DEMAND VOTING RIGHTS

Posted Wed, 11/30/2011 - 6:25pm by todd
Date: 
Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 11:00am
Location: 
11:00 AM office of the Koch Brothers on Madison Ave. and E. 61st St.: N, R (but not Q) train to 5 Av. (east exit to east side of E. 60th St.); F to Lexington (at 63rd); #4, 5, 6 to 59 St. (at Lex); E to 5 Av. (at 53rd); weekend Q terminates at 57 St.-7 Av. with no transfer option; buses via Madison or 5th Av. or 57 St. or 68 St. MARCH to Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, 47th St. & 2nd Av.: #4, 5, 6, 7 or S train to Grand Central-42 St.; E to Lexington (at 53rd); buses via First & Second Aves.
Contact: 

http://naacp.org or look up Stand For Freedom or call CCDS.

Stand for Freedom

This year, two-thirds of state legislatures have introduced laws that undermine the right to vote. Early voting and Sunday voting are under attack, photo ID requirements will introduce the first financial and document barrier to voting since the poll tax, and racially-motivated bans on ex-felons will wipe tens of thousands off the rolls.

This effort is unprecedented, it is coordinated, and it is targeted. African Americans, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, students, working women, seniors and immigrants of all colors will be disproportionately affected.

The right to vote is the heart of our democracy. Throughout our history Americans have been murdered for defending this basic human right. We will not let it be taken away from millions today.

Join us on Saturday, December 10th—The United Nations’ Human Rights Day—to proclaim to America and the world:

It’s time to Stand for Freedom. We must protect our right to vote.

11 am: March from the NYC office of the Koch brothers, major funders of anti-voting rights measures, at 61st St. & Madison Ave, NYC.

12 noon: Rally at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, United Nations East 47th Street & 2nd Avenue, NYC

© 2011 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Link: 
http://www.naacp.org/pages/stand-for-freedom-resources