Posts Tagged ‘Voting rights’
Final Push for Democracy Reform
The week of July 26-30 marks the last real chance for getting the For The People Act passed this year. The states need time to implement the voting rights and democracy reforms included in the bill, and the requirements for fair maps need to be in place before the redistricting process gets underway in all…
Read More“Which side are you on?” Sign the Open Letter to the Senate and White House
The Poor People’s Campaign is launching a Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action July 12 – August 8, to demand that Congress end the filibuster, pass all provisions of the For the People Act, fully restore the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and raise the federal minimum wage to $15. The four-week action begins with the…
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Deadline for Democracy Rally | Highlights
On Friday, July 2nd, Indivisible AVL turned out on the steps of the Historic County Courthouse in Hendersonville, in front of Sen. Tillis’s WNC office, in a show of support for the critical voting rights protections and democracy reforms in the FOR THE PEOPLE ACT (Senate bill S.1). This Deadline for Democracy Rally was part…
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Deadline for Democracy: Pass the For The People Act
Indivisible AVL is joining with groups all over the country in a coordinated “Deadline for Democracy” campaign during the July Congressional recess (6/28-7/10), in order to draw attention to the urgency of passing the critical democracy reforms contained in the For the People Act. On Tuesday, June 22, NC Senators Thom Tillis and Richard Burr…
Read MoreWe the People, FOR the People
The For The People Act would guarantee protections at the federal level for VOTING RIGHTS, ELECTIONS, and ETHICS. Join us Friday, July 2nd at 5:30 pm in front of Sen. Tillis’s office in Hendersonville to support the For The People Act.
Read MoreFor the People Act June Friendbank
Join the League of Women Voters’ Friendbank on June 23rd at 4:30 pm.
Read MoreFor The People Act Webinar
The first vote on S1, the For The People Act, is expected in the Senate on June 21. If you’d like to learn more about the bill and what you can do, register for the For the People Act Webinar, June 16, at 5 pm.
Read MoreMoral Monday March on Manchin
Join the Western NC caravan to Charleston, WV for the Moral Monday March on Manchin on Monday, June 14th, to call out and demand action on the filibuster and the protection and expansion of voting rights.
Read MoreProtect Our Freedom to Vote By Mail in North Carolina: Say No to HB 782
Take Action Now and send a message to your N.C. House Representative demanding they vote “NO” on HB 782 and protect our freedom to vote by mail.
Read MoreNational John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Day of Action
PLAN NOW TO JOIN SATURDAY’S MAY 8TH JOHN LEWIS DAY OF ACTION! On May 8th, the entire nation will move as one in Good Trouble! Watch the 12 – 2 PM EDT National Broadcast Virtually. Then gather for local press conferences, followed by John Lewis Votercades in 130 cities. End the day of action at…
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