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We are deeply concerned that states today have placed many unnecessary barriers on voting, making it especially difficult for voters of color, indigenous people, and young voters to register and vote -- the very people voting laws are supposed to protect. We are equally concerned that partisan gerrymandering, as well as enormous and often hidden monetary contributions, are undermining the integrity of representative government.
Hear from Andrea Miller, Center for Common Ground, and Sister Quincy Howard, Faithful Democracy and members of the UUSJ Democracy Action Team.
SPEAKERS:
Andrea Miller, Board of Directors, Center for Common Ground
Andrea Miller is Founding Board Member, Executive Director, People Demanding Action, Founding President, National Women’s Political Caucus of Virginia, Founding Tri-Chair Virginia Poor People’s Campaign and a member of the Democracy and Governance working group of the Virginia Green New Deal. Andrea is an IT and Political Director, a digital and elections strategist. She designs and administers digital phonebanks and texting programs. From 2013 to 2015 she led the Progressive Round Table on Capitol Hill bringing together members of Congress, activists and non-profit leaders. Her expertise is in voting rights, climate and the Equal Rights Amendment. She has successfully advocated for legislation on both the Federal and State level. In 2008 she was the Democratic nominee for the Virginia 4th Congressional district.
Donna is the lead drafter of UUSJ's 2021 AIW proposal and an active member of UUSJ's Democracy Action Team. Deft with the pen 'skills,' she has been agitating and advocating for a healthy democracy for years, after experiencing the trials and tribulations of voter treatment in NC.
Fred is Convener of UUSJ's Democracy Action Team and founder of the Reclaim Our Democracy team at First Parish in Concord.. He brings many years in corporate team building and project management, as well as more than five years of social justice work building towards a healthy democracy.
Sr. Quincy Howard, Coordinating Director of Advocacy, Faithful Democracy
Sr. Quincy Howard, OP serves as the Coordinating Director of advocacy, outreach and campaigns for the Faithful Democracy coalition. Sr. Quincy also works on the Government Relations team at NETWORK Lobby for Catholic Social Justice in Washington, DC advancing NETWORK’s Access to Democracy agenda with congressional lawmakers and their staff. Sr. Quincy’s prior professional experience incorporates community development, policy analysis, urban planning, disaster recovery and resilience, and environmental advocacy. A professed Catholic sister of the Dominican Order, she is passionate about advocating for the common good and the call to protect and serve the most vulnerable members of society. She grew up in the piney woods of east Texas and her Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa are based in southwest Wisconsin on the Mississippi River.
Urge your Senators and ask them to support both the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
A detailed email from info@uusj.org should follow, here are the basics:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81026591174?pwd=OEFYUzkwUUVnVW1STUhXNitSbFF2UT09
Meeting ID: 810 2659 1174
Passcode: 592916
Phone: 301-715-8592