Orange, Durham and Chatham Counties, Inc.

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Orange, Durham and Chatham Counties, Inc.

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. We influence public policy through education and advocacy.

2020-2021 Annual Message from Krishna Mondal, LWVODC President

US Census Bureau recognizes LWVODC for its work as part of the 2020 Census Community Partnership and Engagement Programon in helping to achieve a successful 2020 Census.
 

Statue of Liberty  The State of Our Democracy

The League of Women Voters of Orange, Durham and Chatham counties invites the community to a lecture series on "The State of Our Democracy".  Six distinguished scholars from local universities explore the roots of our government, past and present pressures on our system and the resiliency of our democracy.  You must Register for these virtual lectures. They are free and open to the public. After the date of the lecture, a YouTube video of the lecture will be available. 
 
April 7, 2021 
American Democracy – Neither Fragile nor Robust – But the System Held
Speaker: Frank Rogers,  Meredith College:  Adjunct Professor History and Political Science.
 
April 13, 2021  
Partisan Evolution: Race, Gender and American Politics 
Speaker: Suzanne Globetti,  UNC – Chapel Hill:  Associate Professor of Political Science
Dr. Globetti's slide presentation. A video is not available for this presentation.
 
April 20, 2021 
For the Living and Not the Dead:  The US Constitution, Then and Now
Speaker: Whitney Manzo,  Meredith College:  Associate Professor of Political Science
 
April 27, 2021
The State of Our News Media
Speaker: Philip Napoli, Duke University, James R. Shepley Professor of Public Policy
 
May 4, 2021
America’s Struggle over Voting Rights:  Lessons from North Carolina
Speakers:
- Robert Korstad,  Duke University, Professor Emeritus of Public Polic
- James Leloudis,  UNC-CH, Department of History, Associate Dean for Honors; Director of the James M. Johnston Center for Undergraduate Excellence
 
Recommended resources discussed by the speakers during their presentations:
 
  • Fragile Democracy: The Struggle Over Race and Voting Rights in North Carolina A powerfully-told story of how the right to a living wage, quality education, decent housing, and more is directly affected by who votes. And that knowledge is at the root of epic struggles for democracy.
  • Visit the Exhibit: Silent Sam, the Confederate Monument at the University of North Carolina stood at the north entrance to the Chapel Hill campus for more than 100 years. What meaning did it have for the men and women who placed it there? Why does it matter today, as Americans confront deep-seated problems of racial inequity and injustice? Explore these questions and more in this digital exhibit.
 
COVID-19 vaccination information: Click on the various locations to see vaccinating information from its corresponding health department: North Carolina  Orange County  Durham County  Chatham County  UNC Health   Duke Healt
 

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