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August 16, 2021 1:22 pm | By 51279People For Urges President Biden to Lead on Voting Rights
For the second time now, Senate Republicans have blocked critical voting rights legislation from moving forward. They have made it clear that they are actively trying to hold onto power by denying our freedom to vote. On August 12, People…
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August 10, 2021 6:13 pm | By 78613Protect The Vote in 60 Seconds: People For Action of the Week
Welcome to People For’s Action of the Week, where we give you one thing you can do to protect our democracy each week. This week, we’re asking you to call your senators and ask them to protect the vote and…
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August 6, 2021 12:28 pm | By 44533YEOs Fly Into Washington To Support Voting Rights
Members of People For’s Young Elected Officials (YEO) network were some of the more than 100 state legislators who came to Washington, D.C. from across the country to participate in a #RecessCanWait week of action (8/2-8/6) calling on the Senate…
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July 27, 2021 2:33 pm | ByPeople For Member Highlight: Stay Positive and Progressive
This piece was originally published in our Legacy for Liberty newsletter in Winter 2019. After retiring in 2015, I finally had time to do what I really enjoy - read autobiographies. I came across Norman Lear's book and will never…
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July 26, 2021 5:41 pm | By 51279The Senate Must Examine the FBI’s Sham Kavanaugh Investigation
We always knew that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2018 probe into the multiple allegations of sexual assault against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh was a sham. Now, the FBI has responded to an official inquiry from Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Chris…
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July 21, 2021 9:32 am | By 51279Ben Jealous Calls for Supreme Court Reforms At Presidential Commission Hearing
In testimony submitted on July 20, 2021 to the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, People For the American Way President Ben Jealous called for urgently needed reforms to the Court, including term limits, the establishment…
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June 28, 2021 5:29 pm | By 51279Young Elected Officials In Action This June
June has been a busy month for People For the American Way Foundation's Young Elected Officials, who did everything from fight to defend voting rights to advocate for greater LGBTQ+ representation at all levels of government. On June 9, D.C.…
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June 25, 2021 5:26 pm | By 44533Small Donor Revolutionaries: Young Elected Officials Support S. 1
There are many important provisions in the For the People Act, from protecting and expanding voting rights to ending partisan gerrymandering, but perhaps none has the power to transform who can run for Congress more than the creation of a…
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June 24, 2021 3:51 pm | By 63649History and Hope as #FreedomRide2021 Crosses the Deep South
We’re proud to be joining the 2021 Freedom Ride for Voting Rights! We’ll be riding along on the Blackest Bus in America, organizing to defend the Black vote and pass the For the People Act. Follow along for updates from…
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June 24, 2021 10:47 am | By 44533Gathering Momentum for D.C. Statehood
On Tuesday, June 22nd, People For Senior Director of Field Mobilization Diallo Brooks joined a list of speakers for an early morning rally on Capitol Hill in support of S. 51, the Washington, D.C. Admission Act to make Washington, D.C.…
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June 22, 2021 3:48 pm | By 51279Q&A with Young Elected Officials: FL State Sen. Shevrin Jones
To celebrate Pride Month, we asked some of our Young Elected Officials network members to reflect on how their backgrounds have influenced and improved their leadership, and about their experience as young elected officials who are part of the LGBTQ+…
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June 21, 2021 6:46 pm | ByFreedom Ride For Voting Rights: Atlanta, Georgia
The Blackest Bus Stops in Atlanta, Georgia: Freedom Ride 2021 We're proud to be joining the 2021 Freedom Ride for Voting Rights! We'll be riding along on the Blackest Bus in America, organizing to defend the Black vote and pass…
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June 20, 2021 7:59 pm | ByFreedom Ride For Voting Rights: Nashville, Tennessee
The Blackest Bus Stops in Nashville, Tennessee: Freedom Ride 2021 We're proud to be joining the 2021 Freedom Ride for Voting Rights! We'll be riding along on the Blackest Bus in America, organizing to defend the Black vote and pass…
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June 19, 2021 7:00 pm | ByKicking off #FreedomRide2021 in Jackson, Mississippi!
People For the American Way is on the Road to Defend the Black Vote! We're proud to be joining the 2021 Freedom Ride for Voting Rights! We'll be riding along on the Blackest Bus in America, organizing to defend the…
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June 10, 2021 10:57 am | By 51279For the People Act (S. 1) Gets a Boost from Lawmakers, Activists
People For the American Way was proud to play an instrumental role in turning out hundreds of activists to rally in support of S.1, the For the People Act, on June 9. The event also marked the delivery to the…
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May 26, 2021 4:48 pm | By 28183Dialogues for Democracy: Diallo Brooks
People For's Senior Director for Field Mobilization Diallo Brooks joined BOLD ReThink Co-Director Lisa Graves for a conversation about what we can do right now to protect our democracy, from passing groundbreaking legislation like the For the People Act to reforming…
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May 26, 2021 11:47 am | By 51279Q&A with Young Elected Officials: MI State Sen. Stephanie Chang
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked some of our Young Elected Officials network members to reflect on how their backgrounds have influenced and improved their leadership, and about their experience as part of the Asian…
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May 25, 2021 7:37 pm | By 75043A Somber Anniversary
While we truly believe the hearts and minds of an entire nation were opened by George Floyd’s death and the evidence of brutal killings of Black Americans, there is still so much work to do. Congress needs to pass a…
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May 21, 2021 6:24 pm | By 51279The Senate Must Support the January 6 Insurrection Commission
Just as a bipartisan deal was announced to form a 9/11-style commission to investigate the events leading up to and surrounding the insurrection waged by Trump’s supporters, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell announced their…
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May 20, 2021 10:46 am | By 51279Q&A with Young Elected Officials: GA Rep. Sam Park
To celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked some of our Young Elected Officials network members to reflect on how their backgrounds have influenced and improved their leadership, and about their experience as part of the Asian…