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Take Action: Use Your Voice to End Prison Gerrymandering
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Prison gerrymandering is the practice of counting incarcerated people as residents of the county in which the prison is located, instead of counting them as residents of the city they come from. This practice conflates population counts in predominantly white, rural areas where prisons are located, thus providing access to more resources and funding, while…
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Support for VAAC at Detroit Pride
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Gerald Tkach of Voting Access for All Coalition (VAAC) attended the Detroit Pride parade and festival last weekend to hand out flyers and talk about the importance of enabling citizens in jails to vote. He was met with great support. Below are some pictures of people who support our goals.
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Film Screening and Panel discussion Friday Sept 24 at 6:30
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Join us for a screening of the 50 minute documentary “Drawing the Line: Inside the Fight to End Prison Gerrymandering” followed by a panel discussion with the director, activist leaders and people interviewed in the movie. Gain a deeper understanding of Prison Gerrymandering in Michigan, its impact and how we can work together to fight this…
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National Lifer’s Association Wrongful Conviction Rally in Lansing Set for 10/14.
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Announcing a rally at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing on October 14th, 2021 from 12 pm – 3pm organized by the National Lifers Association to end mass incarceration and show support for those who’ve been wrongfully convicted. We need you there! Who will be there holding up a sign to Free the Innocent? We…
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Workshop on Messaging a Positive Vision
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Find out how to disarm racist political weapons and replace them with a positive vision for America by attending a free three part workshop being offered by Liberal Leadership League in October called “Message Vision. Not Division”. More information about the workshop along with registration details can be found in the the document below.
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Documentary Screening and Discussion at Wayne State University, “Silenced”
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“Silenced: An Unlock Civics Documentary” will be shown followed by a panel discussion at Wayne State University, September 19, 2021.
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Help Others Register to Vote
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Update: Thanks to LWV of Washtenaw for inviting VAAC to attend this training. For further info on LWV training you can go to this link. On September 21. 2021 at 7 pm, the League of Women Voters of Washtenaw is offering an on-line training session on how to run a registration tabling event and help…
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Challenging Felony Disenfranchisement to Fight Voter Suppression
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On September 15th at 2pm ET, tune in and join this important discussion to mark National Voting Rights Month by discussing advancements in universal suffrage that challenge felony disenfranchisement. Presenters Include: Ivelisse Gilestra, New York Campaign for Full Restoration of Voting RightsRahim Buford, Tennessee’s Unheard Voices OutreachAvalon Betts-Gaston, Illinois Alliance for Reentry & JusticeReginald Thedford, Stand…
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View Art Exhibitions About Mass Incarceration at Michigan State University
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Culminating Sept. 9th, The MSU Broad Art Museum will have opened six exhibitions dedicated to mass incarceration in the U.S.
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Act now to end Prison Gerrymandering in Michigan legislative redistricting.
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We MUST end prison gerrymandering in legislative redistricting in Michigan. The MICRC (Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission) is completing their redistricting plans which will be in effect for the next 10 years. VAAC is asking everyone to take two specific actions in support of ending this unfair practice. Post a short note of support for…
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VAAC’s Danny Jones Published in Detroit News on Prison Gerrymandering
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Danny Jones, chairperson of the Voting Access for All Coalition, speaks from personal experience in a recent opinion article in the Detroit News, describing the harmful practice of prison gerrymandering: counting prisoners as residents of districts where they are imprisoned, even though they have no ties to that community, likely call a different district home,…
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