As we prepare for the upcoming United States presidential election, we must expand the conversation around voter suppression. Hard questions arise around this topic: When ballots are cast, who is left out and who is locked out? What are the intersections between racism and voter suppression?
We will discuss the historic significance of the presence of a Woman of Color on the presidential ballot, the impact of the 100-year anniversary of women’s suffrage and who still faced barriers to voting, and learn about action steps we can take to eradicate voter suppression.
Panelists

Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver II
Having served for 12 years on the city council of Kansas City, Cleaver was elected as the city’s first African American Mayor in 1991.

Erin Hawkins, Moderator
Ms. Hawkins’s two Masters Degrees in Organizational Development (from American University in Washington, D.C.) and Public Policy (from Indiana University) have provided her an awareness of how system processes can perpetuate the sin of racism and carry from the local to the global arena.