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Tanuki

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Sat Jun 20, 2020, 07:03 AM Jun 2020

Rev. Barber's digital Poor People's March today 10am and 6 pm eastern




https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/about/our-demands/
...."We demand the immediate full restoration and expansion of the Voting Rights Act, an end to racist gerrymandering and redistricting, early registration of 17 year olds, automatic voting registration at the age of 18, early voting in every state, same-day registration, the enactment of Election Day as a holiday, and a verifiable paper record. We demand the right to vote for the currently and formerly incarcerated.We demand adequate funding for polling places to accommodate the full participation of the electorate.We demand an end to placing persons on the federal bench who have a record of standing against voting rights.We demand statehood, voting rights and representation for the more than 700,000 people in Washington D.C.We demand the reversal of state laws preempting local governments from passing minimum wage increases, and the removal of Emergency Financial Management positions that are unaccountable to the democratic process."...(much more at link)
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Rev. Barber's digital Poor People's March today 10am and 6 pm eastern (Original Post) Tanuki Jun 2020 OP
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Thank you for posting. delisen Jun 2020 #2

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