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Over 8 Years of Protecting Your Rights

IT’S TIME FOR ACTION

WATCH: June 24th Virtual Town Hall Event:

“Democracy At The Cliff: Runaway State Legislatures, Supreme Court Injustice & Reform, and the Perils of Project 2025”

Urge Your Local Government to support the Voting Rights Act by adopting TJC's Model Resolution.

We want every state, city and county to join us and sign on to this Resolution. This Resolution represents the strength of our country to fight the 8th Circuit Disastrous Opinion Regarding Our Voting Rights.

Sign the 2024 Voting Rights Pledge

The Voting Rights Act needs you to vote for it’s protection!!! Sign the 2024 Voting Rights Pledge and recommit yourself to voting in all upcoming elections as we honor the legacy of the many Black activists that came before us. We need you and your vote to protect our country’s democracy!

Thursday, October 24th & Friday, October 25th 2024: Plan to Join Us as We Demand Justice for Ahmaud Arbery

His Killers are appealing their hate crime convictions and We won’t stand for it!

Join Us in honoring the late Congressman John Lewis' Legacy: Host a Community Action or Participate in your community for the July 17th National Day of Action: Candlelight Vigils, Marches, & Events

As the epidemic of voter suppression continues to expand in our nation, the urgency of passage of curative and proactive federal legislation has become more evident. On July 17th, TJC, Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD Coalition), Black Voters Matter, Public Citizen, The Leadership Conference, and the League of Women Voters are inviting individuals, activists, advocates, clergy, union members, teachers, students, community organizations, religious institutions, associations, fraternities, sororities- EVERYONE- to host local activities marking the fourth anniversary of the passing of our Voting Rights Champion, the late Congressman John Lewis. As the late Congressman John Lewis wrote the first 300 pages of the Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act is named in his honor, it is most fitting that we commemorate his legacy by reaffirming our commitment to passing these most important bills. It is anticipated that there will be hundreds of events held throughout the nation in cities, townships, and parishes, including marches, votercades, celebration villages, teach-ins, and much more culminating that evening in candlelight vigils. 

People throughout the nation can become part of this critical day of action and vigils, which can be done through this web address: https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/c/john-lewis-/event/create/ 

Quick URL to share: TinyURL.com/2024JohnLewis 

July 17, 2024 marks the 4th anniversary of the death of the Late Congressman John Lewis! On that day, we will come together in events across the country to commemorate his death and more importantly his life work to secure voting rights for all people. With the going attack on democracy, the events will highlight the urgency of this moment in our history.

We intend to educate, motivate and activate our community to work towards the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Native American Voting Rights Act, and the Washington D.C. Admissions Act.

Find An Event Near You by using the map below

Watch our June 24th National Teletown Hall on “Democracy At The Cliff: Runaway State Legislatures, Supreme Court Injustice & Reform, and the Perils of Project 2025”

On Monday, June 24th, the Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) hosted a Virtual Town Hall Event entitled “Democracy At The Cliff: Runaway State Legislatures, Supreme Court Injustice & Reform, and the Perils of Project 2025” which featured an all-star panel of voting rights and civil rights experts, including two TJC Fellows. 

This Town Hall was streamed LIVE on YouTube and Facebook. Watch on YouTube:

Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TJC.DC/videos/1250758865887549 

The Panel was moderated by Daryl D. Jones, Esq., Chair, Board of Directors for TJC. Opening Statements were made by Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq., President & Founder of TJC. Esteemed panelists included:

  • DR. JULIANNE MALVEAUX, World renowned Economist, Political Commentator, Author, Former President, Bennett College, Former Dean, College of Ethnic Studies, California State University, and Reparations Expert, 

  • WENDY R. WEISER, Esq., Prominent voting rights expert, Author, Political Commentator and VP and Director of the Democracy Program at the  Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law. Previously was a Senior Attorney at NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, a litigation associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, and a law clerk to Judge Eugene H. Nickerson in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.  

  • ALEX ARONSON, Esq., Author & Political Commentator; Executive Director of Court Accountability; Former, Chief Counsel for US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI); Former, Staff for the Senate Judiciary Committee, Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights Subcommittee; Attorney, US Department of Justice  and Associate, Covington & Burling, LLP.  

  • JOHN CUSICK, Esq., Assistant Counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense Fund; Worked on the litigation team in the Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP; Worked on Pres Robinson v. Phillip Callais, a Louisiana racial gerrymandering case

  • MAUREEN EDOBOR, Esq., Author, various law reviews and legal periodicals regarding voting rights and the U.S. Constitution; Assistant Professor of Law,, Washington & Lee University; Delaney Center Fellow; Teaches and writes in constitutional law , focusing on voting and elections; Former, Policy Director and Counsel for the Congressional Black Caucus; Counsel for Congressman Jamie Raskin’s Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Visiting Assistant Professor of Law at Penn State Law; Former Staff Attorney, League of Women Voters; TJC Fellow

  • DEVAN M. VILFRARDl CEO & Co-Founder, Cash In Grad Out Foundation, Inc.; Graduate, Florida A&M University; Former, State President, NAACP State Conference of Branches Youth & College Division and TJC Fellow    

The purpose of the Town Hall was to examine the current threats to democracy and voting equality for voters of color. The panel fielded questions that showed the interrelationship of voter suppression by state legislatures and harmful decisions by the federal judiciary. A special focus was on today’s 11th Anniversary of the Shelby v. Holder decision which effectively gutted the preclearance provisions of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. The panel discussed the needed Supreme Court of the United States reform. And the panel looked at the horrors of the Project 2025 and Project 47 which proposes an anti-voting rights, anti-civil rights framework for a new, if elected, Trump Administration. 

The audience was treated to an active and highly informative discussion. Watch and Share on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TJC.DC/videos/1250758865887549 and Watch and Share YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/eM-LtnW9kfM?si=QjuZuxA2YWjutTAG.

Besides examining SCOTUS reform, the panel also discussed other remedial actions that can be undertaken to prevent voter suppression, including the upcoming July 17th John Lewis National Day of Action and Candlelight Vigils and the need for passage of the Freedom to Vote Act, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Native American Voting Rights Act, and the Washington, D.C. Admissions Act.

February 28th, 2024- The Congressional Black Caucus (1971 - Present) Its founding, importance, members, history, and present

February 28th, 2024- The Congressional Black Caucus (1971 – Present) Its founding, importance, members, history, and present

HAPPY BLACKHISTORY MONTH! We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights AlliancePlease note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights...
February 27, 2024- Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson (1911-2015)

February 27, 2024- Amelia Platts Boynton Robinson (1911-2015)

HAPPY BLACKHISTORY MONTH! We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights AlliancePlease note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights...
February 26, 2024- The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. (1941-present)

February 26, 2024- The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. (1941-present)

HAPPY BLACKHISTORY MONTH! Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights Alliance #VRABlackHistory series, please email carnwine@tjcoalition.org. Unsubscribing at the bottom of this email...
February 25, 2024- Understanding Felon Disenfranchisement Laws & The Individuals Affected, Part 2: The Current Fight for Voter Restoration

February 25, 2024- Understanding Felon Disenfranchisement Laws & The Individuals Affected, Part 2: The Current Fight for Voter Restoration

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights AlliancePlease note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights Alliance...
The Rise of Modern Voter Suppression 2010 - 2017: Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 2 (2013). & Patino v. City of Pasadena, 230 F. Supp. 3d 667 (S.D. Tex. 2017). (2022 update)

February 24, 2024- The Rise of Modern Voter Suppression 2010 – 2017: Shelby County v. Holder, 570 U.S. 2 (2013). & Patino v. City of Pasadena, 230 F. Supp. 3d 667 (S.D. Tex. 2017). (2022 update)

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights AlliancePlease note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights...
February 23, 2024- Ahmaud Arbery (1994-2020) and The Brunswick, Georgia Community who voted out their shameful District Attorney (2020-2022)

February 23, 2024- Ahmaud Arbery (1994-2020) and The Brunswick, Georgia Community who voted out their shameful District Attorney (2020-2022)

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights Alliance  Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting...
February 22, 2024- Black Lives Matter and the Vote: The Importance of Downballot Voting

February 22, 2024- Black Lives Matter and the Vote: The Importance of Downballot Voting

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 202From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights Alliance  Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting...
February 21st, 2024- Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)

February 21st, 2024- Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977)

Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights Alliance #VRABlackHistory series, please email carnwine@tjcoalition.org. Unsubscribing at the bottom of this email unsubscribes you...
February 20th, 2024- Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020) 2022 Edition: The "Good Trouble" Spirit of John Lewis Marches On #VRABlackHistory

February 20th, 2024- Congressman John Lewis (1940-2020) 2022 Edition: The “Good Trouble” Spirit of John Lewis Marches On #VRABlackHistory

Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights Alliance #VRABlackHistory series, please email carnwine@tjcoalition.org. Unsubscribing at the bottom of this email unsubscribes you...
February 19th, 2024- Ella Baker (1903-1986)

February 19th, 2024- Ella Baker (1903-1986) #VRABlackHistory 2024

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH!We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 202From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights Alliance Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights...

TJC Statement on recent Supreme Court’s Decisions

The Voting Rights Act

It is a historic civil rights law that is meant to ensure that the right to vote is not denied on account of race or color. See history at https://www.aclu.org/voting-rights-act-major-dates-history

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