The multifaceted, intergenerational national voting rights campaign is a way to begin designing the future of democracy while paying homage to the Black women who have fought for freedom.
In a YouTube video, the organization’s Senior National Coordinator for Election Protection, Kimiya Factory, projected the multifaceted, intergenerational national voting rights campaign as a way to begin designing the future of democracy while paying homage to the Black women who have fought for freedom. “Ojo Asé is more than a voting rights campaign; it is a call for us to give Black women their flowers to see the invaluable contribution that Black women have made towards the future of our democracy,” Factory said.
The campaign, in collaboration with the Global Black Economic Forum, aims to celebrate Black women leaders in the political realm, recruit Black women to play a role as nonpartisan poll monitors on Election Day, and educate voters with nonpartisan resources to increase voter turnout. By also getting involved, volunteers will be able to nominate Black women defending our democracy with the Black Woman Voting Rights Champions In Your Network campaign.
Brown’s organization played a vital role in the fight for voter rights in marginalized communities. Brown and her team hosted the ‘The Block Is Hot’ tour to “empower and mobilize communities to create a cleaner, healthier future.” The state of Georgia was their main stop as Black communities were under attack at the polls.
Trump supporters and allies falsely claimed Moss and Freeman were involved in “changing votes,” and the pair received death threats, harassment, and racist messages that had Moss in fear for her life. “I was afraid for my life. I literally felt like someone was going to come and attempt to hang me, and there’s nothing that anyone will be able to do about it,” she tearfully testified.
One part of the Ojo Asé campaign is to educate people on voter intimidation and how to avoid it. Under its valuable digital toolkit, the organization provides volunteers with a voter intimidation hotline to report issues, campaign messaging, and sample posts. To get involved, follow the group on X and Instagram for details.
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Source: Black Enterprise
