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Fall Discussion: Voting Rights
The series Conversations: Truth, Myth & Democracy continues this fall with a virtual discussion designed to prompt thought-provoking questions and meaningful community discussions.
“Elections belong to the people.” – Abraham Lincoln
“The right to vote is an honor, a privilege, a duty; the freedom to vote is the imperative of our democracy,” said Conversation Series Moderator Tom Kilbourn, ordained Episcopal priest and retired JBHS English Teacher. “Join us for a conversation on the right to vote and a discussion of current attempts to suppress voting.”
The discussion will focus on the book One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression is Destroying our Democracy by Carol Anderson, the Charles Howard Candler Professor of African American Studies at Emory University.
If you do not have time to read the book, you can access this YouTube video of Dr. Anderson discussing her work.
Other resources to consider:
“The Ongoing Electoral Efforts to Up the Anti-Democratic Ante” – New Yorker, October 4, 2022
“Voting Laws Roundup: October 2022” – The Brennan Center for Justice
Registration is required and limited to 40 participants to allow for open and productive participation.
This is a virtual program will be hosted via Zoom. Registered participants will receive an invitation with link prior to the program. Include a cell phone number on the registration form, and receive one text reminder, with Zoom link, before the program begins.
This discussion is part of the Conversations Series, created in partnership by the Redding League of Women Voters and the Mark Twain Library. This award-winning series offers opportunities to continue and expand conversations on race, justice and democracy. Community members can exchange ideas, hear differing perspectives and talk about our ever-evolving democracy.
