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In Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court just gutted key protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 — one of the gravest threats to voting rights in decades. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is leading the fight back.
👉 Donate to the LDF’s Democracy Watch Emergency Fund
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Fight to save voting rights and win 2026!
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The Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act. In Louisiana v. Callais, six Republican-appointed justices used ridiculous reasoning to effectively render Section 2 — the law’s core protection against racial discrimination in voting — all but a dead letter, as Justice Kagan wrote in dissent.
This is not a technicality. Republican state legislatures are already scrambling to redraw maps in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi to entrench white Republican power for a generation. The martyrs of the civil rights movement died for these rights. Samuel Alito and his five colleagues just spat on their graves.
We must fight with renewed determination!
Yes, this ruling is demoralizing. But we cannot afford to be discouraged. The answer to a court and a party that rigs the rules is to win with a margin so enormous that no gerrymander, no suppressed vote, no racist redistricting can hold back the tide. We fight harder. We organize bigger. We build the blue tsunami that overwhelms the fascists.
VoteRiders does one thing exceptionally well: voter ID. While others focus on registration or turnout, VoteRiders ensures that eligible voters — especially in states with onerous ID requirements — can actually cast a ballot. Wonky? Yes. And absolutely critical to success in November.
Here are two easy ways you can help — pick one, or both:
👉 Text bank with VoteRiders — reach unregistered voters in North Carolina, a must-win state.
👉 Write letters with VoteRiders — a DIY campaign you can do from home.
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Thursday, May 7, 4:00–5:30 p.m. | Concord Center stand-out, Monument Square. All are welcome — from Concord and beyond. Bring a sign and/or flag! We’ll have our lawn signs, buttons, and magnets available. If your lawn sign has been damaged or stolen, we’ll gladly offer you a free replacement.
Thursday, May 15, 7:00 p.m. | Dukakis: Recipe for Democracy screening, First Parish in Concord.
A Boston Globe film festival short follows Michael Dukakis reflecting on his life and leadership, with a Q&A with producers/directors Erin Trahan and Jeff Schmidt. Sponsored by Reclaim Our Democracy. Tickets $20, benefiting the ACLU of Massachusetts.
Fridays 1:30–3 p.m. (expanded hours) | De-ICE Hanscom standout. Join our non-violent, non-confrontational protests of ICE deportation flights from Hanscom Airfield.
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Protests at the Burlington ICE facility — every day except Sunday. See schedule.
Stand in solidarity outside the ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations Office. Together, we can show love and support for immigrants, express our shame at ICE, and bear witness to the cruel and unconstitutional actions of our government.
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New poll: Talarico leads both Cornyn and Paxton in Texas Senate general election.
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Gov. Brian Kemp rules out canceling primary, using new maps in Georgia in 2026.
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Boston’s clergy is asking Citizens Bank to stop funding ICE detention centers.
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Department of
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The lights go out at Alex Jones’ Infowars.
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There are always fresh actions on our Action Springboard, including new ways to Win the Midterms!
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Know Your Rights Red Cards help people assert their rights and defend themselves against constitutional violations, such as when ICE agents go to a home.
Concord Indivisible has free “red cards” in English paired with: Chinese, Haitian, Hindi, Khmer, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. If you know people or organizations that could use these cards, please contact Judith.
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