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3.8.21 Capitol Action Report

LWV Texas | Published on 3/8/2021


Capitol Action Report


March 8, 2021 - News, Updates & Action
On March 7, 1965, John Lewis and 600 civil rights marchers were tear-gassed and viciously beaten by Alabama state and local police. “Bloody Sunday” ignited the conscience of the nation and, after too many more sacrifices, the Voting Rights Act was passed 5 months later.

This conversation will look back at what it took to get the Voting Rights Act passed, how it expanded the vote, the ongoing attempts to subvert it, new forms of voter suppression, and how we must and we can pass voting rights legislation in 2021 to build a truly multi-racial democracy.

Join us! Voting should be a right, not a fight.Register here.
Redistricting: Its Effects on You, Your Community, and Our Democracy
Monday, March 15, 2021- 6:00 p.m.–7:30 p.m.
Hosted by LWV San Antonio with outreach sponsors LULAC and Can We Talk?
ASL interpretation services will be provided during the forum.
Moderator: Charles Gonzalez,Former U.S. Congressman Charles A. Gonzalez represented Texas’s 20thCongressional District for 14 years.

Panelists:
Dr. Lloyd Potter,Texas State Demographer and Director of the UTSA Institute for Demographic and Socioeconomic Research (IDSER)

State Senator José Menéndez, District 26,Vice-Chair, Local Government Committee, and member of the Senate Special Committee on Redistricting

Stephanie Swanson,LWV Texas Board Member and Redistricting Issue Chair

PleaseRSVPatRedistrictingForum.LWVSA@gmail.combySaturday, March 13, 2021.
Log-in information will be emailed to you when you have registered.
This is a rescheduled event.If you already registered for the Feb. 22 event, you do not need to RSVP for this event.
The League in the News on HR 1
“It would be a huge, huge deal for Texas voters,” saidGrace Chimene, president of the League of Women Voters of Texas, a group that supports the legislation. “It’s like having a new Voting Rights Act that would protect the rights of voters, make it fair and equal access to voting here in Texas.”Houston Chronicle, March 2, 2021