Voting Rights and the US Constitution:
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied
A conversation with Jonathan Stein JD ’13, MPP ’13, Voting Rights Attorney for Asian American Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus, on the state of voting rights in the United States.
Place: Free Speech Movement Café, Moffitt Library
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Time: 6-8pm
Jonathan Stein is a voting rights attorney, currently of Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Asian Law Caucus and previously of the ACLU of California. He works to increase access to California’s democracy for historically disenfranchised communities. While receiving a joint MPP/JD from UC Berkeley, Jonathan served as the Student Regent on the University of California’s Board of Regents, fighting for access, diversity, and affordability and advocating for the interests of the UC’s students. At Berkeley Law, Jonathan was a member of the Men of Color Alliance and the South Asian Law Student Association. Prior to graduate school, Jonathan spent four years as a journalist at Mother Jones magazine.
Jonathan serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the nonprofit organization California Common Cause and is a Commissioner on the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission.
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This event is free, open to the public, and all are invited to participate. Sponsored by the University Library’s Free Speech Movement (FSM) Café Programs Committee For more information: contact fsmprograms@lists.berkeley.edu.
The Library attempts to offer programs in accessible, barrier-free settings. If you think you may require disability-related accommodations, please contact the event sponsor prior to the event. The event sponsor is Jean Ferguson, fsmprograms@berkeley.edu, 510-768-7618