The U.S. Census Bureau will send redistricting data to the states on August 16 and then it’s off to the races! Stay up to date on how you can get involved right here in the Gerrymander Gazette.

Capacitaciones y eventos

• El Comité de Redistribución de Distritos Ciudadanos de Nuevo México invites you to participate in the redistricting process. They will hold six more meetings between August 5 and August 14 that are open to the public. Encuentre fechas, horarios y detalles de las reuniones aquí. 
• Unirse Causa común de Colorado as we walk you through the ins and outs of community redistricting, how to view and evaluate the preliminary maps, and how to provide your feedback to the commissions. These sessions will be held weekly on Mondays at 7pm and Thursdays at noon through the end of August. Find the hearing closest to you on the Calendario de audiencias de la Comisión ¡y elige la sesión de Zoom que mejor se adapte a ti! Confirma tu asistencia para recibir los detalles de la llamada. Las sesiones se llevarán a cabo en August 5 at noon MT, August 9 at 7:00 pm MT, 12 de agosto al mediodía MT, 16 de agosto a las 7:00 p. m. MT, 19 de agosto al mediodía MT, y 23 de agosto a las 7:00 p. m. MT.
• Causa común Pensilvania is hosting office hours for anyone who has already received training on Districtr and community mapping in Pennsylvania to come and ask questions, practice drawing community maps, and connect with other mappers and trainers. If you are interested in becoming a community mapper in Pennsylvania, email Khalif Ali at kali@commoncause.orgEl horario de oficina se llevará a cabo al mediodía (hora del Este de EE. UU.) Aug 6, Aug 13, Aug 20, Aug 27, Sep 3, and Sep 10. Regístrate aquí.
• Lunes de mapeo y jueves de testimonios con Recuento justo en Georgia¡Únase a nosotros los lunes y jueves a las 7 p. m., hora del Este, para aprender sobre la redistribución de distritos y cómo asegurarse de que su voz se escuche en el proceso de redistribución de distritos! Los lunes nos concentraremos en dibujar mapas comunitarios y los jueves lo ayudaremos a desarrollar su testimonio para las audiencias públicas de redistribución de distritos. Regístrese para Mapeando los lunes aquí y Testimonios los jueves aquí.
• El Ohio Council of Churches is hosting a webinar “Bring the Power Back to the People: Map Drawing and Redistricting Reform” on August 10 at 7:00pm. Obtenga más información aquí. 
• Fair Districts Ohio is hosting “Drawing the Lines: A Forum on Community Mapping in Northeast Ohio” on August 10 at 7:00pm. Regístrate aquí.
• En 2011, Wisconsin state legislative and congressional districts fell victim to one of the most partisan gerrymanders of any state in the nation. Can we adopt a redistricting process that is non-partisan, fair, and puts voters before politicians? And what does the redistricting process, now underway, look like? Causa común Wisconsin invites you to a statewide webinar on Aug 17, 2021 at 06:00 PM Central Time that features leading state legislative reform leaders, policy and legal experts and you — for a lively 90 minutes of interesting discussion and your questions. Free and open to the public. Regístrate aquí.

Resources

• El Florida Comms Hub, a project of Progreso Florida y Florida Watch, has created a Fair Districting Letters to the Editor Toolkit in English and Spanish. This new resource includes a brief issue backgrounder, sample LTEs, best practices for getting published, a directory of media outlets including links for LTE submittals, and more. This new LTE toolkit is easily replicable for use in other states so feel free to create your own toolkit utilizing this one as a template. Check out the English toolkit here y the Spanish toolkit here. 

Noticias

• Alaska: Huntsville City Council and School Board discuss redistricting. WHNT July 30, 2021.
• Arizona: Redistricting Commission sets listening sessions. Mohave Valley Daily News. July 27, 2021.
• Arkansas: MH to host public meeting on redistricting Tuesday night. KTLO. August 2, 2021.
• California: 
  • Long Beach Redistricting Commission process relies on communities of interest. California News Times. July 29, 2021.
  • Napa to begin months-long redistricting process. Napa Valley Register. July 31, 2021.
  • Redistricting workshop to take place at Kern County Board of Supervisors Chambers Saturday. 23ABC News. July 30, 2021.
• Colorado: 
  • Denver Launching City Council Redistricting Process. Westword. July 30, 2021.
  • Proposed legislative, congressional redistricting could affect Latino representation. The Post Independent. July 31, 2021.
• Georgia: How Georgia’s redistricting process falls short on transparency. The Current. July 30, 2021.
• Indiana: Warren County Supervisors to Discuss Redistricting Committee. KNIA-KRLS. August 1, 2021.
• Kansas: KS Legislature to hold 14 redistricting town halls in 5 days. Will that limit input?. The Kansas City Star. August 3, 2021.
• Maryland: Prince George’s Residents Urge Redistricting Commission To Keep Communities Whole. Patch. July 30, 2021.
• Minnesota: Communities of color want a voice in Minnesota redistricting. Sahan Journal. July 20, 2021.
• New Jersey: No consensus on congressional redistricting tiebreaker, parties say. New Jersey Globe. August 1, 2021.
• Nueva York: Independent Redistricting Commission of New York State will hold public meeting on August 2nd. Carmel’s Hamlethub. July 31, 2021.
• Ohio: Census data coming soon, feds reiterate to Ohio officials eying redistricting
• Pensilvania: Hearings begin this week on Pennsylvania legislative, congressional redistricting. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. August 2, 2021.
• Carolina del Sur: SC Senate, House redistricting meetings planned. WIS. August 1, 2021.
• Tennesse: New Metro website wants your input as redistricting process begins. News Channel 5. July 27, 2021.
• Virginia: Redistricting challenges loom for Pittsylvania County. Danville Register & Bee. August 2, 2021.
• Washington: Redistricting committee holding public info session Thursday. The Spokesman-Review. August 2, 2021.

Job Announcements

• Equal Ground (FL) is hiring for their Redistricting Fellowship Program! This is a remote position in which Fellows will execute an individualized redistricting plan and goals by the completion of the fellowship, educate their region on the redistricting process and intervention points, and serve as a redistricting process monitor via pre-recorded and live trainings. Multiple positions are available. To apply click here!
• El County of Mendocino (CA) is seeking applicants for its Community-Based Advisory Redistricting Commission. Applications are due August 6. Apply here.