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WASHINGTON, D.C. – TOMORROW, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), will host a panel and discussion titled, “Race, Democracy and the Right to Vote in 2016” at the State Bar of Georgia in Atlanta, Georgia.This panel will include a critical discussion on African-American voter turnout in this year’s presidential election, the core civil rights issues that should be focused on during this election, and how the new restraints on the Voting Rights Act will affect voters in this year’s election.

WHO:

Keynote Speaker:

  • Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Panel:

Moderator:

  • Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Panelists:

  • Representative Stacey Abrams, Georgia State House District 89
  • Helen Butler, Executive Director, Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda
  • Francys Johnson, President, Georgia NAACP

WHAT:     

Panel discussion examining African-American voter turnout in this year’s presidential election, the core civil rights issues that should be focused on during this election, and how the new restraints on the Voting Rights Act affects voters.

WHERE:

State Bar of Georgia

104 Marietta Street NW, Suite 100

Atlanta, GA 30303

WHEN:

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. EDT

RSVP:

Attendees are asked to RSVP at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/race-democracy-and-the-right-to-vote-in-2016-tickets-21067660941.

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