Voting. Georgia Style.
Georgia is truly special. Hours long lines to vote. Missing vote by mail ballots. $110 million spent on new voting machines. What gives?
Use Petitions To Harness Outrage And Build Contact Lists With Free New App
Petition drives work, but the pandemic has forced organizing online which demands innovation. Existing petition systems are often expensive or make money by reselling the names of petitioners collected. Recent innovation offers progressive groups a free new approach.
Nationwide Map Of Police Brutality Created From Tweets
Police officers trample peaceful protestors in Houston. Police push 75 year old man to the ground and leave him bleeding in Buffalo.
How can these incidents of police brutality against protestors be quickly collected and shared?
Three Free Safety Apps For Protestors
Police violence and digital surveillance shouldn’t be used to intimidate peaceful protestors. These free apps protect protestors exercising their First Amendment right to “assemble peaceably and to petition their government“. Safety measures Protestors should minimize their digital footprint to minimize unwanted surveillance by: – Put phones into ‘Airplane Mode’ so they do not use cellular …
More Police, Doctors Or Teachers?
Police budgets explode and prisons fill up. Coronavirus care and schools suffers. Voter suppression in black communities increases. How are the three connected? Tax payer dollars are meant to improve the lives of all Americans. How do powerful groups and politicians misuse them for their own agenda? We mapped how states allocate their budgets, police killings of unarmed …
Convert Protestors Into Voters With Geofenced Ad Campaigns
Protesting is good, but voting is even better. How do you target messages to protestors to encourage them to also register to vote? Geofenced mobile ads. Geofencing is a widely used, affordable form of advertising. It lets you target your message to people who were in a specific area at a given time. The message is …
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Follow The Money To Understand Zuckerberg’s Actions
Why would Mark let Facebook be used for racist messages? Follow the money … Cut through lies and deception to find the truth by “following the money“. The approach also helps understand Mark’s recent actions. DemLabs tracked the money, investors and forces at play with publicly available information and Kumu. Background Mark decided that Trump’s use of the phrase “When the looting starts, …
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Record, Save And Share Videos Of Police Action With A Single Phone Command
Videos raise public awareness and hold public servants accountable for their actions. How do you record and share a video quickly in the middle of a protest or police activity? There is a free app for that! It’s hard to record a video, save it securely and share with others quickly before your phone might be snatched away …
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NAACP Volunteers Use ‘Smart’ Texts To Reduce Lines At Georgia Voting Centers
Voters braving a pandemic, shouldn’t have to struggle to find their closest polling location. It’s easy for Georgia voters to get confused, and many end up not voting. Consider the complexity: – A few counties offer drop boxes for absentee ballots. – Early/advanced voting locations in Georgia’s Primary elections allow voters to vote anywhere in their county. – General Election voting is at precincts: voters …
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Hold Police Officers Accountable For Their Misconduct
How do police officers get away with terrible deeds? Police union contracts. Check The Police analyzes police union contracts that make it more difficult to hold police officers accountable for misconduct. These are the non-profit group’s findings. Barriers to accountability Disqualifying misconduct complaints that are submitted too many days after an incident occurs or if an …
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