Tomorrow speakers will hold an online press conference to discuss voting rights ahead of the 57th Anniversary of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery March.Â
Speakers to be interviewed will be the following:Â
Hank Sanders, Co-Founder of the Selma-to-Montgomery March Foundation and the Bridge Crossing Jubilee
SCLC President and CEO Charles Steele and SCLC Chief of Staff DeMark Liggins
Bishop William Barber, President of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of The Poor People’s Campaign – A National Call for Revival and Reverend Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair of The Poor People’s Campaign and Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice
Bishop Tavis Grant, National Field Director for the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
Reverend Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network and Reverend Deves Toon, NAN National Field Director
LaTosha Brown, Co-Founder of Black Voters Matter
Fred Redmond, National Secretary Treasurer of the AFL-CIO
Tanesha Williams, Attorney with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Digital Campaign Manager for the LDF Voting Rights Defender and Prepared to Vote Projects
Melanie Campbell, President and CEO Convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable
Barbara Arnwine, Esq, President and Founder of the Transformative Justice Coalition
See below for ways to join the call:Â
Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83342580163?pwd=RXJldXI0OG9hMHBKRjFTU0R4K3VjQT09
Passcode: 162658
One-tap mobile:
US: +16465588656,,83342580163#,,,,*162658# or +13017158592,,83342580163#,,,,*162658#
Telephone: Dial (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location):
US:+1 646 558 8656 or +1 301 715 8592 or +1 312 626 6799 or +1 669 900 9128 or +1 253 215 8782 or +1 346 248 7799
Webinar ID: 833 4258 0163 and Passcode: 162658
International numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdB6NFCWfe
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