Obama introduces new initiative in fight against gerrymandering

[RandySF]

Former President Obama on Monday announced a new initiative in a campaign to combat partisan gerrymandering.

"Training is at the heart of organizing. It’s why I’ve always made it a priority – from my 2008 campaign until now," Obama said in a tweet announcing Redistricting U, part of the All on the Line campaign.

Redistricting U will send trainers throughout the country to offer free, in-person instruction and help to volunteers involved in the redistricting process in states.

According to the campaign's website, the initiative is being pushed to empower individuals to "be leaders in the movement for fair maps."

“The movement for fair maps will determine the course of progress on every issue we care about for the next decade," Obama said. "And we can’t wait to begin organizing when the redistricting process starts in 2021. We need to build this movement from the ground up – right now.”

The All on The Line campaign, which was launched earlier this year, began after Organizing for Action, a group founded by former Obama aides, teamed up with the National Redistricting Action Fund (NRAF), an organization started by former Obama Attorney General Eric Holder.




https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/458905-obama-introduces-new-initiative-in-fight-against-gerrymandering

[LakeArenal]

1. That would be a great thing to solve!!

Love you O
And M too

[MFGsunny]

2. K & R ... + 1,000,000 for exposure ... K and R and K and R .... rinse repeat n/t

[dhill926]

3. Fantastic!

[Control-Z]

4. K&R & Bookmarking.

I'm looking for a place/group to join up with for at least through the 2020 election cycle. I'm not sure where I'll land. This might end up being the one. But I'm in So Cal. Not sure if we need to put as much into redistricting here as in other areas where it might be more urgent, or finding a place that gives me the opportunity to actually help with the issue I'm most passionate about.

Thank you for posting this, RandySF!