The 2020 election is just days away! OOD and Jess Morales Rocketto (Executive Director of Care in Action) unpack how this year’s election goes beyond checking a box for Biden or Trump; ‘down ballot’ issues and black women running for office // on the ballot. 

OOD and Jess also share resources for voters such as day-registration.aspx">places you can register to vote on election day, and why you should obsess over your registration status.

RESOURCES:

• Black Women Running for Office via #BlackHer: https://blackher.us/the-black-womans-guide-to-the-2020-election-2/#WHO
• Same Day Voter Registration: day-registration.aspx">https://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/same-day-registration.aspx
• By the Numbers: Black Women and the Election: https://www.higherheightsforamerica.org/by-the-numbers/
• Black Women Vote: https://blackwomenvote.com
• A Case for Why: interrupted.pdf">https://www.law.georgetown.edu/poverty-inequality-center/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2017/08/girlhood-interrupted.pdf 
• Fun Scoops of Info: https://www.benjerry.com/whats-new/2020/03/prosecutors-quiz 
• Voter Bot: https://www.usvotefoundation.org/GoVoteBot
• She Se Puede: https://twitter.com/she_sepuede

Issues Discussed:

CAREN ACT: act-911-san-francisco.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/briefing/caren-act-911-san-francisco.html

BREATHE ACT: https://breatheact.org/learn-more/

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