My Voice Is My Vote Twtter chat at 1 p.m. ET Saturday.
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Vote Early Day
October 24 is Vote Early Day! Join us for a #MyVoiceIsMyVote Twitter chat where we will talk about what voting means for different individuals and communities. Participants include comedian Zahra Noorbakhsh, performing artist and entrepreneur Twanna Hines, comedian Joey Clift, and student activist Abrielle De Veux.
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Tools for Immigration Justice Advocates
With immigrant justice issues before the Supreme Court — including the Trump administration's border wall funding and Remain in Mexico asylum policy — now is a good time to revisit two Opportunity Agenda resources:
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Paid Family and Medical Leave for All Cannot Wait Any Longer
The Opportunity Agenda's Outreach and Editorial Director Elizabeth Johnsen wrote about her experience caring for family during the pandemic and the need to replace the patchwork of state and emergency legislation with a systemic solution: a national paid family and medical leave program for all.
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Partner Stories: #JusticeOutLoud
Everything we are talking about in this month’s newsletter comes down to uplifting and protecting core social justice values such as Voice, Community, Opportunity, Redemption and Safety. We couldn’t do this values-based work without our partners, who define these values. We’d like to share two examples today: the
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The Amp: Supreme Court Takes On Immigrant Justice Cases
This week, the Supreme Court added two major cases to its docket that immigration advocates will be watching closely. The first case seeks to end the Trump administration’s inhumane Remain in Mexico policy, which forces asylum seekers to wait indefinitely on Mexico’s side of the border. The second case concerns Trump's spending $6 billion on the border wall and militarization of border communities that Congress allocated for other purposes. We have messaging for both.
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