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John,
Fifty years ago, the United States embarked on a path of mass incarceration that has led to a staggering increase in the prison population and the number of people disenfranchised from voting due to a felony conviction. More than 4.6 million people were prohibited from voting in 2022.
We invite you to participate virtually in next week’s Civic Power Convening to engage in civic engagement strategies to challenge mass incarceration. The convening will bring together advocates, researchers, and others to build on recent efforts to expand the vote.
This year’s convening is a hybrid event and you can register here [[link removed]] to join FREE, live virtual sessions! Click here [[link removed]] to view the schedule.
RSVP to live stream Civic Power [[link removed]]
From 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET on August 25th and 26th , we will offer participants an opportunity to hear from experts on movement developments to expand the vote.
Civic Power will feature panel discussions on a range of topics, including:
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Chicago
Mayor
Opens
Civic
Power
-
Mayor
Brandon
Johnson
is
set
to
welcome
us
to
Chi-Town
during
the
opening
session!
The
Mayor
began
his
career
teaching
in
Cabrini-Green
and
later
became
an
organizer
with
the
Chicago
Teachers
Union.

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Keynote:
Desmond
Meade,
National
Rights
Restoration
Activist
-
Desmond’s
leadership
at
the
Florida
Rights
Restoration
Coalition
led
to
the
largest
voting
rights
expansion
in
the
nation,
the
passage
of
the
Amendment
4
ballot
measure,
and
a
Nobel
Peace
Prize
nomination
for
his
organization.


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Plenary:
Movement
Rights
to
Guarantee
Voting
Rights
-
Panelists
will
discuss
movement
developments
to
guarantee
voting
rights
for
all
regardless
of
incarceration
status.


*
Plenary:
Lessons
from
Directly
Impacted
Campaigns
-
Directly
impacted
campaign
organizers
will
discuss
lessons
learned,
including
opportunities
and
challenges,
to
guarantee
voting
rights
for
all
by
leading
from
their
lived
experience.


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Plenary:
Activism
Across
Borders
-
Organizers
and
directly
impacted
activists
across
the
Americas
will
discuss
what
civic
participation
means
for
residents
who
cannot
vote
and
transnational
strategies
and
tactics
to
expand
the
vote.
We look forward to your participation in Civic Power!
Nicole D Porter [[link removed]] Nicole D. Porter
Senior Director of Advocacy
Email: [email protected] [[email protected]]
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