Venue
National Center for Civil and Human Rights
100 Ivan Allen Jr Blvd NW
Atlanta, GA
The Supreme Court’s attacks on the Voting Rights Act, one of the most effective laws to come out of the civil rights movement, have left voters in the South vulnerable to voter suppression and vote dilution. This year, the Court effectively ended the law’s protections with its ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. But this is not the end of the struggle. Advocates, scholars, and community members are fighting back to protect fair representation and equal political opportunity for generations to come.
Join the Brennan Center for Justice and Fisk University’s Partnership for Southern Impact for a full-day conference on the past, present, and future of the fight for voting rights in the South. Discussions will explore the South’s role as a driver for voting rights advancement and strategize for a new era of advocacy.
Breakfast will be served beginning at 9:00 a.m., and programming will begin at
10:15 a.m.
Reimagining Voting Rights in America
Join experts, advocates, and community members for a daylong conference in Atlanta.
Event Details
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9 – 10:15 a.m.: Breakfast
10:15 – 10:25 a.m.: Welcome
Kareem Crayton, Brennan Center for Justice
10:25 – 10:30 a.m.: National Voter Education Week Announcement
Zoe Williamson Cretini, Students Learn Students Coalition
10:30 – 11:45 a.m.: The Meaning and Magnitude of the Voting Rights Act
Moderator: Chelsea Jones, Brennan Center for Justice
Panelists:
Carol Anderson, Emory University
Michael G. Miller, Barnard College
Claudia Ruiz, UnidosUS
Chrystian Woods, Strategist and Organizer
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Lunch
12:45 – 1:30 p.m.: Keynote Conversation
Lucy McBath, U.S. Representative (D-GA)
Kareem Crayton, Brennan Center for Justice
1:30 – 1:40p.m.: Break
1:40 – 3:00 p.m.: The Power of the Press for Progress
Moderator: Maya Prabhu, PeachPol
Panelists:
John Archibald, AL.com
Errin Haines, The 19th
Cecil Hale, Professor Emeritus of Broadcast Communications, The City College of San Francisco
Garrison Hayes, Mother Jones
3:00 – 3:05 p.m.: Closing remarks
Kevin Morris, Brennan Center for Justice
3:05 – 3:45 p.m.: Reception and museum exploration