3.19: How You Can Help Stop Voter Suppression

Are you fed up with voter suppression? Me too. This episode not only breaks down what’s going on with voter suppression but also gives action steps for what we need to DO about it.  Listen to hear:  What’s going on with voter suppression in Georgia (and other states)  A mini untold story of the history of voter suppression in the United States  How we are going to work together to help stop voter suppression.    Join us at the For the People Action Hour Event Monday, April 12th, 2021 from 9-10am PT Register Here Apply for the First Name Basis Communications Director position Join the First Name Basis Patreon Community Make sure to join our Patreon Community to take part in our monthly Q&A sessions and download the detailed notes from this episode!   First Name Basis Website   Join us on Instagram    Resources, Articles, Books, & Podcasts:   Ballotpedia, Party Control of Georgia State Government    Georgia Governor Signed a Voter Suppression Law Under a Painting of a Slave Plantation by Will Bunch    Waiting to Vote-The Brennan Center   Georgia Lawmaker Charged With 2 Felonies After Knocking on Governor’s Door   A National Campaign to Restrict Voting-The Daily    How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi   Sign up for Dr. Heather Cox Richardson’s Newsletter   Dr. Heather Cox Richardson 3/25 Newsletter  Dr. Heather Cox Richardson 3/28 Newsletter    The One Thing I Wish You Knew About Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.- First Name Basis   Military Reconstruction After the Civil War   Watch the Mormon Women for Ethical Government Conference: Be The Change: Becoming the Principled Citizens and Peacemakers Our Nation Needs Now   Congress Must Pass the ‘For The People Act’   The For The People Act is America’s Next Great Civil Rights Bill   Georgia’s Proposed Voting Restrictions Will Harm Black Voters Most    Annotated Guide to the For The People Act of 2021   67% of Americans Support the For The People Act    Ballotpedia, Automatic Voter Registration   Locked Out 2020: Estimates of People Denied Voting Rights Due to a Felony Conviction    Stop Jim Crow 2.0   Vote Save America  Season 3 Song Credit: “Sleeper” by Steve Adams” and “Dive Down” by VYEN