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Co-sponsored Webinar: FCCP Racial Gerrymandering: A Fundamental Threat to Equity

Posted by 77sc on July 20, 2020

Monday, July 27, 2020 | 2:00p ET | 1:00p CT | 12:00p MT | 11:00a PT 

The 2021-2022 redistricting cycle that follows the 2020 Census offers communities an opportunity to address systemic inequities and achieve fair distribution of resources and representation for the next decade. Racial gerrymandering (the drawing of district lines so as to dilute an ethnic community’s fair representation) has occurred through redistricting processes across the country over decades; it is a modern-day form of voter suppression and a tool that reinforces institutional racism.

Join FCCP and the Fair Representation in Redistricting initiative for an engaging panel discussion to understand the implications of redistricting on racial equity, how groups are organizing to ensure fair representation, and how funders can engage to support this critical, nonpartisan, democracy work.

Speakers

  • Prentiss Haney, Ohio Student Association
  • Rachel Mayes, Southern Echo
  • Gilda (Gigi) Pedraza, Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia)
  • Moderator: Evan Bacalao, Open Society Foundations

Cosponsors: Chesapeake Bay Funders Network, Climate and Energy Funders Group, Council of New Jersey Grantmakers, Economic Opportunity Funders, Environmental Grantmakers Association, Florida Philanthropic Network, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Health & Environmental Funders Network, Hispanics in Philanthropy, Maryland Philanthropy Network, NY Funders Alliance, Philanthropy Massachusetts, Philanthropy Network Greater Philadelphia, Philanthropy New York, United Philanthropy Forum, Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers

Note: This webinar is open only to those affiliated with a philanthropic institution, e.g. foundation, affinity group, donor advisor, etc.

How to Register

To participate in this webinar, please register here:

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July 27, 2020 at 2:00pm - 3pm

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  • Stephanie Chan
    published this page in Programming 2020-07-20 09:41:19 -0400

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