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[Radcliffe] 2020 Visions
Dec 3, 2020
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4:00PM EST
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Too often, the story of women’s suffrage unfolds in a vacuum, seemingly unconnected from the general contours of American history. This concluding session looks back from the present, asking experts working in a variety of disciplines and organizations to...

Harvard Art Museums: Voting, Activism, and Art
October 28, 2020
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7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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The 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage and the upcoming presidential election have brought voting rights to the forefront of American politics in 2020 and have prompted important questions about legacies of disenfranchisement, especially for people of...

Queer the Vote: Mobilizing the LGBTQ Community Ahead of the 2020 Elections
October 26, 2020
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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The LGBTQ community has made significant strides towards equality and progress in recent years, but has also faced renewed hostility and political setbacks. Across the country, practitioners and activists are working to mobilize a diverse coalition and...

Election Protection Volunteer Training
October 22, 2020
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7:00PM - 8:00PM EDT
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Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston and its allies run non-partisan election protection in Massachusetts and need your help to make sure the election runs smoothly and fairly. November 3 election day volunteer roles include: Statewide Hotline – communicate...

[Radcliffe] New Blocs, New Maps, New Power (ca. 1982)
Oct 22, 2020
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4:00PM EDT
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By the early 1980s, a new political landscape was taking shape that would fundamentally influence American society and politics in the decades to come. That year, the long-standing effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment—championed by suffragist Alice...

Navigating the Rapids: Swing State Secretaries and the 2020 Elections
October 20, 2020
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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As we approach the final weeks of the election campaign, Secretaries of State - particularly in swing states - face tremendous pressures as they fulfill their responsibilities to provide a smooth, inclusive, and safe election that delivers a trusted...

[Radcliffe] On Account of Race (1965)
Oct 15, 2020
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4:00PM EDT
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The passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in 1965 marked one culmination of a long civil rights movement that began in the wake of the American Civil War and gathered steam in the early 20th century, long before the Montgomery bus boycotts and the...

Mobilizing the Environmental Vote: Report from the Front Lines
October 14, 2020
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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Will environmentalists vote in November? Environmentalists aren't voting as much as they ought to, but recent advances in data analytics and behavioral science offer hope for 2020 and beyond. With fresh data from recent elections and mobilization...

Young Voters Could Decide the Election: Will They?
October 13, 2020
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Every election cycle, we lament low young voter turnout rates. Yet, in the last few years, young people have been at the forefront of the movements for racial justice, climate justice, gun violence prevention, and policing issues. They have taken their...

[Book Talk] Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? with Prof. Alex Keyssar
October 8, 2020
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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In just over three weeks, millions will head to the polls and elect the president of the United States via an arcane institution that permits the loser of the popular vote to win, and narrows campaigning to just a handful of swing states. In this...

Rising: AAPI Engagement and the 2020 Elections
October 6, 2020
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4:00PM - 5:00PM EDT
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The national reckoning on racial inequity, amidst the continued spread of Covid-19, has spurred major efforts to ensure full participation and a strong turnout in November’s elections. This is particularly true among the Asian American and Pacific...