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30 Nov, 8 tweets, 7 min read
It's #GivingTuesday! If you're looking for organizations to support today, here is a list of groups doing critical work across the country👇 🧵
Some of our favorite national voting & civil rights organizations:
🗳@AAPIVictoryFund
🗳@BlackVotersMtr
🗳@civilrightsorg + @votingislocal
🗳@LawyersComm
🗳@NDNrights
🗳@votolatino
🗳@votedotorg
🤠If you want to help organizations reach voters specifically in Texas:
🗳@JoltInitiative
🗳@MOVE_texas
🗳@poweredxpeople
🗳@ProgressTX
🗳@TXCivilRights
🗳@TFN
🍑If you have Georgia (voters) on your mind, you could donate to:
🗳@AAAJ_Atlanta
🗳@faircount
🗳@fairfightaction
🗳@GALEOorg
🗳@GAMVP
🗳@NewGAProject
☀️Maybe the Sunshine State has left you feeling a bit gloomy lately. Here are Florida organizations fighting for voting rights:
🗳@EqualGroundFL
🗳@FLRightsRestore
🗳@FLRising
🗳@PoderLatinx (They also work in Georgia and Arizona!)
The national and local chapters of @ACLU, @CommonCause, @LWV & @NAACP are also tireless champions for voting rights and democracy!🗳
If you're not already supporting local political reporters, now is a great time to do so! We're incredibly grateful for the work of reporters that enable us to keep track of election legislation, redistricting & more across the country.
Support high-quality, local journalism. Subscribe to town & state news outlets that hold officials accountable and report the news that impacts you.

You can also find initiatives & organizations that support local journalism here from @knightfdn👇
knightfoundation.org/features/local…

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