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SUMMARY:Norm Eisen\, Special Counsel to the House Judiciary Committee on Impeachment
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URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/norm-eisen-special-counsel-to-the-house-judiciary-committee-on-impeachment/
LOCATION:BigTent Zoom Room
CATEGORIES:BigTent Spotlight Speaker Series,BigTent Events,Preserving Democracy
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SUMMARY:*In-Person* Spotlight Speaker: Michael Waldman\, How the Supreme Court is Reshaping America with AG William Tong (D-CT)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for cocktails and conversation\, in Greenwich\, CT  on Wednesday\, September 13th at 6:00PM with Michael Waldman\, President of The Brennan Center for Justice\, and Attorney General William Tong (D-CT). They will discuss Michael’s new book\, Supermajority: How the Supreme Court Divided America\, what role the state courts play\, and\, possible court reforms that can protect our democracy. \nIn The Supermajority\, Michael Waldman explores the tumultuous 2021­–2022 Supreme Court term. He draws deeply on history to examine other times the Court veered from the popular will\, provoking controversy and backlash. And he analyzes the most important new rulings and their implications for the law and for American society. Waldman asks: “What can we do when the Supreme Court challenges the country?” \nMichael Waldman is president and CEO of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law\, a nonpartisan law and policy institute that works to revitalize the nation’s systems of democracy and justice. He was director of speechwriting for President Bill Clinton from 1995 to 1999 and is the author of The Second Amendment: A Biography and The Fight to Vote. Waldman was a member of the Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court. A graduate of Columbia College and NYU School of Law\, he comments widely in the media on law and policy. \nAddress will be sent in a separate email. \n*Michael Waldman’s book will be provided!
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/michaelwaldman/
LOCATION:Greenwich\, Connecticut\, To Be Provided
CATEGORIES:BigTent Spotlight Speaker Series,BigTent Events,Preserving Democracy
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230919T120000
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SUMMARY:Tent Talk: We the People for Education with Tiffany Van Der Hyde
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we discussed the changing the narrative for public schools. \nWe The People For Education (WTPFE) wants to return local school districts’ focus to its students and tamp down on the extreme rhetoric pushed by some activists and elected officials. They’re tired of efforts like book bans that both target specific groups of people and can divide their local communities. \nTiffany Van Der Hyde\, the group’s executive director\, will speak to us and share the message they want to convey to people across the commonwealth\, from Southwest Virginia to the Eastern Shore\, and everywhere in between. \nThe organization wants to work with communities statewide to get people more involved with their local school boards and to help support candidates who support their mission. \n“We understand that the problems we want to fix and the people we want to be able to reach out and support and help in this effort are from Roanoke to Virginia Beach to Fairfax to Harrisonburg and Rockingham; they’re everywhere\,” said Van Der Hyde. \nIn Virginia\, pretty much every locality has some sort of school board race coming up this year. \n“I think as far as where people should pay attention\, it’s their own backyard; it’s their own neighborhood school\, school board races\, it’s who’s at the end of your ballot\,” she said. “Whether it’s you running…whether it’s starting a group of like-minded parents\, or supporting another local entity who’s really focused on sound policy and student mental health\, and supporting our teachers…I think there’s something in every community to be done right now\,” she said. \nWe the People for Education is a non-partisan 501c4 focused on supporting and empowering pro-public education leadership in all of Virginia’s communities.
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/tent-talk-we-the-people-for-education-with-tiffany-van-der-hyde/
LOCATION:BigTent Zoom Room
CATEGORIES:Tent Talks,BigTent Events,Protecting our Children
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SUMMARY:Tent Talk: Center for Common Ground with Andrea Miller
DESCRIPTION:Join us in a discussion with Andrea Miller\, founding Board member of Center for Common Ground. \nCenter for Common Ground was founded to educate and empower under-represented voters in voter suppression states to engage in elections and advocate for their right to vote. In partnership with local\, on-the-ground organizations\, they build advocacy and voting campaigns that educate and mobilize Black voters across the South. Together\, they provide voters with the tools they need to learn how national\, state and local policy and politics impact their communities\, where their elected officials stand\, and what can be done to create needed change. \nThey partner with local on-the-ground organizations in our target states of Alabama\, Arizona\, Florida\, Georgia\, Virginia\, North Carolina\, South Carolina and Texas. They also build technology tools to help empower local communities and organizing networks long after elections are over. \nAndrea Miller is the Founding Board Member of the Center for Common Ground\, Executive Director of People Demanding Action\, Founding President of the National Women’s Political Caucus of Virginia\, and a member of the Democracy and Governance working group of the Virginia Green New Deal. Andrea is an IT and Political Director and a digital and elections strategist. She designs and administers digital phone banks and texting programs. From 2013 to 2015\, she led the Progressive Round Table on Capitol Hill\, bringing together members of Congress\, activists\, and non-profit leaders. Her expertise is in voting rights\, climate\, and the Equal Rights Amendment. She has successfully advocated for legislation on both the Federal and State level. In 2008 she was the Democratic nominee for the Virginia 4th Congressional district. \nCenter for Common Ground \n 
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/tent-talk-center-for-common-ground-with-andrea-miller/
LOCATION:BigTent Zoom Room
CATEGORIES:Tent Talks,BigTent Events,Preserving Democracy
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SUMMARY:Spotlight Speaker Series: Simon Rosenberg and Robert Hubbell
DESCRIPTION:Join Simon Rosenberg and Robert Hubbell for a conversation about the state of our democracy and the growth of the Pro-Democracy Coalition that must be ready for 2024. \nSimon Rosenberg is a political strategist and founder of New Democrat Network (NDN) and the New Policy Institute\, a liberal think tank and advocacy organization based in DC. He is a veteran of two Presidential campaigns\, including a senior role in the 1992 Clinton War Room. Subscribe to his YouTube channel. Sign up for Simon’s Substack here. \nRobert Hubbell is a retired lawyer who started an email newsletter in 2017\, “Today’s Edition\,” which morphed into a Substack email with over 35\,000 subscribers. Robert distills the news for his readers with a lawyerly point of view and a good dose of hope.
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/spotlight-speaker-series-simon-rosenberg-and-robert-hubbell/
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CATEGORIES:BigTent Spotlight Speaker Series,BigTent Events,Preserving Democracy
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