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African American Redistricting Collaborative: Ensuring Participation in California's Redistricting Process

AARC actively engages the African American community in California's redistricting process through outreach, education, and participation in Commission hearings. They analyze maps, advocate for fair representation, and work with partners to promote voting rights. Future outreach plans include community meetings, coalition building, and raising awareness through ethnic press and online platforms.

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African American Redistricting Collaborative: Ensuring Participation in California's Redistricting Process

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  1. Erica Teasley Linnick, Esq. • Coordinator • African American Redistricting Collaborative (AARC) • 8101 South Vermont Ave, Los Angeles CA 90044 • (323) 629-3505 • aarc@cocosouthla.org • aarc-ca.tumblr.com California Citizens Redistricting Commission Educational Session February 26, 2011 1

  2. AARC is working to ensure that the African American community participates in California’s redistricting process to the fullest extent • outreach, public education and community trainings/workshops • monitor/participate in Commission hearings and processes • draft/analyze/comment on maps

  3. AARC’s Redistricting Activities • Monitor the Commission’s processes for transparency and compliance with the VRA • Work with community members to help them describe their communities of interest • Help ensure that people of the African diaspora are able to elect candidates of choice • Examine prison-based gerrymandering policy • Form coalition with APALC, MALDEF, NALEO and others promoting the Voting Rights Act • Testify, draft and comment on proposed maps

  4. Outreach To Date • VRA presentation at Empowerment Congress (Jan) • Mailer to over 60 key African American civic, business and grassroots organizations (Feb) • RedistrictingCA Conference (Jan, March?) • Community workshops/educational forums in Los Angeles, Inland Empire, East Bay Area and Sacramento (March-April)

  5. AARC’s Outreach Efforts • Los Angeles, the East Bay Area, the Inland Empire and Sacramento • Materials are provided in English • AARC may be submitting maps concerning Los Angeles, the Bay Area, the Inland Empire and Sacramento regions. • Will analyze and comment on CRC proposed maps.

  6. AARC’s Continued Outreach Plans (Spring/Summer) • Hold community meetings to get feedback on possible AARC maps and CRC maps • Continue to work with community members who wish to testify before the Commission regarding proposed plans • Continued coalition work with partners like MALDEF and APALC and RedistrictingCA • Work with ethnic press to raise consciousness within the community about CRC’s work/maps • Provide information on aarc-ca.tumblr.com

  7. Suggestions for CRC Success • CRC must have a deep appreciation for and understanding of the various requirements of the Voting Rights Act • CRC must consider public testimony about communities of interest very seriously • CRC needs VRA counsel and a diverse staff • CRC’s work must be transparent with a user-friendly website • Must allow ample time in schedule for community input before map drawing begins

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