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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-
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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.
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:
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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.
September 2024 Gen Z and Young Millennials Voting Rights Leadership Training
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