Jim Crow, poll tax, grandfather clause, hanging chads, long lines, touchscreens. Hmmm. The more things change, the more they… go underground. The repression gets more subtle, then they call you paranoid. It’s hard out here for a voter – even more so for voters of color.
A huge success of the Civil Rights movement was the Voting Rights Act. But certain sections of the VRA will expire in 2007 if Congress doesn’t reauthorize them, and some members (of Congress) believe the fight for civil rights and social justice is over. Done. Passe. Kaput. That’s where you come in.
Join us for ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION,
7PM on Thursday June 8th at The Know Bookstore.
Learn how to keep democracy upright by renewing and reinvigorating the Voting Rights Act!
Featuring FOOD, PRIZES, SPOKENWORD & Voting Rights
JEOPARDY!
Brought to you by Traction and the UNC Center for Civil Rights, along with the NAACP-NC, Southerners for Economic Justice and North Carolina Central University’s Institute for Civic Engagement and Social Change.
HINT: Registration is a good idea. Email ED@getTraction.org or call 843-8197.