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“My Faith, My Vote, My Story”: Leaders Speak Out on Why Voting Matters

06/10/2020 09:17:07 AM

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The Wisconsin Interfaith Voter Engagement Campaign has launched a new series of short videos called “My Faith, My Vote, My Story” as a way to promote civic engagement while social distancing. In these videos, community leaders talk about times when they encountered barriers to registering or voting, how their faith tradition inspired them to vote, or why their faith tradition leads them to work so that everyone has the right to vote and have a voice. You can find the first round of videos on the InterfaithVoteWI website. If you have a story to share, you'll find instructions for how to do that here.

The campaign also recently hosted a webinar called “Forward in Faith and Power: Why Your Vote Matters,” featuring office holders and faith leaders talking about the importance of voting, particularly in local elections. Many eligible voters are apathetic and hopeless, feeling that their votes don’t count. Others may vote in presidential elections but don’t think that local elections are important. In the webinar, people talk about faith as an inspiration for taking voting seriously and the impact of voting on day-to-day life. You can watch this webinar online or share it with someone you know who isn’t sure why they should bother to vote. 

If you’d like to get involved in nonpartisan voter outreach, you can sign up for the TBE Civic Engagement Action Team (contact Marcia Vandercook)and/or the Wisconsin Interfaith Civic Engagement Project (contact Rabbi Bonnie Margulis).

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