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National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Eric Holder's Unglamorous Fight to Unrig Redistricting In America -- Excerpt from David Daley's UNRIGGED: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy published in Talking Points Memo. Keep the fight going!



There's a lot standing in the way of fair maps:
  • An unfavorable Supreme Court ruling
  • Republicans' gobs of cash
  • Power players like Paul Ryan and John Boehner
  • GOP voter suppression
A.G. Holder won't rest until we've achieved fair elections, and neither will the NDRC. But we could really use your help. Will you make a contribution now to help us fight for fair maps?

The fight may be unglamorous, but it's worth it. Fair elections have been out of reach for too many people for too long a time. In fact, nearly 60 million Americans live in states where the party that won fewer statewide votes in 2018 holds the majority in at least one chamber of their state legislature.

This is the final year before redistricting, so there's no time to spare. To ensure fair elections and equitable representation we need to act now. Will you chip in to join our fight today?
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A.G. Holder: If the NDRC is successful in undoing rigged maps, we will be able to achieve a system in which everyone's vote counts.
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National Democratic Redistricting Committee

Since 2017, the NDRC has been proud to help elect fair-map Democratic governors like Michigan's Gretchen Whitmer, Kentucky's Andy Beshear, and Wisconsin's Tony Evers. And during this public health emergency, we've been proud that each of them has fought to protect voters' access to the ballot box.

Here at the NDRC, we're working with our affiliates to make sure no one has to choose between casting a ballot and keeping themselves safe -- but we need your help to do it. Will you make a donation, if you can, to help us keep up this important work?

In Michigan, Governor Whitmer took an important step to make sure that upcoming elections will be conducted mostly by mail
, while ensuring that each jurisdiction has at least one in-person voting location available to those who prefer to cast their ballot that way.

In Kentucky, Governor Beshear issued an executive order allowing every registered voter to request a mail-in absentee ballot for the state's June primary elections. The order also ensures the State Board of Elections will take steps to protect the health and safety of poll workers and county clerks during the election.

And in Wisconsin, Governor Evers called for the state to send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter. Unfortunately, his request was denied by gerrymandered Republican majorities in the legislature who are intent on keeping turnout as low as possible. It's just one more reason we're targeting both chambers of the Wisconsin legislature this year. (Can we count on your help?)

It's not just Wisconsin, either. We're targeting map manipulating, voter suppressing Republicans up and down the ballot in target states all over the country this year -- but we need your help to get the job done.

If you're able, please make a donation today to help us win our fight for fair maps AND voting rights this November:
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Sunday, May 3, 2020

All On The Line
 As President Obama said, at its core, the fight for fair maps is a fight for voting rights. That's why our team knows that our advocacy efforts have to include protecting our elections. Fair maps and fair elections go hand-in-hand.

President Obama asked you to support All On The Line's work to protect our elections. Will you step up and donate today?

We need safe, fair, and accessible elections. And what happened in Wisconsin's recent election proves that map manipulators will do anything necessary to prevent that. It's up to people like us to hold them accountable.



Everyone should have the right to vote safely. And we have the power to make that happen -- but as we saw in Wisconsin's election this month, we are fighting against forces who are willing to use the tragedy of a pandemic to compromise our democracy.

At its core, the fight for fair maps is a fight for voting rights. And if we want to protect the integrity of the 2020 election, we need to break down structural barriers and support initiatives like voting-by-mail, online voter registration, and expanded early voting.

We need your support, friend. The All On The Line team is now dedicating resources to protecting our elections to make sure we are in a good position to end gerrymandering next year. Can I count on you to make a donation to All On The Line to help make this work possible?

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Access to safe voting shouldn't be a partisan issue. But map manipulators know that when folks cast votes in down-ballot elections this year, they'll be determining who will have the power to draw electoral maps next year.

If you want to make a difference in this fight, here are three ways you can get started: donate to All On The Line's grassroots work, learn about your state's voting process, and commit to vote in November in the safest way possible.

Cinema Tropical announce film list of new genders showing a new generation of brazilians directors

Cinema Tropical is proud to announce the launch of The Cinema Tropical Collection, a new and exciting initiative that makes select Latin American films available digitally for the first time ever.
Combining the format of a curated online film series with virtual Q&As with the directors, plus VOD distribution, The Cinema Tropical Collection will present U.S. and international audiences with meaningful and relevant Latin American films in their world or international digital premiere.

IN THE HEART OF THE WORLD / NO CORAÇÃO DO MUNDO



A film by Gabriel Martins and Maurílio Martins

(No Coração do Mundo, Brazil, 2019, 121 min. In Portuguese with English subtitles)
“A sprawling feature by Gabriel and Maurílio Martins, In the Heart of the World offers a vivid depiction of a close-knit community in the city of Contagem, where the filmmakers are from. In this multi-character ensemble, the inhabitants of a poor neighborhood yearn for a better life: some get involved in crime, others just try and get by. Using a mix of professional and amateur 
actors, the directors create a kaleidoscopic, inventively photographed portrait of struggle, hope, and faith.” — Film at Lincoln Center
Premieres Thursday, April 30

Data Source: https://www.cinematropical.com/the-cinema-tropical-collection



Pandemic cancels BR DAY NYC




   Joao de Mattos and Lucas Jagger at BR DAY NYC 2019

In the last week, the businessman and producer of the BRDAY (Brazilian day in New York) Joao de Matos, announced in your personal midia the cancellation of the BR DAYNYC, the reason is the pandemic of COVID-19 in New York.

The event happens annually from 1984, in celebration of  Brazil Independence.
The Brazilian Day New York (BR DAY) like and known today, happens annually in the end of week of Labor Day. 

Up to the day of today 35 continuous parties were carried out, bringing to the public the artists, singers, personalities more VIPS of Brazil and also many people artist and American personalities.

A party that grows to each year and trails milions of persons for the centre of New York, which is green and yellows in this day.
According to the calculations of John de Matos more than 30 milhoes they passed already by the BRDAY and other hundreds of milhoes by TV and social nets.