RIGHT NOW:
VOTE IS LOOKING FOR SUMMER 2012 INTERNS: If you are interested in pursuing a communications internship or an internship with our Empowered Path Program, please send an email and your resume to gahiji@vote-nola.org
JANUARY 2012:
VOTE's Legislative Briefing is this Tuesday January 24th from 6-8pm at Ashe Cultural Arts Center
Come learn about laws in Louisiana that make it hard for formerly incarcerated people to find work and what can be done to change these discriminatory laws! Flyer linked below.
http://vote-nola.org/sites/default/files/Legislative%20Briefing%20Flyer-Jan.pdf
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Below is an alternative map that concerned citizens are proposing to be the new council districts for New Orleans. VOTE members have been in the leadership of this effort to protect the voting rights of communities of color. Click on the map to open a larger verision in another window.
Here is the companion data for the map:
www.vote-nola.org/node/18
Watch VOTE members and staff address New Orleans City Council Election and Reapportionment Committee on the importance of preserving communities' voting rights in the redistricting process. (Our own Mr. Donal Chopin begins his public comment at 35:33 and it continues with many community voices, including Norris Henderson and Kwanza Abdul Khaliq from VOTE and Yvette Thierry from Safe Streets/Strong Communities)
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DECEMBER 2010
THREE WAYS TO SUPPORT VOTE THIS OCTOBER! A CAR WASH AND AN iPAD RAFFLE OR ONLINE ANYTIME!
http://vote-nola.org/sites/default/files/3%20WAYS%20Flyer%20v2.doc
VOTE IS HIRING!
www.vote-nola.org/sites/default/files/Job%20Announcement%20EEP%20Project%20Coordinator.pdf
50 years later, youth and elders keep the spirit of the Freedom Rides alive
Click the picture above to read a description of VOTE's recent screening of the powerful documentary FREEDOM RIDERS from Firelight Media.
This article first appeared on BRIDGE THE GULF, a citizen journalism and new-media initiative designed to help Gulf Coast communities convey their stories and their vision for a just, healthy and sustainable future. Click on the icon below to learn more.
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VOTE Launches Paralegal Training Course
Entrance Test Wednesday October 20th, 2010 6pm at 1212 St. Bernard Avenue.
This week VOTE will begin accepting applicants for its FREE Paralegal Training Course. Space is limited. An entrance test will be given for all interested applicants. The test will be used as an assessment tool and scores will not necessarily prevent applicants from being accepted into the course.
The Paralegal Training Course is a 10 week program to train Formerly Incarcerated Persons, their family members and their community on legal skills such as legal research, procedure and writing. The classes will be taught by Formerly Incarcerated Persons who have previously or are currently practicing as paralegals. Guest instructors will include local attorneys and other legal professionals. Classes are two evenings per week for three hours per class. Regular attendance for all accepted participants is required in order to keep their place in the class.
For more information you can call our offices (504)943-1901 or email us: norris@vote-nola.org
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Please join us for the VOTE KICK OFF event.
We'll be registering people to vote, serving food, recruiting new members and making a VERY SPECIAL announcement.
FRIDAY JULY 30th, 2010
6pm –8:30pm
1212 St. Bernard Ave. NOLA
between N. Claiborne & St. Claude
For more info CALL (504)943-1901
www.vote-nola.org
CLICK HERE FOR THE PDF FLYER:
www.vote-nola.org/sites/default/files/Color%20flyer%20for%20VOTER%20Kick%20Off.pdf
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VOTE FUNDRAISING TO GO TO US SOCIAL FORUM
VOTE IS HOSTING A YARD SALE
THIS SATURDAY JUNE 12th
from 8:30am to 2:30pm
at the Resurrection After Exoneration House
1212 St. Bernard Avenue
NOLA 70117
Download the Yard Sale Flyer here:
http://www.vote-nola.org/sites/default/files/VOTE%20Yard%20Sale%20Flyer.pdf
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STREET LAW CLASSES EVERY THURSDAY IN MAY
Join us to learn about your rights and what to do when you encounter the police.
Thursday Evenings
May 2010
Locations Change weekly.
Please call or email to register.
(504)943-1901
rosana@vote-nola.org
Download the flyer here:
vote-nola.org/sites/default/files/Street%20Law%20Flyer%20MAY_0.pdf
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VIEW OUR 10 Point Platform for Criminal Justice Reform!
Click below
vote-nola.org/node/14
See which of the Mayoral Candidates Signed On:
www.vote-nola.org/sites/default/files/Voter%20Fact%20Sheet%20Candidates.pdf
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VOTE's Legal Training Program LAUNCHES!!
Street Law Class Begins:
Wednesday January 27th, 2010
VOTE is proud to announce the beginning of our three tier legal training program this Wednesday January 27th, 2010 at 6:30pm. We will begin with a basic Street Law Class that will teach participants about what to do:
- when you encounter the police,
- if you or a loved one is arrested,
- when you have to go to court
Wednesday's session will be held at
the NOPLAY Center of the Youth Empowerment Project
2601 Tulane Avenue
Near Tulane and Broad
To download a pdf version of the flyer click here
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VOTE FUNDRAISER THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 2010!!
Join us this Friday, January 22nd for a special screening of "The Exonerated."
at Fair Grinds Coffee Shop- Upstairs (3133 Ponce de Leon)
at 7pm
The Anti-Racism Working Group in partnership with Voice of the Ex-Offender (V.O.T.E) will be screening The Exonerated, a movie based on the true stories of six different people who were wrongfully imprisoned and their experiences of exoneration. After the movie organizers from VOTE will be there to talk about their experiences of exoneration and the important work the VOTE does.
This movie night is a fund-raiser to support V.O.T.E., so we will be collecting donations however big or small. Everyone is welcome regardless of ability to donate, BRING YOUR FRIENDS!
V.O.T.E. is an organization dedicated to building the political power of people most impacted by the criminal justice system, especially formerly incarcerated persons (FIPs), their families and loved ones through voter registration, economic empowerment, legal education, community education, and leadership development.
For more info about VOTE: http://vote-nola.org (504) 894-8099 or 800-522-VOTE
For more info about the event: arwgnola@gmail.com
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VOTE has moved offices!
It's official, as of September 15th, 2009, we have a brand new space! We have moved from our Central City location to a new building in the 9th Ward's Bywater neighborhood.
We are sharing the building with two of our sister organizations, the Innocence Project of New Orleans (IPNO) and Resurrection After Exoneration (RAE).
We hope to create a space where our work will take off and flourish.
Our new address is 3301 Chartres Street, New Orleans, LA 70117.
Please stop by and check out the new office!
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