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Voices on Voting: A Discussion of the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage

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$10

[vc_row][vc_column][mk_fancy_title size=”24″ font_family=”none”]A discussion on the 100th Anniversary of Women’s Suffrage and what it could mean for women’s voting rights in the future. [/mk_fancy_title][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582645318043{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]100 years have passed since the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed the right to vote for white women. Discover the legacy of women’s suffrage and voting rights for all people through a conversation with Stacey Abrams and GSU Professor Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans, moderated by Mo Ivory.  

This conversation will explore women’s roles in community-based voting rights activism and the barriers that make voting rights activism vital and necessary. Tickets available now, all proceeds for this event go to The National Center for Civil and Human Rights.[/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider][vc_cta h2=”Celebrate #Suffrage100 with us!” style=”outline” color=”sandy-brown”]

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[/vc_cta][mk_padding_divider][vc_text_separator title=”Program Panelists” title_align=”separator_align_left”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][mk_circle_image src=”https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/stacey-abrams.jpg” image_diameter=”250″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_padding_divider][vc_text_separator title=”Stacey Abrams” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582124860252{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, nonprofit CEO and political leader.  She is the founder of Fair Fight Action, a voting rights advocacy organization based in Atlanta, GA.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][mk_circle_image src=”https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/professor-evans.jpeg” image_diameter=”250″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_padding_divider][vc_text_separator title=”Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582055507525{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A Professor of Black Women’s Studies and serves as Director of the Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University. At GSU, she is affiliate faculty in the Department of African-American Studies as well as in the Center for the Study of Stress, Trauma and Resilience.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][mk_circle_image src=”https://www.civilandhumanrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/moheadshot2020-scaled.jpg” image_diameter=”250″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][mk_padding_divider][mk_padding_divider][vc_text_separator title=”Mo Ivory” title_align=”separator_align_left”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1582055532885{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]An Attorney, Political Consultant and Professor of Law and Director of the Entertainment, Sports and Media Law Initiative at Georgia State University College of Law.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_text_separator title=”Program Partners” title_align=”separator_align_left”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][mk_padding_divider][vc_single_image image=”50127″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”50129″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”44394″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Date:
March 6, 2020
Time:
8:00 pm - 9:45 pm
Cost:
$10

Event Space

National Center for Civil and Human Rights
100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd
Atlanta, GA United States

Event Space

National Center for Civil and Human Rights
100 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd
Atlanta, GA United States