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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 2h

Protect the right to vote! Submit a comment voicing your opposition by October 20 at 11:59 PM ET / 8:59 PM PT.

Check out our toolkit with everything you need to submit a comment and speak out against voter suppression ⤵️

No New Jim Crow! Protect the Right to Vote - Advancement Project

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 2h

🚨 ACTION ALERT

The Election Assistance Commission has been asked to amend the federal voter registration form to require unnecessary documentation of citizenship when registering to vote.

21 million eligible voters do not readily have access to any proof of citizenship. This is voter suppression.

No New Jim Crow! Protect the Right to Vote - Advancement Project

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 7h

This isn’t just about Louisiana; it’s about whether America still believes in equal voting rights for all. The Voting Rights Act has protected our democracy for 60 years. Further weakening it now would take us backward.

Voting Rights for Millions of Black and Brown Voters Hang in the Balance as Supreme Court Reexamines Key Protections - Advancement Project

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Legal Defense Fund @legaldefensefund.bsky.social · 8h

CALLAIS UPDATE: We are at the Supreme Court where our President & Director-Counsel Janai Nelson will argue on behalf of all voters in Louisiana v. Callais. This case could decide the future of the Voting Rights Act!

Tune in at SupremeCourt.gov starting at 10 AM EST.

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 1d

Meriwether County has unlawfully erased Black political power on its Board of Commissioners through racial redistricting. The five-member board, which is tasked with development and administration of critical infrastructure and services, is currently all white.

Advocates say Meriwether County maps violate Voting Rights Act • Georgia Recorder

The Georgia NAACP has filed a lawsuit challenging Meriwether County's commission districts, which it says illegally dilutes Black residents' voting power.

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 6d

We're suing the Meriwether County Board of Elections and Registration over their redistricting plan that dilutes the voting strength of Black voters in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The new map gives the white voting age population an unbeatable majority of more than 65%.

Advancement Project, Georgia NAACP File Lawsuit Challenging Racial Vote Dilution in Georgia - Advancement Project

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Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · 7d

State power should never be used to silence Black and Brown communities. Yet across the country, state lawmakers are blocking cities from raising wages, protecting tenants, advancing racial justice, and keeping residents safe. Join @advancementproject.org to learn more about abusive preemption.

Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 8d

October 21 at 3 pm ET: Join us for the first of a four-part webinar series on state legislatures using abusive preemption as a tool to circumvent and disrupt progressive advances and the ability of communities of color to build power and strategies to combat it.

Register: bit.ly/preemption-101

When States Attack: Preemption, Racism, and the Fight for Self-Determination

A four-part webinar series exploring the racist history of preemption, its impact on our movements across multiple issues, and creating space for strategies to combat it.

Tuesday, October 21, 3:00 pm ET, 12:00 pm PT

Register: bit.ly/preemption-101

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 8d

October 21 at 3 pm ET: Join us for the first of a four-part webinar series on state legislatures using abusive preemption as a tool to circumvent and disrupt progressive advances and the ability of communities of color to build power and strategies to combat it.

Register: bit.ly/preemption-101

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Judith Browne Dianis @jbrownedianis.bsky.social · 26d

We’ve been making Good Trouble! Check out @advancementproject.org annual report!

Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 27d

Our 2024 Annual Report is here! One thing about our work remains clear – we are made for this moment. Will you join us?

2024 Annual Report - Advancement Project

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 27d

Explore the report and support our work today!

2024 Annual Report - Advancement Project

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 27d

When the pressure is heavy, when we’re questioning what is happening, when we’re watching political actors threaten our rights – we are guided by the deep-rooted knowledge that another world is possible.

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 27d

For 25 years, we’ve stood firmly rooted in the fight for racial justice and a multiracial democracy, shoulder to shoulder with organizers, visionaries, and everyday people who refuse to settle for anything less than liberation.

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 27d

Our 2024 Annual Report is here! One thing about our work remains clear – we are made for this moment. Will you join us?

2024 Annual Report - Advancement Project

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · 28d

We unequivocally condemn DC Councilmember Brooke Pinto’s undemocratic attempt to exclude youth from public life through ever-increasing criminalization and urge the Council to reject any extension of emergency curfew zones. These measures are about control, not safety.

DC Racial Justice Orgs Denounce Efforts to Fast-Track Youth Curfew to Further Police and Criminalize Black and Latine Young People - Advancement Project

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 12

The Trump administration policies aimed at terrorizing immigrant families have made schools less safe for all students. School boards and education leaders must loudly oppose any cooperation between ICE and local law enforcement to make sure our schools remain sanctuaries of learning.

This Back-to-School Season, Teachers and Parents Are Fighting Back Against ICE

The Trump administration is on the defensive as educators demand action to protect students from immigration police.

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 11

No young person should have to choose between going to school and staying safe. Educators, administrators, and staff face a choice — either protect and defend students, or stand by while their rights and safety are stripped away.

Get organized to fight back: bit.ly/immigrant-students-action-kit

Civil rights leaders urge schools to shield children, families from ICE operations

A national coalition of civil rights and immigrant rights organizations is urging school districts across the country not allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to enter schools, or …

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Children's Defense Fund @cdf1973.bsky.social · Sep 11

#CDFFreedomSchools National Director Dr. Kristal Moore Clemons joined the Advancement Project and partners today to call on education leaders nationwide to protect students from ICE enforcement and racial profiling around schools. Watch the full press conference: bit.ly/45YIioV

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 10

Today, civil rights and immigrant rights advocates issued an urgent call to school boards and education leaders across the country to protect immigrant students from immigration enforcement in and around schools.

Bold action is necessary to disrupt the school-to-prison-to-deportation pipeline.

Advocates Demand Urgent Action to Stop Immigration Enforcement Targeting Students - Advancement Project

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 9

Happening tomorrow!

Join us for a virtual press conference with a coalition of civil rights advocates, grassroots organizers, and movement lawyers urging school leaders nationwide to take immediate action to protect immigrant students and their families.

Register at bit.ly/ap-press-conference

Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 8

With school back in session, we're drawing a national spotlight on the administration’s coordinated attacks against immigrant students and calling on school boards to keep ICE out of schools.

Join us Wednesday, Sept 10 at 11am ET for a virtual press conference.

Register: bit.ly/ap-press-conference

"School Is In, Get ICE Out: Protecting Immigrant Students. Wednesday, Sept 10, 11:00 AM ET, 8:00 AM PT. A press conference calling on school leaders across the country to take urgent action to protect young people from ICE activity in and around schools. Press register here: bit.ly/ap-press-conference"

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 9

We continue to denounce Mayor Bowser's executive order extending, escalating, and normalizing a militarized police state in DC. The deployment of armed National Guard troops at the whims of the administration is one of the most concrete steps yet toward authoritarianism.

DC Racial Justice Orgs Denounce Mayor Bowser’s Bow to the President’s Military Occupation - Advancement Project

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 8

What should you if you’re approached by the police? DC’s young people break down your rights when interacting with law enforcement.

Remember — we keep us safe.

Learn more from @freedcproject.bsky.social: freedcproject.org/rights

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Carmen Daugherty @carmen.advancementproject.org · Sep 8

1/ Let's break down what the Supreme Court just did today in the Perdomo v. United States case. In short: the Court green-lit racial profiling in Los Angeles, and the consequences will ripple far beyond.

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 8

What should you do when you’re stopped by the police? DC’s young people break down your rights when interacting with law enforcement.

Remember — knowing your rights is a great first step, asserting them is even better.

Learn more from @freedcproject.bsky.social: freedcproject.org/rights

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Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Sep 8

With school back in session, we're drawing a national spotlight on the administration’s coordinated attacks against immigrant students and calling on school boards to keep ICE out of schools.

Join us Wednesday, Sept 10 at 11am ET for a virtual press conference.

Register: bit.ly/ap-press-conference

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · Sep 5

The National Campaign for Police Free Schools’ Protecting Immigrant Students Toolkit offers tools to demand that school districts protect immigrant students and families, including explainers, model policies, and more. Also available in Spanish. @advancementproject.org

Advancement Project @advancementproject.org · Mar 18

Immigrant communities and schools as sanctuaries of learning are being targeted—but students and organizers are fighting back.

We've created a new resource to provide you with the tools to demand that school districts protect immigrant students and families ⤵️

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