31 Mar ADVISORY: April 1, 2020 8:00AM Nevadans Count hosts Census Day Livestream Marathon featuring advocates and Nevada lawmakers
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: March 31, 2020
CONTACTS: Will Pregman, wpregman@battlebornprogress.org, 702.752.0656
***MEDIA ADVISORY***
April 1, 2020 8:00AM
Nevadans Count hosts Census Day Livestream Marathon featuring advocates and Nevada lawmakers
LAS VEGAS, NV – Census Day is held on the first of April every ten years when the census is taken, and marks a day of action to uplift the fact that every household in America has received an invitation to participate in the census. This year, the Nevadans Count coalition, in partnership with the Institute for a Progressive Nevada, will host a series of livestream Q&A sessions with various local, state, and federal elected officials and representatives of community organizations to speak about why the 2020 census is important to the state of Nevada.
WHAT: Census Day Livestream Marathon
WHO: The stream will be hosted by Silver State Voices and Institute for a Progressive Nevada
Guest speakers will include (in order of appearance):
9:00AM – Senator Yvanna Cancela
10:00AM – Senator Melanie Scheible
11:00AM – Clark County Commissioner Justin Jones
12:30PM – Assemblywoman Selena Torres
1:00PM – Assemblyman Alex Assefa
1:30PM – Congresswoman Susie Lee
2:00PM – Assemblywoman Sarah Peters
3:00PM – Assemblywoman Daniele Monroe-Moreno
4:00PM – Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui
4:30PM – Assemblywoman Brittney Miller
5:00PM – Speaker Jason Frierson
6:00PM – Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft
7:00PM – City Councilman Brian Knudsen
WHEN: Wednesday, April 1, 2020
8:00AM – 6:00PM
WHERE: Facebook Live from the Nevadans Count Facebook page
Notes: Spokespeople in Spanish or English are available for individual interviews.
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About Nevadans Count: Nevadans Count is a coalition of community based organizations dedicated to ensuring that Nevadans, especially hard to count communities like people of color, immigrants, families with children under the age of five, are counted in the 2020 Census. Nevadans Count is committed to ensuring that all Nevadans are seen, counted, and heard in this once-a-decade opportunity by conducting outreach, advocacy, and education with hard to count communities and stakeholders throughout the state.