Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • Fighting Voter Suppression: 2012 Progressive Democrats of America "Progressive Southern Strategy"

    Uploaded by

    Rev. Terence A. Dicks
    2K views17 pages
    Power Point presentation entitled "Voter Suppression" for the Feb. 2012 Progressive Democrats of America conference in Winslow, Arizona. Fighting Voter Suppression: 2012 Progressive Democrats of America "Progressive Southern Strategy" Help support the Progressive Southern Strategy developed by the Progressive Democrats of America, its massive team, and its Southern Regional Organizer Rev. Terence A. Dicks of Augusta, Georgia: Progressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country http://www.pdamerica.org The PDA goals are really the traditional but seemingly lost Democratic Party core values: Ending the Iraq (all) War, Voter Rights, Protecting Social Security, a Full Employment Economy, National Healthcare and Economic Justice. http://pdamerica.org/about-pda/mission Progressive Democrats of America on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PDAmerica Progressive Democrats of America on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/pdamerica Progressive Activist site of the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): http://www.pdacommunity.org PDA Announces Progressive Southern Strategy: Rev. Terence A. Dicks is working with the National team and other PDA regional and state organizers to craft policy and action plans for building a Progressive Southern Strategy. http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1987/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1213030 PDA Georgia: http://www.pdacommunity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=50&Itemid=85 Chapters of PDA Georgia: http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1987/p/salsa/web/directory/public/?City=&State=GA&directory_KEY=3&run=true&t=&organization_KEY=1987 Terence Dicks profile as state of Georgia Coordinator for the Progressive Democrats of America: http://www.onenationpda.org/index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&userid=105 Terence Dicks video page for Progressive Democrats of America: http://www.onenationpda.org/index.php?option=com_community&view=videos&task=myvideos&userid=105 Progressive Democrats of America P.O. Box 150064 Grand Rapids, MI 49515-0064 1-877-239-2093 Voice Mail/Fax PDA seeks “to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites-with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests.” As a grassroots PAC operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice, PDA played a key role in the stunning electoral victories of November 2006 and 2008. Our inside/outside strategy is guided by the belief that a lasting majority will require a revitalized Democratic Party built on firm progressive principles. For over two decades, the party declined as its leadership listened more to the voices of corporations than those of Americans.

    Copyright

    © Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)

    Available Formats

    PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    Report this Document
    Power Point presentation entitled "Voter Suppression" for the Feb. 2012 Progressive Democrats of America conference in Winslow, Arizona. Fighting Voter Suppression: 2012 Progressive Democrats of America "Progressive Southern Strategy" Help support the Progressive Southern Strategy developed by the Progressive Democrats of America, its massive team, and its Southern Regional Organizer Rev. Terence A. Dicks of Augusta, Georgia: Progressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country http://www.pdamerica.org The PDA goals are really the traditional but seemingly lost Democratic Party core values: Ending the Iraq (all) War, Voter Rights, Protecting Social Security, a Full Employment Economy, National Healthcare and Economic Justice. http://pdamerica.org/about-pda/mission Progressive Democrats of America on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PDAmerica Progressive Democrats of America on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/pdamerica Progressive Activist site of the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): http://www.pdacommunity.org PDA Announces Progressive Southern Strategy: Rev. Terence A. Dicks is working with the National team and other PDA regional and state organizers to craft policy and action plans for building a Progressive Southern Strategy. http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1987/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1213030 PDA Georgia: http://www.pdacommunity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=50&Itemid=85 Chapters of PDA Georgia: http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1987/p/salsa/web/directory/public/?City=&State=GA&directory_KEY=3&run=true&t=&organization_KEY=1987 Terence Dicks profile as state of Georgia Coordinator for the Progressive Democrats of America: http://www.onenationpda.org/index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&userid=105 Terence Dicks video page for Progressive Democrats of America: http://www.onenationpda.org/index.php?option=com_community&view=videos&task=myvideos&userid=105 Progressive Democrats of America P.O. Box 150064 Grand Rapids, MI 49515-0064 1-877-239-2093 Voice Mail/Fax PDA seeks “to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites-with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests.” As a grassroots PAC operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice, PDA played a key role in the stunning electoral victories of November 2006 and 2008. Our inside/outside strategy is guided by the belief that a lasting majority will require a revitalized Democratic Party built on firm progressive principles. For over two decades, the party declined as its leadership listened more to the voices of corporations than those of Americans.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    2K views17 pages

    Fighting Voter Suppression: 2012 Progressive Democrats of America "Progressive Southern Strategy"

    Uploaded by

    Rev. Terence A. Dicks
    Power Point presentation entitled "Voter Suppression" for the Feb. 2012 Progressive Democrats of America conference in Winslow, Arizona. Fighting Voter Suppression: 2012 Progressive Democrats of America "Progressive Southern Strategy" Help support the Progressive Southern Strategy developed by the Progressive Democrats of America, its massive team, and its Southern Regional Organizer Rev. Terence A. Dicks of Augusta, Georgia: Progressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country http://www.pdamerica.org The PDA goals are really the traditional but seemingly lost Democratic Party core values: Ending the Iraq (all) War, Voter Rights, Protecting Social Security, a Full Employment Economy, National Healthcare and Economic Justice. http://pdamerica.org/about-pda/mission Progressive Democrats of America on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/PDAmerica Progressive Democrats of America on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/pdamerica Progressive Activist site of the Progressive Democrats of America (PDA): http://www.pdacommunity.org PDA Announces Progressive Southern Strategy: Rev. Terence A. Dicks is working with the National team and other PDA regional and state organizers to craft policy and action plans for building a Progressive Southern Strategy. http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1987/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_KEY=1213030 PDA Georgia: http://www.pdacommunity.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=50&Itemid=85 Chapters of PDA Georgia: http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/1987/p/salsa/web/directory/public/?City=&State=GA&directory_KEY=3&run=true&t=&organization_KEY=1987 Terence Dicks profile as state of Georgia Coordinator for the Progressive Democrats of America: http://www.onenationpda.org/index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&userid=105 Terence Dicks video page for Progressive Democrats of America: http://www.onenationpda.org/index.php?option=com_community&view=videos&task=myvideos&userid=105 Progressive Democrats of America P.O. Box 150064 Grand Rapids, MI 49515-0064 1-877-239-2093 Voice Mail/Fax PDA seeks “to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites-with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests.” As a grassroots PAC operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice, PDA played a key role in the stunning electoral victories of November 2006 and 2008. Our inside/outside strategy is guided by the belief that a lasting majority will require a revitalized Democratic Party built on firm progressive principles. For over two decades, the party declined as its leadership listened more to the voices of corporations than those of Americans.

    Copyright:

    Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Flag for inappropriate content
    of 17

    The Southernization of America

    How Right to Work, Personhood and Voter Suppression are the New ALEC Crow

    The Southernization of America


    Right to Work  School to Prison Pipeline  Prison Industrial Complex  Anti-immigration Legislation  War on Women  Privatization of Public Education  Voter Suppression  Child Labor
    

    Treating the New Majority as the Old Minority

    Seniors  Women  Latinos  African-Americans  The Poor


    

    Role of Prisons
    Census re-apportionment  Prisons in rural communities are households and transfer census numbers from urban to rural communities
    

    Immigration and Personhood


    Reduces labor competition from immigrants  Reduces labor competition from women
    

    Forms of Voter Suppression


    Felon Disenfranchisement  Photo ID/Proof of Citizenship  Impediments to Registration/Absentee Voting  Disinformation  Voting Patterns (straight ticket voting)  Purging voter rolls/Caging
    

    Voter Suppression Targets


    Seniors  Students/Young People  Poor People  People of Color  Immigrants  Ex-Offenders
    

    Felon Disenfranchisement History


    Although Congress passed the Voting Rights Act in 1965 to reinforce the 15th Amendment, felony disfranchisement laws remained legal and began to multiply.  1850: 35% of states had felony disfranchisement laws.  2008: 95% of states have felony disfranchisement laws.
    

    Felon Disenfranchisement
    Felony disfranchisement laws prevent 1.4 million or 13% of all black men in the U.S. from voting.  In 5 states that disfranchise people with felony convictions, 1 in 4 black men are permanently disfranchised.  In New York, over 16 times as many Latino voters are disenfranchised as white voters.
    

    Where States Stand

    5 Million Affected by Voter Suppression

    Voter Suppression Breakdown


    3.2 million Photo Id  240,000 Proof of citizenship  202,000 Restrictive voter registration procedures  60,000 Repeal of Election Day registration  1-2 million Restrictions on early voting  100,000 Former felony convictions
    

    How This Affects the 2012 Election


    The states that have already cut back on voting rights will provide 171 electoral votes in 2012 63 percent of the 270 needed to win the presidency.  Of the 12 battleground states, 5 have restricted voting and 2 additional states have pending legislation
    

    Virginia Fights Back and Wins!


    26 voter suppression bills introduced in 2012 General Assembly  3 are still alive  Photo ID was defeated
    

    Virginia Strategy
    Rapid coalition building  Constant presence at General Assembly  Virginia won over the press  Legislative Black Caucus joined the coalition  Fought legislation on cost rather than morality
    

    Where We Need to Go
    Move from States rights legislation to Peoples rights legislation  Elect progressive legislators and progressive judges  The individual struggles are part of a larger single struggle we must unite in our efforts  The 99% against the 1%
    

    The New 21st Century Civil Rights Agenda


            

    Create Jobs for Everyone who wants to work Protect Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid Constitutional Equal Rights for Women Universal Healthcare for All Comprehensive Immigration Reform Protect and Expand Voting Rights Restoration of Voting Rights for Ex-Felons Restore Roe v. Wade as law of the land Protect Public Education

    You might also like