As I thought more about this thread last night, I concluded that the best thing i think we can do here at DU is organize and help ensure that this issue doesn't disappear again as it did after the 2000 cycle.
This year will mark the 40th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. I think we need to use the commemoration of the Act as a spring board to launch a campaign for public awareness. Why not start now in organizing a march in Ohio to commemorate the Selma-Montgomery Marches of March 1965?
We could devise an integrated ad campaign that acknowledges the 40 year anniversary and the continuing challenges faced by voters. We could use footage from 1965 in combination with footage of people waiting in line in the rain for hours.
Such a campaign, if done creatively, can help increase public awareness of this continuing issue.
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