Utah State Voting Rights Symposium -POSTPONED

MARCH 17, 2020: Due to the spread of COVID-19 in the United States and around the world, we will be postponing this event. Tentatively, we have rescheduled this event to take place September 17-18, with the Cache Celebrations and UNLADYLIKE2020 to take place on August 26th.

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This event will explore voting rights issues from 1870, 1920, 1965, and issues we still face in 2020. This will be a celebration of the 100th anniversary of women getting the right to vote by way of the 19th amendment. Join us for two days of speakers, movies, and other events.

Better Days 2020 Historical Director Katherine Kitterman will be speaking on the “Utah in the National Debate” panel as part of Utah State University’s Voting Rights Symposium on March 20.
The symposium takes place on both March 19 and March 20, but the panel sponsored by Better Days 2020 will be on Friday at 9:30 a.m. This event is open to the public.
Full List of Panelists on “Utah in the National Debate”:

Christy Glass, Sociology Department, Utah State University (moderator)

James Courage Singer, Diversity Fellow in Sociology & Ethnic Studies, Salt Lake Community College, Former Candidate for U.S. Congress

Katherine Kitterman, Historical Director for Better Days 2020, American University

John Mejia, Legal Director of the ACLU of Utah

Jeanetta Williams, President of the NAACP Tri-State

Sheri Newton, Director of Disability Resource Center, Utah State University

The full symposium schedule can be found at the link below.