This amazing Waubonsie Valley senior, Shreya Joshi, started a national organization to encourage civic engagement among students. https://t.co/dmZ2H6UL0z
The For the People Act is arguably the most comprehensive and necessary democracy reform that has come in decades, specifically focused on expanding voting rights, enforcing nonpartisan redistricting, and maintaining government accountability.
Although this is progress, only 11 out of the 50 states have achieved this milestone and it’s crucial that the fight to end this undemocratic practice continues. The Prison Gerrymandering Project has compiled resources for individuals to take action: https://t.co/ouuJiU5d3Y
Earlier this year, Illinois recently passed legislation to end the practice of prison gerrymandering, which disproportionately awards increased representation to communities that house large prisons at the expense of the vast majority of areas that don’t have such facilities.
The most recent @BrennanCenter report states that ~ 400 restrictive voting bills are being passed through 48 states. It’s disheartening to see such a crucial part of democracy being treated so carelessly. When are we going to start treating voting as a right, not as a privilege?
In 2018, @AOC dared to take on the establishment, won, and became the youngest woman ever elected to Congress.
Her leadership has shown Latinxs that they too can become an unapologetically progressive member of Congress without hiding their Latinidad.
#HispanicHeritageMonth
Here we go again...
As you may have noticed, the haters are as active as ever - going after me, my looks, my clothes, my behaviour and my differences.
They come up with every thinkable lie and conspiracy theory. (Thread->)
Remember: the work to save our democracy is deeper than the Q of Trump.
We must fix the deeply rooted, broken systems that enabled this crisis in our democracy in the 1st place.
In addition to impeachment, we must also pursue long-term changes to keep this from happening again.
I refuse to live in a society where guns are valued more than children.
I refuse to live in a society where profits are valued more than our planet
I refuse to live in a society where xenophobia is valued more than human beings.