Pamela Shifman

@PamelaShifman

Democracy Alliance, President. “Nobody's Free Until Everybody’s Free” Fannie Lou Hamer

Joined August 2011
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  1. Retweeted
    Mar 8

    International Women’s Day is another beautiful day for this reminder: in the Supreme Court’s 233 year existence, not a single Black woman has served on it. We’re long overdue for a change. It’s time to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson!

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  2. Mar 4

    It’s time.

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    It's time for the Senate to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson without delay. Thank you , , , , and for giving voice to our latest ad.
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    Jan 19

    Fifty Senate Republicans and two Democrats will be forever defined by their refusal to pass legislation protecting and strengthening our democracy in this moment of need. The failure of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act will be their legacy.

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  4. Jan 17

    Reclaiming Dr. Kings legacy “ is to realize that there is no daylight between a truly democratic society and a racially just one”. A must read. Thank you

    This, from , on : "Recovering the real King begins by freeing his image from the clutches of those seeking to substitute truthful education with a saccharine narrative built on illusions, delusions and lies."
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    Jan 16

    The funeral for 15 of the victims of the Bronx fire this morning was heartbreaking. 

The Imam demanded that we look squarely on their caskets, on the inequality that caused their deaths, and pledge real action to honor their humanity.

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    Jan 8

    "If we are going to survive as a democracy, we must have voting legislation to fix the Voting Rights Act, to provide access to the polls and to ensure some of the innovations that were used last year...will continue for voters. This is as serious as it gets." -

    Sherrilyn Ifill on The Reid Out
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    Jan 7

    One of the main themes of her work was how voting systems distribute power. In particular, how they allocate power to some groups but not others. She refused to accept the zero-sum frame of American politics and its electoral arrangements.

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  8. Jan 7

    Thrilled to have co-authored this piece with . In this moment of crisis, staying out of politics is not an option.

    With everything on the line for our democracy, those of us in philanthropy need to show up with everything we’ve got.  Op-ed in from and
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    Jan 6

    This is a favorite line in the GOP arsenal. “Stop being so divisive,” said the white nationalist inciting violence at the Capitol and disenfranchising millions of Black and brown voters.

    The word of the day among pro-Trump media in response to Biden's speech appears to be "divisive"
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    Jan 3

    "This is a moment for American democracy. The filibuster must be confronted, it must be overcome, and we must have the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act." -

    Sherrilyn Ifill on the VRAA
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    Jan 2

    Let's not forget the 147 Republican members of Congress--including Kevin McCarthy, Steve Scalise, and Elise Stefanik--who voted later on January 6 to overturn the election results, based on no facts and no legal argument. Do they today stand by that vote?

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  12. Retweeted
    29 Dec 2021

    And history of DV.

    This is an extremely important point. No single thing is as much of a warning sign that someone is about to be a mass shooter as a documented history of misogyny and activism within that space.
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    26 Dec 2021

    "Evil doesn't have the last word... Joy and laughter, caring and compassion; those are what prevail in the end." - Desmond Tutu at the founding of The Elders, July 2007.

    Remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu
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  14. 24 Dec 2021

    This is heartbreaking. 💔 thank you for granting one person clemency. Please do more to bring loved ones home.

    BREAKING: just announced she is only granting one clemency to an incarcerated New Yorker this holiday season. We are tremendously disappointed and urge her to take real action. Full statement from our Director :
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  15. 24 Dec 2021

    We live in NYC and are joining the movement calling on to bring our fellow New Yorkers home this holiday season and beyond. Reunite families. Save lives. Choose love. End mass incarceration. Governor, please grant !

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    19 Dec 2021

    “We are proud of what we have gotten done in 2021…But we will not relent in the fight to help Americans with their child care, health care…..The fight for Build Back Better is too important to give up.” - Powerful, precise words from .

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    1 Dec 2021

    Today, Mississippi asked for a world where access to abortion depends on where you live. Tomorrow morning at 8:30am ET, I'm joining to talk about what's on the line.

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    27 Nov 2021

    “Global vaccine equity is better than travel bans.”

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    "The horse has already left the barn" , Director of Institute for Global Health, says the Covid-19 Omicron variant has likely already spread globally. Global vaccine equity is better than travel bans.
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    27 Nov 2021

    As the new variant omicron hit the news, Moderna stock surged 20%. Its execs have become billionaires. And yet Moderna still refuses to share its licenses & knowledge with so that more people around the world can get vaccinated.

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    25 Nov 2021

    Remember: is on strike, and have asked folks not to click on any Wirecutter links this weekend. They’re fighting for a fair wage and a union contract, and is dragging its well-shod feet. No contract, no clicks! Don’t cross the digital picket line!

    With an avalanche of early Black Friday promotions, separates the deals from the duds.
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