On Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m., the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement will host a Democracy Dinner and Debrief on understanding the General Election.
About the topic:
The outcome of any election can be deeply impactful on people at local, state, and national levels. The Gephardt Institute of Civic and Community Engagement is hosting a Democracy Dinner with the intent of bringing together students, faculty, and staff to have an open conversation debriefing the election results. Dinner participants will discuss questions such as: How will the outcomes of the election at the local, state, and federal level impact people? Who were the key voting blocs and how did their votes affect the election results? How did voter turnout affect the election? What results were surprising and what were predicted? What ideological trends were impactful this cycle? Were there any issues of election integrity or voter suppression?
Join fellow students and faculty experts for dinner and an open dialogue around the outcomes of the 2024 elections.
About our speakers:
A two-time recipient of the Brown School’s Excellence in Teaching Award, Anna Goldfarb Shabsin is passionate about issues related to privilege and oppression and their interplay with politics, advocacy and policy. She serves as the Assistant Dean for the Social Policy program and as Chair of the Policy Specialization. She also teaches classes in law and policy in Washington University’s Prison Education Project. Shabsin oversees the university’s dual-degree JD/MSW program and serves as a faculty advisor for both MSW students and joint JD/MSW students. She is the university’s Safe Zone trainer for all faculty and staff. Shabsin is also an independent diversity and facilitation consultant, having designed and facilitated workshops for many notable clients including Twain Financial and Kaiser Permanente. Prior to joining the Brown School, she practiced law for ten years.
Denise Lieberman is director and general counsel of the Missouri Voter Protection Coalition, a nonpartisan statewide network of advocates who work to protect the right to vote in Missouri. A nationally renowned expert on voting rights, Lieberman also teaches law and political science at Washington University in St. Louis, has testified before Congress in support of the Voting Rights Act, and has litigated challenges to voting laws in Missouri, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, among others. She previously served as national Director of Power & Democracy at Advancement Project National Office, a racial justice organization, and as a consultant with the Brennan Center. She is Faculty Director of Voter Access and Engagement at the Brown’s School’s Center for Social Development.
Civic Cafe is a weekly event series that occurs every Tuesday evening at Stix House, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Each night fits the theme of either a Skill Building session, Democracy Dinner, or Civic Storytelling event. Students of every level and discipline are invited to attend. Learn, eat, and meet other civically-minded individuals.
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While not required, RSVP’s assist our team in ordering enough food. Please RSVP on the event page to reserve your spot. If you can no longer attend, please email gephardtinstitute@wustl.edu to cancel your RSVP.