Title: The Battle for Democracy: Voting Rights, Labor, and Electoral Power

Description:

SLU’s Spring 2023 “Civic Engagement and Leadership Development” seminar will examine a range of on-the-ground organizing in light of their potential and the challenges they face. Speakers will discuss the work of organized labor and social justice organizations to advance racial, gender, and economic justice and environmental sustainability. Particular attention will be paid to ongoing challenges related to aligning electoral work with the priorities of ongoing grassroots organizing and issue-based coalition-building.

SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2023 – Session 2:

“How and Why the Political Tides Are Turning in Georgia”

Guest Speakers:

Nsé Ufot – Former President, The New Georgia Project

Gerry Hudson – Former Secretary-Treasurer, Service Workers International Union

Register at: slu.cuny.edu/events

Date: March 18, 2023 10:00 am EST