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DESCRIPTION:“A VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A VOICELESS PEOPLE. STAND UP AND LET YOUR VOICES BE 
 HEARD! VOTE, VOTE."\n\nIf we thought our democracy was threatened when we 
 cast our vote in the 2020 presidential and 2022 midterm elections, the 
 threat is much, much greater as we approach election day on Tuesday, 
 November 5, 2024. \n\nWe have a critical choice to make. We can vote to 
 expand democracy to include all of our citizens as Rep. John Lewis and 
 others fought and died for; or we can vote to turn the country to election 
 result deniers, voter suppressors, and opponents of diversity, equity and 
 inclusion. \n\nA choice between HOPE and FEAR. \n\nPhotographer, film 
 producer and social justice activist, Phil Portlock is presenting his 
 informative and timely film, “VOTING RIGHTS: THE STRUGGLE TO BE 
 COUNTED.” With creative use of music, powerful images and powerful 
 narration by his wife Pat Sloan, the film traces the long and often brutal 
 struggle by African Americans to gain and maintain the unrestricted right 
 to have their votes counted at the ballot box. \n\nThis film is Phil’s 
 response to the June 25, 2013 U.S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in the 
 Shelby v Holder voting rights case. The five conservative justices declared 
 Section 4b (the coverage clause), and Section 5 (the pre-clearance clause) 
 of the historic 1965 Voting Rights Act unconstitutional. \n\nThis decision 
 has led to the enactment of hundreds of voter restriction and suppression 
 laws that have impacted the rights of millions of citizens throughout the 
 nation. \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/03/18869733.php
SUMMARY:"Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted" - Virtual Film Screening
LOCATION:Virtual event: 
 https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/715913/\n\nAccessibility: 
 live captioning / CC
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/03/18869733.php
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