Our weekly bulletin board
Here are the highlights of what fix-the-system groups are planning for the coming week — and other events important to the cause of reforming democracy.
Tuesday, August 11
Primaries
Connecticut, Georgia, Minnesota, North Dakota, Vermont and Wisconsin all host primary elections.
USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative: North Carolina, 1:30 pm Eastern
Join University of Southern California — Election Cybersecurity Initiative for a virtual workshop, designed to help protect campaigns and elections in this critical election year.
National Online Debate – Felon Enfranchisement, 8 pm Eastern
A Braver Angels Debate is a highly structured conversation in which a group of people think together, listen carefully to one another, and allow themselves to be touched and perhaps changed by each other's ideas.
Wednesday, August 12
Your Kitchen Cabinet: Commerce. Who Are We?, 1 pm Eastern
Season 2 of VoteRunLead's "Your Kitchen Cabinet: Radical Leaders Uncovering the Past to Build the Democracy We All Deserve" is a six part series on Zoom that will examine the origins and ideas that birthed democracy in the United States and how those ideals still reverberate today.
Redistricting Moneyball 2020, 6 pm Eastern
The Princeton Gerrymandering Project invites you to a virtual town hall where it's presenting its "Redistricting Moneyball 2020" findings! This online discussion will feature Project director Professor Sam Wang, Jacob Wachspress and Connor Moffatt.
'Suppressed: The Fight to Vote' Film Screening & Panel Discussion, 7 pm Eastern
Join a free virtual film screening and panel discussion of "Suppressed: The Fight to Vote," a documentary by Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films, who will be joining Fix Democracy First and League of Women Voters of Atlantic County, New Jersey to introduce the film.
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Virtual Letter-Writing Party With 'Hamilton' Cast and Crew, 7 pm Eastern
Join an exclusive letter-writing party hosted by VoteRiders and 'Hamilton' Ambassadors.
Thursday, August 13
Engaging Candidates Virtually During Covid-19, 2 pm Eastern
Nonprofit Vote's webinar will cover why candidate engagement matters, how to keep it nonpartisan, and ways to adapt to online formats and platforms.
Improving Democracy: A Conversation with Dr. Danielle Allen and Yuval Levin, 2:45 pm Eastern
Please join Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget/FixUS for the inaugural event in the Big Ideas Webinar Series, during which they'll will discuss the status of American democracy, the effects of the current health and economic crises on our political system and institutions, and what solutions could be adopted to strengthen our system of government.
Equity in Democracy: Why This Moment Calls for Proportional Representation, 6 pm Eastern
At a time when people are calling for meaningful reforms to policing and political institutions, engaged people everywhere are calling for systemic change to address entrenched problems in our democracy. Join Fix Democracy First and FairVote Washington for a special discussion on proportional representation with expert panelists: Ruth Greenwood, Campaign Legal Center Co-Director, Voting Rights & Redistricting; Pedro Hernandez, FairVote Senior Policy Coordinator; Susan Soto Palmer, Yakima County Plaintiff WA Voting Rights Act; Mohit Nair, FairVote WA Partnerships Director (moderator).
VNP Monthly Virtual Trivia Night, 6:30 pm Eastern
Please join Voters Not Politicians on the 2nd Thursday of every month for a night of fun and friendly competition. Participants can join a team of up to 5 people and teams will have an opportunity to connect in small group to discuss their answers during the event.
Meanwhile, check out our latest news and opinion stories:
Poll worker shortage has Maryland officials seeking to cut voting sites
Hawaii's first all-mail primary produces turnout spike
Push for ranked-choice elections dies in Vermont's biggest city
Want a democracy that looks like America? Switch to ranked elections.