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SUMMARY:Turning Tragedy into Activism: Amanda Zurawski and Tara McGowan
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday September 11 at 7:00PM ET\, we were honored to have the lead plaintiff in Zurawski vs. Texas\, Amanda Zurawski\, and renowned journalist Tara McGowan. \nThis was an unique opportunity to hear from two women who are making significant contributions to critical issues in our society. Amanda Zurawski’s powerful testimony sheds light on the human cost of restrictive abortion laws\, while Tara McGowan explored the vital role of media in strengthening democracy and inspiring civic action. \nABOUT OUR SPEAKERS \nAmanda Zurawski was the lead plaintiff in Zurawski vs. Texas\, the first lawsuit brought by patients challenging a state on its abortion bans since the fall of Roe.  She lives in Austin\, TX. \nIn 2022\, after 18 months of fertility treatment\, Zurawski and her husband Josh learned she was pregnant with their first baby. Unfortunately Amanda miscarried at 18 weeks\, but due to the abortion bans in Texas\, was unable to receive healthcare\, and after three days crashed into septic shock\, which nearly killed her. After spending a week in the hospital\, Amanda began speaking out about her experience to help spread awareness and with hopes of preventing similar fates befalling other pregnant people\, in Texas and beyond. \nAmanda has spent the last two years advocating for reproductive rights and abortion access. She has testified in front of US Congress\, has provided interviews for countless media outlets and platforms. \nTara McGowan is the founder and publisher of COURIER\, a fast-growing left-leaning news network with local newsrooms in eleven states. COURIER is building a more informed\, engaged\, and representative democracy by reaching tens of millions of Americans where they are online with factual\, values-driven news that inspires civic participation. \nA former journalist and political strategist\, Tara has seen firsthand how America’s growing information chasm has contributed to increased polarization and the rising threat of authoritarianism. Recognizing the need for a new model of media that exists explicitly to protect and strengthen our fragile democracy\, Tara founded COURIER in 2019. COURIER is a network of state newsrooms whose on-the-ground reporters and correspondents deliver factual and empowering pro-democracy news directly to the social newsfeeds and inboxes of communities who have been left behind by traditional media. COURIER is one of the fastest-growing news networks in the country\, with nearly 4 million online subscribers\, over 800K TikTok followers\, and an average weekly reach of over 50 million Americans.
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LOCATION:BigTent Zoom Room
CATEGORIES:BigTent Spotlight Speaker Series,BigTent Events,Womens Empowerment and Rights,Preserving Democracy
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SUMMARY:Gen Z Vibes and The 2024 Election: A Conversation with renowned pollster John Della Volpe and Founder of GenVote Brianna Cea
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, September 26 at 7:00PM ET\, BigTentUSA welcomed John Della Volpe\, author and Director of Polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics\, and Gen Zer Brianna Cea\, founder and executive director of GenVote.  \nWhether or not\, Gen Z’ goes to the polls will be the deciding factor in November. No one explains how Gen Z is feeling about the election more clearly than Della Volpe\, one of America’s premier thought leaders and polling experts on Gen Z. In conversation with Brianna\, they discussed the enormous power this generation can wield on electoral outcomes and on the formative factors that have defined Gen Z’s place in the arena of American politics and culture. Della Volpe also shared new polling data and screen a clip from the upcoming documentary The Power of Z.  \nSee our recent piece on Gen Z HERE \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \nJohn Della Volpe is the director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics\, and the author of Fight: How Gen Z is Channeling Their Fear and Passion to Save America (2022). The Washington Post referred to John as one of the world’s leading authorities on global sentiment\, opinion\, and influence\, especially among young Americans and in the age of digital and social media. \nJohn is also founder of SocialSphere\, a Cambridge based public opinion and analytics company. He serves on the Board of Trustees of iCatholic Media\, the Ad Club of Boston\, and is a member of the Global Alumni Council for Eisenhower Fellowships. John appears regularly on MSNBC’s Morning Joe and his insights on the Millennial generation are found in national media outlets in the U.S. and abroad\, including the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. \nBrianna Cea is the executive director and founder of Generation Vote (GenVote). A skilled youth voting rights organizer and advocate for the AAPI community in NYC\, Cea is a frequent media commentator on youth voting issues and has been featured in Good Morning America\, WNYC\, NPR\, Vox News\, as well as in USA Today\, Ms. Magazine\, among other outlets. Brianna is also the current President of OCA-Asian Pacific Advocates NY and the youngest chapter President on the OCA-National Board\, where she is dedicated to advancing the social\, political and economic well being of Asian Americans in New York City. \nBrianna is a former Senior Research and Program Associate at the Brennan Center for Justice. At the Brennan Center\, Brianna focused on the census and redistricting. Her work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times\, New York Times\, Atlantic\, SCOTUSblog and other outlets. Cea graduated summa cum laude with a BA in political science and philosophy\, politics and law from Binghamton University in May 2018.
URL:https://bigtentusa.org/event/john-della-volpe/
LOCATION:BigTent Zoom Room
CATEGORIES:BigTent Spotlight Speaker Series,BigTent Events,Preserving Democracy
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