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Our podcast is made by lawyers, for everyone. We tackle the sticky questions about democracy through the lens of voting access. Our guests include community leaders, activists, scholars, and students who have agreed to share their insight on the heroes of our past, the inequities that persist, and the movements inviting your participation. 

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Our podcast is made by lawyers, for everyone. We tackle the sticky questions about democracy through the lens of voting access. Our guests include community leaders, activists, scholars, and students who have agreed to share their insight on the heroes of our past, the inequities that persist, and the movements inviting your participation. 

    Keeping the government accountable and transparent

    Keeping the government accountable and transparent

    Trust is the foundation for democracy; without it, people don't willingly engage with government policy. Our guest today is Jennifer McGuirk who keeps government agencies accountable. Jennifer is Multnomah County’s Auditor which means that she examines data to determine if there's been, abuse or mismanagement of government programs.Since being sworn into office in 2019 the auditor's office, under Jennifer’s oversight, has released multiple reports touching on topics including services f...

    • 22 分鐘
    Kathleen Saadat: Velvet and Steel

    Kathleen Saadat: Velvet and Steel

    Kathleen Saadat has been called the conscience of Portland, Oregon. Here, Saadat talks about organizing Portland’s first gay pride parade, as well as the campaign to beat Measure 9 in 1992, a homophobic amendment to the Oregon Constitution. Kathleen also discussed coalition building and intersectional organizing as well as her work with the Portland Police Bureau and her thoughts on Black Lives Matter.Cliff Jones, a Portland activist calls Kathleen a " ‘connector.’ No matter the issue, ...

    • 30 分鐘
    Training Democratic women to run for office…and win

    Training Democratic women to run for office…and win

    Women makeup 51% of the US population and yet account for only 24% of the Senate and 27% of the House of Representatives. How can women start to change that landscape? Jillian Schoene, Emerge Oregon’s departing Executive Director, joins us to discuss how her organization trains and empowers Democratic women to run for public office.Highlights and soundbites from the interviewNo one runs and wins alone.4:26-What I love about our program is…the cohort model because these women get to know each ...

    • 25 分鐘
    Leigh Chapman: Fighting for The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and more

    Leigh Chapman: Fighting for The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and more

    While the 2020 Presidential Election saw an unprecedented voter turnout, the fight to end voter suppression and discrimination rages on. We’re joined by Leigh Chapman, Senior Director of the Voting Rights Program at The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, to discuss today’s barriers to the ballot box, legislative efforts combating them such as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act(HR4), and the For People Act Act (HR1). Chapman and our host (Janice Hebert) discu...

    • 29 分鐘
    The Power of the Native American Vote

    The Power of the Native American Vote

    Attorney Molly Washington discusses the Native American vote with Amanda WhiteEagle and journalist, Anna V. Smith who covers indigenous affairs for High Country News. In 2020 WhiteEagle ran to represent District 92 in the Wisconsin State Assembly, in this interview she discusses the hurdles she faced and the lessons she learned. The three of them discuss the role the Native American vote played in the 2020 election and the significance of President Biden appointing Rep. Deb Haaland (D-N...

    • 37 分鐘
    Hidden history & the suffragist movement

    Hidden history & the suffragist movement

    Mary Beatty should be a well-known figure in women's history: she was one of the first Black women (west of the Mississippi) to publicly advocate for woman suffrage. Decades before women won the right to vote, Mary Beatty and 3 other white women attempted to vote. When asked why they voted, each responded: “I am an American citizen, and have the right to vote.” The next year, she participated in the first convention of the Oregon State Woman Suffrage Association. These are just a few of the a...

    • 29 分鐘

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