Redistricting: A Once in a Decade Opportunity!
Our County came together to get the most accurate Census results possible. Now, after the Census results are submitted, the lines that determine who is represented in Congress, state Assembly, state Senate, city council, county boards of supervisors, school districts, and special districts are redrawn. This is your opportunity to make sure that your community can elect people that truly represent you. California’s redistricting process is transparent, but they need to hear from you.
Join Thrive to learn from Julia Marks, Staff Attorney on the Voting Rights and Census Team of AAAJ-ALC, about the redistricting process and how you can get involved to ensure that the new lines accurately represent your community. Introductory remarks by Pam D. Jones, core member of Menlo Together and redistricting community activist.
Cosponsored by The Grove Foundation, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus, Menlo Together.
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SPEAKERS
Julia Marks, Staff Attorney on the Voting Rights and Census Team, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus
Julia Marks provides technical assistance to community organizations regarding Census 2020 and elections operations and engages in legal and policy advocacy around census, elections, and redistricting. Before joining Advancing Justice – ALC, she clerked for the Hon. Keith P. Ellison of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Julia previously litigated civil rights class actions and other high-impact cases at Disability Rights Advocates to expand access to public, and private, sector services. She received her J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where she participated in the California Asylum Representation Clinic, the East Bay Community Law Center’s Neighborhood Justice Clinic, and the Berkeley Journal of International Law.
Pam D. Jones
Pam D. Jones believes that government should be accessible and inclusive, works to ensure residents are civically engaged. She is a member San Mateo County VEOAC, co-chair Cañada College President’s Advisory Group, core member Menlo Together, co-founder Menlo Park Residents for Civic Engagement (now in active), member LWVSSMC-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee, board member Menlo Park Historical Association, treasurer of Meditate & Thrive Inc., and former school board member in the Ravenswood City School District. Pam is a retired community college professor and health care professional.
