AMERICAN WAY August 2021
SPOTLIGHT
No More Excuses: Urging President Biden To Lead On Voting Rights
On August 24, People For members and activists from across the region showed up in the sweltering August heat to demand greater engagement on voting rights in President Biden’s backyard. We rallied across from the White House with democracy coalition partners to show that we need President Biden to do whatever is necessary to protect our freedom to vote.
Don’t miss speeches by People For President Ben Jealous, People For the American Way Foundation Board Chair Reverend Timothy McDonald, and the other civil rights leaders, young elected officials, and advocates who came out on Tuesday!
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THIS MONTH
We Must Stop The California Governor Recall
California is suffering from its worst fire season in years, yet by Thanksgiving it could have a far-right governor who dismisses climate science and wants to do away with the progressive environmental policies that the state has led on for years. We have just three weeks to turn the tide, and we’re working hard with our members to urge Californians to stop the recall.
Recent polling shows a massive enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans, and that Californian progressives have not absorbed the seriousness of this threat. Please watch and share our new explainer video, particularly with your friends and family in the state, to raise awareness that Californians must vote no on the recall on September 14!
Watch and share on Facebook >>
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WATCH: Maddow and Jealous on the Campaign For Voting Rights
On MSNBC’s The Rachel Maddow Show, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous discussed our August 24 rally to urge President Biden to lead on voting rights and call on the Senate to remove the filibuster as an obstacle.
“It shouldn’t be easier to fix roads and bridges than it is to ensure that our democracy works,” Jealous told Maddow, explaining why we have been urging President Biden to do more on this critical issue. Check out the whole interview now!
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People For Members In Action This Month
This month, we rolled out our new Action of the Week series, where we spotlight one thing you can do to protect our democracy. Our members took action to protect the vote and stop gerrymandering, because the threat to our voting rights is the most severe that it’s been since the Jim Crow era.
Watch the videos and read the blogs below for step-by-step tools on how you can call your senator or sign a petition to ensure that everyone has safe access to the ballot box!
Stop Gerrymandering in 60 Seconds >>
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Protect The Vote in 60 Seconds >>
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Make sure you’re following us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for our ongoing Actions of the Week series!
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Young Elected Officials In Action
Members of People For’s Young Elected Officials Network took action this month both by working within their communities to make sure everyone has a seat at the table and by pushing our federal government to do better by We The People.
Illinois House Representative Kam Buckner spoke with us about why it was important for him to go into public service. And the Network’s members were part of the more than 100 state legislators who came to Washington, D.C. from across the country to urge the Senate to protect voting rights by passing the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and the D.C. statehood bill. Read below for more!
Read more about our YEOs flying into Washington to support voting rights >>
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Watch and read our full conversation with IL House Rep. Kam Buckner >>
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The Young Elected Officials Network is a nonpartisan program of our affiliate People For the American Way Foundation.
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CONFIRMED JUDGES, CONFIRMED FEARS: The Devastating Harm Done by Confirmed Trump Federal Judges
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Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Reverse Prior Rulings and Put Into Effect Restrictive Texas Abortion Law
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Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Reverse Prior Rulings and Put Into Effect Restrictive Texas Abortion Law
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Trump Judge Reverses Prior Ruling and Upholds Stop and Search of Black Man
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MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS
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The Eviction Crisis Shows Why Federal Courts Matter
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THE NATION: It’s Time for Biden to Lead on Voting Rights
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Ben Jealous Rallies Crowd Protesting U.S. Chamber’s Voter Suppression Support
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Trump Judge Completes Crusade to Reinstate Restrictive Abortion Law
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Making Good Trouble
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DEMOCRACY NOW: Voting Rights Groups Launch Civil Disobedience Campaign at the White House
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President Biden: You Must Do More to Protect Voting Rights
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Trump Judges Cast Deciding Votes to Reverse Panel Decision and Reinstate Death Penalty Against Intellectually Disabled Black Man
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WATCH: People For Urges President Biden to Lead on Voting Rights
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Myrna Pérez Will Protect Our Right to Vote, Exactly As Judges Are Supposed To
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Trump Judges Reverse District Court and Grant Qualified Immunity to Police Officer Charged with Improperly Arresting and Searching 12 and 14 Year-Old Boys
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RIGHT WING WATCH
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Capitol Hill Bomb Threat Suggests Jan. 6 Siege Was a Beta Test
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GOP Candidate for Virginia Governor Promotes Trumpist Propaganda on ‘Election Integrity’ at Liberty University
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Proud Boys Leader Who Burned BLM Flag, Violated DC Gun Laws Sentenced to 5 Months in Prison
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Sarah Palin Says She’ll Run for Senate if God Wants Her To, Christians Do More to Support Her
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Josh Mandel Says Democrats Are ‘Stomping on the Graves’ of Veterans By Not Investigating Trump’s False Stolen Election Claims
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Right-Wing Voter Suppression Advocates Hold ‘Election Integrity Summit’ in Virginia
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From Flat Earth to Holocaust Denial, the Conspiracy Theorist Podcast That Nearly Scored an MMA Legend
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DeAnna Lorraine Claims Capitol Police Are Being ‘Offed’ to Cover Up the Truth About Jan. 6
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QAnon Celebrity Lin Wood Promotes Man Convicted of Corrupting a Minor
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