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DESCRIPTION:2020 BLACK NATIONAL CONVENTION\n\nThe Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and 
 Electoral Justice Project announce the \n2020 Black National Convention 
 (BNC) live broadcast/livestream. \n\nAugust 28, 2020 @ 4:00 PM -  9 PM PT 
 (7 PM - midnight ET)\n\nFB Livestream: 
 https://www.facebook.com/mvmt4bl/\n\nWebsite: 
 https://blacknovember.org/\n\nTwitter: 
 https://twitter.com/mvmnt4blklives\n\nText DEFEND to 90975 for 
 updates\n\nMedia contact: Chelsea Fuller at email: 
 press@mb4l.org\n_______________________________________________________________\n\n2020 
 Black National Convention (BNC)\n\nThe 2020 Black National Convention will 
 organize and build Black political power in defense of Black lives. We are 
 engaging Black people to uphold our right to vote and hold elected 
 officials and institutions accountable to our visionary demands. \n\nAt 
 M4BL, we’re under no illusion that it’s going to take a lot of hard 
 work and all of us to win \nat the polls in November. We saw you in the 
 streets, in response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony 
 McDade, and countless other Black people who have been killed at the hands 
 of vigilantes or law enforcement. \n\nMillions of people made a clear and 
 distinct call to end police violence, to defund police, \nand to reinvest 
 those resources into a shared vision of community safety that actually 
 works. Combined with COVID-19 and four years of Trumpism, Black communities 
 are demanding: justice; accountability; a divestment from policing; and an 
 investment in flourishing, sustainable communities. \n\nThe 2020 Black 
 National Convention is inspired and guided by the historic 1972 National 
 Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana. It was there that four 
 thousand Black people and leaders like Congresswoman and U.S. Presidential 
 Candidate Shirley Chisolm, Black Panther \nco-founder Bobby Seale, Coretta 
 Scott King, Dr. Betty Shabazz, Poet and Activist Amiri Baraka, Artists 
 James Brown and Harry Belafonte, and others convened to propose a National 
 Black Agenda that would hold any candidates seeking the support of Black 
 voters accountable to the needs, interests, and aspirations of Black 
 people.\n\nBuilding off of this legacy, the 2020 BNC aims to reach and 
 engage four million Black voters across the U.S., build infrastructure of 
 Black political engagement that transcends the \n2020 election season, and 
 create and ratify a policy platform for the first 100 days of the next 
 administration.\n\nTogether, we will ratify a Black political agenda days 
 after the Democratic and Republican National Conventions and ahead of 
 November, when Black voters will play a pivotal role in determining whether 
 we have four more years of domination or a new set of challenges to 
 overcome.\n\nThe multi-hour broadcast will be filled with energy, 
 celebration, education, electoral justice, and a vision for Black Lives 
 before the biggest election of our time, and long 
 after.\n_______________________________________________________________\n\nVision 
 for Black Lives (V4BL)\n\nAt the 2020 Black National Convention (BNC), 
 voters will ratify a Black national agenda ahead of the November elections 
 guided by the Vision for Black Lives (V4BL)--a comprehensive and visionary 
 policy agenda endorsed by over 50 Black-led organizations in the Movement 
 for Black Lives ecosystem, along with hundreds of allied organizations and 
 individuals.\n\nTo view the Vision for Black Lives (V4BL), go to: 
 https://m4bl.org/policy-platforms/\n_______________________________________________________________\n\nAccessibility\n\nAll 
 2020 Black National Convention (BNC) livestream sessions will include an 
 interpretation team to administer American Sign Language (ASL). If you 
 require further ADA-related accommodations, please email Vilissa Thompson 
 at BNC@m4bl.org as soon as possible \nso that we may assist you. You may 
 also leave a voicemail or text at (202) 524-0722.\n\nGo to FAQ "Is this 
 event ADA-accessible?" for further information: 
 https://blacknovember.org/\n_______________________________________________________________\n\nVOTE: 
 #Vote2020  #VoterRegistration\n\nRegister or Pre-Register (16-17 yrs) here: 
 https://registertovote.ca.gov/\n\nCheck your current registration 
 information & status at the same 
 link.\n\n▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪\n\nCENSUS: #2020Census 
 #BeCounted \n\nThe 2020 Census is significant in the fight for political 
 power for Black people, \nIndigenous people, other people of color, and all 
 oppressed people across the U.S.   \nThe census determines essential 
 funding of public schools, college scholarships, \nMedicare, Medi-Cal, 
 affordable housing, and so much more! \n\nHave your household complete the 
 2020 Census here: 
 https://my2020census.gov/\n______________________________________________________________ 
 \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/15/18835934.php
SUMMARY:2020 Black National Convention Livestream (M4BL)
LOCATION:Online via livestream
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/15/18835934.php
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