Dear People For Supporter,
Today we're taking the fight for voting rights back to the White House, with a youth-focused event to tell President Biden: no more excuses. We need voting rights legislation passed now!
We'll be joined by civil rights leaders, youth activists, actor Soleil Moon Frye (who, along with her daughters, will be risking arrest with us), and others...
No matter where you are, here are three easy things you can do to support this important fight at the same time we're rallying at the White House.
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Join us online (starting at 10 AM ET) -- and share the live feed>>
While we're engaged in civil disobedience today, call the White House at 1-888-724-8746. Tell them you expect President Biden do everything in his power to help overcome the filibuster and pass the Freedom to Vote Act.
Please help spread the word on social media! We've set up a handy online toolkit with some pre-written messages to help you get started.
The future of our democracy is in grave danger if we can't guarantee the fundamental right to vote, so we hope you'll step up and take action today.
Thanks so much for your activism and your support!
— People For’s Digital Team (Sarah, Meg, Zach, Ben and Will)
----[previous message from Soleil Moon Frye to D.C.-region supporters]----
Friend,
My kids’ future means everything to me. That’s why I’m willing to risk arrest for voting rights.
My parents were civil rights activists – my father was part of the original March for Jobs and Freedom in 1963 – so I grew up with a unique understanding of what it means to be of service to a greater cause. Now, the freedom to vote is that cause.
My friends at People For the American Way are working hard to urge President Biden to lead on voting rights in the way that only the President of the United States can. Will you join us in Washington, D.C. next Wednesday, November 3, at 10 AM as they return to the White House to once again demand progress on federal voting rights protections?
RSVP now to join our youth-powered demonstration for voting rights at 10 AM on 11/3! >>
As a kid growing up in front of the camera, I had an unusual childhood. I grew up with an acute awareness that many people were still fighting hard for freedom across the country. Now I’m a parent myself, and I’ve realized that at its heart, the movement for voting rights is about the future. It’s critical that we encourage young people to join this movement now, because, ultimately, they’ll be the ones carrying it forward.
This Wednesday, People For the American Way and its democracy coalition partners have joined with youth activists to demand that President Biden urge the Senate to FIX or NIX the filibuster to pass critical voting rights legislation. Every issue that affects young people’s future is on the line if we can’t protect access to the ballot box for every eligible voter. Please join us on Wednesday as we build the crowd and show the White House just how many people are with us!
Let us know if you can join us at the White House next Wednesday 11/3 at 10 AM! >>
I’ll be there on Wednesday with my daughters Poet and Jagger. I’m proud to be attending the protest next week by their side, and I hope to see you there!
In community,
Soleil Moon Frye, filmmaker, actor, and activist
P.S. Please know that I and others at the event intend to engage in acts of civil disobedience that may result in arrest. If you attend, we urge you to follow the guidance and instruction of volunteers at the event who will warn attendees of areas and behaviors to avoid in order to prevent arrest.
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