Recess Is Over. Time For Action

The Senate’s recess is over. The time for action is now. Are you with us? The Senate’s recess is over. The time for action is now. Are you with us? We’ve been in DC all summer rallying for action. Now, as the Senate returns from summer recess and momentum builds around [a new voter rights bill]( this week, BVM is out in full force in our nation’s capital to demand our leaders take action. Today, BVM’s National Field Director, Wanda Mosely, was featured as part of the Black Women & Allies Call to Action for Voting Rights & Reproductive Justice, who gathered on the steps of the Supreme Court to call for immediate action on topics affecting Brown and Black communities. Organizers, advocates and leaders from a wide swath of backgrounds came together at the event to share a collective message and call to action from Black women leaders and allies to elevate, engage and promote their voices in calling for Congress to pass federal voting rights reform and develop a legislative remedy to protect reproductive rights for women and all people! Watch BVM’s National Field Director give her address BVM Takes the Fight for Democracy Global; Joins Budapest Forum Tomorrow, Sept 16, our co-founder, LaTosha Brown, will join more than 200 policymakers, ministers, academics, experts and activists at the inaugural [Budapest Forum]( by Budapest Mayor and keynote speaker, Gergely Karácsony. The Forum will focus on debates and discussions on how to rebuild and strengthen democracy around the world as well as ideas on tackling inequalities during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as environmental and technological sustainability. LaTosha will join a panel on Sept 16 with other experts titled Towards Polycentric Governance: Building Room for Democratic Experimentalism in the Political, Urban and Corporate World. The panel talk starts at 3:30 PM CEST (Budapest Time) and 9:30 PM EST on Sept 16. [Click Here To Join For Free]( Invest In Black Voting Power Are you sick of reading about the fight to protect voting rights and want to get involved? Here’s three reasons why you should sign up to be a monthly donor for Black Voters Matter: - When you donate [$25 monthly,]( we can send text messages to 125 voters who are typically not engaged in the civic process. - BVM is a power-building organization. When you invest with BVM by donating, you are also investing in smaller grassroots organizations because we regrant half of our budget to groups on the ground doing the work. - After Black voters made history in 2020, several states passed or introduced legislation that would roll back voting rights for hundreds of thousands of Black voters. Continue to support BVM’s fight against Voter Suppression. [Donate Now]( BVM’s Co-Founder in Blavity: Pick A Side: Filibuster or Voting Rights Did you see our co-founder’s piece in Blavity this week? Cliff penned an op-ed examining the undeniable voting power of Black voters - and the key pieces of legislation that will impact voting rights, while making a bold call for action from President Biden. Black voters have proven time and time again that we play an invaluable role in the United States’ Democracy. President Biden, it’s time to pick a side. As the midterm elections fast approach, it will be up to Black voters to decide the outcome of those elections - and maintain the strength that Democrats had in 2020. Read the piece to learn more about why Democratic officials must protect Black voting power if they wish to remain in power. [Read The Op-Ed]( The August 2021 Newsletter is Here! Are you looking for even more ways to learn about how BVM is connecting with Black voters and spreading Black love and power? Make sure you check out the monthly Newsletter section on our site, where we release monthly Newsletters detailing our work on-the-ground and the impact delivered to Black communities across the South. [Get The August Newsletter]( [Support The Movement]( [Support our 501c3 voter mobilization and capacity building]( [Support our 501c4 voter mobilization and policy advocacy]( [( [( [( [( [( Black Voters Matter Fund is dedicated to expanding Black voter engagement and increasing progressive power through movement-building and engagement. Working with grassroots organizations, specifically in key states in the South, BVMF seeks to increase voter registration and turnout, advocate for policies to expand voting rights/access, and help develop infrastructure where little or none exists to support a power-building movement that keeps Black voters and their issues at the forefront of our election process. For more information, please visit our [website](. This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Black Voters Matter Fund · 3645 Marketplace Blvd Ste 130-209 · East Point, GA 30344-5747 · USA