The exclusive virtual component of NAWL’s 125th-anniversary celebration, Protecting the Vote, Protecting Democracy is a four-part series exploring how the country reached a place where protecting democracy is paramount.
The series is exclusive to NAWL members. Join NAWL to attend.
Part three of the series will analyze the systemic stripping of rights - including reproductive, transgender, and voting rights - to wear away at the democratic fabric of the country.
This event and the series are exclusive to NAWL members. Join NAWL to attend.
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“Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.”
– Constance Baker Motley
We will close the series with a call to action. We’ll explore the legal profession’s responsibility to protect democracy and what each of us, individually and collectively, can do in this pivotal election year.
This event and the series are exclusive to NAWL members. Join NAWL to attend.
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“Fight for the things that you care about. But do it in a way that will lead others to join you.”
– Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Association for Women Lawyers
Association of Black Women Attorneys
Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law
Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Georgia Hispanic Bar Association
Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers
Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Mother Attorney Mentor Association (MAMAs) Austin
Women in eDiscovery (WiE)
Women Lawyers Association of Michigan
Women’s In-House Network
One Person, No Vote:
How Voter Suppression is Destroying Our Democracy
Join us on International Women’s Day, March 8, at 12:00 PM ET, for a powerful conversation with renowned historian, author, and educator, Carol Anderson.
Weaving together her bestselling book with NAWL's history, Professor Anderson will discuss the rollbacks to voter participation since the 2013 Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder that eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Focusing on the aftermath of Shelby, Anderson will follow the astonishing story of government-dictated racial discrimination as more and more states adopt voter suppression laws.
In enlightening detail, she will explain how voter suppression works - from photo ID requirements to gerrymandering to poll closures. And with vivid characters, she will explore the resistance: the organizing, activism, and court battles to restore the basic right to vote to all Americans.
This event and the series are exclusive to NAWL members.
Join NAWL to attend.
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The more the merrier: If you’re planning a get-together to celebrate International Women’s Day or Women's History Month, we encourage you to tune in as a group. Contact us for promotional materials or discussion prompts to help make this an event your group will continue to talk about.
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“What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.”
– Barbara Jordan
In part two of this series, we’ll study the current struggles of democracy in the United States. We will specifically discuss the use of intentional intimidation tactics - including hate crimes, voter threats, and political violence - to erode democracy.
This event and the series are exclusive to NAWL members. Join NAWL to attend.
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“What we must not do - what we must never do - is turn on our neighbors, our family members, our fellow Americans, for something they cannot control, and deny what makes them human.”
– Loretta Lynch