Elections and Human Rights Series: Ensuring an Equal Right to Vote

by Human Rights & Humanitarian Policy Concentration

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Wed, Sep 30, 2020

12:10 PM – 1:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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Scholars and practitioners will discuss key barriers to voting rights and various tactics for ensuring the right vote. What are the main barriers to voting rights in the United States? What are some key successes and tactics for ensuring the right to vote?

For Zoom login information, please register here: http://bit.ly/election_equalright

Moderator: Liz Jaff, President and Co-Founder, Be a Hero

Panelists:
-Sylvia Albert, Director of Voting and Elections, Common Cause
-Adriel Cepeda, Senior Staff Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union - Confirmed
-Ruth Greenwood - Lecturer in law; Co-Director of Voting Rights and Redistricting at the Campaign Legal Center, Harvard University
-Fred McBride - Redistricting and Voting Rights Policy Specialist, Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
-Lisa Schur, Director, Program for Disability Research, Rutgers

For speakers bios and more detail about the series, go to the following link: http://www.humanrightscolumbia.org/events/elections-and-human-rights-series-ensuring-equal-right-vote

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