Eight years ago today, the Supreme Court significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act in the infamous Shelby v. Holder case. The ruling opened the floodgates to voter suppression, allowing states to pass restrictive measures that made it harder for Black and Brown communities to cast a ballot. Since the 2013 ruling, 48 states have introduced or passed almost 400 pieces of legislation [[link removed]] that create barriers to the ballot box.

Now, with the U.S. Senate failing to advance the For the People Act (S. 1) earlier this week, political commentators are declaring federal voting rights legislation dead.

BUT we know the fight to pass S. 1 and H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, is very much alive! The fight is far from over!

This month, we are gearing up for a summer of activism and have already begun the hard work of turning up the heat on Congress. On Monday, our team stood in solidarity with our Georgia partners at the Atlanta stop of the Black Voters Matter Freedom Ride Bus Tour. [[link removed]]

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Join us TOMORROW, June 26, from 12-4pm in Washington, DC, for the last stop of the tour as we provide political education on the voter suppression wave sweeping our nation and demand that Congress pass the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, and H.R 51, a bill that would make DC the 51 st state. RSVP [[link removed]] to attend here. Can’t attend in person? Join the conversation on social media using #FreedomRide2021.

You can also join the fight by taking these three steps:

1.
Register
to
vote
&
check
your
registration
at
vote.org
[[link removed]]
.
Ensure
your
name
is
on
the
voter
rolls
and
that
your
local
election
officials
have
you
most
up
to
date
information
for
you.
2.
Call
your
U.S.
Senator
TODAY
at
(202)
224-​3121
and
demand
they
pass
the
For
the
People
Act
and
the
John
Lewis
Voting
Rights
Advancement
Act,
even
if
it
means
amending
the
Senate’s
filibuster
rules.
3.
Connect
with
us
in
our
local
work
in
Georgia
[[link removed]]
and
Florida.
Sign-up
to
learn
more
about
events
in
the
month
of
July.

Read our latest blog post from Jenna Israel on why voting rights matter to young people [[link removed]] in this critical moment.

In addition to the bus tour, we’ve also joined a special campaign called Deadline for Democracy. The summer campaign aims to mobilize local activists and organizers during Congress’ July recess to host visible public events, urging Congress to pass the For the People Act. Find and attend [[link removed]] one of the 140 events across the country. Watch [[link removed]] the livestream of the campaign launch on Monday, June 28 at 8pm ET.

Finally, we’re throwing down on the Supreme Court’s pending decision in an important voting rights case Brnovich v. DNC [[link removed]] . The case has the potential to define the next decade of efforts to protect the freedom to vote. While our hope is that the court will affirm that there’s no place for racism in our elections and strike down Arizona’s racially discriminatory voting laws, we will educate voters on what the decision means for them.

We’ve come too far to give up now. And we won’t stop fighting until we win. We are excited to see you all this summer!

In Solidarity,

Advancement Project National Office Team

P.S. We also cannot forget to wish Tamir Rice a happy heavenly birthday today. #WeWillNotStop until all of us are free.

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