Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom's latest about #Tennessee and American #democracy is a barn burner. Go read it via her Insta.

#MustRead
#BlackMastodon #BlackTwitter #BlackFedi
#USPol #Democracy #Enfranchisement #TheSouth
https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq602XPuzJf/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Whenever the more Australian corners of your fediverse start posting multiple pics of sausages in bread, it's because we are Doing A Democracy. And we celebrate with #democracysausages because community charity BBQs and cake stalls are ubiquitous at our polling places. It's a Thing. A shared experience I feel more absurdly proud and uplifted by every time. Today is a state election in Victoria.
#mandatoryvoting #enfranchisement

Whenever the more Australian corners of your fediverse start posting multiple pics of sausages in bread, it's because we are Doing A Democracy. And we celebrate with #democracysausages because community charity BBQs and cake stalls are ubiquitous at our polling places. It's a Thing. A shared experience I feel more absurdly proud and uplifted by every time. Today is a state election in Victoria.
#mandatoryvoting #enfranchisement

A live thread on the New Zealand Supreme Court ruling that limiting voting to 18+ years of age is unjustified discrimination: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/300742311/live-door-for-voting-age-change-open-after-backers-score-win-in-uphill-battle

I agree with some scheme for enfranchising all citizens and residents in a democracy.

#stuff #newzealand #voting #enfranchisement #childrights #childrensrights #law #democracy

When we think about the first women in parliament, we often think about Constance Markievicz and Nancy Astor. But what about the women in parliament before enfranchisement?

Professor Susan Pedersen reflects on one of these women: Lady Frances Balfour👇
http://ow.ly/ue4O50Lfg0C

#WomensHistory #WomenInParliament @histodons #Politics #enfranchisement