Impact
Black Voters Matter believes in centering a community-defined agenda and the process by which a community seeks to implement that agenda. With this in mind, they seek to increase the capacity of community-based organizations working on a wide range of issues: from mass incarceration to gentrification, from health care to education and more.
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Your support WILL HELP PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS, IMPROVE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES
VOTER Engagement
Increasing voter registration and turnout is an important aspect of building power, but this is just the beginning of our work.
POLICY
ADVOCACY
We advocate for policies to expand voting rights/access, including expanded early voting, resisting voter ID, re-entry restoration of rights and strengthening the Voting Rights Act. We also advocate for policies that intersect with race, gender, economic and other aspects of equity.
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT/ TRAINING
We help development infrastructure where little/none exists. This includes staff training, candidate development and network development
Stay Connected
Black Voters Matter (BVM) mission is to increase civic engagement and power building in predominantly Black communities.
About JusticeAid
JusticeAid leverages the community-building power of art and music to transform awareness into action in the fight against injustice. Each year we identify and raise funds for justice causes by hosting music, arts, and educational events. Since 2013 JusticeAid has granted more than 1.5 million dollars to nonprofits working to ensure access to justice for the disenfranchised and marginalized. Our grantee partners are fighting racist voter suppression and racist policing, working to end mass incarceration and inhumane immigration practices, ensuring access to legal services, and addressing the criminalization and hatred of others. Throughout 2023 JusticeAid is focusing on Black voting rights and raising money for Black Voters Matter (BVM). In 2023, your gift to JusticeAid will support BVMs work to [insert mission]. Through affirming programs and services, BVM [insert purpose]