What: Panel Discussion/Forum
Topic: “Redistricting and the Continued Relevance of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act”
When: Monday, August 8, 2011
Time: 6 pm to 8 pm
Where: Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church 407 Auburn Ave. Atlanta, Ga. 30312.
The panel will be moderated by Sally Yates – United States Attorney Northern District of Georgia, Department of Justice.
The speakers will include:
- Julie Fernandes – United States Deputy Assistant Attorney General -Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
- GA Representative Stacey Abrams: Democratic House Minority Leader
- Jerry Gonzalez: Director, Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials
- Judy Yi: Programs Director, Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc.
- Bill Nigut: Southeast Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League
- Elisabeth MacNamara: President, League of Women Voters of the United States
- Fred McBride, Ph.D: Redistricting Coordinator I Research Analyst, American Civil Liberties Union, Voting Rights Project
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What: Panel Discussion/Forum
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