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Oct 12, 2022
NATIONAL COALITION ON BLACK CIVIC PARTICIPATION TAKES THE SOUTHERN LEG OF ITS 30-DAY UNITY ’22 ‘POWER OF THE BALLOT’ GOTV COMEDY TOUR AND ORGANIZING WEEKEND TO THE CITY OF ATLANTA, CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY AND CLAYTON COUNTY, GA
Washington, DC (October 12, 2022) – On Friday, October 14th, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP), in partnership with its state affiliates and partners, The Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, Georgia Black Women’s Roundtable, Georgia Stand-UP, Clayton County GA Black Women’s Roundtable, HBCU Green Fund, Black Male Initiative, 100 Black Men of America, Inc., National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame & NCBCP Thomas W. Dortch, Jr. Institute @ CAU, will bring its Unity ’22 “Power of the Ballot” 30-Day GOTV (Get Out the Vote) National Comedy Tour & Organizing Weekend (Unity ’22 National GOTV Tour) to the City of Atlanta, Clark Atlanta University & Clayton County, GA.
The Unity ’22 National “Power of the Ballot” GOTV Tour & Organizing Weekends are being held in five battleground states including: Cleveland & Columbus, OH; Metro Atlanta, GA; Metro Detroit/Pontiac and Kalamazoo, MI; Pittsburgh/Mon Valley and Greater Philadelphia, PA; Orlando, Daytona/Volusia & Brevard County, FL. The NCBCP Unity ’22 National GOTV Tour kicked off in Ohio the weekend of October 7th – 9th and ends on the weekend before election day (November 4th – 6th).
The Unity ’22 National GOTV Tour goals are to celebrate and lift up the leaders, organizers and activists doing the hard Black civic engagement work on the ground, by providing them with a night of fun & comedy; and to help increase Black voter turnout in OH, FL, GA, MI, PA. The 30-day GOTV activations include organizing a BWR “Power of the Ballot” evening of comedy & GOTV rally; door-to-door neighborhood canvassing; text banking; gospel & souls to the polls early voting mobilizations; “Protect our Vote Sundays;” literature distribution; and more. The Unity ’22 GOTV National Tour is powered by AARP, NEO Philanthropy/State Infrastructure Fund, National Education Association, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and the The Kapor Center.
The Metro Atlanta Unity ’22 Debate Watch Party & “Power of the Ballot” GOTV Rally and Evening of Comedy will take place on October 14th hosted by IBEW Local 613 in the auditorium located at 501 Pulliam Street, in Atlanta, GA. The organizing weekend will begin with a GOTV Rally from 7:00 pm until 7:30 pm, followed by Comedy Show from 7:30 pm until 8:30 pm, featuring award-winning Black women comediennes—Meshelle “The Indie-Mom” of Comedy, BPhlat, and Erin Jackson.