Pritzker Fellow Anna Galland on "Contesting for Power in a Swing State"

(Current UChicago Students Only)

Tuesday, January 25 

12:30-1:45 PM

Midwestern states like Wisconsin and Michigan have been ground zero in recent years for fierce partisan battles over voting access and election administration, as well as hot-button economic and social policy fights. With Garlin Gilchrist, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (and first Black Lieutenant Governor for the state of Michigan), we'll assess: how does the national political environment reverberate among local activists and officials? How does intense and racialized polarization, turbocharged at the national level, play out in communities in Michigan? What movement-building and organizing work in Michigan may hold lessons for national organizers and observers?

Special Guest: Garlin Gilchrist, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan

Pritzker Fellows seminars are off the record and open to current UChicago students only. Seating in the IOP Living Room is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis. 

This convening is open to current UChicago students who are compliant with UChicago vaccination requirements and, because of ongoing health risks, particularly to the unvaccinated, participants are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures (masking and social distancing, etc.) appropriate to their vaccination status as advised by public health officials or to their individual vulnerabilities as advised by a medical professional. Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.

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