The First Amendment & Racial Justice
In this first of three videos produced by ACLU of Delaware, community leaders discuss the importance of the First Amendment.
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Delaware, Confused About Voting In The 2020 Election? “Better Know A Ballot” Is Here To Help!
Stephen Colbert wants to help all Delawareans exercise their right to vote in the 2020 election. The guidelines for registering to vote and voting by mail can be confusing so here are all the resources you need to make a plan to vote! Visit http://www.BetterKnowABallot.com/DE for all the details!
Gallo Gives Foundation awards community donations
Proud to be in the fourth year of making a difference in the community in which its associates live and serve, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Gallo Realty Gallo Gives Foundation awarded several of its 2020 second-quarter earnings donations to the Ronald McDonald House, Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice, Rehoboth Beach Film Society, Delaware River & Bay Lighthouse Foundation, Literacy Delaware, Ken Cicerale Memorial Music Fund and Just Us Cat Rescue. The total donated for this series of giving was $9,000. Read the full Cape Gazette article here
‘Trump’ burned into lawn of Lewes couple
Delaware State Police investigating incident in Wolfe Pointe community
Tensions have been high surrounding the contentious presidential election campaign, and someone has apparently taken it too far.
An unknown person or group allegedly used weedkiller to write out what appears to say “TRUMP” in the front yard of an elderly couple in the Wolfe Pointe community just outside Lewes.
The victims, Charlotte King and Aimee Wiest, showed support for Joe Biden by placing a campaign sign in their front yard. They also have a Black Lives Matter flag and a black-and-white sign that says “Enough is Enough.” King, an 83-year-old Black woman, is the chair of the steering committee for the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. She said she believes the act was a targeted attack.
Read the entire Cape Gazette article here.
Youth, Race, and Community Activism webinar
If you missed it, or want to watch it again, the Youth, Race, and Community Activism webinar is available for viewing.
A Conversation with Professor and Author Eddie S. Glaude Jr. September 15th
Be a part of a live, online conversation on September 15th with New York Times best-selling author, Eddie S. Glaude Jr., about his book Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, hosted by the Lewes Library, Browseabout Books, and the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice. Registration is required at the Lewes Public Library’s website: lewes.lib.de.us.
SDARJ October Town Hall: Christianity and Racism
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) will host a discussion on “Christianity and Racism” at their virtual Town Hall Meeting at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 13.
A diverse panel of local clergy will discuss the interface of Christianity and structural racism, The panel includes Rev. Marjorie Belmont-Burns from the Lewes United Methodist Charge (Faith and Israel United Methodist Churches), Rev. Dania Griffin from the Antioch African Methodist Episcopal Church in Frankford, Rev. Vicki Gordy-Stith from the Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth, and Rev. Mark Harris from St. Peters Episcopal Church in Lewes. Rev. Paula Maiorano of the Unitarian Universalists of Southern DE will serve as moderator for the discussion.
Participants who register on Eventbrite will be invited to submit questions before the program. To register go to https://christianity.eventbrite.com
“Interconnection of Race and Politics in Delaware” – Kent Co. Virtual Forum
Voting during COVID-19 presented by The Delaware Faith Registrars of Kent County, DE. Invited guests inlcude David Lamar Williams, candidate for Governor of the State of Delaware; Donyale Hall, candidate for Lt. Governor of the State of Delaware; Gerald Rocha, Sr., City Council – 1st District of Dover, Delaware; Adewunmi Kuforiji, candidate for 34th Representative District of Dover, Delaware; and Leandra Marshall, candidate for Delaware’s Capital School District Board. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. REGISTER AT https://kent-co.eventbrite.com
Volunteers Needed For Get-Out-The-Vote Phone Bank
We are looking for volunteers to assist the Sussex County chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to call individuals in Sussex County for the purpose of encouraging them to vote. In addition, the calls will provide information about how to vote by mail, the suggested date to mail their ballot to the Department of Elections and where to get information about candidates.
The two sororities are undertaking this project with the League of Women Voters of Sussex County Delaware.
The target population for this effort are residents, 18-35, who live in the County’s 14 impacted the communities and the RDs and election districts for these communities.
Volunteers will be given a pre-election and election day script as well as a call list. The projected date for beginning the pre-election calls is October 10. Of course, the date for the election day calls is November 3rd.
The estimated number of calls to be made is 2,800. The number of volunteers determines the number of calls each volunteer will make. For example, 50 volunteers means 56 calls per volunteer. 100 volunteers reduces the number to 28 per volunteer. Right now, we have 28 volunteers.
Both the LWVSCDE, the AKAs and the Deltas are receiving calls from individuals who have pledged to make calls. More are needed.
People who want to volunteer should contact:
Marlene Saunders (email: marlenesaunders145@gmail.com ; phone: 302-258-3976).
video of SDARJ Town Hall: Christianity and Racism
If you missed the SDARJ October Hall Town: Christianity and Racism or you want to see it again, you can view it on the SDARJ YouTube channel. A diverse panel of local clergy discussed the interface of Christianity and structural racism, The panel included Rev. Marjorie Belmont-Burns from the Lewes United Methodist Charge (Faith and Israel United Methodist Churches), Rev. Dania Griffin from the Antioch African Methodist Episcopal Church in Frankford, Rev. Vicki Gordy-Stith from the Epworth United Methodist Church in Rehoboth, and Rev. Mark Harris from St. Peters Episcopal Church in Lewes. Rev. Paula Maiorano of the Unitarian Universalists of Southern DE served as moderator for the discussion.