Karma Dickerson reports
'I Vote' mural project honoring the suffragettes
FOR AND WINNING THE RIGHT TOVOTE A CENTURY AGO.
FOXFORTY'S KARMA DICKERSON JOINSUS LIVE AT THE I VOTE MURALCOMMEMORATING THE LEGACY OFTHE SUFFRAGETTES COMMA.GOOD MORNING.
WE REALLYDIDN'T HAVE ANY BETTER TIMINGFOR THIS ELECTION SEASONPEOPLE HAVE VOTING ON THE MINEAND IT'S IMPORTANT TORECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE WHO MADEIT SO MORE PEOPLE CAN BEINCLUDED IN THE VOTING PROCESSTHAT WE'RE HERE TO TWEEDSOFFICES WHERE THEY ARE JUSTUNVEILING THE BRAND NEW MURALTHAT'S HONORING SUFFRAGISTTHROUGHOUT HISTORY, SOME OFTHEM HAVE SACRAMENTO TIES.
WEUNDERSTAND THE IDEA IS TOHONOR MAYBE SOME OF THESEPARATIST THAT YOU HAVEN'THEARD FROM OR HEARD ABOUT INTHE PAST THAT HELP USUNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MOREABOUT WHAT WE'VE GOT GOING ONHERE TODAY AND WHY IT'S SOIMPORTANT WE HAVE THATHAPPENED THE CEO OF WE THANKYOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING USHERE TODAY, THANK YOU FORHAVING ME AND THANK YOU FORBEING HERE ABSOLUTELY IF THEYABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS DISPLAYTHAT WE HAVE BEHIND US AND ILOVE HOW YOU'RE COORDINATINGAS YOU MENTIONED IT'S WEPURPLE KEEP TELL US ABOUT THESIGNIFICANCE OF WHAT WE HAVEYOU KNOW IT'S SO IMPORTANTTHAT WE GIVE VOICES TOSURVIVORS AND THAT THEY HAVE ACHANCE TO TELL THEIR STORIES.AND THIS IS A PERFECTEXAMPLE OF WOMEN WHO HAVE SUCHA RICH STORIES WHO HAD SUCHIMPORTANT THINGS TO SAY WHOHAVE HELPED US BE ABLE TO VOTETODAY TO BE ABLE TO.
YOU KNOWTELL OUR OWN STORIES AND TOMAKE OUR OWN FUTURES HAPPENED.AND AS WE TALK ABOUT THECELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY OFTHE 19TH AMENDMENT IT YOU THATLONG AGO, I MEAN A 100 YEARSBUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT IN THEBIG PICTURE OF THE HISTORY OFTHE COUNTRY JUST AS ARECOGNITION THAT MANY PEOPLEHAD TO FIGHT FOR EVERY INCHAND IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUETO DO SO AT THE BALLOT BOX.WHAT DO YOU HOPE THAT THECROWD HERE WHO GATHERS TAKESAWAY FROM TODAY, YOU KNOW IHOPE THAT THEY TAKE AWAY THEUNIQUENESS EACH OF THESE WOMENAND HOW MUCH THEY FOUGHT FORSOMETHING THAT MAYBE WASN'TEVEN GOING TO HELP THEMPERSONALLY IN THEIR LIFETIMESBUT HAD SUCH A LASTINGIMPRESSION ON ALL OF US TODAY.IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOUWANT TO ADD OR ANYONE WANTS TOKNOW THE MURAL IS DONE BUTCONTINUED TO THE EFFORTSSUPPORT WEAVING YOUR EFFORTS.YOU KNOW WE'RE CONTINUINGTO SUPPORT SURVIVORS DURINGCORONAVIRUS AND WE'RE REALLYENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO VOTE TOMAKE SURE THAT.WE CONTINUE TO HAVE LEADERSWHO WILL EFFECT CHANGE THATHELP ALL OF US SO PLEASE GO TOTHE BALLOT BOX IF YOU WANTMORE INFORMATION ABOUT WE'VEAND HOW YOU CAN HELP SOMEBODYYOURSELF WHERE WE THINK DOTORG.
SO THERE'S OPPORTUNITY TOGO ON THERE TO DONATE OR JUSTTO EDUCATE YOURSELF THANK YOUSO MUCH AND THIS EVENT GETSUNDERWAY AT 10 O'CLOCK WE WILLBE HERE WILL BRING THE SIGHTSAND SOUNDS AND A LITTLE BITMORE ON SOME OF THE SUFFRAGISTWHO ARE BEING HONORED HERE ONTHIS MURAL BUT TO LET YOU KNOWWHERE YOU CAN FIND IT WE'RERIGHT HERE ON 19TH BETWEENWE'RE RIGHT ON 19 BETWEEN KLAND SO YOU CAN COME IN YOU CANCHECK IT OUT YOURSELF, IT'SDEFINITELY A BEAUTIFULDISPLAY.