One year ago, Republican leaders incited a deadly attack at the Capitol to try to overturn the results of our election.
But the attack on our democracy didn’t end on January 6. In the year since the insurrection at the Capitol, fascism has attacked our school boards, state legislatures, voting laws, and more.
We can only save our democracy by participating in it, so here are 3 things you can do today to protect our voting rights and fight fascism.
At least seven insurrectionists who were at the Capitol on January 6 have since won public office.1 They were elected to state legislatures and city councils in Virginia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Idaho.
Do you know who represents you in the state legislature? City Council? School Board? Elections Commission? Find out, register to vote, and mark the election date on your calendar. Start by going to iwillvote.com.
19 states have passed 33 laws to make it harder to vote.2 And, many election officials who refused to bend to pressure from Trump have been pushed out of power and replaced by people who openly say the last election was fraudulent.
There’s a bill in Congress right now that would address some of these antidemocratic reforms, but Republicans refuse to support it.
With so much national scrutiny, extremist groups went local. There are dozens of new local Proud Boys chapters and other extremist groups in places from Seattle to Philadelphia and beyond.
They are now showing up at school board meetings, public health boards, and PTA’s to protest mask mandates, school curriculum, and more. So, we need to show up too.
Find out when your school board meets publicly and put a reminder on your calendar to check the agenda the day before. If there’s an issue you care about up for debate, show up and tell your fellow parents.
To build the future that we want, it requires showing up and participating. A free and fair democracy where the will of the people prevails is required in order to build a government for and by the people – and to achieve our priorities for working people.
All of our actions added together will help to combat the rise of fascism and ensure that our democracy endures.
In solidarity,
Team AOC
1 - Washington Post
2 - Brennan Center for Justice
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