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KanVote Brings in New Year with Potluck
Posted by Louis GoselandIn the News, KanVote
WICHITA, KS - Sunflower’s KanVote campaign kicked off it’s first meeting of the year with a potluck and outlined strategies for reclaiming voter rights in the coming legislative session. More than 30 people attended, receiving updates on the latest developments in Topeka, and preparing personal testimonies for the South Central Kansas Legislative Forum held on 1/8. Our meeting drew stories Sunflower members and first time participants. We heard from suspended voters and concerned citizens, first time voters and community...
read moreSCA Brings People Power to Legislative Forum
Posted by Louis GoselandIn the News
WICHITA, KS - The South Central Kansas Legislative Delegation held their first public forum for legislative session. These forums are attended by area legislators and provide an opportunity for the public to take 2 minutes at the mic to speak their minds on issues that matter to them. SCA prepared 14 speakers to address the legislators on jobs and worker rights, immigrant rights, and voter restrictions. Our speakers were backed by a charged up group of 100 Sunflower members wearing bright yellow SCA armbands. Before our...
read moreThe Best Has Yet to Come
Posted by Louis GoselandIn the News
A very successful year for Sunflower Community Action. We continue to take actions on the issues that affect the lives of our 1,300 members; members who come from the black, brown and progressive white communities of Kansas. Here are just a few of our accomplishments. $500,000 dollars in stolen wages were recovered by Kansas workers, putting money back into our local economy. 1000 people were moved to action in ways that improved lives, homes and communities. 700 suspended voters were contacted...
read more¡Lo Mejor Está Aún Por Venir!
Posted by Sulma AriasIn the News
Querido, Fue un año de muchos exitos en Sunflower Community Action. Continuamos tomando acciones en los problemas que afectan la vida de nuestros 1,300 miembros. Miembros que vienen de nuestras comunidades afroamericana, latina y blanca de Kansas. Aquí enlistamos solo algunos de nuestros logros durante: $500,000 de salarios robados han sido recuperados por trabajadores de Kansas, beneficiando nuestra economía local. 1000 personas fueron organizadas en diferentes acciones que mejoraron vidas, hogares y comunidades. 700...
read moreKanVote Update: Report from Topeka
Posted by Louis GoselandKanVote
DEFEND DEMOCRACY: WHO WILL FACE THIS VOTER CRISIS? A KanVote Call to Action for Kansas Elected Leaders, the Kansas Legislature convened for a special legislative session. In response to widespread voter rights suspensions, over 100 people from around the state mobilized with KanVote for a day of action in the Capital. Our Message was simple: With 1 in every 3 Kansas voter registrations blocked, approximately 2,000 suspensions each month, Kansas officials must act with urgency to resolve this crisis....
read moreKanVote Call to Action: Attorney General Derek Schmidt
Posted by Louis GoselandUncategorized
ROLE IN THE PROBLEM: As Kansas’s chief legal official, Attorney General Derek Schmidt has made no official statement regarding the constitutionality of Kansas voter registration requirements. The Supreme Court of the United States struck down voter registration requirements in Arizona that were essentially identical to those in Kansas. Rather than issue an official response, AG Schmidt deferred questions and concerns to the Kansas Secretary of State’s office, allowing a voter crisis to grow into a constitutional crisis....
read moreKanVote Call to Action: Governor Brownback
Posted by Louis GoselandUncategorized
ROLE IN THE PROBLEM: As Governor, Sam Brownback signed the SAFE act into law. Since it has been revealed that 1 in 3 recent voter registrants have had their rights suspended as a result of the SAFE act, Governor Brownback has made no attempt to resolve the crisis. Rather than taking responsibility for the outcome of these provisions that he signed into law, Governor Brownback defers all questions and concerns to the Kansas Secretary of State’s office. ROLE IN THE SOLUTION: Rather than avoiding accountability, Governor Brownback should assert...
read moreKanVote Call to Action: Secretary of State Kris Kobach
Posted by Louis GoselandUncategorized
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach ROLE IN THE PROBLEM: As Kansas’s chief elections officer, Secretary Kobach has overseen the suspension of the voter rights of approximately 20,000 Kansans as a result of the voter ID and voter registration restrictions that he drafted into the SAFE act. Rather than work towards a solution that would restore Kansas voters’ rights, he has instead spearheaded a lawsuit against a federal commission in an attempt to legitimize the voter registration restriction deemed unconstitutional by the United States...
read moreKanVote Call to Action: Kansas Legislature
Posted by Louis GoselandUncategorized
ROLE IN THE PROBLEM: The Kansas Legislature passed the voter ID and voter registration restrictions put forth by Secretary of State Kris Kobach during the legislative session. Their willingness to pass these provisions has ultimately brought about the mass suspension of voter rights that we are facing today. After issues arose in the implementation of the voter ID provisions, some legislators introduced legislation during session that would have prevented the current complications that have resulted from the voter...
read moreSCA Unites Communities of Color for Good Jobs Fight
Posted by Louis GoselandIn the News
Sunflower Community Action, Service Employees International Union Local 513, and Communication Workers of America marched together in solidarity at the annual Wichita Black Arts festival to kick off a campaign to unite communities of color in the struggle for quality jobs.
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