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Join the national broadcast in honor of the 57th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
August 6, 2022
1:00 – 4:30 pm ET
Join us in person at the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust
1816 12th Street N.W.
Washington DC
Food trucks, beverages, free voting gear, music, speeches from Congressional leaders, voting rights and racial justice leaders and activists.
Program presented by:
Transformative Justice Coalition
Rainbow Push Coalition
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Thurgood Marshall Center Trust
And more ….
Speakers:
Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq
President and Founder
Transformative Justice Coalition
Daryl D. Jones Esq
Board Chair
Transformative Justice Coalition
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson
President
Rainbow Push Coalition
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis
President
National Newspaper Publishers Association
Dr. Thomasina Yearwood
President
Thurgood Marshall Center Trust
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Fish Fry Make Good Trouble Vote Cookout!
A Fish Fryin’ Pig Pickin’ Blues Playin’ Make Good Trouble Vote Cookout!
Free event
Sunday, July 31, 2022
1:00 PM
McGovern Park
Milwaukee, WI
MUSIC, FOOD, GAMES AND A “GOOD TROUBLE TIME”
ATTENDEES:
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Check Your VOTING Status
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Check Your VOTING Place
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Make Your VOTING Plan
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VOTE!!
All are invited to join the Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) in celebrating voting. Transportation will be provided to take your mail-in ballot to the nearest early voting location to turn your ballot or vote in person.
There will be a DJ, food, fun and games.
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Where Do We Go From Here?
TJC Co-Leader Daryl D. Jones with Hunger Strikers and other Leaders during civil disobedience protest morning after Senate unconscionable vote on John Lewis Act
TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE COALITION TELE TOWN HALL
Monday January 24th, 2022 at 7PM ET
How Do We Protect The Vote?
Where Do We Go From Here?
Join an All Star Line Up of Powerful Guests:
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Transformative Justice Coalition Co-Leaders Barbara Arnwine Esq and Daryl Jones Esq
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Kim Crenshaw Esq – Professor Of Law, Author, Legal Theorist And Director African American Policy Forum
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LaTosha Brown – Co-Founder Black Voters Matters Fund
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Rev Stephen A. Green – Pastor St. Luke AME Church – Chair, Faith For Black Lives
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Shana Gallagher – Executive Director of UN-PAC
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Cliff Albright – Co-Founder Black Voters Matters Fund
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Helen Butler – Executive Director – Georgia Coalition For The People’s Agenda
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Gerald Griggs Esq – Vice President Atlanta NAACP
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Nick Knudsen – Executive Director – DemCast USA
Join all on Monday January 24th at 7:00 PM ET for an informative, insightful panel of leaders and activists to discuss where we go from here.
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National Voting Rights Conference
Participants will walk away with tools and resources needed to mobilize their states and communities to Protect and Free the Vote.
The goal of this planning and strategy conference is to bring together key activists from throughout the nation, especially the South, to plan a series of strategic interventions, organizing, and events for 2021 and next year to educate, mobilize and support marginalized voters.
For more information on conference, sessions, and travel info visit:
https://liftourvote.com/conference . Check back often, as we are updating regularly.
Schedule and Speakers
I. Opening: 7:00-7:05 PM
A. God Bless America – Recording
B. National Anthem – Instrumental
C. Lift Every Voice and Sing – Rochelle Rice
II. Welcome: 7:06–7:14 PM
A. Daryl D. Jones, Chair of the Board, Transformative Justice Coalition
B. Barbara R. Arnwine, President, Transformative Justice Coalition
III. Opening Prayer & Remarks: 7:14–7:21 PM
A. Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.
IV. Overview of the Occasion: 7:21-7:32 PM
A. Hon. Maxine Waters, Chair, House Financial Services Committee (Invitee)
B. Marc Morial, President & CEO, National Urban League
V. Special Remarks: 7:33–7:43 PM
A. Samuel Lewis, Brother of Congressman John Lewis
B. Hon. Beto O’Rouke, Former, U.S. Congressional Member (TX)
VI. Musical Performance: 7:44–7:48 PM
A. “I’m On My Way to Freedom’s Land” – Rochelle Rice
VII. Remarks on Voting Rights On Fire: 7:49–8:05
A. Tanya Clay House, Chair, Civil Rights Section of the National Bar Association
B. Ms. Helen Butler, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda
C. Tishan Weesooriya, Democracy Campaign Representative, Sierra Club
D. Jana Morgan, President, Declaration For American Democracy
E. Dr. Ben Chavis, President, National Newspapers Publishers Association, Host, Chavis Chronicles
F. Eleanor Smeal, President, The Feminist Majority
VIII. Musical Selection: 8:07-8:10 PM
A. Evangelist Marian Galloway Jones
IX. Our Generation is Ready and Leading: 8:10–8:24 PM
A. Cameron Barnes, National Youth Political Director, Rainbow PUSH Coalition
B. Jessica Fortune Barker, President, Lift Our Vote and The Vision Movement
C. Rev. Stephen A. Green, Social Justice Pastor, Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York and Chair of Faith for Black Lives
X. Reading of the John Lewis Farewell Letter: 8:25–8:30 PM
A. Rev. Stephen A. Green
B. Drake Smith, Maryland High School Student
XI. Musical Selection:
A. Rochelle Rice: 8:31–8:35 PM
XII. The Path Forward: 8:36–8:45 PM
A. Ms. Latosha Brown, Co-Founder, Black Voters Matter Fund
B. Cliff Albright , Co-Founder, Black Voters Matter Fund
XIII. The Voting Rights Institute: 8:46–8:49 PM
A. V. Lynn Whitfield, Esq., Election Protection Fellow
XIV. Musical Selection: 8:50–8:53 PM
A. Evangelist Marian Galloway Jones
XV. Words for the Soul: 8:54–9:09 PM
A. Bishop William Barber, II, Founder, Co-Leader, Poor People’s Campaign
XVI. Closing Remarks: 9:10–9:15 PM
Barbara R. Arnwine
Daryl D. Jones
XVII. Benediction: 9:15 PM
Rev. Sharon Anderson, Templeton Praise, Alabama Avenue, Washington, DC Playing of Happy by Pharrell
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John Lewis Candlelight Vigils
On July 17, a year after John Lewis’ passing, the Transformative Justice Coalition, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Public Citizen, Declaration For American Democracy and many others to call for nationwide candlelight vigils – Good Trouble Vigils for Democracy – to demand the passage of the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, DC Statehood and to not let the Jim Crow filibuster stand in the way.
And fill out this partner form to become part of the effort.
America is at a crossroads. We have reached an inflection point in which we must force our elected officials to act now or risk losing our republic.
Our democracy is under attack. We are approaching the six-month anniversary of the failed January 6th attack on our nation, anti-voter laws are being passed in states all over the country, the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings further undermine our freedom to vote and limiting states ability to require large donors to disclose their campaign contributions.
And this Summer, Congressional districts risk being redrawn in a way that will allow politicians to choose their voters – rather than the voters fairly choosing who represents them.
But there is hope for us to stop this undercurrent of corruption and rebuild American democracy so that the freedom to vote is protected, billionaires don’t control our political systems, and our representatives actually respond to we the people.
To do this, we must pass the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and D.C. Statehood – and we can’t let anything, including the Jim Crow filibuster, stand in our way!
We must and will win this Fight!
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Moral March on Manchin & McConnell
On Wednesday, June 23, join the Moral March on Manchin & McConnell and take a stand for human values!
Washington D.C. 1 PM ET
SUPPORT:
VOTING RIGHTS FOR ALL
INFRASTRUCTURE
$15 / hr MINIMUM WAGE
STOP:
VOTER SUPPRESSION
FILIBUSTER
www.PoorPeoplesCampaign.Org/Manchin
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
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National TeleTown Hall: Youth Activism, the Legacy of Goodman, Chaney & Schwerner
Join our National Teletown Hall and learn more about the history and the future of youth activism in the Civil and Voting Rights movements.
June 21, 2021 at 7 pm EDT
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National John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Action Day
Join the May 8th John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Day of Action to educate and activate voters to address the threat of voter suppression. Support this major day of activism to call for legislative voter protection through the passage of HR1 For The People Act, HR4 John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, passage of DC Statehood and addressing the filibuster.
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John Lewis Mobilization Town Hall
We welcome you to our Town Hall
Join our virtual Town Hall this Wednesday, April 28, at 7 p.m. ET where activists and local organizations can learn more about the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement mobilization.
On May 8, 2021, a “John Lewis National Day of Action” will ignite public support for restoring the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act through S1, the For the People Act, HR1, and HR4. We will also address one of the greatest obstacles to the passage of civil and voting rights – and one of the last vestiges of slavery – the filibuster!
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John Lewis Mobilization Town Hall
We welcome you to our Town Hall
Join our virtual Town Hall this Wednesday, April 14, at 7 p.m. ET where activists and local organizations can learn more about the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement mobilization.
On May 8, 2021, a “John Lewis National Day of Action” will ignite public support for restoring the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act through S1, the For the People Act, HR1, and HR4. We will also address one of the greatest obstacles to the passage of civil and voting rights – and one of the last vestiges of slavery – the filibuster!
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John Lewis Mobilization Town Hall
Join activists on Wednesday, March 31st at 7 pm ET for the John Lewis Mobilization Town Hall. This town hall is for activists and local organizations to learn more about the May 8th John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Day of Action where we will take the streets with more than 100 “Votercades” in more than 100 cities.
The voting rights of America’s Voters of Color and Youth Voters are under attack nationally by state legislators introducing and passing laws to suppress their participation in elections. Join more than 50 organizations sponsoring the May 8 John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Day to learn how you can help mobilize to pass the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, DC Statehood and address the filibuster. Together, we can build a better democracy!
Our mobilization will show public support for restoring the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 which was decimated and eroded by the Supreme Court in Shelby v. Holder.
On this day, street activism will join virtual activism as people across the country take to the streets for a car caravan votercade. This national organizing strategy will also introduce a new concept to engage young voters and “next generation voters” through the use of a “Virtual Voter Activist Village.”
To learn more about this event, visit this link: http://bit.ly/JohnLewisTownHall
Mobilize link: https://www.mobilize.us/publiccitizen/event/381015/
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Sept. 11th #VoterInfo #OurMarchToVoteEarly Twitter Storm Town Hall
We are back with weekly Twitter Storm Town Halls, every Friday at 3:00 PM!
Today we are educating about the importance of Voting Rights Month, September 1st – October 6th: What is it and how do you get involved?
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Facebook Live TeleTown Hall “Our March to the Ballot Box: Defeating Voter Suppression with Every Step and Every Vote”
Facebook Live TeleTown Hall “Our March to the Ballot Box: Defeating Voter Suppression with Every Step and Every Vote” moderated by Daryl. D. Jones, Esq. & with panelists: Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq.; Rev. Yearwood; C.K. Hoffler, Esq.; Christian F. Nunes; Jessica Barker-Fortune; C. Betty Magness; and, Gary Flowers.
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“Igniting Change” Radio Show on “WE DEMAND CHANGE!: ATHLETES LEADING IN FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND UNJUST POLICING!”
On Tuesday, September 1st, 2020, 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern Time, Host Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq. and her Co-Host Daryl D. Jones, Esq. spoke with guests Denise (Coach T) Taylor, Shermena M. Nelson, and, Dr. Greg Primus, and looked at the national activism of our nation’s professional athletes in protest of police brutality, racism, and killings.
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“Igniting Change” Radio Show on “Our March to the Ballot Box: Defeating Voter Suppression with Every Step and Every Vote”
On Tuesday, September 8th, 2020, 12:00-1:00 PM Eastern Time, Host Barbara R. Arnwine, Esq. and her Co-Host Daryl D. Jones, Esq. spoke with guests C. Betty Magness; Jessica Fortune Barker; Christian F. Nunes; and David Johns, and reviewed and continued the Transformative Justice Coalition’s Facebook Live TeleTown Hall which was held on September 7th at 7:00 PM EDT.
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Voting Rights Month
Voting Rights Month occurs every year from September 1st – October 6th, the anniversary of Fannie Lou Hamer’s birthday.