What We Stand For

Happy 5th Annual National Disability Voter Registration Week! Help #accessthevote by sharing information about voter registration and ways to participate in this fall’s elections. To register to vote electronically, visit: http://registertovoteflorida.gov

Youth organizers push our country towards inclusivity and transformative change by investing in their communities everyday, not just during elections. So it only makes sense for politicians to invest in them, as well.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/opinion/election-democrats-youth.html#click=https://t.co/g7ppNQSb2l

#WFH can be a bit challenging, specially when trying to keep all your staff interacting with each other. At BISC we do some fun icebreakers at our weekly staff meeting. Last week we did a "BISC Bingo"

What are some of the ways you are having virtual fun with your coworkers?🤣

Due to #COVID19, young voters are enthusiastic about VBM this year. But as @amandawgolden points out, access to information about registration & how to vote during the pandemic could be an issue.
https://nbcnews.to/3e8wfas

The @investinedaz initiative is on the brink of making the November ballot! This initiative will provide funding to schools and teachers. In order for education equity to happen, we must invest in our children’s future.
https://ktar.com/story/3363760/invest-in-ed-submits-required-signatures-for-nov-ballot-initiative/

Passing ballot initiatives that advance racial equity and undo systems of oppression against people of color is a must. Implementing and passing ballot measures is one of the ways that we can address, reflect, and make transformative change happen.

Supporters of Rental Affordability Act will see their measure on the November ballot! 👏@YesOn21CA will expand rent control in #CA, address housing affordability, & stabilize communities. When we pass measures rooted in equality & justice, our country moves forward 🙌

🧵: Attacks on direct democracy have not stopped even in the middle of a global pandemic. In the wake of significant progressive wins at the ballot, attempts to weaken or make access to the ballot measure process harder and expensive have increased. Here are some of the changes:

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