UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies presents Reimagining Democracy Town Hall: The 2020 Election and the Politics of Racial Justice

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Reimagining Democracy Town Hall: The 2020 Election and the Politics of Racial Justice

Join the University of California, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies for a Democracy Town Hall on the 2020 Election and the Politics of Racial Justice.  

Wednesday, October 21, 2020
5:00-6:00 p.m. (PT) / 7:00-8:00 p.m. (CT) / 8:00-9:00 p.m. (ET)
Register Here | Zoom Webinar (registration required) | Livestreamed on YouTube

What are the implications of the 2020 election for the prospects of building a genuine multi-racial democracy in the United States? What are the dangers posed by increasing partisan polarization on questions of race? Does this polarization also present any opportunities for progress?

This panel will discuss these questions, bringing together UC Berkeley scholars and nationally recognized political strategists to share reflections on what the 2020 election holds for the future of democracy and efforts to achieve racial justice in the United States.  

Speakers: 

  • Reed Galen, Co-founder, The Lincoln Project 
  • Maya Rupert J.D. ’06, Political strategist, writer and campaign manager for presidential candidate Julián Castro 
  • Eric Schickler, Jeffrey & Ashley McDermott Professor of Political Science, and Co-Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley 
  • Cristina Mora ’03, Associate Professor of Sociology and Co-Director, Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley
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