Democracy Happy Hour – March 10, 2021

03/10/2021 Topic: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Democracy

Democracy Happy Hour, March 10, 2021 - Meeting Recordings & Chat:

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• Chat file

Upcoming Democracy Happy Hour Topics:

• 03/17/21 - Social Media's Impact on Democracy
• 03/27/21 - Foreign Influence in U.S. Democracy
• 03/31/21 - Campaign Finance Reform

Actions, Events & Links:

• Petition: Demand the Senate pass the For the People Act and rebuild our democracy - https://actionnetwork.org/letters/sign-and-send-the-petition-demand-the-senate-pass-the-for-the-people-act-and-rebuild-our-democracy?source=direct_link&referrer=group-fixdemocracyfirst

• FDF Legislation Page - https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/legislation

• Speak Up School Series with Delta Kappa Gamma & LWVWA:

• Data Lenses – March 11th @ 6-7:30 pm PT – https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gAv2IfMXQPi-29H1iuX4_w
• Dave’s Redistricting App Map Drawing – March 25th @ 6-7:30 pm –https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v7Qjq2ccQsi2z-rUMZN0ew

• Women in Leadership Events
• A Conversation On Women’s Political Leadership – March 18th @ 3 pm PT –
• https://reflect.us/conversation-womens-political-leadership/
• WA State Conversation on Representation of Women in Political Leadership –
• https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Cxb9CVZkSzO0Dtifc7zywA

• FDF Events Page - Past Events- https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/events#past-events

• FDF Donation Page - http://fixdemocracyfirst.org/donate
  

In the News & Election Links:

• Interactive Map Reveals Which Indigenous Lands You’re Living On - https://mymodernmet.com/interactive-map-indigenous-lands/ - Native Land - https://native-land.ca/

• Federal judge says states acted too late to ratify Equal Rights Amendment - https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/federal-judge-says-states-acted-too-late-ratify-equal-rights-n1259783

• House Approves Major Election Reform And Voting Rights Bill - https://www.npr.org/2021/03/03/972568115/house-approves-major-election-and-campaign-finance-reform-bill

• Targeting State Restrictions, House Passes Landmark Voting Rights Expansion - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/03/us/politics/house-voting-rights-bill.html

• Biden signs executive order promoting voting rights on 56th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday’ - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-voting-bloody-sunday-order/2021/03/07/ce45b082-7f60-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html

• Fact Sheet: President Biden to Sign Executive Order to Promote Voting Access - https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/03/07/fact-sheet-president-biden-to-sign-executive-order-to-promote-voting-access/

• Nationwide push for voting restrictions barrels forward - https://thefulcrum.us/voting/georgia-voting-2651006676

• Georgia’s Proposed Voting Restrictions Will Harm Black Voters Most - https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/georgias-proposed-voting-restrictions-will-harm-black-voters-most

• Latino voting rights group sues to block new Iowa voting regulations - https://missoulacurrent.com/government/2021/03/latino-voting-rights-group/

• The real reason Republicans keep saying the election was stolen - https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/8/22319803/stolen-election-don-rose-h-r-1

• Killing The Filibuster Could Be America’s One Shot To Protect Voting Rights - https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/2021/3/8/22319803/stolen-election-don-rose-h-r-1

• Biden won’t embrace filibuster reforms even as the rest of his party does - https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/08/biden-filibuster-reform-474503

• Pressure grows on Biden to end the filibuster - https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-kill-the-filibuster/2021/03/05/09c0d774-7857-11eb-8115-9ad5e9c02117_story.html

• Report: U.S. contributes to ongoing decline of freedom worldwide - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/freedom-house-report

• What Went Right in the 2020 Election - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/08/technology/what-went-right-in-the-2020-election.html

• Corporations Can't Have It Both Ways on Voting Rights - https://crooked.com/articles/corporations-voting-rights/

• The Political Advertising Black Box Must Be Destroyed - https://www.wired.com/story/opinion-the-political-advertising-black-box-must-be-destroyed/

• If Democracy Gets Money-Whipped This Time Around, It May Never Rise Again - https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a35769841/conservative-groups-oppose-hr-1/

• Our government system was designed to fail, and has worked spectacularly - https://thefulcrum.us/big-picture/majority-rule

• Why basic math needs to be central to the study of democracy and politics - https://thefulcrum.us/civic-ed/math-and-democracy

• The Supreme Court Needs to Show Its Work - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/supreme-court-needs-show-its-work/618238/

• Everything you need to know about Democracy Vouchers - https://iexaminer.org/everything-you-need-to-know-about-democracy-vouchers/

• WA looking at ranked-choice voting among election reform ideas - https://crosscut.com/politics/2021/03/wa-looking-ranked-choice-voting-among-election-reform-ideas

• Democracy Nerd Podcast – Seattle Clean Campaigns - https://democracynerd.us/episode/seattles-clean-campaigns

• Civics for Adults - To Enhance Civic Knowledge & Inspire Political Engagement - https://www.civicthinker.info/

• Women’s Representation: Accelerating the Pace of Change Toward Women’s Equality - https://msmagazine.com/2021/03/05/womens-representation-accelerating-the-pace-of-change-toward-womens-equality/
  

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Democracy Links:

• Defining Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - https://www.lwv.org/league-management/dei-resources/defining-diversity-equity-and-inclusion

• DEI Lens - https://www.lwv.org/league-management/dei-resources/dei-lens

• Why diversity is vital to keeping American democracy healthy - https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/04/14/why-diversity-is-vital-keeping-american-democracy-healthy/

• Reforming American Democracy in Pursuit of Racial Equity - https://www.newamerica.org/political-reform/blog/reforming-american-democracy-pursuit-racial-equity/

• Why liberty depends on political equality - https://www.abc.net.au/religion/political-equality-and-american-democracy/10581912

• Fairness, Equality, and Democracy: Three Big Words - https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/2640592

• Imagining Fairness: Equality and Equity of Access in Search of Democracy - http://www.ala.org/aboutala/offices/oitp/publications/infocommons0204/schement

• Equality and diversity in democracy: how can we democratize inclusively? - https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/EDI-04-2016-0030/full/html

• Why We Need Inclusive Nationalism - https://democracyjournal.org/arguments/why-we-need-inclusive-nationalism/

• SUPPORTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN JOURNALISM - https://democracyfund.org/idea/supporting-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-journalism/

• Equity, Participation, and Power: Achieving Health Justice Through Deep Democracy - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1073110520958863

• Leading with meaning: Why diversity, equity, and inclusion matters in U. S. higher education - https://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/pie/article/view/4521