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DESCRIPTION:Everyone Counts: Ensuring Every Community Can #GetCounted in the 
 #2020Census \n\nWhen: Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 @ 11 AM - noon\n\nLivestream: 
 https://www.facebook.com/senatorbencardin/\n\nTwitter post: 
 https://twitter.com/CensusCounts/status/1296904978410463232\n\nThe U.S. 
 Census is conducted only once every 10 years.  Yet, it determines funding 
 for a decade for about 300 census-guided federal programs, including public 
 schools, school lunch programs, Medicare, Medi-Cal (Medicaid), SNAP, WIC, 
 certain college scholarship programs, emergency 911 services including fire 
 fighting budgets, and so much more.\n \nThere are only five weeks left of 
 completing the 2020 Census until the newly imposed deadline of Sept. 30, 
 2020, because the previous end date of Oct. 31 was cut short by the current 
 administration. Yet, only 64% of Americans have self-responded to the 2020 
 Census nationally. \n\nCensus worker door to door knocking is needed to get 
 communities of color, rural communities, and the poor & homeless counted, 
 but is a huge challenge in the COVID-19 pandemic. This could be the largest 
 undercount in United States history — an undercount that will 
 disproportionately impact vulnerable communities already 
 underserved.\n\nJoin a panel discussion to discuss how we can all work 
 together to make sure every community can #GetCounted in the #2020Census. 
 \n\nSPEAKERS:\n\n--Beth Lynk, Director, Census Counts Campaign \nof The 
 Leadership Conference Education Fund\n\n--Gloria Aparicio Blackwell, 
 Maryland Latino Census Coalition\n\n--Senator Ben Cardin 
 (D-MD)\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▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪▪\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 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/23/18836063.php
SUMMARY:Everyone Counts: Ensuring Every Community Can #GetCounted in the #2020Census
LOCATION:Online via livestream
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/23/18836063.php
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