The first-ever voter engagement campaign aimed at survivors of extreme weather will feature events in more than a dozen states including concerts, artistic performances, and roundtables.
The tour will launch on September 25 in Burnsville, NC, to mark the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene with a concert from local banjo and ballad singer Murphy Campbell and other local musicians.
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