Good evening, everyone. I know theres some people still coming in, but its time to get good evening, everyone. Welcome. [applause] come to our first installment of the american conversation series public forums, and eating with Donna Brazile and mercedes schlapp, the state of political discourse in todays america, moderated by mary hendrix. Throughout the Academic Year there will be several more forums so please go on our Facebook Page and our website for updates. The mission of the institute is to study and promote how intelligent, authentic and civil political discourse can play an essential role in our nations ability to better meet challenges and solve problems and offer a platform on a opposite viewpoints can be respected and legitimized in ways that avoid negative labeling and alienation. Moreover, we seek to demonstrate that civil Political Engagement in these challenging times is directly tied to positive civic engagement. Before we begin i i wish to thk the institutes board of
Good evening, everyone. I know theres some people still coming in, but its time to s good evening, everyone. I know some people are still coming in, but it is time to get on with it. I am david welch, the inaugural director of the Stubblefield Institute for civil Political Communications at Shepherd University. Welcome. [applause] welcome to our first installment forums, and eating with Donna Brazile and mercedes schlapp, the state of political discourse in todays america, moderated by mary hendrix. Throughout the Academic Year there will be several more forums so please go on our Facebook Page and our website for updates. The mission of the institute is to study and promote how intelligent, authentic and civil political discourse can play an essential role in our nations ability to better meet challenges and solve problems and offer a platform on a opposite viewpoints can be respected and legitimized in ways that avoid negative labeling and alienation. Moreover, we seek to demonstrate
Everyone. I know theres some people still coming in, but its time to get on with it. Im david welch, the inaugural director of the Stubblefield Institute for civil Political Communications at Shepherd University, and welcome [applause] and welcome to our first installment of the american conversation series public forums, and eating with Donna Brazile and mercedes schlapp, the state of political discourse in todays america, moderated by mary hendrix. Throughout the Academic Year there will be several more forums so please go on our Facebook Page and our website for updates. The mission of the institute is to study and promote how intelligent, authentic and civil political discourse can play an essential role in our nations ability to better meet challenges and solve problems and offer a platform on a opposite viewpoints can be respected and legitimized in ways that avoid negative labeling and alienation. Moreover, we seek to demonstrate that civil Political Engagement in these challeng
Good evening. Demonstrations are taking place across the uk in protest at Boris Johnsons decision to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run up to brexit. The government insists its acting properly, but critics say its an attempt to by pass democracy. Tens of thousands have taken to the streets from sheffield to swansea, belfast to london. Heres our home editor, mark easton. We will shut down the streets calls for direct action from protesters outside downing street. Several thousand people gathered in whitehall, many to voice their opposition to borisjohnsons move to shut down parliament ahead of britains scheduled exit from the European Union on october 31. Stop brexit the crowds were diverse cutting across class, age, ethnicity and Traditional Party politics. Todays protest is a reminder of how arguments over brexit represent a reshaping of political discourse in britain. Bankers and corporations. Who get richer while the workers get poorer. As well as london, there were simila
Good evening. Demonstrations have taken place across the uk, in protest at Boris Johnsons decision to suspend parliament for five weeks in the run up to brexit. The government insists its acting properly but critics say its an attempt to bypass democracy. Tens of thousands took to the streets from sheffield to swansea, belfast to london. Heres our home editor, mark easton. If you shutdown parliament. Well shut down the streets calls for direct action from protesters outside downing street. Several thousand gathered in whitehall, many to voice their opposition to borisjohnsons move to shut down parliament ahead of britains scheduled exit from the European Union on october 31. Stop brexit the crowds were diverse, cutting across class, age, ethnicity and Traditional Party politics. Todays protest is a reminder of how arguments over brexit represent a reshaping of political discourse in britain. Bankers and corporations who get richer while the workers get poorer. As well as london there w