For Immediate Release March 17, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us The Filibuster Perpetuates Violence Against Women House Passes the Reauthorization of VAWA, Another Life-Saving Bill to be Blocked by the Senate Filibuster ATLANTA, GA — Today, the House passed the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 (VAWA). The bill would fund groups working on sexual …
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For Immediate Release March 17, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us The ‘For the People Act’ Can Revive Our Democracy — Only if We Eliminate the Filibuster WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate introduced the For the People Act (S.1), the most significant piece of democracy reform legislation in decades. S.1 would limit the influence of money …
For Immediate Release March 11, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us Without Eliminating the Filibuster, H.R. 8 Is Just Another Broken Promise to Communities of Color Just Democracy Celebrates the Passage of H.R. 8 and H.R. 1446, Urges Senators to Eliminate the Filibuster to Ensure Their Passage and Save Black and Brown Lives WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, …
For Immediate Release March 9, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us NEW BRIEF: How a Jim Crow Relic Came to Block the Progressive Agenda Just Democracy, Demos, and Truth and Conciliation Expose How the Filibuster Supports a White Supremacist Agenda WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Just Democracy, Demos, and Truth and Conciliation released a new report detailing the …
For Immediate Release March 7, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us On Bloody Sunday Anniversary, Black- and Brown-Led Coalition Calls on the Senate to Pass D.C. Statehood and Eliminate the Filibuster Honoring the Legacy of Congressman John Lewis Means Enacting Bold Democracy Reform WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, on the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Just Democracy continues …
For Immediate Release March 3, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us Just Democracy Coalition Urges the Senate to Eliminate the Filibuster and Fast Track H.R. 1 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in response to the House passing H.R.1, the For the People Act of 2021, Just Democracy coalition member Marcus Bass of North Carolina Black Alliance issued the …
For Immediate Release March 3, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us Arizona Legislature’s Anti-D.C. Statehood Vote is a Stance Against Enfranchising Black and Brown Americans PHOENIX, AZ — Today, the Arizona state legislature took a symbolic vote to oppose D.C. statehood. The vote passed completely along partisan lines without hearing opinions from community representatives. D.C. statehood is …
For Immediate Release February 25, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us Democracy Reform Coalition Calls on Congress to Eliminate the Filibuster to Increase the Minimum Wage Mandate from Black and Brown Voters to Increase Wages Gets Blocked by Obscure Senate Ruling WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Senate Parliamentarian ruled against passing a minimum wage increase through budget …
For Immediate Release January 27, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us Introduction of S.51 Shows D.C. Statehood is a Crucial Democracy and Racial Justice Priority Just Democracy Coalition Urges the Senate to Fast Track S.51 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Senator Tom Carper introduced Senate Bill 51, which would admit the District of Columbia as the nation’s 51st …
For Immediate Release January 25, 2021 Press Contact press@justdemocracy.us Just Democracy Runs Times Square Billboard Calling on Senate Majority Leader Schumer to “Abolish the Filibuster” New York, NY — Today, Just Democracy mounted a billboard in Times Square urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to reckon with the filibuster’s racist history and abolish the Senate loophole once and for all. …
