Defending Democracy – 2021 Virtual Awards Ceremony

Thank you to those who attended/registered for Fix Democracy First Defending Democracy 2021 Virtual Awards Ceremony!

We had a great event honoring Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Representative Tarra Simmons, Washington Community Alliance, and Emilcé Sanchez. We also want to give a huge thank you to The Irthlingz Duo for some wonderful live music, and all our speakers, especially Josh Silver from RepresentUs!

We really appreciate all the donations that came in through sponsorships, ticket purchases and other donations. If you haven't yet contributed and would like to, you can donate here:

• Fix Democracy First or Fix Democracy First Education Fund - https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/donate
• YO VOTE! - https://www.yo-vote.org/donate

Recordings, Chat & CC Links:

• Speaker View:  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/8uH37gRQ2lcIjbDZxn9bueERm7X_4WefL1wo7hyXz0i2cwkCwBO1zf2oRt_aZnh87xKzycj-mxn4rTU.7Iin99-BCnoOu997
• Gallery View: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/play/OhYi3A9hmwqakIb66kh2-6elVLxGOW4OvEa4bLQkdOdraC7UOgUWIxss5xNSVoJiUH4lwLUukHR5r_s.cHGrpATFvxuxbekP
• Chat (Link will download a text file to your computer): https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/j3DazW7evfS2GpI-5sfZYgSuIS97cKIFn_T9tLGGCEWJ3LmesO2lc-CglFAeicizusSfpZy1w2VkVxVt.PFG50QLkfgvVq1U3
• Closed Caption (Link will download a text file to your computer):  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/sdownload/S5Kpwxa_wqVmSsVkd4hqvD7IT-tZLpSC1rM1oGl1lzNfJsevHpu9p8aeeehvMUpJE0nIzcl0uDsU12m6.0dmrRYYfgih2L9RQ

Awardees, Guests & Other Links Shared:

• Fix Democracy First – https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org
• WON (Women in Office Now - fixdemocracyfirst.org/won-sign-up
• YO VOTE! (Youth Organizers for Voting Outreach, Teaching & Engagement) - https://www.yo-vote.org

• Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal – https://jayapal.house.gov
• Representative Tarra Simmons – https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/simmons
• Washington Community Alliance – https://wacommunityalliance.org

• The Irthlingz Duo – https://irthlingz.com

• RepresentUs – https://represent.us

• Hedrick Smith – http://hedricksmith.com
• Representative Mia Gregerson – https://housedemocrats.wa.gov/gregerson
• Free Speech for People – https://freespeechforpeople.org
• Meaningful Movies Project – https://meaningfulmovies.org

For those who sponsored the event or bought a ticket at $50 or more, as well as our door prize winners, your gifts will be shipped within the next week.