The Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit organization focusing on national health issues, released the following fact sheet to spotlight the implications that Medicaid expansion adoption or implementation could have on specific states, based on the results of the 2018 midterm election. This fact sheet was originally published on November 7, 2018 via the Kaiser Family Foundation. While not typically an election issue, … Read More
Opinion: Protect SNAP to Help Thousands of Alabama Veterans Make Ends Meet
By Carol Gundlach of Alabama Arise As the nation prepares to honor its servicemen and women on Veteran’s Day, Carol Gundlach of Alabama Arise shares her perspective on potential legislative changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which supports nearly 1.4 million U.S. veterans across the country. Alabamians, like all Americans, take time on Veterans Day each year to … Read More
Georgia’s Election Is Not Over
By Marzena Zukowska of National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) This press release was shared on November 8, 2018 by National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) as part of a call to action for Georgia voters with provisional ballots to take immediate steps to ensure that their votes are validated and counted in this year’s pivotal mid-term elections. ATLANTA, GA – Despite efforts to sweep voter suppression under the … Read More
Your Voice Matters
By David Luna, Executive Director Tomorrow we vote. The outcome of this election will have enormous consequences on policies that shape the lives of poor families. The makeup of our elected officials after Tuesday will determine which policies are maintained, enacted, improved, or made worse. Over the past few months, we have shared resources and opportunities from across the Equal Voice Network highlighting three priority issue areas for Election 2018: immigration, health … Read More
Freeing the Captives Demonstration in Chicago: Member Photos
On October 30th, Equal Voice Action members joined allies from The People’s Lobby, Reclaim Chicago, A Just Harvest, Black Lives Matter Chicago, and Southsiders Organized for Unity and Liberation to demand an end to money bail in Cook County, Illinois. Participants came together at the Cook County Criminal Court Building in downtown Chicago to demand that Cook County Judge Timothy Evans and his six bond … Read More
VoteRiders: Voter ID Resources
By Equal Voice Action With the 2018 midterm election just days away, voter engagement efforts across the country are shifting their focus from registration to turnout. While many may be planning on voting, research shows that some voters will be turned away from the polls due to convoluted and changing voter ID laws. Voter ID laws are state-specific and require … Read More
Nonpartisan Campaigns Push for Giving Employees Time to Vote
By Equal Voice Action With Election Day less than a week away, ElectionDay.org and Make Time To Vote are calling for companies across the nation to join their nonpartisan efforts to make sure all employees have time to participate in our country’s electoral process. As detailed by ElectionDay.org, the United States has one of the lowest voter participation rates in … Read More
Advancing Justice – Atlanta: Free Upcoming Citizenship Clinics in Georgia
By Equal Voice Action The United States is experiencing an extraordinary political moment. At Equal Voice Action, we believe that change is driven from the ground up and that poor and low-income families are the experts on what solutions are needed to lift our communities out of poverty. Without citizenship, immigrant families are silenced at the polls and their voice … Read More
Election 2018: Will Florida Let 1.4M U.S. Citizens Vote in Democracy?
By Brad Wong | Originally published on October 23, 2018 by Equal Voice News. In Florida, returning citizens – or those with felony convictions – are leading a movement by asking: If we’ve paid our debt to society, why are we denied the right to vote? Amendment 4, which is on the November ballot, is capturing nationwide attention. ORLANDO, Fla. … Read More
Radio EVA Episode 5: Tamieka Atkins, ProGeorgia
Listen to David Luna and Tamieka Atkins discuss the work of ProGeorgia and how they are increasing voter engagement and turnout for this midterm election across Georgia. For this episode of Radio EVA, Tamieka Atkins, the Executive Director of ProGeorgia, joined EVA Executive Director David Luna to discuss how ProGeorgia develops infrastructure, executes joint strategies and employs new tools and … Read More