Every Vote Counts: Protecting our Voting Rights

Cosponsored by the League of Women Voters

Masks and proof of vaccination are required

The program will focus on critical issues of voting rights today and what organizations and diverse communities are doing to support, strengthen, and secure voting rights for all. Danielle Deibler, VP of Voter Services at the League of Women Voters of San Francisco, will talk about the League’s activities regarding the Census and redistricting, providing Pro/Con guides in various languages, and canvassing to women and vulnerable communities. Harini Krishnan, Chair of Community Organizing Campaigns and Training for South Asians for America will explain the outreach to her community and the impact on elections. Brittany Stonesifer, staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union who specializes in voting rights will give details about the ACLU’s important public advocacy. Come participate in this informative conversation!

Free to All! Advance Registration Required.

This event is part of a series funded in part by the NEH on Civil Rights.

Danielle Deibler is the co-founder and CEO of MarvelousAI, a natural language technology startup to expose bias and misinformation in online media. She started at the League of Women Voters of San Francisco as a volunteer on the Pros & Cons Guide, and values the guide for making voting decisions. Danielle has worked at League voter registration events and on the Speakers Bureau. Danielle leads threat intelligence at global nonprofit Quad9 and she has decades in internet security, networking, software engineering, machine learning, and artificial intelligence technologies. She was CEO and co-founder of leading reg-tech company Compliance.ai, CTO at internet gaming company KIXEYE, and entrepreneur in residence at Trinity Ventures. Danielle has held senior leadership positions in engineering, business, and product management.

Harini Krishnan is an Indian American Democratic Organizer who currently serves as the National Organizing Chair for South Asians for America, a national, grassroots organization founded in May 2021 to build South Asian political engagement nationwide, with 18 state chapters. Previously, Harini served as a Lead Volunteer Organizer for the Presidential Campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris in California in 2019, a Biden Delegate to the 2020 Democratic National Convention, Grassroots Organizing Chair for South Asians for Biden, a Founding member of Kamala Harris For the People South Asian Finance Council, and a member of the National Finance Committee of both VP Harris and President Biden's Presidential Campaigns, and was featured in several videos at the historic 2020 DNC convention. Additionally, Harini is Co-Chair of the Finance Committee of the California Democratic Party & an elected Assembly District 22 Delegate, a Board Member of Fund Her, which elects progressive women to state legislatures nationwide; Board Member of Equal Access International, an International NGO which combines media programming with community mobilization to address gender inequities and increase civic engagement; a San Mateo County Arts Commissioner; and a well-known Cross Cultural Classical Vocalist and Lecturer. Harini is the recipient of the 2021 CA Democratic Party API Trailblazer of the Year and the 2020 Town of Hillsborough Citizen of the Year Awards.

Brittany Stonesifer is a Voting Rights Attorney at the ACLU of Northern California, where she advocates to protect voting rights for underrepresented Californians and reduce barriers to voting caused by the registration process. Since joining the ACLU in 2019, Brittany has helped lead a successful campaign to restore voting rights to Californians who are returning home after completion of a prison sentence and obtained major improvements to the California Motor Voter System which registers millions of people to vote through the DMV. She also works with advocates across the state to protect voters during each statewide election and to ensure that the COVID-19 pandemic does not force California voters to choose between protecting their health and exercising their right to vote. Before coming to the ACLU, Brittany advocated for criminal legal reform, including voting access for Californians with convictions. Brittany received her law degree from U.C. Hastings College of the Law, where she specialized in civil rights and international human rights law.