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12/09/2021

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11/03/2021

November 2021: DC NEWSLETTER

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04/16/2021

https://thenationaliftar.org/ n unforgettable evening of courage, inspiration, and community celebrating the Muslim holy month of Ramadan
Last year’s celebration was so extraordinary, we’re doing it again — with new history-making speakers, stirring performances for all ages, and an intimate conversation with the three Muslim members of Congress on the most pressing issues of our times. Open to all, we hope you’ll join Reps. André Carson, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib from the comfort of your home for this one-of-a-kind virtual event.

Thursday, April 22, 2021
7 PM ET
via livestream
This is a free event but registration is required.

Celebrate Ramadan with every Muslim member of Congress! Get a front row seat to this virtual event.

04/16/2021

Our dear Bilal is among the guest presenters at this event! Thursday, April 22, 2021
7 PM ET
via livestream
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Celebrate Ramadan with every Muslim member of Congress! Get a front row seat to this virtual event.

11/03/2020

Wednesday, 11/04/2020 @ 7p.m.: "The Fight for Voting Rights," moderated by OIDEI's very own Leticia S.E. Haynes! Register for ZOOM address: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeW3v1ty8htSnDqxlVYdJa7wKHu4MHouov6twpUQb6GEpojbA/viewform?gxids=7628

10/26/2020

Dr. Ruha Benjamin is an Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, founder of the JUST DATA Lab, and author of Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code (Polity 2019). Her work investigates the social dimensions of science, medicine, and technology with a focus on the relationships between innovation and inequity, health and justice, knowledge, and power. Williams College community members, consider joining us this Thursday at 7 p.m. REGISTER TODAY: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf7LuSKG6QvJQggvvZLV1f2m37njYgZmgn2kpWs_ZXa_IIXPQ/viewform

10/23/2020

TONIGHT 10/23/2020, part one of three!
What creative and commercial obstacles do Black storytellers face when writing complex characters for stage and film?.....How can Black artists reframe the cultural gaze through traditional and emerging Black art forms? STEP SHOW: THE MUSICAL.....

62Center.Williams.edu RSVP at https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/1033148

09/24/2020

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09/18/2020

Want to meet the DC team and get dancin' this evening? DJ Syxx Figgaz will be mixing the music! Register at: tinyurl.com/y6bqf9xd free, family friendly, virtual and safe!

07/16/2020

Voting-by-mail is relatively new on our electoral landscape. This method was first tried in Monterey, California in 1977. Since that time, hundreds of elections have been held by mail – from local ballot initiatives all the way up to some contests for federal office.

Advocates for mail balloting argue that because of its strong democratic tradition, the United States should continue to eradicate barriers to the franchise, and make voting easier through mail-in elections.

Advantages of Voting-by-Mail
Mail balloting has several advantages over traditional polling. First, it is cost effective. Second, it has resulted in increased participation among voters. Third, it is easier for election officials to conduct. Fourth, it allows for a more accurate picture of eligible voters, by keeping voting lists up-to-date. Fifth, it gives voters a longer opportunity to study the ballot and find answers to their questions.
Every statistic shows that voting by mail is more convenient for voters and that it increases turnout. For example, by examining the turnout before and after seven Washington State counties conducted mail balloting in 1994, we get a good picture. In the 1990 state primary in these counties, they had a combined average turnout of 38 percent. After those counties went to an all mail-in ballot, the combined average turnout for the same counties was 53 percent. That is an increase of 15 percent, or, nearly 40 percent more people came to the polls. One county saw its turnout increase to 68 percent, another county’s turnout – in a primary – increased to nearly 72 percent. Other jurisdictions have experienced similar jumps in voter participation. In the 1996 Oregon Republican and Democratic Presidential Primaries, Oregon led the nation in its participation rate. Over 53.7 percent of Oregon voters mailed their ballots for the primaries. New Hampshire ranked second for state participation at 45 percent.

Conducting elections by mail is much easier on the election administrators. Particularly in local elections, primaries, and local ballot questions, mail-in elections make sense as a place to start and to experiment. Mail balloting in such local elections has also resulted in increased turnout.

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07/16/2020

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