Oct 17: Community Forum on Redistricting and Gerrymandering

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            The Community Forum for Economic Justice will hold a public forum on the issue of redistricting and gerrymandering.  Topics of discussion will include
— how the democratic process is thwarted through the manipulation of local and federal districts that favor the party in power
— various mechanisms used to suppress voter participation
— the case before the Supreme Court, Gill v. Whitford, which challenges the constitutionality of the partisan gerrymandering plan drawn up by the Wisconsin legislature in 2011
 
When: Tuesday, October 17, 7 PM
Where: LaSalle branch library, 3232 Ardmore Trail, South Bend
 
Panel: 
Lisa A Plencner,
            Court Administrator, St Joseph Circuit Court
            Past Co-President, League of Women Voters, Indiana
 Bob Raz, Indivisible Indiana District 2
 Moderator: Darryl Heller, Director, Civil Rights Heritage Center

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