Stand Up Mobile

SUM Radio, our weekly information digest, is LIVE today from 2-3pm! 🎙️ Tune in for an hour long conversation with Beverly Cooper, Amelia Bacon, and their special guest. You won’t want to miss this conversation about the upcoming election, and how our elected officials’ decisions here in Mobile impact your life. Listen at standupmobile.org/sum-radio

SUM Radio | Stand Up Mobile SUM Radio is a weekly information digest and radio show with Beverly Cooper and Amelia Bacon, co-founders of Stand Up Mobile. Listen each week to get informed and engaged with what's happening in our community. All episodes will be streamed live. Afterward, visit this page to find recordings of the...

Yesterday, the League of Women Voters Education Fund issued a statement regarding the League’s nonpartisan election information tool VOTE411.org: https://www.lwv.org/newsroom/press-releases/league-women-voters-statement-vote411org

Join us and canvass this Sunday at 5pm. Meet up location is Taylor Park! We’re going door-to-door with Black Voters Matter to speak with our community about the importance of the upcoming election. Sign up to canvass with us at bit.ly/canvass9124 🗳️

We’ll supply you with all the materials and training you’ll need to have successful conversations with voters!

Thanks to all who stopped by our table and registered to vote at the Blount vs. Vigor game last weekend! 🏈

Check out Black Voters Matter Fund’s Virtual Teach in the topic focused on the impacts of Project 2025 DEI Backlash

ROOTED IN RACISM: Impacts of Project 2025 DEI Backlash Join us for an urgent discussion on Project 2025 and the ongoing weaponization of DEI in education. We’ll explore how Project 2025 and DEI bans have affected...

In honor of (Tuesday, September 17th) and (Friday, September 20th), we're hosting volunteer canvasses 🏠 (in-person) and phone banking sessions 📲 (virtual) to get out the vote!

Join us from 5:30-7pm on either or both of these days! Please note that canvassers will meet at our Volunteer Hub (Central Presbyterian Church, 1260 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL) at 5:30pm and the canvass will go out promptly at 6pm.

Sign up now to volunteer: bit.ly/septcanvass

1️⃣0️⃣ weeks until the 2024 Election! In addition to the President and U.S. Congress on the ballot, we’re also voting for:

✅ Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
✅ Circuit Court of Appeals
✅ Circuit Court Judge 13th Judicial
✅ Court of Criminal Appeals
✅ District Court Judge Mobile County
✅ Circuit Court Clerk
✅ President Public Service Commission
✅ Mobile County License Commissioner

Learn more about what’s on YOUR ballot and get at standupmobile.org/vote-center.

While many of the claims by voting rights activists were dismissed, the fact that the lawsuit continues under Section 208 of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that our fight is far from over. We will persist in protecting the voting rights of disabled Alabamians and use this momentum to push for broader protections for all voters. The winding road to voting rights continues in Alabama.

Judge limits scope of lawsuit challenging Alabama restrictions on help absentee ballot applications A federal judge has sided with the state of Alabama in a voting rights case

🎙️ICYMI: The latest recording of SUM Radio (Episode 15) is now available on our website at standupmobile.org/sum-radio. Catch up on this week’s episode, and let us know what you think in the comments below!

Today, we honor the incredible contributions of five Black women who played a vital role in the fight for women’s right to vote.

Their courage and dedication paved the way for countless others.

On the anniversary of the , let’s celebrate their legacy and continue to champion the rights they fought so hard to secure.

SUM Radio, our weekly information digest, is LIVE today from 2-3pm! 🎙️ Tune in to hear about what’s going on at City government this week, and how our elected officials’ decisions are impacting our lives. Listen here: standupmobile.org/wsum

SUM Radio | Stand Up Mobile SUM Radio is a weekly information digest and radio show with Beverly Cooper and Amelia Bacon, co-founders of Stand Up Mobile. Listen each week to get informed and engaged with what's happening in our community. All episodes will be streamed live. Afterward, visit this page to find recordings of the...

Next up in our Board Member Spotlight series is Shalela Dowdy ✨

Shalela is a native of Mobile, Alabama. In 2008 she graduated from Murphy High School and later went on to earn a B.S. in American Legal Studies (Pre Law) from the United States Military Academy at West Point (2012), and a M.A. in Leadership Studies from the University of Texas at El Paso (2017). Shalela is a current law student at Southern University Law Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

In addition to her impressive academic history, Shalela served 6 years in the United States Army on active duty as an Air Defense Artillery Officer and Human Resource Officer. She is currently in the Army Reserves where she holds the rank of Major and the position of Military Academy Liaison Officer.

In addition to being the founding president of Stand Up Mobile, Shalela is a member of Urban League Young Professionals, Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority, a Silver Life Member of the NAACP, the 2nd Vice President of the Mobile Branch of the NAACP, a Legacy Life Member of NCNW (National Council of Negro Women), and a member of Delta Sigma Theta.

Thank you, Shalela, for all that you do!

In the fight for our freedoms, every dollar counts! Let’s bring the power of the Black vote to the November 2024 Presidential Election. Fund Black voting initiatives today by giving to Stand Up Mobile 💸 standupmobile.org/donate

It's art time! Join us for our Community & Craft Volunteer Event this Saturday, August 24th from 12pm – 2pm! Learn "potato stamping" and make your own "VOTE" swag (examples in photos). Bring hats, t-shirts, bags, posters, etc., or purchase one at the event for a nominal fee.

A light lunch will be provided. Please RSVP at bit.ly/sumswag

The work we do would not be possible without the generous financial support of our community. $5, $15, and $25 goes a long way in making sure we can talk to EVERY voter about the importance of the 2024 Election. With 1️⃣1️⃣ weeks left, will you join us in making a contribution to our efforts? Thank you in advance for your support! standupmobile.org/donate

🎙️ICYMI: The latest recording of SUM Radio (Episode 14) is now available on our website at standupmobile.org/sum-radio. Catch up on this week’s episode, and let us know what you think in the comments below!

Another weekend in the community in the books! Thanks to all who joined us to educate community members about the upcoming election. Rain or shine, it's , and your voice matters! ⛈️☀️

Catch Beverly and Amelia, co-founders of Stand Up Mobile, live on SUM Radio from 2-3 pm today! 🎙️ You won’t want to miss yet another dynamic conversation! Listen at standupmobile.org/sum-radio

SUM Radio | Stand Up Mobile SUM Radio is a weekly information digest and radio show with Beverly Cooper and Amelia Bacon, co-founders of Stand Up Mobile. Listen each week to get informed and engaged with what's happening in our community. All episodes will be streamed live. Afterward, visit this page to find recordings of the...

Virtual opportunity! 🖥️ Join the Alabama Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival this Saturday, August 17 on Zoom from 4-6pm to learn more about how you can get involved in an effort to reach poor and low-wealth infrequent voters.

We'll win for our freedoms this November if we're ALL empowered to get to the polls! Register to attend the Zoom here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0sdu-prz8uH9aA4JE50nTo5tNCeF7_hX7H #/registration

Thanks to all who stopped by our table at the Divine Nine event last weekend in Battleship Park! We loved seeing so many of our community members energized and engaged around the upcoming election this November ⚡️

Volunteers win elections 📣 Join the movement to protect our freedoms, save democracy, and get out the vote so every voice is counted! Sign up to volunteer with us at standupmobile.org/get-involved

Stand Up Mobile is excited to be at the Boutique of Hope Community Giveaway event this Saturday, August 17th! Please join us from 9am - Noon at Hope Chapel AME ZION Church.

If you are interested in volunteering with us to educate voters in the community, please email us at [email protected].

We were proud to be in the community at the Sisters for Life Health & Wellness Expo, sponsored by Nspire U, to register voters! Volunteers Alexis and Alexandra are pictured with Stand Up Mobile president Orrin Davis. Thank you to all of our volunteers for supporting this event!

With only 1️⃣2️⃣ weeks to go, we could not be more excited about empowering our community to create the change they wish to see in the world! Be a part of the movement and join our and GOTV extravaganza: standupmobile.org/get-involved.