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DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: Monday, November 4 at 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM PT (7:30 PM – 8:30 
 PM ET)\n\nBrothers and Sisters, if 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. \n\nWe can vote to 
 expand a 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 
 deniers, voter suppressors, and opponents of diversity, equity and 
 inclusion. A 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 \nShelby 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\n“A 
 VOTELESS PEOPLE IS A VOICELESS PEOPLE. STAND UP AND LET YOUR VOICES BE 
 HEARD. VOTE, VOTE."\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/31/18870406.php
SUMMARY:"Voting Rights: The Struggle To Be Counted": Film on Racist Anti-Democracy Shelby v Holder
LOCATION:Virtual screening: https://www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-actions/event/729426/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/31/18870406.php
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