January 28, 2020

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Eastern Time

ACS Athens: “Suppressed: The Fight to Vote” Screening and Athens Voting Discussion

Ciné, Athens, GA

Join the ACS Athens Lawyer Chapter, the ACS University of Georgia School of Law Student Chapter, Indivisible District 10, the Coalition For Good Governance, the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, the Economic Justice Coalition, and Athens for Everyone for a screening of the powerful new documentary, Suppressed: The Fight to Vote, about voter suppression in the 2018 election in Georgia.

 

We will then have a discussion about what we can all do defend democracy in 2020. We’ll hear from experts about what works and what doesn't in the Athens and Georgia voting systems. Come and get engaged with people and organizations on the front lines of #TheFightToVote.

 

Speakers:

 

Jeanne Dufort, Volunteer, Coalition for Good Governance

Jesse Evans, Member, Athens-Clarke County Board of Elections

Linda Lloyd, Executive Director, Economic Justice Coalition

 

Moderated By:

 

Deborah Gonzalez, Former Representative, Georgia General Assembly (D-117)

 

 

The event will begin with the screening at 6:00 p.m. ET, followed by the panel discussion at 7:00 p.m. ET.