As you can see, my enthusiasm for @KristenClarkeJD knows no bounds. Today the Senate will vote to #ConfirmClarke to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
Tell your senators (202-224-3121) to vote YES. #VotingRights#CivilRights
4) "We need to rethink what happens in school, one that thinks about school climate holistically thinks about the needs of children, and the people in the building, what makes them feel safe, and how we address conflict, which is predictable, normative age-appropriate."
3)"We have very predictable results in that situation, which is that we see kids escalating into either school-based discipline that happens inside the school pushing kids out of school or in some cases, arrests that take kids into the juvenile [system] into the adult system."
2)Julia Davis is the Director of Youth Justice and Child Welfare at the Children's Defense Fund NY. "Every single NYC school has a school safety agent, who has an NYPD employee sitting at the front door. [In NYC] we have 5500 School police, but we have 2800 guidance counselors."
1) In my new podcast episode, I have a discussion with @CDFNewYork's Julia Davis. We examine policies, including the American Rescue Act, that would aid families in America, and discuss why we must stop the punitive response that is mostly targeted to BIPOC & Disabled Children.
@mayatcontreras is making history. She’s a writer, actor, and voting rights activist. She also co-founded @TheAWParty: a non-profit dedicated to researching how to improve the lives of women with intersectional feminism. #WomensHistoryMonth
"Maya Contreras and others have expressed support for H.R. 1... '[GA GOP are trying to] prevent us from having a say in our democracy, to me, that is what’s at stake with GA right now. Our democracy hinges on it. I don’t feel like that’s hyperbole at all.' https://t.co/Jv6Czzlpb0
Here’s some of my interview with @FRANCE24 where I firmly dismiss the Republicans false claims of “illegal ballots” and “voter fraud” which is as rare in the United States as getting struck by lightening. To watch the rest go to: https://t.co/kxgFle5Skl (captions coming today)
Barrett’s dissent in Kanter is even worse than a dangerous belief in 2A protections for felons. She actually argues in support of virtue requirements for voting. Read the history of virtue requirements & disenfranchisement in my piece for @RewireNewsGroup https://t.co/YCbZvE5f6x
How did Georgia become such a hotbed for the fight over voting rights? Check out today's "Battleground: Ballot Box," which is part one of a two-plus year timeline of all things elections in Georgia.
Then subscribe to make sure you get part two!
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1/3 of women dont have documentation for voter IDs, 60% of women in jail are awaiting trial & can legally vote if given access, only 27% of polling places are ADA compliant. Read more in my latest for @supermajority#VoterSuppression is a woman’s issue https://t.co/aLGnO4TzVE