I think we should always feel good about how far we have come, but never forget how far we still have to go. Right now, there are countless people across America and the world who are fighting for their freedom. It’s mirroring exactly what was happening 100 years ago today. So it’s hard to celebrate when the only thing that’s really changed is the year. elmerinda tisci who prove that it’s possible to run as a first-timer and win big — she made it all the way to Congress. But if you’ve got political dreams, keep local offices in mind, too. Young people are also breaking ground in these spaces, like 18-year-oldGabrielle Anzaloneand 19-year-oldElijah Manley elmerinda tisci Making it so difficult for voters with disabilities to get to the polling site is still an issue we’re fighting [against]. COVID-19 made [mail-in ballots] a mainstream topic, while many disabled folks have long been getting their vote out by mailing them in. But we know what we saw in this moment when absentee ballots didn't get to folks on time. There isn't a clean, streamlined process to reach voters with disabilities. We continue to disenfranchise voters — especially voters of color, voters with disabilities — every election cycle. Despite advocating for and organizing for early voting and automatic voter registration — reforms that would make this process easier — it is a long-haul fight. That fight is connected to all the other parts of electoral politics that have for decades kept us out. elmerinda tisci marginalized. The rights of people of color, immigrants, the LGBT, the disabled, the poor and working class, the neurodiverse, anyone who is marked somehow by difference, are human rights. As we are making these statements, we need to act in ways that demonstrate an inclusive understanding of humanity through activism, protest, voting, civic engagement, and how and where we spend our money because in a capitalist society the necessity for a financial imperative to create change is prevalent. And we need to continue to raise the bar for what we consider groundbreaking and important from those we look to for moral and political guidance. Acknowledging our humanity is the bare minimum our leaders can do. Instead, we should ask our leaders how they mean to honor our humanity, now and always.Want more from ourTeen Vogue elmerinda tisci
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