[link removed] [[link removed]]image of ... [[link removed]]Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., spent his adult life fighting for equity and justice for all people, including their right to vote. As we observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, voting rights in America are at great risk. According to the Brennan Center For Justice, “19 states passed 34 laws restricting access to voting in 2021,” and “More than 440 bills with provisions that restrict voting access have been introduced in 49 states in the 2021 legislative sessions.” This trend is expected to continue in 2022.
In honor of Dr. King and our commitment to the equity of all people, Gamaliel is renewing its commitment to supporting communities as they fight to protect their rights and training leaders to have powerful voices in the decisions that affect their lives.
To that end, we are committed to the following in 2022:
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Distributing
grants
to
Gamaliel
affiliates
who
are
planning
to
use
Integrated
Voter
Engagement
strategies
in
the
leadup
to
primaries
and
elections
in
2022.
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Working
to
expand
the
In-Prison
Relational
Voter
Program
first
introduced
by
WISDOM,
our
statewide
affiliate
in
Wisconsin,
which
trains
disenfranchised
people
who
are
in
prison
to
encourage
their
community
members
to
vote.
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Conduct
workshops
throughout
2022
to
train
our
affiliates
and
leaders
in
Integrated
Voter
Engagement
strategies.
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Continue
pushing
for
voting
rights
restoration
for
people
with
conviction
histories.
We encourage our affiliates and leaders to organize their communities around issues related to voting rights and redistricting as we work together toward a day in which all Americans have an equal opportunity to vote.
Join Gamaliel in the fight for equity and justice by investing in our work today.
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