Defending our right to vote is critical for the advancement of our
democracy.

Dear friend,

Defending our right to vote is critical for the advancement of our
democracy. While Shelby v. Holder gave way for hard-right
legislatures to enact voter suppression laws year after year, voter
mobilization efforts have not stopped.

Launched in 2020, the SPLC, along with the Community Foundation for
Greater Atlanta, vowed to disburse $100 million in grants through our
Vote Your Voice program to organizations increasing voter
participation across the South.

This initiative is made possible through your support. As the year
comes to an end, we are asking for your help once again.

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Your donation means local organizations have the ability to register,
educate and mobilize voters in Black and Brown communities that have
been historically underserved, underrepresented and ignored.

Would you be able to chip in today to allow us to continue helping
organizations get the resources they need to turn out voters?

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Double your impact

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We believe that local organizations are best suited to decide what the
best practices are in their communities to expand voter outreach and
participation. This model strengthens relationships between
organizers, civic groups, students, faculty and members of the
community, building a solid foundation for increased voter turnout.

Whether registering voters on college campuses or in rural areas, our
most recently announced grantees are using creative strategies to
motivate folks to show up to the polls. One of our Vote your Voice
recipients, Students Learn Students Vote Coalition (SLSV), was founded
in 2016 by students in response to a history of suppression of the
student vote. By supporting local college campus leaders, the SLSV
helped increase youth voter turnout, proving that investments in
grassroots organizations are key to getting more folks to the polls.

New voter suppression laws, however, have made it difficult for voter
turnout to flourish in the South. Many barriers are created every year
to ensure Black and Brown communities are erased - from denying
eligible returning citizens the right to vote to permanently shutting
down voting locations, far-right extremists will go to great lengths
to silence the will of the voters.

Our Vote your Voice program ensures that more people exercise their
fundamental right to vote because when we turn out, we create greater
opportunities for our communities to thrive.

Until Dec. 31, every donation will be matched up to $1
million. That means your impact will double, helping us at a
moment when we must fight back against voter suppression in the
country.

Please join us today by making a special gift.

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Double your impact

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Thank you for playing a vital role in fighting for our democracy.

In solidarity,

The Southern Poverty Law Center

 



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