Posting to get others voting

Name: Emmanuel

Social Justice Group: 2018-2019

Date of Fieldwork: October 1, 2018

Name of Organization: Lift Every Vote

Person (people) with whom I met and their job titles: Molly Harris, Bridgette Olsen

Type of Fieldwork: Direct Action

What I did:

We made postcards for people to vote YES to help ex-convicts gain their right to vote

What I learned:

I learned that Florida´s ex-felons are not allowed to vote. I learned that people are against the vote and how they got over 30,000 signatures off a list of people who supported because they were not eligible. I learned how important your right to vote is.

What I learned about Social Justice “work” and/or Civil and Human rights “work” from this fieldwork:

Things as simple as postcards can make a big difference in our country. they are able to turn a vote around successfully and give people back their right to vote when most people use them to give others a look at how happy they are on vacation.

Emmanuel

Emmanuel is an eighth grader at LREI in the group specializing in Race and Policing. He was born in 2005 and is currently 13. He was born in Africa so topics relating to race really appeal to him. 

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