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 Alabama, USA
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National Disability Voter Registration Week The League of Women Voters of San Antonio ask you to encourage and be an advocate. ENCOURAGE disabled persons to register to vote and ADVOCATE for accessible voting processes, from register to vote to casting a ballot.
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As we celebrate our nation's birthday today – we are reminded that our democracy is a work in progress.
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Tell Congress that they MUST protect the vote 🗳️ ⤵️ bit.ly/43XmQgA
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10 years after the #ShelbyCountyDecision, we are reminded why elections remain so essential and why protecting access to the ballot is even more critical now. Congress must act to protect the freedom to vote.
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Voters of color across the country continue to face intense efforts to stifle their voices and exclude them from participating in our democracy. This is the devastating legacy of Shelby County v. Holder 10 years later.
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We will continue to fight until everyone has the power to control their own bodies, lives, and futures. #BansOffOurBodies #AbortionIsHealthcare
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Bryan Stevenson, director of Montgomery AL-based @eji_org, opens new clinic to provide health services for people released from jail or prison. @BhamTimes birminghamtimes.com/2023/06/…
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Alabama Arise@AlabamaArise6 Jun 2023
“This grocery tax reduction will benefit every Alabamian. And it is an important step toward righting the wrongs of our state’s upside-down tax system..." Arise's @robynhyden tells @waff48. #alpolitics #untaxgroceries waff.com/2023/06/02/after-de…
After decades of attempts, major Alabama bill to cut state’s 4% grocery tax wins final passage

After decades of attempts, major Alabama bill to cut state’s 4% grocery tax wins final passage

Alabama families could soon pay less at the grocery store after lawmakers gave final passage to a landmark bill to gradually remove half of the 4% state sales tax on food by September 2024.

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May 2, 1963, the #ChildrensMarch began in #BirminghamAL. More than 1,000 Black school children marched to demand #desegregation and equal treatment under the law. They were hosed and arrested. We recommend PBS's "Shuttlesworth" to learn more. pbs.org/video/shuttlesworth-… #civilrights
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Yesterday our CEO @KaseVirginia joined the @ERACoalition and several Congressmembers in a press conference following the failed ERA vote in the Senate. We will keep fighting. Equality is essential to our democracy. #ERANow
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Monday’s tragedy unfolded as our state legislature is poised to weaken gun safety laws. Our elected leaders must do more to protect our communities from the dangers of gun violence and to keep our students safe. @lwvtn @NashvilleLwv bit.ly/42GddCN
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We appreciate this excellent story by @sarahgswetlik. And we’re grateful for @MarshaDRaulerso and everyone else who spoke about how #MedicaidExpansion would help their families and communities. It’s time for Alabama to save lives, create jobs and #ExpandMedicaid. #alpolitics
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Alabama is one of 11 states that has not expanded Medicaid healthcare coverage. Advocates gathered in Montgomery this week to encourage lawmakers to expand and make Medicaid coverage available to more people. Here's what they argued: al.com/news/2023/03/its-unet…
Dr. Marsha Raulerson stands in front of the state house in Montgomery, Alabama after speaking at the Cover Alabama advocacy event March 21, 2023. Quote: “I believe everybody deserves to have health care. I think it’s a God given right to be cared for, and our country is rich enough that we can provide health care for everyone. So to me, it’s if you don’t pay today, you’re going to pay a lot more in the future. And it’s unethical not to take care of people.” -Dr. Marsha Raulerson, pediatrician in Brewton, Ala.

ALT Dr. Marsha Raulerson stands in front of the state house in Montgomery, Alabama after speaking at the Cover Alabama advocacy event March 21, 2023. Quote: “I believe everybody deserves to have health care. I think it’s a God given right to be cared for, and our country is rich enough that we can provide health care for everyone. So to me, it’s if you don’t pay today, you’re going to pay a lot more in the future. And it’s unethical not to take care of people.” -Dr. Marsha Raulerson, pediatrician in Brewton, Ala.

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Incredibly proud of these stats and the impact @LWV and @VOTE411 had on our 2022 midterms. #WomenPowerDemocracy
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Yesterday President Joe Biden presented EJI director Bryan Stevenson with the National Humanities Medal, honoring Mr. Stevenson “for his moral call to redeem the soul of our Nation."
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Are you a feminist?
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Medicaid expansion is right for Alabama. We talk about why with @debekmiller from @CoverAlabama youtu.be/L54aMkoNV5Q
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Alabama Senate nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1vAGRAbwl…
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Here's @VoterAnne at the @LWV 103rd Birthday PepRally! Let's go team! We're ready for #DCStatehood. #WomenPowerDemocracy
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Brian Lyman@lyman_brian1 Feb 2023
More than 40 years later, an attorney named Arthur Madison organizeda voting drive in Montgomery. Though it fell short of Madison’s goals, it drew local activists like ED Nixon & Rosa Parks, and proved a critical prelude to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. montgomeryadvertiser.com/in-…
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Brian Lyman@lyman_brian1 Feb 2023
As #BlackHistoryMonth gets underway, a quick thread of stories about Black communities in Alabama. The first act of most Black communities after emancipation? Creating a school. The South’s public education system stems in large part from these efforts. montgomeryadvertiser.com/sto…
How newly freed slaves created the South's public school systems

How newly freed slaves created the South's public school systems

Emancipated men and women established public education in the South. White elites did all they could to cripple it.

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