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As part of the 2025 academic year, the SPLC worked with research fellows from across the U.S. to examine economic justice and voting rights issues, helping us better understand our work and the needs of people across the South. Take a look in the latest Hopewatch: https://bit.ly/4fCrKrA
The Voices for Voting Rights forums bring people together to name and document what’s happening and to support community members to mobilize and engage with the democratic process. Join us: https://bit.ly/4dofzMJ
💥FACT: #Florida has some of the highest coastal & inland flooding risk in the South. Jonathan Webber, #SPLCFlorida policy director, writes that leaders must ensure our communities & the system we depend on to protect #VotingRights are ready for inevitable severe weather📲: https://bit.ly/4wDcv7D
Hurricanes are inevitable. Losing your vote to one isn’t | Opinion
“Our state needs to do more to guarantee the right to vote for all Floridians, even in a natural disaster,” writes the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Florida policy director.
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Join us for a webinar focusing on how mobilization and election protection work has been undertaken in the South, what strategies have been effective and what has changed with the Louisiana v. Callais decision. RSVP: https://bit.ly/4oiq6hD
📲Check out #LearningForJustice's newest essay in "The Other Legacy" series: lfj.pub/250-Germany For this essay, Dieter Gosewinkel traces the connection between the racial policies of the Jim Crow era in the U.S. and the Nuremberg Race Laws in Germany.
Early voting in Florida's primary election starts this weekend! Have you made your plan to vote? Make sure you have transportation to the polls if you are voting in person! 🗳️
🎙️ Professor Carol Anderson discusses uplifting those who made American progress possible in the latest #ApathyIsNotAnOption episode. Listen as we examine honestly engaging with the country's past and creating a better future for all as the U.S. celebrates 250 years 🎧: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U
📣 #TunicaCounty, #Mississippi: It's your turn to come together for the "We Decide: The Power and Impact of the Black Male Vote Town Hall" on Aug. 6! RSVP to join us as we discuss turning political participation into an act of legacy, accountability & self-determination 🤝: https://bit.ly/3Trl8Um
The Voices for Voting Rights forums bring people together to name and document what’s happening and to support community members to mobilize and engage with the democratic process. Join us: https://bit.ly/4dofzMJ
📣 #DallasCounty, #Alabama: Join us Aug. 6 for a Days of Democracy event! RSVP: https://bit.ly/40Unmfq What we'll cover: ➡️ How our government works and what we can do to make a difference ➡️ How to help more people take part in voting and civic life #SPLCAL
📢 Every voice must be heard and every ballot counted. The midterm election is right around the corner. Now is a great time to double-check your voter registration and make a plan to vote.
📣 #TunicaCounty, #Mississippi: It's your turn to come together for the "We Decide: The Power and Impact of the Black Male Vote Town Hall" on Aug. 6! RSVP to join us as we discuss turning political participation into an act of legacy, accountability & self-determination 🤝: https://bit.ly/3Trl8Um
Gregory Bovino, former leader of the U.S. Border Patrol, is set to headline an upcoming rally calling for mass deportations in Indiana—the latest in a hard-right publicity tour. #Hatewatch analyzes how Bovino is embracing a new audience of extremist groups to push his agenda: https://bit.ly/4wCGD3g
The Voices for Voting Rights forums bring people together to name and document what’s happening and to support community members to mobilize and engage with the democratic process. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Arrive early to get your food and socialize! Join us: https://bit.ly/4dofzMJ
This year marks America's 250th anniversary. Join us in considering how the nation's complete history has gotten us to where we are today, and how we can create a better future for all 🤝. Listen to the latest #ApathyIsNotAnOption podcast episode marking the anniversary 🎧: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U
Economic opportunity strengthens communities. When more people have access to good jobs, fair wages, education and housing, everyone benefits. Investing in people has always helped move America forward. #TheMarchContinues #America250
August 14 is the last day to visit the "Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See" exhibit at the #CRMC 🕯️. If you're in or near #Montgomery, stop by with family or friends to learn about Emmett Till's life and legacy and the ripple for #justice that began with his mother's brave actions ❤️.
Civil rights leader #WhitneyMooreYoung was born #OTD in 1921. Today, his words still ring true: “Support the strong, give courage to the timid, remind the indifferent and warn the opposed.” #TheMarchContinues
📣 #DallasCounty, #Alabama: Join us Aug. 6 for a Days of Democracy event! RSVP: https://bit.ly/40Unmfq What we'll cover: ➡️ How our government works and what we can do to make a difference ➡️ How to help more people take part in voting and civic life #SPLCAL
Have you seen a racist propaganda flyer in your neighborhood? 📣 Report it, speak out & take it down! Since 2018, the white nationalist group Patriot Front has posted more racist propaganda than any other group. Check out flyering activity in the U.S. using our map: https://bit.ly/3H0jMK6
#OTD in 1965, the Medicare and Medicaid Act was signed into law, expanding access to healthcare for millions of Americans. Healthcare access helps strengthen communities and advance dignity for all. #TheMarchContinues
The Voices for Voting Rights forums bring people together to name and document what’s happening and to support community members to mobilize and engage with the democratic process. Join us: https://bit.ly/4dofzMJ
The SPLC's new Georgia state office director, Isabel Otero, is committed to building trust and power with Georgians through listening and community-led collaboration. The Georgia office is part of the SPLC’s strategy of working in partnership with local communities in the Deep South. bit.ly/4xbT0TS
📣 #TunicaCounty, #Mississippi: It's your turn to come together for the "We Decide: The Power & Impact of the Black Male Vote Town Hall" on Aug. 6! RSVP to join us as we discuss transforming political participation into an act of legacy, accountability & self-determination 🤝: https://bit.ly/3Trl8Um
America’s 250th year is about remembering our past and shaping what’s ahead. #US250 The SPLC's latest #ApathyIsNotAnOption episode reflects on what it means for America and the work we can still do to live up to the ideals of democracy. Take a listen today 🎧: https://bit.ly/4kkwX7U
The U.S.'s Reconstruction period was a time when formerly enslaved African Americans moved to define freedom on their terms. 🎥 Watch as Hasan Kwame Jeffries and Ahmad Ward explore Reconstruction, freedom & democracy & check out #LearningForJustice's accompanying toolkit: https://bit.ly/3TjoCbf
Every expansion of rights, opportunity and participation has made our communities stronger. From movements for civil rights and voting rights to disability rights and LGBTQ+ equality, progress has come when more people could fully participate in our democracy and our economy. #America250
Democracy doesn't defend itself. It takes people who know the history, understand the moment and are ready to get involved. 📢 If you want to understand what change really means for your community, reserve your seat today: https://www.splcenter.org/freedom-labs/
📣 Tune into the new episode #ApathyIsNotAnOption, featuring guests like recent high school graduate Harper Walton-Mouw, who reflects on what America's 250th year means to her generation: bit.ly/4kkwX7U This episode highlights celebrating, reflecting & envisioning the nation’s future 🇺🇸.
