We’re talking all about the upcoming Census 2020, and the “My Family Matters, My Family Counts" campaign! 

In this episode, Maria Dautruche, Vice President for Foundation Partnerships at the National Urban League joins Hiba, Chevon, and Elana Needle, to talk about her work in fundraising, racial equity, civic engagement, and discusses her role in the reproductive justice field as co-founder of New Voices For Reproductive Justice. 

Maria describes the framework of the “My Family Matters, My Family Counts” campaign, answers questions about families being accurately counted on Census Day, and talks about the impact of the census on communities of color in the next decade.  

We preview “What is Energy Democracy?”, our new video available on YouTube, that uplifts the events of the 2019 Strategic Energy Democracy Convening. Thirty-six energy democracy leaders from across the nation convened to build collective power around the mission of advancing the movement to democratize energy, while placing an important emphasis on the centrality of race to energy issues.

*Producer’s note: In this episode there are references to in-person organizing for Census 2020. In the wake of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency, we encourage all organizing to take place by phone or online. Please see our official statement below. 

RACE FORWARD STATEMENT ON THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY, OFFICIAL RESPONSE AND ITS IMPACTS ON COMMUNITIES OF COLOR

Resources (by order of mention) 

My Family Votes, My Family Counts 

https://makemyfamilycount.org

Census Website (take the census online) 

https://my2020census.gov/

What Is Energy Democracy? (Video) 

https://bit.ly/2IMsGt5

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

https://www.wkkf.org/who-we-are/overview

National Urban League

https://nul.org

New Voices For Reproductive Justice 

http://www.newvoicespittsburgh.org

Racial Equity Anchor Twitter

https://twitter.com/REAnchors

Maria Dautruche Twitter 

https://twitter.com/MariaDautruche

Maria Dautruce Instagram 

https://twitter.com/MariaDautruche

My Black Counts Instagram 

https://www.instagram.com/myblackcounts

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Race Forward catalyzes movement building for racial justice. In partnership with communities, organizations, and sectors, we build strategies to advance racial justice in our policies, institutions, and culture. Race Forward imagines a just, multiracial, democratic society, free from oppression and exploitation, in which people of color thrive with power and purpose.

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