For Immediate Release Press Contact September 18, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Justice Ginsburg Passed Away One Year Ago — Our Courts Are Still Broken WASHINGTON, D.C. — One year ago today, civil rights lawyer, trailblazer, and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away. After she passed, Senator McConnell immediately violated Justice Ginsburg’s dying wish not to be replaced until …
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For Immediate Release Press Contact September 14, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Eliminate Jim Crow Filibuster to Pass New Voting Rights Legislation “President Biden has a mandate from Black and Brown voters to use the full power of his office to lead the Senate to remove the Jim Crow filibuster as a roadblock” “He did it for roads …
For Immediate Release Press Contact August 24, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us House Passes H.R. 4 — Monumental Step to Protect Voting Rights Washington, D.C. — Today, the House passed the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4). The bill would strengthen voting rights across the country and restore the Voting Rights Act of 1964, after …
For Immediate Release Press Contact August 17, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Civil Rights Groups Tell Congress to Pass John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Now Washington, D.C. — Today at 1pm ET, standing on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Rep. Terri Sewell will introduce H.R. 4, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, a bill to …
For Immediate Release Press Contact August 12, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us New Census Data Highlights Necessity to Pass Sweeping Voting Rights Legislation Washington, D.C. — Today, the results of the 2020 Census Bureau were released, which will be used to redraw congressional districts and reapportion Congressional seats, putting the balance of the House in peril. Stephany Spaulding, …
For Immediate Release Press Contact August 11, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Just Democracy Reminds Congress and the President that “Failure is Not an Option”on Voting Rights Black and Brown Organizers Strengthen Call to Eliminate the Jim Crow Filibuster and Urgently Pass Federal Voting Rights Legislation Upon Return from Recess Washington, D.C. — Early this morning, Senate Republicans …
For Immediate Release Press Contact August 10, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Racial Justice Groups Remind Congress: “We Can’t Out-Organize Voter Suppression” Washington, D.C. — This is a monumental week for voting rights. The Senate will hold a vote on a revised version of the For the People Act, which is doomed to fail unless Democrats eliminate the …
For Immediate Release Press Contact August 9, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Just Democracy Joins National March On for Washington and Voting Rights Washington, D.C. — Just Democracy, a coalition of 40+ Black and Brown-led social justice groups, is joining the national March On For Washington and Voting Rights, led by civil rights leaders including Martin Luther King …
For Immediate Release Press Contact July 22, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Arizona Groups and Just Democracy Launch New Six-Figure Ad Calling Out Sen. Sinema for Prioritizing the Jim Crow Filibuster Over Voting Rights for Black and Brown Arizonans New Polling Shows Link Between Sen. Sinema’s Filibuster Stance and Sinking Approval Ratings ARIZONA — Today, twenty-two Arizona groups …
For Immediate Release Press Contact July 22, 2021 press@justdemocracy.us Biden’s Approach to Protecting Voting Rights is “Far Too Passive” Just Democracy: “As Black and Brown organizers continue fighting for our basic right to vote, we cannot rely on Republicans who the president thinks ‘know better than this’ — we haven’t seen any.” Washington, D.C. — …
