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The Andrew Goodman Foundation to Host Fifth Annual National Civic Leadership Training Summit at Montclair State University
This year is particularly meaningful because it marks the 55th anniversary of the brutal murder of our namesake, Andrew Goodman, who lost his life, as a 20-year-old college student, in service of advancing equality and voting rights. In honor of this anniversary, the 2019 Summit will focus on empowering student participants by providing them with the tools to leverage Andrew Goodman’s legacy to promote long-term voting engagement on their campuses.
Read MoreNJ Non-Profit to Host National Civic Leadership Summit for College Students at MSU
The annual Summit brings together student leaders from across the country who are part of the organization’s Vote Everywhere and Puffin Democracy Fellows programs. It provides them with training, strategies, and tools needed to advance youth leadership, civic engagement, and voter participation on their college campuses. -InsiderNJ
Read MoreHow a large-scale effort to register black voters led to a crackdown in Tennessee
The Andrew Goodman Foundation's Managing Director Maxim Thorne weighs in on Tennessee's new voter suppression law in an article for the Washington Post.
Read MoreThe Consequences of Gerrymandering on the Student Vote
As the Supreme Court of the United States prepares to rule on its constitutionality, The AGF's David Rudenstine Postgraduate Public Service Legal Fellow breaks down gerrymandering and its impact on student voting.
Read MoreThe Andrew Goodman Foundation Takes Further Legal Action Against Tennessee for Its Voter Suppression Law
The Andrew Goodman Foundation and other voting rights organizations took further legal action against Tennessee's new restrictive voting law by filing a "Notice of Noncompliance."
Read MoreVoting Advocates Sue Tennessee Over Tougher New Law
The Andrew Goodman Foundation's Managing Director Maxim Thorne discusses the Foundation's reason behind joining a lawsuit against Tennessee's restrictive new voting law with Diverse Issues Inside Higher Education.
Read MoreOur Future Changemakers: Congratulations to the Class of 2019
Congratulations to the Class of 2019! Take a look at what our Vote Everywhere alumni have planned post-graduation.
Read MoreThe Andrew Goodman Foundation Receives $300,000 from Democracy Fund
The Andrew Goodman Foundation receives $300,000 from Democracy Fund for growth and development over the next two years.
Read MoreTennessee sued over voter registration law
Six groups, including a Memphis-based law firm, filed suit this week challenging Tennessee’s new third-party voter registration law, contending it violates “fundamental” constitutional rights with the threat of civil and criminal penalties.
Read MoreGroups claim new voter registration law ‘unconstitutional’ and ‘burdensome’
The complaint alleges that the law imposes burdensome requirements on persons and organizations who seek to help people register to vote, violates fundamental rights of free speech, free association, the right to vote, and due process. The suit was filed on behalf of the Tennessee State Conference of the NAACP, Democracy Nashville-Democratic Communities, The Equity Alliance, and The Andrew Goodman Foundation, all of whom engage in voter registration activities. The law requires individuals or organizations participating in voter registration drives to comply with pre-registration, training, and affirmation requirements or face criminal and civil penalties ranging in the tens of thousands of dollars.
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