Reading is powerful. It expands our minds, builds empathy, and validates our identities. Attacks on our freedom to read are attacks on our diversity. Join us as we celebrate inclusivity and our children's freedom to read on Saturday, August 31 in DC! RSVP today: https://lnkd.in/eG6eHnWh
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Building an America as good as its ideals.
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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 250 national organizations to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States. Through advocacy and outreach to targeted constituencies, The Leadership Conference works toward the goal of a more open and just society – an America as good as its ideals. The Leadership Conference is a 501(c)(4) organization that engages in legislative advocacy. It was founded in 1950 and has coordinated national lobbying efforts on behalf of every major civil rights law since 1957.
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Every child and every family deserves to be seen, heard, and included in our schools. They deserve to see themselves in the books they read, to learn with and from people who are different from them, and to grow and thrive in our multiracial democracy. Censorship and book bans take choices away from all students and limit everyone’s opportunities to access an education and think critically about the world around us. We're coming together to reject book bans and celebrate reading with our families! JOIN US on August 31 in Washington, D.C. We’ll have free books, live performances, and family-friendly activities! RSVP: https://lnkd.in/eG6eHnWh
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We're #hiring our Spring 2025 intern class! Spread the word.
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As we remember Michael Brown and the many other victims of police violence, we must commit to continuing the fight for policies that might have saved their lives — no matter how long it takes us. https://lnkd.in/eqDa-3vK
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Today, we commemorate the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, which is widely recognized as the most successful civil rights law because it can provide all citizens with an opportunity to participate in our democracy and make their voices heard at every level of government. For democracy to work for all of us, it must include us all. Our freedom to vote is our most sacred and fundamental right, and it protects all other rights and freedoms. The pathway for meaningful change we seek on any critical issue is through the ballot box. That's why we implore Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the Freedom to Vote Act, the Native American Voting Rights Act, and DC statehood. These laws are urgently needed to protect our rights and freedoms. Take action with us today: https://lnkd.in/eDHwKTMH #FreedomToVote #VRAAnniversary #AndStillIVote
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During the most recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court’s extremist majority issued decisions that will further dismantle the apparatus of our multiracial democracy and fundamentally disrupt how our federal government functions. What can we do to protect our democracy and rebuild after this year's SCOTUS decisions? Our latest blog has the answers. https://lnkd.in/e6CsJzCk
Building an Equal Justice Judiciary and Multiracial Democracy Is Essential Following This Supreme Court Term
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LinkedIn 60 years ago, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights fought for and helped get the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. A massive victory for equal rights and opportunity, it's a set of laws meant to protect every American from discrimination based on race, ethnicty, gender and religion. Project 2025 is a plan to severely undermine the government’s power and resources to enforce these laws. That's bad for all of us and especially for ALL of us. We cannot allow Project 2025 to take us back to the dark ages before the Civil Rights Act's protections and investments we’ve made as a country to make us a more perfect union. Read my and Wade J. Henderson’s full thoughts in TheGrio now. Remember that these extremists are a radical few, and we who believe in civil rights are the majority of this country. We stay united, protect one another, and refuse to let this project become our national nightmare. https://lnkd.in/ggC_v2XX
60 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Project 2025 aims to make white men victims and everyone else inferior
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LinkedIn 60 years ago, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights fought for and helped get the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed. A massive victory for equal rights and opportunity, it's a set of laws meant to protect every American from discrimination based on race, ethnicty, gender and religion. Project 2025 is a plan to severely undermine the government’s power and resources to enforce these laws. That's bad for all of us and especially for ALL of us. We cannot allow Project 2025 to take us back to the dark ages before the Civil Rights Act's protections and investments we’ve made as a country to make us a more perfect union. Read my and Wade J. Henderson’s full thoughts in TheGrio now. Remember that these extremists are a radical few, and we who believe in civil rights are the majority of this country. We stay united, protect one another, and refuse to let this project become our national nightmare. https://lnkd.in/ggC_v2XX
60 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Project 2025 aims to make white men victims and everyone else inferior
https://thegrio.com
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Representation on the bench – of people with disabilities and lawyers with disability rights experience – matters. We must fill every vacancy with judges who reflect our nation, represent our communities, and respect the rights of ALL. Read more in our latest blog for #DisabilityPrideMonth
Judges with Disabilities -- and Lawyers with Disability Rights Law Experience -- Belong on the Federal Bench
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The latest episode of our podcast #PodForTheCause is all about the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer, a pivotal 1964 campaign to register African American voters in Mississippi and the Deep South. Join our guest Waikinya Clanton of the Southern Poverty Law Center as we explore Freedom Summer's impact on the Civil Rights Movement and the ongoing struggle for voting rights in America, honoring the past and addressing the continuing quest for justice and equality through the ballot. Listen and subscribe to Pod For The Cause on any major podcast platform or visit https://lnkd.in/dAqdjvd