2021 Executive Director Transition
Change is in the air! We have a new president who is already taking quick action to undo many of the harmful policies of the last administration. We have a woman vice president for the first time in our history. And here at Sister District, we will be making a leadership change as well. After […]
The Future We Envision is Possible
On election eve, Executive Director Rita Bosworth reflects on the last 4 years and the future we envision.
The way forward with a conservative Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett has been confirmed to the Supreme Court. What can we do to still make progress? The answer has three parts.
Ruth Bader Ginsberg: Our hearts are broken
The weeks ahead are going to be even tougher than expected. But know this: the future is not written yet.
100 Years of Women Voting Under the 19th Amendment
On August 26, 1920, Secretary of State Bainbridge Colby officially certified the 19th Amendment with his signature and the seal of the United States. Let’s make the next 100 years count.
Trump was acquitted, but we have work to do right now.
I find it incredibly challenging to accept what is happening in Washington right now. The Democrats have laid out a clear, fact-driven account of the president’s obstruction. Experts have testified that his actions unequivocally constitute impeachable offenses. Facts continue to come out by the day implicating that Donald Trump knowingly and deliberately put the national […]
Why 2020 is Important
Rita Bosworth, Executive Director of Sister District explains why 2020 is so important, especially for state legislature. As you plan your year and determine what kind of civic engagement you will undertake, remember that this is the year where states matter most. 2020 is a census year, which means that the people we elect to state legislatures in November will be the ones in power during the next districting cycle; they will draw the voting district maps for the next decade.
2020 is the year for Virginia to finally ratify the Equal Rights Amendment
Read the full article in the Washington Post.
The Supreme Court Disappoints on Gerrymandering
At the very end of its term in June, the Supreme Court ruled that the constitution does not prohibit partisan gerrymandering. The case, Rucho v. Common Cause, will loom large as we move towards critical state elections in Virginia this year and in key chambers all over the country in 2020. While this decision was both disappointing and wrongheaded, progressives can still make an impact in the 2021 redistricting process.
Let’s Finish the Job in Virginia
When I started Sister District on my living room couch in 2016, I thought only a few of my wonky neighbors in California would care about building Democratic power by flipping state legislative chambers. I created a simple web page with my idea for matching deep blue districts with purple ones that needed help, I […]
