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Corporate political donations, voter suppression and gun control: This week's top political cartoons

Corporate political donations, voter suppression and gun control: Top political cartoons

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This week’s top Political Cartoons cover corporate political donations, gun violence legislation, and Jim Crow voter suppression bills. Enjoy the cartoons individually, as a GIF or as a video. Takeaway: Political cartoons help expose political donations, voter suppression and obstructions to investing in infrastructure. DeepakDemLabs Corporate political donations & voter suppression – GIF Corporate political donations & voter suppression – …

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Lessons from how corporate boycotts led to fair elections in South Africa

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A white minority clung to power by denying Blacks their right to vote till corporate boycotts led to fair elections. A white minority supported by corporate donations. Blacks prevented from voting. Racial violence. Calls for a boycott. Sound familiar? Georgia? South Africa? How was the racist South African government forced to hold fair elections? What …

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Invest in infrastructure to improve public safety and reduce accidents

Advocating for infrastructure investment? Show the local benefits with an interactive map.

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Political decisions have real consequences. Investing in infrastructure that improves public safety should not be a political issue. How do you let the public know how they personally stand to benefit? How can they better grasp the lives lost and consequences of not investing in public safety? How can they be contact their elected official? …

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Make it easier for people to understand voter suppression schemes with an infographic

Explaining voter suppression? Use an infographic.

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Visual storytelling is fast, friendly and powerful. Use infographics to help more people understand vital issues – such as new schemes to make it harder to vote. Infographics pack a lot of information into an appealing visual that’s easy to share. This blog explains different forms of visual storytelling – memes, GIFs, videos, infographics and …

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Direct viewers on Zoom to webpages you choose with Give Buttons

Fundraising on Zoom? Add a Give Button.

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Make it easy for people on Zoom to follow your directions with Give Buttons. Keep it simple when requesting donations, asking for volunteers or have people complete a survey on Zoom. Add a Give Button that sends people to your chosen web page while they continue to watch your presentation. Democracy Centers Andrea Miller is …

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Community organizers arrange free COVID vaccination clinics to help the underserved get vaccinated and get free internet access

Community organizers arrange free vaccination clinics and internet access in underserved areas

Leave a Comment / internet access / By Deepak Puri

There is a stark disparity among races getting vaccinated: more than 60% of vaccinations have been going to White people, less than 9% to Hispanics and less than 6% to Blacks. – CBS News Seeking to overcome vaccine hesitancy, the Biden administration is unveiling the “We Can Do This” campaign. It features television and social media …

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Georgia voter suppression, George Floyd's trial, matt Gaetz featured in this week's political cartoons

Georgia Voter Suppression – Illustrated Edition

Leave a Comment / Cartoons, Uncategorized, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

We interrupt the regular blog for this special Illustrated Edition of Voter Suppression in Georgia. Enjoy as a GIF or Video. Now back to our regular programming. This week’s top Political Cartoons cover Georgia voter suppression bills, the George Floyd trial, Matt Gaetz and FOX conspiracy theories. Enjoy the cartoons individually, as a GIF or as a video. DeepakDemLabs Top …

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Lack of broadband internet access holds back many poor, rural and communities of color.

Cash cows block rural internet

Leave a Comment / internet access, Uncategorized / By Deepak Puri

Corporations love cash cows: businesses that generate them a steady stream of cash for no money. AT&T, Verizon and Comcast treat internet services as cash cows. These corporations skimp on investing in rural broadband to keep their profits high. This lets them keep their execs in luxury and fund millions in political donations. Anything that …

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Relational organizing on WhatApp mobilizes more Latinx voters

Mobilizing Latinx voters? Use relational organizing with WhatsApp.

Leave a Comment / Getting Out The Vote (GOTV), Technology, Software, and Apps, Uncategorized / By Deepak Puri

WhatsApp is the favorite Latinx messaging app. It’s free and messages come from a known sender. WhatsApp campaigns cost less than SMS and is ideal for relational organizing. This blog explains how relational organizing on WhatsApp is being used to mobilize Latinx voters. The technique also works with other communities through the messaging app they …

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Activists mobilize supporters for HR1 by canvassing on FaceTime with the BigStage Teleprompter app

Canvassing for H.R. 1 over Facetime

Leave a Comment / Campaigning during Coronavirus, Mobilizing Supporters and Voters, Training Volunteers and Organizers, Uncategorized, Voter Suppression / By Deepak Puri

How do you bring the personal appeal of in-person canvassing online? How can volunteers be more persuasive with a good script? Use FaceTime with an onscreen teleprompter. Activists are mobilizing supporters for H.R. 1, For The People Act, by canvassing over FaceTime with the free BigStage Teleprompter app. Activists read from a scrolling script on …

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