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Rescuing Democracy 2022:  Before it’s too late

A VIRTUAL community conversation

Can we rescue our democratic ideals before it’s too late? 

A VIRTUAL Community Conversation...
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​The January 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection signaled the resurgence of the type of overt white supremacy that characterized most of U.S. history. Its aftermath affirmed a right wing subversion of the democratic process, facilitating a shift toward autocracy. 

America’s history of racism enables these threats. Our democratic ideals are in danger. Can we rescue them before it’s too late? 

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Featured Speakers:

• KEYNOTE:White Supremacy, White Populism, and Christian Nationalism: Can Democracy Long Endure?
  Peter J. Hammer, J.D., Ph.D., Director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights; Professor of Law; A. Alfred Taubman Endowed Chair
  
  
• Introduction and Overview
  La'Ron Williams, B.F.A., Racial Justice Educator and Professional Storyteller, co-founder of Washtenaw Faces Race. https://larontalk.blogspot.com/
  
  
• What's So Good About Democracy, Anyway?
  Kay Wade, Social Studies Curriculum Specialist, Ann Arbor Public Schools
  
  
• Racism: Multi-Purpose Tool for Division and Conquest
  Vincent L. Hutchings, Ph.D., Diversity and Social Transformation Professor; Hanes Walton, Jr. Collegiate Professor of Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies, University of Michigan
  
  
• Affirming Inclusive Democracy: Resisting media disinformation
  Chuck Newman, Founder, Protectors of Equality in Government

Sponsors: Washtenaw Faces Race, Ypsilanti District Library, Interfaith Council for Peace and Justice, and the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History

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