In honor of #HispanicHeritageMonth, we’re highlighting civil rights leaders like Adelina "Nina" Otero-Warren, a suffragist & advocate for bilingual education. She was the first Hispanic woman to run for U.S. Congress & the 1st female superintendent of public schools in Santa Fe.
It's Primary #ElectionDay in #Colorado, #Illinois, #NewYork, #Oklahoma and #Utah today... Make your voice heard and Go Vote! If you need info, you can find your state voting guide here: https://t.co/WVJa5w8ANd
Colorado, Illinois, Mississippi, New York, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah all have elections TODAY! 🗳‼️
Maryland also has a voter registration deadline, get registered now.
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In June, our traveling community came together to support @LawyersCollars, an initiative to protect voting rights in states where voter suppression targets Black communities — and with my $50K match, we raised $180K!
Take a peek at all their good work: https://t.co/u1KPHukrfR
The @NewYorker says “Voters’ problems at the polls have, for the most part, been refreshingly typical.”
Thanks to Rev Steve Bland who was one of 173 poll chaplains in #Michigan, and to the many faith leaders who brought peace to the polls #EveryVoteCounts
https://t.co/9BXb9Jmedw
Clergy members Deacon Robin Sands and Reverend Marion Sprott-Goldson volunteered with #LawyersAndCollars yesterday to bring a sense of peace and safety to the polls in #NorthCarolina.
Why? Because #everyvotecounts. https://t.co/A8pv85ZvgB
“Paul Capps, senior pastor at Peachtree Baptist Church, was stationed at Briarlake Elementary School and was part of a group called #LawyersandCollars that sent clergy and lawyers to the polls to protect voters.”
Thank you Paul! More on @Decaturish – https://t.co/NsvWWzoNwy
@Sororcyn was a poll chaplain in #Atlanta offering help, comfort, and food to voters yesterday. Thank you to everyone who joined Rev. Cynthia Hale to ensure that #everyvotecounts.
Read more on @ajc👇🏾
https://t.co/1clOHzcJpa
“We’ve never done it at this level before,”- says Rev. @williamsskinner about signing up more than 100 faith leaders to serve as poll chaplains at more than 60 voting sites across the country yesterday.
Read more below. ✊🏾
https://t.co/pFCA56L5Yj
Today I participated in a national network of volunteer ecumenical nonpartisan poll chaplains serving voters and volunteers at polling locations, via @LawyersCollars. #Minneapolis had friendly neighbors and positive energy! Democracy in action! #Election2020@ELCA#lutheran