<p>We’ll discuss community involvement, public participation, peaceful assembly, and why healthy democracies depend on citizens staying engaged long after Election Day ends. Today’s guest – State Director of Mississippi for <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/partners-justice-new-head-splcs-mississippi-office-works-strengthen-alliances-grassroots/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Southern Poverty Law Center, Waikinya Clanton</a></p><br><p>You may be entitled to compensation from our government. <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-anti-weaponization-fund " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The U.S. Department of Justice . . . announced that as a part of the settlement agreement in President Donald J. Trump v. Internal Revenue Service, the Attorney General established “The Anti-Weaponization Fund” to provide a systematic process to hear and redress claims of others who suffered weaponization and lawfare.</a></p><p><a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-anti-weaponization-fund " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Fund will have the power to issue formal apologies and monetary relief owed to claimants. Submission of a claim is voluntary. There are no partisan requirements to file a claim.</a></p><p>The headline for a PBS News article reads <a href="Justice Department announces a $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund to compensate Trump allies." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Justice Department announces a $1.7 billion 'Anti-Weaponization' fund to compensate Trump allies.</a></p><p>The application link has not bee publicized as of today’s show but anyone can put in an application. Anyone. Any person can submit a claim for them to process.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Let’s play a game – think in your head “what’s Liz’s favorite website to give out (outside of MPB?) Can you guess?&nbsp;&nbsp;If you said “<a href="https://www.sos.ms.gov/yall-vote" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">yallvote.ms</a>” you’d be right. The secretary of state’s website with voting information has so much that is relevant to so many folks. AND If you want to know more about Southern Poverty Law Center – check out their own website: <a href="https://www.splcenter.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.splcenter.org/</a> to learn about their mission and objectives. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>In Legal Terms,&nbsp;the show where we break down the law, explain how it works, and help make it a little less intimidating for everyday Mississippians hosted by attorney Adam Kilgore. [email protected]</p><p><em>If you enjoyed listening to this podcast, please consider contributing to MPB: </em><a href="https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>https://donate.mpbfoundation.org/mspb/podcast</em></a></p><p><strong><em>Today’s Legal Terms on In Legal Terms are: Voting Rights Act, Right to Assemble, Civic Engagement</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p><p>You can listen LIVE to us from the MPB Public Media app or from <a href="https://radiobookmark.com/listener-interactive/webplayer/#/station/8aTbf39WqRpkJ7cX?utm_source=MPBOnline&amp;utm_medium=Banner&amp;utm_campaign=LISTEN_LIVE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MPBonline.org/radio</a></p><p>Thursdays, following our over-the-air broadcast, you can hear Next Stop Mississippi on MPB Think Radio at 4pm Central.</p><p><strong><em>&nbsp;</em></strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>