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Join us for this compelling dialogue with renowned historian Colin Woodard as we explore the “history of now.”
Woodard brings to the forefront essential context needed to comprehend the events and conditions shaping our nation. His latest work, “Union,” delves into the contentious topic of national unity, questioning if it is merely a myth forged and contested in the nineteenth century—and how that conflict that still impacts us today.
The media and politicians tell us we are a horribly divided country, hopelessly locked in a doom loop of distrust and mutual hatred. However, there’s one thing that units us all – a deep concern about the influence of money in politics. This issue transcends partisan lines, and serves as a rare platform for cross-party dialogue and structural change.
Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with Colin Woodard as he discusses the origins of American polarization and suggests ways forward.
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Social media is wreaking havoc on the lives of our youth because of a twisted business model that maximizes engagement with negative and extreme content for profit. While girls are disproportionately hurt by these unchecked platforms, we are beginning to learn about the hidden harms to boys — sextortion, bigorexia, mental health challenges, and more. A panel of experts and researchers will take us on a deep dive into the ways boys get hurt by that platform’s business model that values profits over people.
This event will facilitate an informed and meaningful discussion of these harms, including a comprehensive explanation of how specific inner workings and design decisions on the platform are to blame. Panelists will share insights and expertise on how platform changes and policy fixes would result in an online environment that ensures the well-being of all our youth.
The panel will be moderated by writer and reporter Alex Hawgood and feature the following panelists: Imran Ahmed: Founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate Thanasi Dilos: Co-founder of Civics Unplugged Dr. Mitch Prinstein: Chief Science Officer at the American Psychological Association
Engage in this exciting webinar, Multarity Thinking and Peacebuilding. This 2-hour conversation event will be on March 20th, 2024, at 1:00 pm ET USA. Please use the Time Zone Converter to determine when this engaging conversation will be in your time zone.
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Speaker Bios
Dr. Ginger Carlson is an international speaker, leader, and award-winning author. For the last three decades, Ginger has worked around the world and presented widely on the topics of creativity, communication, growth, and transformation, and how to uniquely and positively nurture each of them in our personal lives and organizations. Dr. Carlson is the co-founder of Möbius Dynamics and CEO of The Multarity Project™.
Chris Jones is a serial entrepreneur with a rare blend of business, technology, and creative vision that has earned the respect of industry leaders across the globe. While his work with organizations like Bain & Company, ExxonMobil, and Schlumberger has been rewarding, his deepest passion is the invitation to live a more examined life. Chris is a public speaker and prolific writer whose work has gained international attention for his unflinching candor, visual storytelling, and unique insight into the human condition.
Through the Multarity Project™, Ginger and Chris work together to visually and emotionally hold space for our many viewpoints (even when we don’t agree) towards a vision to unite us in the human experience. That we may grow: individually, in our communities, and globally.
Leaders from faith-based organizations across a variety of traditions will offer invaluable insights on how communities of faith can effectively implement the Faith in Elections Playbook nationwide.
Expect to be inspired as our speakers showcase their experiences building mobilization campaigns to recruit poll workers and chaplains and utilize places of worship as polling sites. Attendees will have ample opportunities to inquire, exchange ideas, and glean best practices to inform their upcoming election engagement strategies.
Read the Faith in Elections Playbook: https://www.interfaithamerica.org/resources/faith-in-elections/
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Join this informative discussion with a group of campaign finance law experts from the nonpartisan, nonprofit Campaign Legal Center to learn how big money special interest spending—often from secret sources—is affecting our elections and the solutions. Topics will include the evolving and increasingly powerful role of super PACs and other ostensibly “independent” groups that influence U.S. elections and why federal regulators frequently fail to enforce federal campaign finance rules. The experts will discuss what money-in-politics concerns they anticipate in the run-up to the 2024 elections and what can be done (and is already being done) to address these problems, including in the courts, ballot initiatives, legislative and regulatory reforms at the state and local level.
Speakers:
Erin Chlopak – Senior Director, Campaign Finance
Erin leads CLC’s work to promote and defend strong campaign finance laws and ensure that existing laws are enforced. Erin’s expert analysis on campaign finance issues has been featured in national media outlets including the Washington Post, National Public Radio, BBC, Forbes, and USA Today.
Before joining CLC, Erin spent nearly a decade working on a wide range of campaign finance issues in the Federal Election Commission’s Office of General Counsel. From 2017 to 2018, Erin led the FEC’s Policy Division, overseeing all legal recommendations regarding FEC regulations, advisory opinions, and other legal policy guidance. From 2009 to 2017, Erin served as an attorney and then as assistant general counsel in the FEC’s Litigation Division, litigating a wide range of campaign finance cases.
Erin is a graduate of American University’s Washington College of Law, where she served as editor-in-chief of the American University Law Review, and she received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. She clerked for Judge Helen Gillmor of the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii.
Saurav Ghosh – Director, Federal Campaign Finance Reform
Saurav leads CLC’s efforts to uncover campaign finance violations, file complaints seeking administrative enforcement, and pursue legislative and regulatory reforms to strengthen and ensure the consistent and robust enforcement of federal campaign finance laws.
After starting his legal career in private practice, Saurav served for almost seven years in the Enforcement Division of the Federal Election Commission’s Office of General Counsel, investigating alleged violations in dozens of campaign finance matters. Saurav also previously served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
Saurav received his law degree from Stanford Law School (J.D.), where he was awarded the Carl Mason Franklin Prize in International Law and published in the Stanford Law Review, and his undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After law school, Saurav clerked for the Honorable John M. Rogers of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Kevin P. Hancock – Director, Strategic Litigation
Kevin litigates to protect voting rights, ensure fair redistricting and to reform the campaign finance system.
Before joining CLC, served for nearly a decade in several capacities as an attorney at the Federal Election Commission (FEC), including as an acting assistant general counsel for litigation and as senior counsel to FEC Commissioner Ellen L. Weintraub. Kevin graduated valedictorian from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of the Seton Hall Law Review. He clerked for the Honorable Maryanne Trump Barry of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and the Honorable John C. Lifland of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Aaron McKean – Legal Counsel, State & Local Reform
Aaron works with state and local partners to develop and advocate for campaign finance reforms that lift the voices of voters and lead to a more transparent democracy.
Prior to joining CLC, Aaron was a legislative attorney at the Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau, a nonpartisan legislative service agency, drafting legislation for members of the Wisconsin Legislature. He also served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Azerbaijan from 2009 to 2011.
Aaron is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.