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Social Action Shabbat Will Focus on Voting Rights

06/10/2020 09:24:07 AM

Jun10

On August 28, the Social Action Committee will welcome Ryeshia Farmer, coordinator of the “Rights for All” campaign of the ACLU of Wisconsin. Ms. Farmer will talk about the multitude of issues swirling around voting rights, including mail-in ballots, keeping polling places open, voter ID, felon disenfranchisement, disability access, voter roll purges, and more. The TBE Civic Engagement Action Team will offer concrete actions we can take to protect and expand the right to vote for every American.

Through our focus on voting rights, we are participating in a national campaign with synagogues across the country. “Every Voice, Every Vote” is the Reform Jewish movement’s 2020 civic engagement campaign, a nonpartisan effort to strengthen our democracy by encouraging everyone to participate in the U.S. election and ensuring that Reform Jewish values are represented in the public square. You can read more about it here.

Throughout the summer and fall, the TBE Civic Engagement Action Team will be working on these issues. Join us on August 28 as we learn what we can do to make voting available for all citizens.

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