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Right now, a small handful of Tennessee&#8217;s politicians are taking it into their own hands to redraw districts across the state behind closed doors. Without public input and accountability, these politicians are free to draw districts that serve their own needs, often splitting up communities of color and weakening their voting power. A fair redistricting process is directly connected to voting rights, racial justice, and economic justice, and we must speak up as loudly and as often as possible to change this undemocratic process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The districts that get drawn this year will shape our lives and communities for the next decade, and these unconstitutional maps will be up for a vote in both the State House and Senate as soon as Thursday, January 20. We need as many of you as possible to tell our lawmakers that nobody knows our communities better than the people that live in them, and we the people need to have a say in how our districts are drawn. Please continue the work to honor Dr. King by taking action with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.keeptnwhole.org\/?ms=STAND\">this petition<\/a>&nbsp;and contacting your legislators to call for a fair and transparent redistricting process!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No matter our color, background, or zip code, voters should pick their leaders,&nbsp;not the other way&nbsp;around.&nbsp;We marked this Martin Luther King Day by partnering with Civic TN to gather signatures for a&nbsp;petition that tells our legislators that we need a fair redistricting process&nbsp;that keeps communities together and strengthens our voting power. 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