It's On Us: Using Our Power to Vote Townhall on 9/29
Initiatives of Change USA is partnering with The Life Church to discuss the important millennial voter and its potential impact on the November 2020 Elections. This is the third townhall on preparing voters for active engagement in the upcoming elections.
Join our three actively engaged panelists to discuss their motivation for support of community engagement that is a part of their everyday lives. Listen to their thoughts on voting as a means of making a powerful difference on connecting the concerns of crime, criminal justice, education and investments to address social challenges. It remains our goal to bring new citizens into the political process and to ignite the largest young voter turnout ever in the history of our country.
We invite you to bring all your enthusiasm and ideas to this interactive conversation about the importance of voting in November. While the approach of the younger voter’s civic engagement might be different from their parents, we think that all of Virginians share the same basic philosophy that in these uncertain times, all of us need to exercise our right to vote.
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TOWNHALL SPEAKERS
Dora Muhammad serves as Congregation Engagement Director at the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, where she spearheads its health equity and civic engagement programs, and is a member of its Racial Equity team. She is the founder of The AWARE Project (Advocacy for Women's Activism, Rights & Empowerment), a nonprofit advocating for human rights, women’s rights, and child welfare. In 2014, she was a leading Neighborhood Team Leader and Regional Digital Director for President Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign. Dora is an author and artist, with more than 25 years of communications, public policy, and advocacy experience. She has a B.A. in Journalism and Documentary Photography, a Master in Public Administration, and studied International Law and Human Rights. A New York City native and resident of Prince William County, she is a second-generation immigrant of Indo-Caribbean heritage.
Rev. Vernon Gordon III is the Lead Pastor of The Life Church located in Richmond, Va. In addition to Pastoring, Vernon is the founder of the Mosiac Project, which focuses on content and community engagement for social change and cultural unity.
Vernon also serves on the Virginia Commission for Racial Reconciliation, the Board of Directors for Uptick Leadership Network, and on the Board of Visitors for Duke Divinity School.
In the fall of 2015, Vernon released his first book, “In The Beginning: A healthy start to a strong finish”. Vernon attended Virginia Commonwealth University where he majored in Clinical Exercise Science, and in 2013 he obtained his Masters in Divinity from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University. Vernon is married to Ashley Gordon and has two children, Madison and Jackson.
Adele McClure is an advocate for vulnerable populations and is dedicated to serving her community. She works daily to root out and end systemic racism and push for social justice and equity. Adele serves as the Executive Director of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus. She previously worked at the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development where she served as the evictions prevention point person for the Commonwealth of Virginia and worked on initiatives that include working to eliminate homelessness and supporting youth transitioning out of foster care.
Prior to her time at DHCD, Adele served as Policy Director in the Office of the Lt. Governor, and worked at Deloitte, the International Monetary Fund, and the Association of the United States Army.
Adele serves as a member of the Forbes Under 30 Global Board and serves on multiple boards working to expand access to quality affordable housing, end homelessness, and provide quality and fundamental human services to vulnerable populations. She has also served her community as a Poll Worker and Deputy Precinct Chief Election Officer. Last year, Adele was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in the law and policy category.