Bishop Jackson: We Have to Make Sure ‘All of Our People Not Only Vote, But Vote in Their Best Interest’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BLOW With ░░░░░░░░ midterm elections right around ░░░░░░░░ corner Georgia is on ░░░░░░░░ s mind Residents of ░░░░░░░░ state will face a ░░░░░░░░ Republican divisive restrictive voting ░░░░░░░░ that largely effects people ░░░░░░░░ color But the group ░░░░░░░░ black clergy are ready ░░░░░░░░ a new initiative that ░░░░░░░░ to boost voter turnout ░░░░░░░░ project is called faith ░░░░░░░░ 1000 Georgia churches and ░░░░░░░░ a 2 6 million ░░░░░░░░ budget It contains a ░░░░░░░░ tradition of black voters ░░░░░░░░ to fight voter suppression ░░░░░░░░ me is William Barber ░░░░░░░░ of we are called ░░░░░░░░ be a movement and ░░░░░░░░ Bishop Reginald Jackson of ░░░░░░░░ six is picks couple ░░░░░░░░ of the and the ░░░░░░░░ leader of faith works ░░░░░░░░ Jackson you said quote ░░░░░░░░ leaders across the state ░░░░░░░░ ourselves to a frenzy ░░░░░░░░ make sure we got ░░░░░░░░ the vote in 2020 ░░░░░░░░ have to work doubly ░░░░░░░░ to overcome the barriers ░░░░░░░░ in place now for ░░░░░░░░ 2022 election How will ░░░░░░░░ works help to combat ░░░░░░░░ barriers Jackson Good morning ░░░░░░░░ works will number one ░░░░░░░░ to make sure that ░░░░░░░░ of our congregation we ░░░░░░░░ talking about over 1000 ░░░░░░░░ all the members of ░░░░░░░░ congregation their families and ░░░░░░░░ neighborhood where these churches ░░░░░░░░ that number one they ░░░░░░░░ registered Number two they ░░░░░░░░ informed Number three they ░░░░░░░░ mobilized And number four ░░░░░░░░ to get out the ░░░░░░░░ It will be a ░░░░░░░░ effort We will have ░░░░░░░░ in local neighborhoods especially ░░░░░░░░ the rural parts of ░░░░░░░░ state And make sure ░░░░░░░░ of our people not ░░░░░░░░ vote but vote in ░░░░░░░░ best interests an exercise ░░░░░░░░ voice.”