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DESCRIPTION:Making Democracy Real: Encouraging an Active Citizenry\n\nSaturday, October 
 26 · 11am - 4pm PDT\n\nRegistration: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-democracy-real-encouraging-an-active-citizenry-tickets-1008571924777\n\nA 
 day long inquiry into the current political situation in the US and what it 
 takes to become an active and engaged citizen. Making Democracy Real will 
 explore successful campaigns in the fight for justice and equality as well 
 as examining the techniques and methods used to subvert democracy. \n\nAt 
 this crucial juncture, with so very much at stake in the next election, 
 City Lights hopes to contribute with a forum intended to stimulate a 
 critical analysis and an active participation in the political life of our 
 country.\n\nFeaturing speakers: Martha S. Jones, David Daley, Paul Pierson, 
 Eric Schickler, Amanda Becker, and Erin Geiger Smith\n\nOne zoom link 
 admits you to all sessions.\n\n\nAGENDA\n\nSession One - 11:00 am Pacific 
 Time/ 2:00 pm Eastern Time\n\nVanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won 
 the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All\n\nwith Martha S. 
 Jones\n\n------------------------\n\nSession Two - 12:15 pm Pacific Time / 
 3:15 pm Eastern Time\n\nAntidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot 
 to Control American Elections\n\nwith David 
 Daley\n\n-------------------------\n\nSession Three - 1:30 pm Pacific Time 
 / 4:30 pm Eastern Time\n\nPartisan Nation: The Dangerous New Logic of 
 American Politics in a Nationalized Era\n\nwith Paul Pierson and Eric 
 Schickler\n\n--------------------------\n\nSession Four - 2:45 pm Pacific / 
 5:45 pm Eastern\n\nEnergizing the Electorate: Your Role in Making Change 
 Happen And What Is At Stake\n\nAmanda Becker and Erin Geiger Smith in 
 conversation\n\nfeaturing the books\n\nYou Must Stand Up: The Fight for 
 Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America\n\nBy Amanda Becker\n\nand\n\nThank 
 You for Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting 
 in America\n\nBy Erin Geiger Smith\n\n----------------------------\n\nABOUT 
 THE SPEAKERS:\n\nMartha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni 
 Presidential Professor and professor of history at Johns Hopkins 
 University. The prizewinning author and editor of four books, most recently 
 Vanguard, she is past copresident of the Berkshire Conference of Women 
 Historians and has contributed to the New York Times, Atlantic, and many 
 other publications.\n\nProfessor Jones is the author of VANGUARD: How Black 
 Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All 
 published by Basic Books\n\n\nDavid Daley is the author of the national 
 bestseller Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count, which helped spark the 
 drive to reform gerrymandering. He regularly discusses democracy and voting 
 rights on CNN, MSNBC, NPR, and other outlets. His work has appeared in The 
 New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Atlantic, and the 
 Guardian, among other publications. He is the former editor in chief of 
 Salon. He lives in Massachusetts.\n\nDavid Daley is the author of 
 Antidemocratic: Inside the Far Right's 50-Year Plot to Control American 
 Elections Published by Mariner Books/Harper Collins\n\n\nPaul Pierson is 
 the John Gross Distinguished Professor of Political Science at the 
 University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Berkeley Economy 
 and Society Initiative. He is the author or coauthor of six books, 
 including Winner-Take-All Politics, Let Them Eat Tweets and Politics in 
 Time.\n\nEric Schickler is the Jeffrey & Ashley McDermott Professor of 
 Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the 
 author or coauthor of seven books, including Racial Realignment, 
 Investigating the President, and Filibuster.\n\nTogether, Paul Pierson and 
 Eric Schickler are the authors of Partisan Nation: The Dangerous New Logic 
 of American Politics in a Nationalized Era Published by Oxford University 
 Press\n\n\nAmanda Becker is a 2023 Nieman Fellow and Washington 
 correspondent for The 19th. She has covered the U.S. Congress, the White 
 House, and elections for more than a decade. Becker previously worked at 
 Reuters and CQ Roll Call. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, 
 Washington Post, USA Today, and Glamour magazine. Her political coverage 
 has also been broadcast on National Public Radio. She lives in Washington, 
 D.C.\n\nAmanda Becker is the author of You Must Stand Up: The Fight for 
 Abortion Rights in Post-Dobbs America Published by Bloomsbury 
 Books\n\n\nErin Geiger Smith is a journalist who has written for the Wall 
 Street Journal and the New York Times among other leading publications, and 
 has worked at Reuters covering legal news. She graduated from Columbia's 
 Graduate School of Journalism, the University of Texas School of Law, and 
 the University of Texas at Austin. She lives in New York City with her 
 husband and son.\n\nErin Geiger Smith is the author of Thank You for 
 Voting: The Maddening, Enlightening, Inspiring Truth About Voting in 
 America and Thank You for Voting Young Readers’ Edition: The Past, 
 Present, and Future of Voting Published by Harper Paperbacks\n\nThis event 
 made possible by support from the City Lights Foundation\n 
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SUMMARY:Making Democracy Real: Encouraging an Active Citizenry Virtual Teach-in / Conference
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2024/10/16/18870028.php
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