the inequities of people of African descent and develop solutions to ensure proper human rights for all people of African descent.:  <a href="https://www.ohchr.org/en/permanent-forum-people-african-descent" target="_blank">https://www.ohchr.org/en/permanent-forum-people-african-descent</a><div><a href="https://sdgs.un.org/goals" target="_blank">https://sdgs.un.org/goals</a> </div><div><div><a href="https://thurgoodmarshallcenter.howard.edu/united-nations-permanent-forum-people-african-descent" target="_blank">https://thurgoodmarshallcenter.howard.edu/united-nations-permanent-forum-people-african-descent</a></div><div><a href="https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-university-law-students-travel-geneva-united-nations-annual-meeting" target="_blank">https://thedig.howard.edu/all-stories/howard-university-law-students-travel-geneva-united-nations-annual-meeting</a></div></div><br>We hope that through our research efforts, we will be able to bring awareness about the UN's SDGs and how they are specifically impacting Black Chicagoans. I am calling on your assistance with any knowledge that you may have about this problem.<br><br>In mid-April, we will be holding a town hall in Chicago to discuss these issues.<br><br>Upon my research, I found that Chicago Community Gardeners Association has employed efforts to bettering the UN's SDGs in Chicago by equipping people with tools to live more sustainably through community-driven, hands-on programs and innovative research projects. I was wondering if your organization would be interested in participating in this townhall and would love to have the organization be a part of this. I think Chicago Community Gardeners Association will be helpful in discussing the efforts they have administered to better the Chicago community.<br><br>I would be happy to talk with you more about this town hall, if this is something you believe your organization would be interested in. If you would like to get in contact, please do not hesitate to email me or give me a call at (202)596-9287.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Nandi</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>