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URL:https://votingaccessforall.org/events/vaac-friday-community-meeting-3/
SUMMARY:VAAC Friday Community Meeting - From Civil Rights to Voting Rights:
  Democracy and LGBTQ+ Communities
DESCRIPTION:Voting Access For All Coalition’s next Friday Community Meeti
 ng will focus on the connection between LGBTQ+ rights\, civil rights\, vot
 ing rights\, and democracy.\n June 26  12:30 – 1:30 PM EST\n Virtual (
 Zoom)  Join: bit.ly/VAACFridays\nFor generations\, LGBTQ+ communities h
 ave used organizing\, advocacy\, voting\, and public accountability to see
 k legal protections and equal treatment under the law. This Pride Month co
 nversation will look at how civic participation has shaped those efforts\,
  from past fights for recognition and protection to current challenges fac
 ing LGBTQ+ people and communities.\nThe discussion will include Michigan
 ’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act\, which protects people from discrimi
 nation in areas including employment\, housing\, education\, and public ac
 commodations. In 2023\, Michigan expanded the law to include sexual orient
 ation\, gender identity\, and gender expression. We will talk about how ci
 vil rights protections affect everyday life\, how civic engagement helped 
 expand those protections\, and why voting rights remain connected to civil
  rights.\nThis meeting will cover:\n• The connection between LGBTQ+ righ
 ts\, civil rights\, and voting rights• Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil
  Rights Act• How civic engagement helped expand LGBTQ+ civil rights prot
 ections in Michigan• Current challenges facing LGBTQ+ communities• Com
 munity discussion and questions\nVAAC Friday meetings bring together direc
 tly impacted people\, organizers\, advocates\, and community members from 
 across Michigan to connect\, learn\, and build collective strategy.\nEvery
 one is welcome!\n✨ Creating space for conversation\, healing\, and commu
 nity. Your voice is important!\nUpcoming meeting dates:\n July 17\n July 3
 1\n August 14\n August 28
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CATEGORIES:VAAC Meetings
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