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Oct 18, 2021 Monday 12pm (Eastern) |
The Threat of Election Cyberattacks to our Democracy & Economy. Sponsored by Business for America, National Election Defense Coalition and the Renew America Movement. Moderated by Justin Talbot Zorn from Natl. Election Defense Coalition, featuring Sarah Bonk, founder of Business for America; Trey Grayson, former Sec. of State of Kentucky; Dave Leichtman, Microsoft Democracy Forward Initiative; and, Miles Taylor, co-founder of the Renew America Movement. Secure, accurate elections are the cornerstone of democracy – and essential to a robust economy. Businesspeople know that the investment in cybersecurity is ongoing. They are ready to support a common sense, bipartisan approach to solving this critical issue. |
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Oct 18-20, 2021 Mon-Wed 11am-3pm each day (Eastern) |
Global Youth Activism Amidst Democracy Decay. Sponsored by Democracy Moves and the Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, this 3-day event will virtually convene hundreds of youth activists and scholars from around the world. Schedule/speaker information is available here. The Conference is free however registration is required. |
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Oct 20, 2021 Wednesday 2pm (Eastern) |
Youth Building Bridges & Combating Hyperpartisanship in Politics. Sponsored by the National Conference on Citizenship. The young leaders at Junior State of America (a student-led organization dedicated to helping high schoolers engage civilly in political discourse) are helping youth engage in civil dialogue and combat extreme partisanship in our politics. |
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Oct 20, 2021 Wednesday 3pm (Eastern) |
LWVUS • Legislative and Litigation Priorities. Sponsored by LWVUS, this is an opportunity for Leaguers to receive guidance on state legislative priorities. |
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Oct 20, 2021 Wednesday 5pm (Pacific) |
America at a Crossroads: The Trajectory of our American Democracy. Sponsored by Jews United for Democracy and Justice and Community Advocates, Inc. The discussion will feature Harvard Law professor Noah Feldman, leading scholar of constitutional law and democratic institutions, and Stanford political sociologist Larry Diamond. |
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Oct 20, 2021 Wednesday 8-9:30pm (Eastern) |
American Schism. Book Talk sponsored by Braver Angels, with the author Seth David Radwell. Hailed for its investigative tracing of our nation’s divergent roots to the discovery of the two distinct ‘Enlightenments’ that that have been in fierce competition ever since, this book/conversation offers a path for understanding and embracing principles as a path to building a more civilized and tolerant society. |
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Oct 21, 2021 Thursday 7pm (Eastern) |
Revolution, Inflation, Inequality and Climate Catastrophe: Who Said the Lockdown Was Boring? Sponsored by the Network for Responsible Public Policy.Moderated by Peter Coy, economics writer for the NY Times, featuring Mark Blyth, Professor of International Economics at the Inst. for International and Public Affairs at Brown University, with a joint appointment in the department of political science; and, Megan Greene, Global Economist and Senior Follow at Harvard Kennedy School. |
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Oct 25, 2021 Monday 12pm (Eastern) |
Rethinking the US Constitution through a Participatory Process. Sponsored by the Ash Center at the Harvard Kennedy School. What would it be like to rethink our Constitution? Participatory constitution building is common around the world – with the design and process critical components to its success. What are the practices we might reconsider as we look at the strengths and weaknesses of our own constitution? |
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Oct 26, 2021 Tuesday 8pm (Eastern) |
Swing State. Film Discussion of this documentary, sponsoredby Braver Angels, with the documentary film’s director Bryan Oldenburg and former WI state senators, Dale Schultz (R) and Tim Cullen (D). Director Oldenburg traveled to red and blue counties in WI to learn about the issues of importance to residents. One important question started to arise: is friendship still possible in a divided state/nation? Note: the documentary is available for streaming prior to this event. Cost of the rental is $5.00, available here. |
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Oct 27, 2021 Wednesday 11:30am (Pacific) |
Teaching about Diversity and the Controversy over Critical Race Theory. Sponsored by the Leagues of San Diego and North County San Diego, featuring Dr. Bill Loftus, LWV member and retired educator/administrator, Dr. Fabiola Bagula, Sr. Dir. of San Diego County Office of Education’s Equity Dept., and Yusef Miller of the Racial Justice Coalition of San Diego. What began in the 1980s as a body of legal scholarship and an academic movement of US civil rights scholars and activists who were seeking to critically examine the intersection of race and US law has become the focus of a group of opponents wishing to connect curriculum about race and diversity to Critical Race Theory, which is actually not taught in K-12 classes. The concept of CRT has been deliberately misused to encourage confusion and anger. Such misinformed challenges threaten to affect the full, fair and balanced educational curriculum that League endorses. |
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Oct 27, 2021 Wednesday 3pm (Eastern) |
There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 21st Century. Sponsored by FixUS and the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, you are invited to a virtual conversation with Fiona Hill to talk about her new book and share her insights. Are America’s economic disparities leading us toward the brink of socioeconomic collapse? Is engaging the forgotten people within America the key to reducing populist impulses that threaten our democracy? |
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Nov-Dec, 2021 Series commences Nov.1st; concludes Dec. 17th. Your participation will consist of three 1-hour conversations.
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Meeting of America. Meeting of America is designed to convene millions of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs to turn down the heat and find a way forward together. You are invited to participate in a series of three 1-hour, virtual, small group conversations:
First, please sign up here for a Connect conversation happening between November 1st and 12th. Click on the day/time option most convenient for you, then click the RSVP button and answer a few questions (answer LWV to the group that invited you). You’ll be matched into groups of five, spanning backgrounds and beliefs for this conversation. |
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Nov 4, 2021 Thursday 7pm (Eastern) |
“The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth,” sponsored by The Village Square, featuring author Jonathan Rauch of the Brookings Institute and author of the above-titled book just released. |
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Nov 6, 2021 Saturday 5pm (Eastern) |
The Challenges of Making Taxing and Spending Decisions – What Would YOU Do? Sponsored by the Santa Clara County LWV. How do our leaders make decisions on how to raise and allocate tax dollars? What real-world elements do leaders consider in these decisions? What methods can we use to come to consensus? To reach final decisions, forum participants must navigate the path of resolving ‘wicked problems’ – questions with no easy answers. Join us for this 90-minute interactive community deliberation, which will be valuable to you, not only for its topic, but also its process. It’s a valuable process that you’ll be able to replicate for your own community discussions. It’s not the ‘how to’ presentation that we’ve done in the past; this is an opportunity to see it in action. You don’t want to miss it. |
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Nov 9, 2020 Tuesdays 6 pm or 9 pm (Eastern) |
Cultivating Civic Conversations - (LWVs of Kittitas Co. and Skagit Co.) Join Katherine Murphy to explore the design elements that help cultivate constructive conversations, programs, classes, and social media posts to foster community building and engagement. Because this is a busy time of year and because we all need more laughter in our lives, we anchor our discussions on John Cleese’s small but mighty book, Creativity, and the “Everyday Creativity,” workshop developed by Dewitt Jones, celebrated photographer. To get the registration link & more information, email Katherine Murphy: kbmurphy [at] lwvwa.org |
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Nov 10, 2021 Wednesday 7pm (Eastern) |
Should the federal government have veto power over state laws? How much power – and what kind of power – should the federal government have over states? Sponsored by the Greenwich, CT LWV and various collaborative partners at their 5th Annual Community Case discussion, a community discussion of these timely questions will be moderated by Professor David Moss of the Harvard Business School. The evening’s discussion is titled James Madison, the “Federal Negative” and the Making of the U.S. Constitution. This case centers on a key debate at the constitutional convention of 1787. Thanks to Dr. Kamlani and the Greenwich LWV for offering this opportunity to our Network members. They have spearheaded the Harvard Case Study Program within the LWV for several years; there are now 115 chapters in 33 states thus far. Here’s an opportunity to see the work in action! |
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Nov 11, 2021 Thursday 5:30pm (Eastern) |
Saving Democracy. Sponsored by the LWV of Baltimore County. Featuring Steven Levitsky, co-author of How Democracies Die, who states “Democracy no longer ends with a bang–in a revolution or military coup–but with a whimper: the slow, steady weakening of critical institutions, such as the judiciary and the press, and the gradual erosion of long-standing political norms.” Is our democracy backsliding? Are we doomed to suffer the fate of other 21st Century democracies where true democracy has ceased to exist? How was democracy extinguished elsewhere and how might we prevent it here? Join us for a compelling discussion. |
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Nov 11-12, 2021 Th: 3-4:00 pm (Eastern) F: 12-4:00 pm (Eastern) |
“Accelerate Democracy: Keep Moving Forward!.” 75th Annual Conference on Citizenship sponsored by the National Conference on Citizenship.Join civic leaders from across the country for an action-packed two-day event organized to accelerate democracy in communities across the country. |
