STATE OF OUR DEMOCRACY / WHERE THE PEOPLE STAND / SEASON’S BLESSINGS

After a very tumultuous election, Point of View has been very intentional to have guests on who could share not only historical facts of the election cycles but steer us toward the action necessary to move our community, our state and this country forward. Keisha Mulfort, Sr. Communications Director for the ACLU Florida and Genesis Robinson, Executive Director of Equal Ground talked about the role they’d play, which includes a commitment to education, activation and more for the upcoming election in March. We talked about the lack of support President Obama faced starting out in his term in 2016. He didn’t have support from the branches of government that We the People elect. We discussed the democratic process, modernizing the election process and the importance of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. To gain more insight on the work of the ACLU visit www.aclufl.org or Equal Ground www.Equal-Ground.com Bishop Derrick McRae of Experience Christian Center spoke from the church’s perspective on how clergy needs to position themselves moving forward inside and out of the election cycle. The community needs to take heed to what is being offered and make the effort to absorb the information meted out from the church. Holding candidates responsible is necessary for there to be trust rebuilt. We also talked about Season’s Blessings, Saturday December 21st @ Carver Middle School. It is the annual holiday feast and toy drive that ECC provides the community. To receive services or participate as a sponsor visit www.eccorlando.com or call 407/601-6444