From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): This is big. Majority Leader Schumer just announced that next week will be the first major procedural vote for the Freedom To Vote Act. This will mark a new phase of our campaign to pass this transformative … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): This week we made a huge step forward towards making our democracy work for every one of us. We now have a new bill, the Freedom To Vote Act — which contains many of the bold policies in … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Voting rights are under attack all over the country. Look no further than Texas — where Republicans are attempting to muscle through legislation to ban 24-hour and drive-through voting, increase criminal penalties for election workers, and … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/12/family-john-lewis-joins-demand-biden-kill-filibuster-defend-voting-rights “If President Biden and Senator Schumer truly care about ending the war on voting rights they have to use their political will to abolish the filibuster and pass the For the People Act immediately,” said one organizer. … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): On August 12, the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, the National Council of Churches and a delegation of multi-racial national faith leaders representing millions of members across the country joined … Continued
From the Juggernaut Project (https://juggernautproject.com/): Earlier this summer, President Biden told a crowd in Oklahoma that he was going to “fight like heck” to ensure the For the People Act passes. But weeks later, he’s still leaving multiple options on … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/02/hundreds-arrested-dc-demanding-voting-rights-end-poverty-and-death-filibuster Clergy and low-wage workers with the Poor People’s Campaign are also calling on Congress to treat the nation’s immigrants with respect. JESSICA CORBETT August 2, 2021 Leaders of the national Poor People’s Campaign and Rev. Jesse Jackson were … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): In the fourth week of the Season of Nonviolent Moral Direct Action, we are calling everyone to Washington DC for a Mass National Moral Monday Action in Washington DC to Save Our Democracy! On August … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): The For the People Act is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to fundamentally shift power away from wealthy special interests and put it in the hands of everyday people. Despite some misinformed media reports, after all 50 Senate … Continued
From Interfaith Power and Light (http://interfaithpowerandlight.org): “And so if the American dream is to be a reality, we must work to make it a reality and realize the urgency of the moment.” -Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., July 4th, … Continued