Alabama Values

Don’t just say you disagree. Tell them what you see.

The proposed Census changes could affect communities in ways that aren’t always obvious. That’s why detailed public comments matter.

Share what concerns you, add data or other information that backs it up, and help create a public record that can be used to keep checking what happens next.

Need help getting started? Find comment templates, scripts, social posts, and submission links at downforthecountal.org/resources.

Florida is part of the South, and the redistricting battles happening there are part of a larger story playing out across the region.

The South has long been a testing ground for policies and political strategies that can shape what comes next for the rest of the country. But it is also a testing ground for something else: what’s possible when people organize, speak up, and push back.

From Florida to Alabama and across the South, people are showing that communities don’t have to sit back while their districts and their voices are reshaped around them.

So goes the South, so goes the nation.

Watch full conversation on our Youtube channel. Visit link in bio.

What if the way your district is drawn affects who you get to choose from?

Redistricting can sound like a technical process about maps. But at the end of the day, those decisions can shape the candidates voters are left to choose between.

If you already feel like your elected officials aren’t listening, having a fair choice at the ballot box matters. Your vote should give you an opportunity to choose someone who will listen to your concerns, respond to your needs, and be accountable to your community.

That’s why fair maps matter.

Every voter deserves an equal voice in choosing who represents them, not a system that limits their choices before they ever get to the ballot.

The lines may be drawn on a map, but the consequences show up in our communities.

For more information about the fight for fair maps, visit the link in our bio.

Join us for a virtual community briefing breaking down the proposed changes including who gets counted, where people are counted, and what information gets collected.

Come learn what’s changing, why it matters, and how you can weigh in before the October 13 public comment deadline.

We’ve got the wisdom. We’ve got the energy. What happens when we bring them together?

The stories we tell today become something the next generation can carry, remix, and build on.

That’s the future we’re imagining with the Southern Narrative Project .