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Use Your Right to Vote!

There are several ways to vote in NY State. Get prepared!

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Sculpture work by Kwame Akoto Bamfo
Sculpture art by Kwame Akoto-Bamfo

Kwame Akoto-Bamfo is a sculptor and activist from Ghana who is at the forefront of young African artists.

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Graphic of a dark blue ballot box with a white envelope going into a slot at the top, the word VOTE on the front of the box.
Vote!

"Demos" (People) + "Kratos" (Power) = Democracy, the power of the people. If you believe your vote doesn't matter, why are millions being spent to suppress our voting rights? Voting is governance by the will of the people.

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Painted words on cardboard CLIMATE JUSTICE = HUMAN JUSTICE held by hand of marcher in a group of marchers many wearing pandemic masks
Build Bridges for Climate Justice

"People, Planet, Partnership, Prosperity, and Peace" Climate Justice is a movement addressing the intersectional unequal impacts of climate change on marginalized and vulnerable populations.

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Movie Poster graphic for movie Move When the Spirit Says Move. Dorothy Cotton speaking at a podium with microphone, several film award accolades overlaid.
MOVE

Our film MOVE WHEN THE SPIRIT SAYS MOVE: The Legacy of Dorothy Foreman Cotton is the story of courageous Civil Rights leader Dorothy Cotton, who taught thousands their constitutional rights and the power of nonviolent direct action.

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Know Your Rights!

All people have the right to know our human rights- "the inalienable, fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being."

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