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DESCRIPTION: Beyond the Ballot: Everyday Strategies for Collective 
 Liberation\n\nDiscussion how we can be politically engaged every day, and 
 not just on Election Day.\n\nOrganization: Prism  (Oakland, CA 
 https://theprismfoundation.org/)\n\nDate and time: Tue, April 12, 2022 @ 
 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM PDT\n\nRSVP: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-ballot-everyday-strategies-for-collective-liberation-tickets-288681122007\n\n\nOn 
 April 12th, 2022, Prism will convene a panel entitled: Beyond the Ballot: 
 Everyday Strategies for Collective Liberation\n\nThe United States is in a 
 state of political emergency, and for too long, popular narratives have 
 sold the ballot box as the solution to every injustice. But although voting 
 is a vital tool for political engagement, it’s not the only way to fight 
 for social justice.\n\nAs part of Prism’s ongoing politics and democracy 
 coverage, we’re bringing together community activists, organizers, and 
 movement leaders to talk about the many ways their communities are 
 politically engaged beyond the ballot. We’ll discuss issues like 
 decolonization and reparations, queer liberation, and strategies for 
 amplification, grassroots movement-building, and coalition-building. 
 Ultimately, this conversation will help deepen connections and engage the 
 Prism community with the everyday work of liberation in an active, 
 practical way.\n\n\nSPEAKERS\n\nPreston Mitchum (he/him) is a Black queer 
 attorney, advocate, and activist with a focus on the power of Black people, 
 young people, and queer, transgender, and nonbinary people. With a decade 
 of legal and policy expertise, Preston has led advocacy departments in an 
 effort to center the intersectional needs and experiences of marginalized 
 communities beyond the buzzword. Preston has shaped state and federal 
 strategies on reproductive health, rights, and justice in the South and 
 Midwest, with issues on abortion access, comprehensive sexuality education, 
 and LGBTQ+ health equities.\n\nTeja Smith (she/her) has spent the last 
 decade combatting social justice and political awareness via social media 
 by building campaigns that impact Black and Brown communities across the 
 country. Her contributions to #SchoolsNotPrisons, #RockTheVote, 
 #SheThePeople, and other organizations have helped shape the country we 
 live in today.Teja enjoys tying in political topics to hip-hop culture and 
 making the content relatable. She created Get Social as an outlet for women 
 of color to make their voices heard.\n\nMaurice BP Weeks (he/him) is the 
 Co-Executive Director and Co-Founder of The Action Center on Race and the 
 Economy. Throughout his career he has worked with community organizations, 
 movement groups and labor unions on campaigns to create equitable 
 communities by dismantling systems of wealth extraction that target Black 
 and Brown people. With over a decade of campaign and organizing experience, 
 Maurice has led work on a wide range of issues from housing to policing to 
 revenue and budgets, both statewide and nationally.\n\nNalleli Cobo 
 (she/her) began her work in climate justice at age 9, when she noticed she 
 was often ill. She soon learned others in her community in South Los 
 Angeles were also having similar health issues. Through grassroots 
 organizing, Nalleli uplifted her community’s voice by fighting AllenCo 
 and making them temporarily close in Nov 2013. Currently, Nalleli is a 
 co-founder of the South Los Angeles Youth Leadership Coalition and a member 
 of STAND LA, which both work to end environmental racism in LA.\n\nAllie 
 Redhorse Young (she/her) is a citizen of the Diné (Navajo) Nation from the 
 Northern Agency of the reservation in Northern New Mexico. She is a 
 storyteller and writer on a mission to increase authentic representation of 
 Native Americans in TV, film, and mainstream media by sharing the stories 
 and traditions of her people. She co-founded Protect the Sacred, a 
 grassroots movement supporting frontline efforts to address the pandemic 
 and ensure access to healthcare information and vaccines. Ahead of the 2020 
 elections, Young organized Ride to the Polls, which encouraged tribal 
 citizens living on reservations and in remote communities to saddle up and 
 travel to polling places.\n\nModerator:\n\nAshton Lattimore (she/her) is 
 editor-in-chief of Prism. She's an accomplished writer and editor--and 
 former lawyer—whose work focuses on the intersection of race, culture, 
 and law. Her writing has been published by The Washington Post, Slate 
 magazine, CNN, and others. In 2021, she was named a Maynard 200 fellow by 
 the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, and selected for the 
 Poynter Women's Leadership Academy.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/04/12/18849018.php
SUMMARY:Beyond the Ballot: Everyday Strategies for Collective Liberation
LOCATION:Online discussion
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/04/12/18849018.php
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