2020 Community Discussion Series - The Vote, Equity & Reform

Lippitt House Museum in partnership with the Providence League of Women Voters
Mondays, March 16th, 23rd, & 30th
Free, registration encouraged
6:30 p.m. Reception.
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Discussion

Equity in Voting – Session 1 – Monday, March 16, 2020

​What are impediments that keep eligible voters from exercising their franchise? What can be done to overcome barriers and encourage broader participation?

Scheduled Speakers:
– Kat Kerwin – Providence City Councilwoman and community organizer
– Wendy Schiller – Chair of Political Science, Brown University
– Angel Taveras – Former Providence Mayor

Criminal Justice Reform – Session 2 – Monday, March 23, 2020

What is being done to overcome biases in the criminal justice system, promote the exercise of justice with equity, and not unjustly burden communities of color?

Scheduled Speakers:
– Jill Harrison – Professor of Justice Studies, Rhode Island College
– Judge Mary McElroy – Judge Federal District Court of Rhode Island
– Judge Judith C. Savage – Former Rhode Island Superior Court Judge

Equal Pay for Equal Work – Session 3 – Monday, March 30, 2020

What can be done today to promote equal pay for equal work regardless of sexual orientation, gender, age, race, or ethnicity?
Scheduled Speakers:
– Marcela Betancur – Executive Director, Latino Policy Institute
– Rachel Flum – Executive Director, Economic Progress Institute
– Maureen Maigret – Consultant, Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island