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SUMMARY:Barbara McQuade and Kimberly Atkins Stohr - Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America
DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday\, June 4th at 7:00PM ET\, BigTent is thrilled to host MSNBC Legal Analyst Barbara McQuade and NBC Contributor Kimberly Atkins Stohr. They will discuss McQuade‘s new book\,  Attack from Within. The conversation will explore how disinformation is shaking the foundations of democracy\, while discussing urgent\, actionable strategies to empower the public\, bolster the media\, and safeguard truth-based politics. \nAbout the Book:  Attack from Within is an urgent\, comprehensive explanation of the ways disinformation is impacting democracy\, and practical solutions that can be pursued to strengthen the public\, media\, and truth-based politics. An MSNBC legal expert and former US Attorney\, McQuade breaks down the ways disinformation has become a tool to drive voters to extremes\, disempower our legal structures\, and consolidate power in the hands of the few. \nBarbara McQuade is a professor from practice at the University of Michigan Law School\, her alma mater\, where she teaches courses in criminal law\, criminal procedure\, national security\, and data privacy. She is also a legal expert for NBC News and MSNBC\, and a co-host of the podcast #SistersInLaw. From 2010 to 2017\, McQuade served as U.S Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. Ms. McQuade was appointed by President Barack Obama\, and was the first woman to serve in her position. \nKimberly Atkins Stohr is a senior opinion writer and columnist at The Boston Globe. She is also an MSNBC contributor\, a frequent panelist on NBC’s “Meet the Press\,” and co-host of the weekly Politicon legal news podcast #SistersInLaw. Previously\, Kim was the inaugural columnist for The Emancipator\, a collaboration between The Boston Globe and Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research that reframes the conversation about racial justice and equality.
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/barbara-mcquade/
LOCATION:BigTent Zoom Room
CATEGORIES:BigTent Spotlight Speaker Series,BigTent Events,Preserving Democracy
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SUMMARY:Post Roe America – with attorney Julie F. Kay\, OBGYN Austin Dennard. M.D.\, and journalist Bonnie Fuller
DESCRIPTION:BigTentUSA  hosted a powerful\, personal\, and vital conversation on women’s reproductive health featuring attorney Julie F. Kay\, founder of Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine\, OBGYN\, mother\, and Texan Dr. Austin Dennard\, and moderated by journalist Bonnie Fuller. \nThe discussion centered on the ongoing fight for abortion access across the USA\, highlighting personal stories from the front lines. Dr. Dennard shared her deeply personal experience with a fetal anomaly diagnosis and her involvement in the Zurwaski v. Texascase. The conversation also covered the critical role of telehealth in providing medication abortions and analyzed the implications of the mifepristone case for women’s freedoms. This conversation shared the urgent need and work we all need to do in order to ensure that essential reproductive care remains legal and accessible nationwide! \nSince the fall of Roe\, the stories of women being harmed by bans and restrictions have become a daily drumbeat in America. Perhaps none more so than the women of Texas who live under the vague and cruel SB8. Dr. Austin Dennard\, an OBGYN and mom\, has confronted the consequences of Texas’s infamous law both as a physician and a woman. In July of 2022\, at 11 weeks pregnant with her third child\, Dr. Dennard received the devasting news that her baby had a deadly fetal anomaly. Because she is an obstetrician\, Dr. Dennard’s story is both deeply personal and medically authoritative. She has spoken publicly\, and she joined 21 other women in Zurwaski v. Texas. \n*ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS \nJULIE F. KAY\, as the lead attorney who designed and litigated the landmark case A.B.C. v. Ireland\, Kay successfully argued before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights that Ireland’s ban on life-saving abortion violated her client’s human rights. Kay’s legal work with the Irish Family Planning Association is credited with playing a vital role in abortion legalization in Ireland.  Her experience in Ireland and countries worldwide informs her strategies for abortion reform in the US.  She is the Founder and Executive Director of the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine. \nAUSTIN DENNARD\, M.D.\,  is an OBGYN from Dallas\, Texas. Dr. Dennard had to leave Texas to receive abortion care after learning she was carrying a fetus with anencephaly\, a fatal condition in which the skull and brain do not fully develop. Dr. Dennard began her medical career in The University of Texas Southwestern Health system working at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. In addition to being a clinician\, she has served as a clinical professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Listen to Dr. Dennard’s NPR Story here. \n 
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/kay-dennard-fuller/
LOCATION:BigTent Zoom Room
CATEGORIES:BigTent Spotlight Speaker Series,BigTent Events,Womens Empowerment and Rights,Preserving Democracy
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SUMMARY:Spotlight Speaker Series with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Brennan Center’s Caroline Fredrickson: What do the SCOTUS Rulings and Project 2025 mean for you?
DESCRIPTION:BigTentUSA hosted Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Caroline Fredrickson\, Senior Fellow at The Brennan Center for Justice. They discussed the recent Supreme Court decisions as well as Representative Raskin’s work to the raise the alarm about the very real threats of Project 2025. \n\n\n\n\nRep. Jamie Raskin: A Constitutional Defender \nJamie Raskin\, is a prominent constitutional law professor and U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District\, who brings his extensive knowledge of American law and governance to the conversation. He is known for his passionate advocacy for democracy and civil rights. Currently\, he serves as the Ranking Member on the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability. \nRecently\, Congressman Raskin was the Lead House Manager in the second Senate impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump\, which ended with a 57-43 vote to convict the president for inciting a violent insurrection against the government to overthrow the 2020 presidential election. Raskin also served on the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol and served three terms on the House Judiciary\, Oversight and Administration Committees. He served two terms on the Rules Committee. \nCaroline Fredrickson: An Expert on Democracy and Law \nCaroline Fredrickson Senior Fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice\, served as the President of the American Constitution Society from 2009-2019\, where she helped grow ACS\, which now has thousands of members throughout the nation. She was a spokesperson for ACS on issues such as civil and human rights\, judicial nominations\, labor law\, congressional oversight\, and separation of powers\, among others. Fredrickson regularly contributes opinion pieces to The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, and other news outlets. She is also the author of Under The Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over\, The Democracy Fix: How to Win the Fight for Fair Rules\, Fair Courts\, and Fair Elections\, and most recently\, The AOC Way.
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/raskin/
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