Hundreds registered to vote during event in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Constructing Freedom Ohio registered a whole bunch in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood at Vote Fest.

The occasion focused individuals instantly impacted by the felony justice system.

Walter Melton Sr., the founding father of Voices for My Folks, informed 19 Information concerning the hardships he confronted when he got here out of jail and needed to show his life round.

Now he makes use of his group and platform to assist those that are going via the identical factor.

“Attempt to go discuss to the counsel individuals when issues are happening you’re only one particular person and after they discover out you had been incarcerated it’s such as you didn’t matter.” Melton stated.

Fred Ward, the Director of Constructing Freedom Ohio, stated the simplest strategy to change issues is to vote.

“We wish to educate them about that and provides them a transparent pathway of tips on how to change a few of these issues & we expect that voting is a transparent pathway to be sure that we now have the correct illustration within the workplace,” Ward stated.

For Melton, it’s greater than only a vote it’s about altering the world one step at a time.

“I might have been lifeless, however god noticed it match for me to be right here to assist others get on this aspect of the road when you determine that you simply’re on this aspect of the road,” he stated.

With the Oct. 11 voting registration deadline shortly approaching, those that haven’t registered can accomplish that on the Secretary of State’s web site.

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