Virginia NAACP + OneVirginia2021 Redistricting Organizing Summit

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League of Women Voters of Virginia + OneVirginia2021 Redistricting Deep Dive

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VRA + Redistricting
Census Delay
Public Engagement
Nuts and Bolts

BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE

The Brennan Center for Justice is a nonpartisan law and policy institute, affiliated with NYU Law School. Their goal is an independent redistricting commission in every state and other redistricting reforms.

CAMPAIGN LEGAL CENTER

Campaign Legal Center seeks a future in which the American political process is accessible to all citizens. They are a great resource for nonpartisan information about advancing democracy through law.

CHARGE hub

Coalition Hub Advancing Redistricting & Grassroots Engagement is a space for groups that organize people in the states and in local communities. While each organization brings different skillsets, has presence in different states, and deploys different strategies, we are all united around the common goal that redistricting must be transformed to allow more voices to participate, be heard, and ultimately be represented.

COMMON CAUSE

Common Cause has been integral in the national movement for redistricting reform. Learn about their campaign for fair and transparent redistricting.

dave’s redistricting

Explore Virginia’s current maps and alternative maps based on compactness, competitiveness, minority representation, and municipal cohesion.

FIVE THIRTY EIGHT GERRYMANDERING PROJECT

Nate Silver’s Five Thirty Eight created a series of podcasts in 2017 about gerrymandering, its history, its complications, and its implications across the U.S.

LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF VIRGINIA

One of the leaders in the redistricting reform movement, both nationally and in Virginia, the League encourages informed and active participation in government to increase understanding of major public policy issues.

We also talked to LWV-VA President Deb Wake about the League’s history of working to end gerrymandering. Watch our conversation here.

Metric Geometry and Gerrymandering Group

Led by Moon Duchin, the MGGG Redistricting Lab is a research group at Tisch College of Tufts University that grew out of an informal research collective with expertise and interests spanning mathematics (geometry, topology, discrete math, dynamics), algorithms, software development, geography, and policy. They research data science interventions for civil rights.

We also talked to Moon Duchin about why computers can’t be left to their own devices to draw legislative maps. Watch our conversation here.

national black nonpartisan redistricting organization

Political parties have systematically canceled the votes (and voices) of Black, Latino, and other under-represented Virginians in a process known as gerrymandering. Gerrymandering or redistricting allows politicians to concentrate their power by picking who they want as their voters instead of the other way around. The NBNRO reaches out to communities historically ignored in the redistricting process to ensure their votes are not diluted.

PRINCETON GERRYMANDERING PROJECT

The Princeton Gerrymandering Project does nonpartisan analysis to understand and eliminate partisan gerrymandering at a state-by-state level. They are a valuable resource for data and research.

Virginia civic engagement table (VCET)

VCET is a coalition of over 35 partner organizations with a long history of civic activism in Virginia. As advocates of fair redistricting, they provide daily updates on redistricting, as well as training events.

VIRGINIA PUBLIC ACCESS PROJECT (VPAP)

The nonprofit Virginia Public Access Project elevates public understanding of politics and government by organizing and presenting information in ways that are easily accessible and free of partisan bias.