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      • National John Lewis
        Voting Rights Advancement
        Day of Action!

        Thanks to all who joined us in Oakland
        to Protect Voting Rights

        May 8, 2021

        The struggle to protect democracy is not over!

        To get involved, check out these organizations:

        Transformative Justice Coalition
        Declaration for American Democracy (DFAD) Coalition
        Scrutineers

        or any of the partner organizations listed below.

         
         
        Photo of four young Black people holding large letters on sticks, reading V-O-T-E. Standing outside a government building,  in front of the Transformative Justice Coalition banner, which is mostly obscured.

        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.

         

        Meanwhile, big business and billionaires are able to spend unlimited amounts of funding to buy our elections.

         

        Join us as we mobilize in the name of John Lewis as part of 100+ events across the nation to pass the For the People Act (H.R. 1), the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4), D.C. Statehood and address the filibuster to do so.

         

        Together, we can build a better nation and a stronger democracy.

        Sign Up
      • THE DAY

        Three Covid-Safe Events. Come to one, two, or all three!
        Please wear a mask covering your nose and mouth.

        These events are non-partisan.
        Photo of reporter with microphone in front of news vans.

        PRESS EVENT/RALLY

        For reporters, bloggers, and community media-makers!

        11:00 - 11:45 AM

        At Malibu Lot at Oakland Arena (see below)

        Celeste Perry, Moderator

        Invocation with soloist Donna Dunwood

        Otis Bruce - Assistant District Attorney, Marin County; Bay Area Social Justice Leader and Founder of OBJ Youth Mentorship Program

        Ge'Nell Gary - Mayor of Albany, CA

        Music and more

        View Press Kit
        Photo of man's arm raising fist in solidarity out of car window

        VOTERCADE

        A Covid-safe car caravan through the neighborhoods. Nonpartisan signs and colorful decorations welcome!

        Votercade will kick off at noon. Come between 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM to get in line and decorate your vehicle! You can even print signs from home (courtesy of the Miami, FL votercade)

        Meet at Malibu Lot at Oakland Arena (see below)

        Sign Up for the Votercade
        Image of John Lewis statue being unloaded from truck in Atlanta, Georgia 2021

        CELEBRATION TAILGATE

        1:00 - 2:30 PM

        At Malibu Lot at Oakland Arena (see below)

        • Music, food and socially distanced outdoor fun!
        • Pack a picnic, grab a blanket and bring some lawn chairs.
        • Food cart(s) will also be on site.
        • Limited seating provided for seniors and people with disabilities.
        • Performances by Oakland OriginalZ, Najee Amaranth, Mike Rufo, Lauren Mayer, and Pete Kronowitt
        • More guests to be announced in coming days!
        • Remember to wear a mask!
      • Location for All Three Events

        Malibu Lot at Oakland Arena

        8000 S Coliseum Way

        Oakland, CA 94621

         

        Important: The Malibu Lot has its own gate entrance. Do NOT go to the Main Gate (vaccination site) or South Gate (baseball game). The votercade will start and end at the Malibu Lot.

      • Get the Votercade Playlist

        People in over 100 votercades will be listening to these songs

        Get Playlist and Instructions
      • Graphic image of Statue of Liberty crown with the words, "Majority of Republicans (56%), Majority of Independents (68%), Majority of Democrats (77%), A clear Majority of Americans (67%) Support the For the People Act. Source: http://dfadcoalition.org/poll

        The For The People Act
        Protects Your Voting Rights

        Tell your Senators, "Support S1!"

        Abstract image with the words "Voting should be EASY. For the People Act gives us automatic voter registration when you turn 18, abolishes voter ID laws, expands early voting, restores the right to vote for people with felony convictions, ends partisan gerrymandering, stops voter purges."

        The For The People Act
        Protects Your Voting Rights

        Tell your Senators, "Support S1!"

        The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act protects your voting rights.

        Tell your Representatives, "Support H.R. 4!"

        The Washington D.C. Admission Act would make D.C. a state

        Tell Congress, "Washington, D.C. residents deserve full representation! Support D.C. Statehood!"

        The Senate will not pass voting rights laws until they deal with the Filibuster

        Tell your Senators, "Address the filibuster now!"

        Join us in honoring the late Congressman John Lewis

        Civil rights icon

      • Sponsors and Endorsers

         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         

        Local Participation:

        Thanks to these organizations for your help putting together the Bay Area Votercade. The ad hoc organizing team appreciates the time, energy and in some cases funds you have contributed:

        Alameda Central Labor Council 🔸 California Federation of Teachers 🔸 Community Change Action 🔸 Gray Panthers of Berkeley and the East Bay, Inc. 🔸 Ella Baker Center 🔸 Equal Justice Society 🔸 Face the Music Collective 🔸 Indivisible East Bay 🔸 Indivisible Piedmont 🔸 Indivisible  SF Peninsula and CA-14 🔸 Latino Marin/North Bay Latinx 🔸 League of Women Voters - Oakland 🔸 Livermore Indivisible 🔸 Scrutineers

         
         

        National Fiscal Sponsors:

        Transformative Justice Coalition 🔸 Public Citizen 🔸 End Citizens United 🔸 Declaration For American Democracy 🔸 Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights 🔸 Southern Poverty Law Center Action Fund 🔸 Communications Workers of America 🔸 National Election Defense Coalition 🔸 Feminist Majority Foundation 🔸 League of Women Voters 🔸 Common Cause

         

        National Endorsers Include:

        #NoRA

        159 Together

        ABWR

        AKA

        Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)

        Alliance for Climate Education (ACE)

        Able to Vote

        Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

        Epsilon Theta Omega Chapter

        Alpha Kappa Alpha/TLOD/NPHC-Houston

        Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc

        Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

        Inc.Kappa Pi Omega Chapter

        Access Community Health Network

        Action Together New Jersey

        A-LEGO

        AL Association for the Arts/ Lift Our Vote

        Alabama State Association of Cooperatives

        All on the line

        Alliance for Youth Action

        Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.- Central Region Connection and Social Action

        American Family Voices

        American Association of People with Disabilities

        Americans for Democratic Action (ADA)

        American Federation of Teachers

        APAPA TX

        APIA Vote Colorado

        Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote

        African Women for Biden-Harris

        American Association of People with Disabilities

        Asian Democrats Central Texas

        Atlanta Grandmothers for Peace

        Author/Advocate

        Baltimore County Progressive Democrats Club

        Bread of Life Deliverance Ministries

        Bible Study for Progressives

        Black Voter Matter Fund

        Blue Future

        Brave New Films

        Beyond Our Status Congolese Alliance, Inc

        Bend the Arc Jewish Action: Champaign-Urbana

        Beth Tikvah Congregation Tzedek Voter Rights Project

        Birthsafe.org

        Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law

        Broward for Progress

        Build Back Better USA

        Carolina for All

        Campus Vote Project

        Center for Popular Democracy

        Center for Common Ground

        Clean Water Action

        Clean Elections Texas

        CivicGeorgia

        Common Power

        Chicago Women Take Action

        Climate Hawks Vote

        Crimson Goes Blue

        Coconino County Democratic Party (AZ)

        Common Cause/NY and Let NY Vote

        Congregation of Sisters of St. Agnes

        Columban Center for Advocacy and Outreach

        Common Cause

        Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd

        CWA

        Daily Kos

        Danville Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated

        DC Vote

        Declaration for American Democracy

        DemCast USA

        DEMOCRACY MATTERS

        Demos

        Democracy 21

        DoTheMostGood MoCo MD

        DuPage County NAACP

        End Citizens United / Let America Vote Action Fund

        Eta Beta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha

        East End Action Network

        Equity Action Collective, LLC

        Equal Justice Society

        Face the Music Collective

        Fair Fight

        Fair Elections Center

        Faith Commons

        Faith in Public Life Action

        Evanston North/Shore Branch NAACP

        Field Team 6

        Feminist Majority Foundation

        FIRST MERCHANTS FINANCIAL SERVICES

        Fix Democracy First

        Foot Print Farms

        Franciscan Action Network

        Free Speech For People

        Georgia Working Families Party

        Georgia Coalition of the People’s Agenda-Augusta

        Good Trouble-Beloit

        Great Vibrations

        Get Money Out – Maryland

        Grassroots Democrats HQ

        Greater New York Labor-Religion Coalition

        HAZMAT America

        Hate-Watch Report

        Herd on the Hill

        Hip Hop Caucus

        Indivisible Chicago

        Indivisible DuPage

        Indivisible SF Peninsula and CA-14

        Georgia WAND Education Fund, Inc.

        Georgia Coalition of the People’s Agenda-Augusta

        Good Trouble-Beloit

        Great Vibrations

        Generation Progress

        Greenpeace

        In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda

        Indivisible East Bay

        Indivisible GA-11

        Indivisible Georgia Coalition

        Indivisible Howard County

        Indivisible Illinois

        Indivisible NY24

        IndivisibleNWIL Crystal lake

        Inwood Indivisible

        Illinois National Organization for Women

        Indivisible Los Gatos

        Indivisible Marin

        Indivisible Montgomery (MD)

        Indivisible Media City Burbank

        Indivisible San Jose

        Indivisible Georgia District 10 in Athens

        INDIVISIBLE HOWARD COUNTY

        IndivisibleNWIL Crystal lake

        Indivisible Project

        Indivisible Ventura

        Indivisible Ulster (NY19)

        Indivisible Yolo

        J. S. Curry & Associates, LLC

        Jewish Alliance for Economic Justice

        Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis

        Labor Council for Latin American Advancement

        Latino Marin – North Bay Latinx

        Law Office of Mark Brandys

        Leadership Conference of Women Religious

        League of Women Voters of Colorado

        League of Women Voters US

        League of Conservation Voters

        League of Women Voters of Oakland

        League of Women Voters of Piedmont

        League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County

        League of Women Voters of Dane County

        League of Women Voters- Virginia

        Leonard Peltier Defense Committee

        Live Oak County Democrats

        Mainers for Accountable leadership

        March On

        Mi Familia Vota

        Missouri Voter Protection Coalition

        Michigan United

        MARIN AFRICAN AMERICAN PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

        Mothers Work

        MoveOn

        MomsRising

        Moore County NAACP-NC

        NAACP

        NAN NYC Chapter Second Chance Committee

        National Action Network

        National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd

        National Pan-Hellenic Council of Chicago Social Action Committee

        National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

        National Bar Association Young Lawyers Association

        National Action Network Alabama

        National Council of Jewish Women Chicago North Shore

        NJ LGBTQ Democrats

        NCJW Chicago North Shore

        Network of Spiritual Progressives

        No Dem Left Behind

        National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)

        National Election Defense Coalition

        National Organization for Women

        National Urban League

        NAACP Milwaukee Branch

        NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice

        New American Leaders Action Fund

        NRDC Action Fund

        Northridge Indivisible

        Oregon (WI) Area Progressives

        Our Revolution Howard County [Maryland]

        Our Revolution Chicago/Cook County

        Our Revolution

        OCA-Asian Pacific American Advocates

        Our Revolution Maryland

        Peace & Justice Community

        St. Cross Episcopal Church

        Paradise Las Vegas Indivisible

        Plan Civic Engagement Organizer

        Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts

        People’s Action

        People For the American Way

        Phenomenal Young Women

        Planned Parenthood Action Fund

        Paradise Las Vegas Indivisible

        Poligon Education Fund

        Progress Arizona

        Progressive Change Campaign Committee

        Population Connection Action Fund

        Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

        Progressive Legacy

        Poder Latinx

        Public Eye Relations / NWPC

        Racial Justice Network

        Rainbow PUSH Coalition

        RepresentUs New Mexico

        Robbin King

        Rise Up WV

        Roth PR

        Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary

        Western American Area

        Save Democracy

        Scrutineers

        Self Help Graphics & Art

        Stand Up America

        Service Employees International Union (SEIU)

        Souls to the Polls

        Sierra Club

        SIKOW/CCCJ/PPC

        Sisters of St. Mary of Namur

        Sisters of St. Joseph

        Brentwood NY

        South Central Brooklyn United for Progress

        SpeakingintheKeyofWE

        Stellas Girls

        St. Louis Area Voting Initiative

        Summit Area Indivisible

        Supermarket Legends of Milwaukee

        Swing Left Marin

        Sisters of Mercy of the Americas Justice Team

        Souls to the Polls – Milwaukee

        Southern Poverty Law Center

        St. Louis Area Voter Protection Coalition

        State Voices Florida

        State Voices

        Students Against Voter Suppression

        Supermajority

        SumOfUs

        Texas Freedom Network

        Tikkun: the Jewish and Interfaith Prophetic Voice

        The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights

        The New Georgia Project

        The Zeta Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc

        The Workers Circle

        Thomas Sankara Harlem Commemoration Committee

        The Health Federation of Philadelphia

        Thompson& Thompson Ph.d,CPA

        Un-PAC

        Ulster Activists (U-Act)

        Urban League of Palm Beach County

        Unity in Community North Mecklenburg

        UnidosUS

        Union for Reform Judaism

        United Campus Workers of Georgia

        UnKoch My Campus

        Upper West Side MoveOn/Indivisible Action Group

        Voices of the South

        Vote From Home

        Vote.org

        Voter Participation Center

        Voto Latino

        Vote Save America

        Voting Rights Alliance

        When We All Vote

        Wisconsin Voter Protection

        Women of Color Coalition

        Women’s March West Virginia

        Women’s Voices Raised for Social Justice

        Yes…AND Playback Theatre

         

        Add Your Organization

      • Not in the San Francisco Bay Area?

        Find an event near you at the national website, https://www.johnlewisdayofaction.org/

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        #VotercadeBA - #Vote4JusticeBA - #JLewisvotercadeBA - #May8ActionDayBA - #PassingS1 - #PassingHR4 - #PassingS51 - #AddressFilibuster - #Vote4Justice - #May8ActionDay

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        Image of Facebook profile picture frame with "your image here" across the center and "National John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Day" around the edge, with small inset of graphic image of John Lewis and the words, "Good Trouble."
      • Questions?

        Email Us:

        Media/Press/Communications Veda Florez

        Community Liaison Queen Jackson

        Votercade Ligaya MacGregor

        Celebration Tailgate Patty Hoyt

        Volunteers Susan Pfeifer

        Social Media Jesse Canchola

        Website Emily Levy

        General inquiries Ligaya MacGregor

         

        Or contact the organizers via Facebook Messenger

      • A BIT OF INSPIRATION

        The late Congressman John Lewis Dancing to Pharrell Williams' "Happy" ... and a message

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