Democracy Update

Democracy Awakening Activists Taking D.C. by Storm Apr. 16-18

Thousands of people from at least 180 organizations, including CWA, will mobilize in Washington, DC, this spring for Democracy Awakening, demanding a democracy where every vote is heard and counted and all Americans have an equal voice.

From April 16-18, thousands of working people will participate in Democracy Awakening events, including a "Rally for Democracy" protest and march, a "Congress of Conscience" sit-in, other direct action, advocacy at the U.S. Capitol, and teach-ins over the three days.

The goal of this landmark mobilization is to press for needed reforms like getting big money out of politics and not suppressing the right to vote. That's the only way we can have a democracy that works for all Americans.

Mark your calendar for Apr. 16-18. Learn more at democracyawakening.org.

CWA President Chris Shelton joined other democracy movement leaders on a telephone town hall, talking to thousands of activists about Democracy Awakening events.

Listen to the call here.

House Champions for Democracy

U.S. Representatives Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and John Sarbanes (D-Md.) had a great discussion about how big money in politics is blocking a progressive agenda for working families and how it ties in with the assault on voting rights and civil rights.

Watch the video here.

Ellison and Sarbanes are among the leaders in the House of Representatives who are pushing ahead to get big money out of our political process and expand, not block, voting rights for ordinary Americans.