Tune in to this award-winning documentary screening and discussion this Thursday!
RIGGED: The Voter Suppression Playbook is an award-winning documentary that exposes the nefarious tactics used to suppress the vote and serves to spark discussion on the actions needed to protect our democracy.
Shot principally during the 2016 election, the film tracks a systematic, decade-long effort to reverse the impact of the growing demographic tide of non-white and younger voters who helped elect President Barack Obama in 2008.
It details a variety of voter suppression “plays,” or tactics, ranging from the purging of voting rolls and passing of new, restrictive voter ID laws to gerrymandering and voter intimidation.
The film includes revealing interviews detailing how the voter suppression game is played as well as cogent insights from leading voting rights advocates and law professors.
It is narrated by Tony & Emmy award-winning actor, Jeffrey Wright.
This screening will be presented via Zoom Webinar. A link will be emailed to all RSVPs 48 hours in advance of the screening.
RSVP at tinyurl.com/riggedscreening.
Following the screening, a panel discussion will discuss the film and reflect on today’s issues and concerns about voter suppression, especially in connection to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learn more about the TU Votes Initiative by visiting towson.edu/tuvotes for more information.
All students are welcome! Invite your friends. For questions or accommodations, email diversityworks@towson.edu.
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This post was written by Schuler, Paul