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Alerts and Updates August 14, 2024Project 2025: A Threat to DemocracyProject 2025 is an anti-democratic, pro-corruption, pro-big money initiative that aims to destroy the checks and balances in place that safeguard our freedoms. Join us to learn about and organize against the numerous threats that the extremist Project 2025 mandate poses to our democratic processes. MoreIssues: Democracy, Voting Rights Alerts and Updates August 6, 2024Sign the Petition: Voting Rights NowFor democracy to work for all of us, it must include all of us. No matter our color, party or zip code, we deserve an equal say in the decisions that shape our future. Tell Congress: Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, the Native American Voting Rights Act, and DC Statehood. MoreIssues: Voting Rights Alerts and Updates August 21, 2023Our Lunch Out Loud Webinar Series Continues With Two Events in AugustOur Lunch Out Loud webinar series continues this month with two informative events. Thursday, August 24th, join a panel of lobbyists, former legislators, and journalists as they discuss what is happening, the lack of transparency and the impacts on democratic participation. We'll also have a "bonus" event for this month to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the March on Washington on Monday, August 28th to hear from West Virginians who were there on that historic day. MoreIssues: Democracy, Transparency, Voting Rights Alerts and Updates July 21, 2023Join Us July 28th at Noon for Lunch Out LoudFor our first “Lunch Out Loud” on July 28, Atiba Ellis, Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, and Anthony Majestro, a Charleston attorney with experience in election law, will discuss recent decisions by the US Supreme Court that affect voting rights, and what they mean for ballot access in West Virginia. The conversation will be moderated by former Secretary of State Natalie Tennant. MoreIssues: Democracy, Voting Rights