The Voting Rights Alliance is a growing non-partisan network of organizations, activists, and legislators working to restore and protect voting rights from concerted attacks and to ensure all our votes are fairly counted.
In-Person Gen Z and Millennial Votes Matter Houston Leadership Training March 29-April 2, 2023
The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) is hosting a non-partisan interactive in-person Gen Z and Millennial Votes Matter Leadership Training Event to be held March 29-April 2, 2023. This is a paid training opportunity with a $500 stipend and round-trip all expenses paid, including meals and ground transportation to Houston, Texas, for the entire event. The stipend is for your attendance and completion of a work plan. Unlike prior program, this training will interact with the 2nd Year of the HBCU ALL-Stars Game Week being held during NCAA Basketball Championships. We will attend the HBCU All Stars Civil Rights and Social Justice Panel and tickets and transportation will be provided to the game on Sunday, April 2nd. There will also be assigned homework prior to the event. To receive the stipend, you must attend all sessions every day, be punctual, uphold a code of conduct, and complete all assignments. The deadline to apply is February 28th, 2023 and all applicants must be able to provide proof of full vaccinations (both shots) and at least one booster shot.
This effort will prepare young persons, 18-35 years old, from the states of: Alabama; Arizona; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; Mississippi; Ohio; Pennsylvania; North Carolina; South Carolina; Virginia; Texas; and, Wisconsin
Those selected will serve as Voting Rights Ambassadors who will be trained to directly serve vulnerable communities and voters.
September 2022 Washington, D.C. Gen Z and Millennial Votes Matter livestreamed sessions below
We encourage everyone to share this series to your networks and on social media under the hashtag #VRABlackHistory. You can also tweet us @TJC_DC to share your own facts.
See the interactive calendar by clicking below.
The Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights Alliance, in honor of Black History Month, are reviving the daily special series devoted to sharing the legacies and stories of the sheroes, heroes, and events in the fight for Black suffrage. This series was created in 2017 and added 4 NEW articles this year, and several newly revised ones. In addition to these daily newsletters all February long, this series also incorporates daily social media posts; an interactive calendar; and, website blog posts to spread the word broadly.
Thank you for following our #VRABlackHistory series, where for 28 days we have honored, recognized, and educated about a person, organization, or event, spanning over 5 centuries and told in chronological order about those moments that forever changed the movement for African-American suffrage. Barbara Arnwine insisted that we could not skip this year of Black History! The Transformative Justice Coalition thanks those who have been republishing our articles, on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, your websites, and even in the Tennessee Tribune. Over these past 28 days, these Black History emails have been opened over 65,000 times, with over 600 individual clicks over. You have responded with corrections and more information and asks to republish the series, and express your thanks. We want to extend our gratitude for your appreciation of the history this series shares.
2022 Georgia Voter Education and Mobilization Campaign Volunteer Form
Second Time Around: Volunteer for the nonpartisan December 6th, 2022 Georgia Runoff Elections Voter Engagement Campaign
All roads are leading to Georgia and it seems like everyone is on the Midnight Train or the first airplane! We are coordinating with groups in Georgia to help ensure this is a fair election process and to turn out the vote in areas with low voter turn out, among other things. Sign up with our form to join a non-partisan committees dedicated to #Georgia as we #FinishTheJob of protecting voters. Committees incl: phone banking and texting; on-the-ground canvassing; rides to the polls; communications and media (which includes social media and outreach); votercading; and, HBCU outreach.
Shockingly, despite the criticality of this election, to the future direction of the U.S. Senate, there remain millions of Georgians who are clueless not only that there is an election but that they are eligible to participate in the election. Exacerbating this already troubling scenario is a new campaign of purposeful disinformation, some new voter suppression proposals aimed at voter registration by the Georgia Board of Elections, and racist appeals.
Every person in the United States can directly assist in ensuring that Georgia's voters are aware of and educated about the upcoming Senate runoff race.
To help accomplish these goals, The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC) along with partners Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda; Hip Hop Caucus; Rainbow PUSH Coalition; AFL-CIO ; National Bar Association; and, the NAACP of Georgia are seeking nonpartisan volunteers from throughout the nation to help and assist in several campaigns. Currently, TJC has several components of its Campaign to address needs that have been identified by our chief Georgia partner, The Georgia Coalition for the Peoples' Agenda, including organizing special voter outreach and Get Out The Vote events, on-the-ground canvassing, text and phone banking, absentee ballot assistance, youth engagement, senior engagement, votercades, social media campaigns, radio ads, public education, and much more. People can sign up for a committee at VotingRightsAlliance.org. Additionally, Daryl and Barbara will be operating on and off directly from Georgia beginning late November.
Choose below the tickets that apply for which committee you would like to join and then click the “register” button at the bottom of all the committees.
REGISTER , CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION & RESTORE THE VOTE!
Visit Vote.org to learn everything you need to know to VOTE!
You have the right to vote. If anyone tries to stop you, call the Election Protection Hotline at 1-866-687-8683
SUPPORT OUR 10 MILLION MORE BLACK VOTERS CAMPAIGN!
NNPA and Transformative Justice Coalition Announce National GOTV Campaign Targeting 10 Million More Black Voters
(Pictured from left to right: Jackie L. Hampton, NNPA National Secretary and Publisher of the Mississippi Link; Attorney Daryl Jones, Board Chair of the Transformative Justice Coalition; Attorney Barbara Arnwine, the founder, and president of the Transformative Justice Coalition; Fran Farrer, NNPA Second Vice Chair and Publisher of the County News; Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., NNPA President and CEO; Karen Carter Richards, NNPA Board Chair and President of the Houston Forward Times; Cheryl Smith, NNPA National Treasurer and Publisher of the Texas Metro News; Janis Ware, NNPA Vice Chair and Publisher of the Atlanta Voice.
FROM THE NNPA NEWSWIRE:
“This last primary election showed that some of us were keeping ourselves from voting. There are 55 million unregistered Americans eligible to vote, and 10 million are African Americans,” said NNPA President and CEO, Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. “What if those 10 million were registered? We wouldn’t have worried about Donald Trump or the craziness of what the U.S. Supreme Court is doing now. Elections have consequences. The overturned Roe v. Wade, the overturned gun laws – are consequences of elections.”
Where do we go from here?
Mark Your Calendars:
Monday January 24th, 2022 at 7PM ET
Tele Town Hall
How Do We Protect The Vote?
Where Do We Go From Here?
TJC Co-Leader Daryl D. Jones Esq Hunger Strikers and other Leaders during civil disobedience protest morning after Senate unconscionable vote on John Lewis Act
Join an All Star Line Up of Powerful Guests:
Transformative Justice Coalition Co-Leaders Barbara Arnwine Esq and Daryl Jones Esq
Kim Crenshaw Esq - Professor Of Law, Author, Legal Theorist And Director African American Policy Forum
LaTosha Brown - Co-Founder Black Voters Matters Fund
Rev Stephen A. Green - Pastor St. Luke AME Church - Chair, Faith For Black Lives
Shana Gallagher - Executive Director of UN-PAC
Cliff Albright - Co-Founder Black Voters Matters Fund
Helen Butler - Executive Director - Georgia Coalition For The People's Agenda
Gerald Griggs Esq - Vice President Atlanta NAACP
Nick Knudsen - Executive Director - DemCast USA
Join all on Monday January 24th at 7:00 PM ET for an informative, insightful panel of leaders and activists to discuss where we go from here.
The Freedom to Vote Act Fact Sheet
The bill would protect our elections from interference, dark money, partisan gerrymandering, and voter suppression.
America is at a crossroads. We have reached an inflection point in which we must force our elected officials to act now or risk losing our republic.
On July 17, a year after John Lewis' passing, the Transformative Justice Coalition, Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Public Citizen, Declaration For American Democracy and many others to call for nationwide candlelight vigils - Good Trouble Vigils for Democracy - to demand the passage of the For the People Act, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, DC Statehood and to not let the Jim Crow filibuster stand in the way.
Our democracy is under attack. We are approaching the six-month anniversary of the failed January 6th attack on our nation, anti-voter laws are being passed in states all over the country, the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings further undermine our freedom to vote and limiting states ability to require large donors to disclose their campaign contributions.
And this Summer, Congressional districts risk being redrawn in a way that will allow politicians to choose their voters - rather than the voters fairly choosing who represents them.
But there is hope for us to stop this undercurrent of corruption and rebuild American democracy so that the freedom to vote is protected, billionaires don’t control our political systems, and our representatives actually respond to we the people.
On May 8th, 2021, we made some Good Trouble
The record turnout of Black, Brown, Asian, Native American and young voters in the 2020 elections and the 2021 Georgia U.S. Senate Run Off sparked a massive national backlash by state legislators introducing and passing racist laws to suppress their participation in elections.
As Voting Rights Alliance founder Barbara Arnwine says, “Injustice is trying to have a holiday!”
On May 8, 2021, a “John Lewis National Day of Action” ignited public support for restoring the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act through S1, the For the People Act, HR1, and HR4. We also address one of the greatest obstacles to the passage of civil and voting rights - and one of the last vestiges of slavery - the filibuster!
“Get in good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”
In 2020 we were not silenced!
The elections of 2020 and the Georgia Senate run-off highlighted the ability of communities of color and young voters to overcome targeted, mean spirited voter suppression policies and legislation.
Voters turned out in record numbers even during the dangers of the COVID 19 pandemic, as Voting and Civil rights activists came together and fought against unprecedented attacks on free and fair elections.
We proved that, together, we can ensure all our voices are heard!
Thank you to all who joined the Georgia John Lewis Good Trouble Marches and Votercades!
In 2020 and 2021, the John Lewis ‘Good Trouble’ Votercade/Motorcade March Series throughout Georgia raised awareness, consciousness and determination for the community of color to vote, and sponsored similar actions across America for the general election.
Overcoming the hurdles of Georgia voter suppression was accomplished thanks to partnerships between the Transformative Justice Coalition, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, Public Citizen, National Bar Association, Rainbow PUSH, Black Voters Matter and many other organizations.
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Resources for Voters
Not sure how to vote during COVID-19?
Need help getting voter ID or want to find out more about your local and state candidate to make an informed choice at the ballot box?
These helpful links will take you to useful websites so you are fully prepared for upcoming elections.
61 Forms of Voter Suppression
Strict voter photo ID laws
Closing of DMV’s in strict voter ID states
Failure to accept government-issued state university and college student ID’s
No early voting
Early voting cuts
No Sunday Souls to the Polls Early Voting
Harsh requirements/punishments for voter registration groups
Tough Deputy Registrar Requirements
Did you know…?
In 2020 we joined 150+ groups in urging Congress to include at least $2B in its stimulus package to help states prepare for elections and adopt policy measures to ensure public safety AND an inclusive and fair voting process for 2020 elections.
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