Today's Message
Posted: Wednesday, September 23, 2020Election 2020 Series: 'Nothing About Us, Without Us' - September 23
The Civic and Community Engagement Office is pleased to present the webinar "Nothing About Us, Without Us: Students and Communities of Color in the Electoral Process" on Wednesday, September 23, from 3:00 to 4:15 p.m.
This event is presented by Campus Compact as part of the Education for Democracy: Election 2020 Series and is free to members of the Buffalo State College community.
For students and communities of color, voting has been used as one important aspect of building power in the United States. Initiatives across the country that focus on civic engagement in communities of color have been successful at increasing voter participation and disrupting barriers to political engagement. Hosted by Andrew Seligsohn, president of Campus Compact, this webinar taps the national expertise of JoAnn Fields, government and public relations director for the Asian Pacific Islander Initiative; Pedro Lira, civic engagement director for Jolt Action; and Jaime Turner, democracy fellow with the NAACP Youth and College Initiatives. Our three panelists represent organizations that activate the collective voices of students of color to mobilize voter participation of their families and communities beyond the campus setting.
Please register online for this webinar and for as many other presentations in the Education for Democracy: Election 2020 Series as you would like.
