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EVENTS:
Join Us for TJC’s 5TH ANNIVERSARY Virtual Forum: Ahmaud Arbery: White Vigilantism, Policing, and #VOTE4JUSTICE
RSVP: bit.ly/TJC2021
February 23, 2020 @ 6:30 pm EST Tune In Free Event
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW! March 1st, 7:00PM EST Women’s History Month TeleTown Hall “Black Women Leading The Way: Our Vote and The Challenges of 2021!”
An expansive conversation by Black women leaders and activists on the marshaling of the Black women’s vote for success, advancing policies and programs addressing Black women’s priorities and the combating the backlash against Black women’s political participation embodied in a new wave of voter suppression legislation. Featured guests include President of the National Organization of Women, Christian Nunes; President of the National Bar Association, CK Hoffler; Former Massachusetts State Senator, Dianne Wilkerson; NBA Young Lawyers Division, Election Protection Chair, Ashley Lee; TJC’s leaders, Barbara Arnwine and Daryl Jones; and more! Facebook.com/TJC.DC.
NEWS:
500 Voting Bills Await State Legislators; 100 of Them Would Make Voting Much Harder
A New Delay for Census Numbers Could Scramble Congressional Elections
Census data needed for legislative districts won’t be ready until September. Could that alter the balance.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/us-census-figures-delay.html
John Lewis Voting Rights Act could thwart state plans to curb access
U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks to reporters in front of a mural in downtown Atlanta paying tribute to the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis, who backed Ossoff before his death. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder
How to Restore and Strengthen the Voting Rights Act
If enacted, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would help protect voters from racial discrimination and vote suppression
Annotated Guide to the For the People Act of 2021
SUMMARY: The For the People Act would transform our democracy by making it fairer, stronger, and more inclusive. The Brennan Center explains the key provisions of this historic bill.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/policy-solutions/annotated-guide-people-act-2021
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES TO HEAR ON MARCH 2nd MAJOR CASE CHALLENGING APPLICATION OF SECTION 2 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
In Brnovich v. DNC and Arizona Republican Party v. DNC, the Supreme Court is considering whether Arizona’s prohibitions on out-of-precinct voting and third party ballot collection violate Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
https://www.theusconstitution.org/litigation/brnovich-v-dnc-arizona-republican-party-v-dnc/
Join us every Tuesday from 12pm – 1pm ET on Igniting Change with Barbara Arnwine Esq and Co-Host Daryl D. Jones Esq
at barbaraarnwine.com or woldcnews.com/listen-live/
Join us in supporting the work of the Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC)! The Transformative Justice Coalition is a nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, founded in 2015 by Renowned Civil Rights Leader Barbara R. Arnwine