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No More Excuses: Voting Rights Now! Rally and Protest at the White House

  • Lafayette Square Park Pennsylvania Ave NW & 16th St NW Washington, DC United States (map)

The League of Women Voters and People For the American Way will host a call to action to demand that the President take bold action to support the freedom to vote, in collaboration with leading civil rights, advocacy, and democracy organizations.

Join us for a rally and protest in front of the White House calling on President Biden to do what it takes to compel Congress to pass voting rights legislation NOW!

The rally will be emceed by Virginia Kase Solomón, CEO of the the League of Women Voters of the United States, and Ben Jealous, president of People For the American Way. We will hear from the following leaders (additional speakers to be added):
Dr. Deborah Ann Turner, board president, League of Women Voters of the United States
LaTosha Brown, co-founder, Black Voters Matter
Cliff Albright, co-founder and executive director, Black Voters Matter
Charly Carter, executive director, Democracy Initiative
Jana Morgan, director, Declaration for American Democracy Coalition
Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyer's Committee For Human Rights Under Law
Bo Shuff, executive director, DC Vote

If anyone from Monmouth County plans to attend the event in Washington, please contact Evelyn C Murphy, President, LWV of Southern Monmouth County so we can help coordinate local participation.