Let my people vote!

Next week, at our "Let my people vote" event, Moishe House Boston is storming the statehouse with hourglasses and rugalach in hand, to tell our state legislators that time is running out to pass a bill that would allow same-day voter registration, and a sweeter, more democratic future for MA. The bill would allow low-income people to vote without having to take off extra work-time to register, which we think is a good idea.

This action is just one of the many things happening in our community around the election. On July 27th, we are holding an interfaith voter registration drive in a couple of low income communities, in September we are doing a ritual theater media event as part of the "fighting poverty with faith" interfaith week of action, in October we are helping run a big debate watch party with AJWS and AVODAH, and in November we are doing voter turnout.

Our work is all non-partisan so can't support any candidate or party, but we can call on the candidates and voters to focus our attention on key issues such as poverty and the environment, and reframe them as moral priorities. We've gotten a big volunteer response from our community in Boston, I think because our friends are excited to be part of a Jewish community that is focused both inward and outward, and engaged with the major events of our day (namely the election).

If you are interested in making this kind of thing happen in your community, please contact me at margieklein1@gmail.com. Parallel work is already happening in Chicago, DC, SF, and LA, and likely also in Seattle, so it would be awesome to plug folks in.

Si se puede!