If you didn’t get a chance to join us yesterday for the Lifting Voices conversation on the 2020 Census, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

“This is a huge social justice issue for Montana, because we’re in danger of whole communities being invisible.”

Check out the post below for a brief summary of the conversation, and you can also watch a replay today’s event. You can find more Census resources and information on our Living Voices page on our website.

Getting a fair, accurate, and complete count of Montanans is critically important to our state, and we’re way behind. You can help make sure every Montana is counted by spreading the word. Why not start by forwarding this email to friends?

Thanks for reading (and sharing).

—John Adams, editor-in-chief

Lifting Voices: Tackling Montana’s 2020 census challenge

With Montana’s response rate in the 2020 census lagging the national average, the state’s census promoters have an uphill climb to retool get-out-the-count efforts that have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Even so, the stakes of ensuring the state has the most complete count possible remain sky-high, said panelists participating in an MTFP-organized virtual forum June 18. The event featured Montana Nonprofit Association Executive Director Liz Moore, Brennan Center researcher Peter Miller, and Western Native Voice Executive Director Marci McLean. MTFP reporter Eric Dietrich presented data on the state’s current census response rates […]