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2021
Democracy in Times of Crisis: When Freedom and Security Collide
Schedule
Opening Remarks from W&J President
John C. Knapp and Gov. Tom Wolf
Tom Wolf
February 17, 2021 @ 8:45 am
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9:00 am
Freedom on the Net – A Global Overview of Human Rights in the Digital Age
Adrian Shahbaz
February 17, 2021 @ 10:00 am
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10:45 am
I Didn’t Mean MY Rights: Why We Restrict Rights When We’re Scared
February 17, 2021 @ 11:00 am
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11:45 am
Forgetting Democracy? The Role of Remembrance and Sousveillance in Modern U.S. Politics
February 17, 2021 @ 11:00 am
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11:45 am
Conflict and Resolution Studies Student Panel: America’s Promise Unfulfilled: Why Racial Hatred Can No Longer Be Ignored
February 17, 2021 @ 11:00 am
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11:45 am
Conflict and Resolution Studies Student Panel: Heightening Racial Discrimination Awareness in the Struggle to Achieve Equality
February 17, 2021 @ 11:00 am
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11:45 am
Lunch Break
February 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
The Democracy Crisis in Hong Kong:
Special Report from Nathan Law
Nathan Law
February 17, 2021 @ 12:00 pm
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1:00 pm
Leadership in Unprecedented Times
Jocelyn Benson
February 17, 2021 @ 1:00 pm
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1:45 pm
Conflict and Resolution Studies Student Panel: Steps to Resolve U.S. Repression and Divisiveness
February 17, 2021 @ 2:00 pm
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2:45 pm
Virtually No Child Left Behind: The Dismantling of Public Education
February 17, 2021 @ 2:00 pm
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2:45 pm
Conflict and Resolution Studies Student Panel: How to Make the U.S. Tolerant: End Muslim Hate Speech
February 17, 2021 @ 2:00 pm
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2:45 pm
The Freedom and Security of Refugees During the COVID-19 Pandemic
February 17, 2021 @ 2:00 pm
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2:45 pm
Eyewitness Reflections on the Capitol Insurrection, Biden Inauguration and Other Historic Events
Pat Benic
February 17, 2021 @ 3:00 pm
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3:45 pm
Understanding White Supremacy | Decoding the Actions of the White Power Movement
Kathleen Belew
February 17, 2021 @ 4:00 pm
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4:45 pm
Closing Remarks from W&J President John C. Knapp
Dr. John C. Knapp
February 17, 2021 @ 4:45 pm
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5:00 pm
Symposium on Democracy Book Discussion
February 17, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
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6:00 pm
Speakers
Kathleen Belew
Pat Benic
Jocelyn Benson
Nathan Law
Adrian Shahbaz
Quotes on Democracy
As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy.
- Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States
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Reading List
Books
Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America
by
Kathleen Belew
State Secretaries of State: Guardians of the Democratic Process
by
Jocelyn Benson