Power to the People: A Community Conversation about Redistricting--Should Politicians Pick Their Voters or Should Voters Pick Their Politicians?

Event Description

House Bill 31, a proposed amendment to the PA constitution, if passed, would, for the first time in Pennsylvania’s history, provide state constitutional protections for minority districts and representation.

House Bill 31 would protect racial minority representation even if the Federal Voting Rights Act provisions are overturned. The proposed amendment stipulates that Congressional and State Legislative Districts “…shall provide racial minorities an equal opportunity to participate in the political process and may not dilute or diminish their ability to elect candidates of choice whether alone or in coalition with others.”

Join Pastor Earl Harris, CEO of Core Community Blueprint, Dr. Lawrence Walthour, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Mr. Jose Santiago, Executive Director for the York YMCA, and volunteer Fair Districts PA speaker Tony Crocamo for a community conversation about the impacts and implications of House Bill 31 on communities of color.

Fair Districts PA is a non-partisan coalition of citizens and organizations seeking to reform PA redistricting rules by ensuring that the process is impartial, transparent, and accountable.