Democracy in Danger: Bipartisan Call to Action

Name: Democracy in Danger: Bipartisan Call to Action
Start: 2021-11-16T16:00:00-06:00
End: 2021-11-16T17:30:00-06:00

By Assembly Series, Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series - PILPSS

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021 4 PM to 5:30 PM

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A very special discussion hosted by the Weidenbaum Center which will focus on the topics of voting rights and American democracy. The discussion will feature former Congressmen Russ Carnahan and Tom Coleman. This event is presented in conjunction with Washington University's School of Law Public Interest & Policy Speaker Series and the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement.

Space is limited! After registering, you will receive a confirmation email providing the Zoom link for the meeting.

Event Details

Event Type

Lectures & Presentations

Schools

Arts & Sciences

Topic

Humanities & Society

Website

https://wc.wustl.edu/events/democracy...

Group

Assembly Series, Public Interest Law & Policy Speakers Series - PILPSS

Department

Weidenbaum Center

Event Contact

Alana Bame | bame@wustl.edu

Speaker Information

Speakers:

Tom Coleman, A Washington University School of Law graduate, Coleman served as an assistant attorney general of Missouri and state representative prior to being elected to 8 terms as a member of Congress from northwest Missouri. More recently, he was an adjunct professor at NYU and American University. He is an adviser to Protect Democracy

Russ Carnahan, A former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Carnahan also served in the Missouri House of Representatives, and is currently a senior policy adviser at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner.