Barack Obama Announces New Initiative To Fight Gerrymandering
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Barack Obama Launches ‘Redistricting U’ Campaign for ‘Fair Maps’Former President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled a new initiative to influence redistricting efforts across the United States.
The initiative, Redistricting U, will send activists to provide free training and tools to volunteers involved in redistricting efforts and guide groups on how to “be leaders in the movement for fair maps.”
“Training is at the heart of organizing. It’s why I’ve always made it a priority – from my 2008 campaign until now,” Obama wrote in a tweet announcing Redistricting U, which is part of the All On The Line...
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Obama announces new effort in fight against gerrymanderingFormer President Barack Obama on Monday announced a new initiative that will help volunteers influence redistricting efforts in states across the country.
Redistricting U, an extension of the All On The Line campaign, will send trainers to provide free training and tools to volunteers about their state redistricting process, gather feedback on ways to improve their communities and teach them how to be leaders in the fair map movement, according to the initiative's website.
All On The Line, launched earlier this year, is a combination of Obama's Organizing For Action...
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'Fair maps': Barack Obama launches new initiative to help take on partisan gerrymanderingFormer President Barack Obama announced a new initiative to combat partisan redistricting on Monday, an issue that he says he has made a priority from his "2008 campaign until now."
"The movement for fair maps will determine the course of progress on every issue we care about for the next decade. And we can’t wait to begin organizing when the redistricting process starts in 2021. We need to build this movement from the ground up – right now,” a webpage for the new project, says quoting Obama
According to thewebsite,...
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