Souls to the Polls, #walkthevote plan 'massive' weekend events throughout Central Florida
As the 2020 campaign season enters its final stretch, two nonpartisan efforts to get out the vote will be holding parades and prayer services this weekend, hoping to urge Central Florida residents to drop off their absentee ballots in person.
Souls to the Polls, the annual voter-turnout initiative led by Black churches, is retooling in the age of COVID-19 to a drive-in “Park and Praise” event on Sunday.
The Equal Ground Education Fund, a Black-led non-partisan and nonprofit organization, is hosting events at Orlando’s Amway Arena and Sanford’s Allen Chapel AME Church. The Amway event, expected to be one of the largest in the state, will feature Pastor Derrick McRae, founder of The Experience Christian Center, radio personality and stand-up comedian Rickey Smiley, community leaders, gospel choirs, elected officials and political candidates — all while attendees remain in their own vehicles.
“Park & Praise” — financed in large part by actor, director and producer Tyler Perry — is targeting over 250,000 Black voters across 25 Florida counties, organizers said.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/2020-election/os-ne-2020-election-souls-to-the-polls-orlando-20201024-is3ijxhkeze5djt6kpslxju65u-story.html
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