[inaudible conversations] good morning. Welcome. My name is luise welby president Acc National Capital Region region i look at me today. On behalf of the chapter i think i can speak for everyone here about exactly how excited and how honored we are to have Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and former solicitor general ted olson here with us today. [applause] i also want to thank so much James Williams who is a former member of our board of directors , jim vela who was her vp for programming and eileen. Our executive director for all the work that they have put into this event and they deserve a round of applause. [applause] and so with that i want to turn things over to james and he will do the introductions. Thank you. Thank you for this very kind words. Its a tremendous honor to be here today to introduce our guests and its always difficult when you have guests of this caliber to find the right adjectives in terms to describe them. They are few that come to mind. Titans, dedicated, princip
[inaudible conversations] good morning. Welcome. My name is luise welby president Acc National Capital Region region i look at me today. On behalf of the chapter i think i can speak for everyone here about exactly how excited and how honored we are to have Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg and former solicitor general ted olson here with us today. [applause] i also want to thank so much James Williams who is a former member of our board of directors , jim vela who was her vp for programming and eileen. Our executive director for all the work that they have put into this event and they deserve a round of applause. [applause] and so with that i want to turn things over to james and he will do the introductions. Thank you. Thank you for this very kind words. Its a tremendous honor to be here today to introduce our guests and its always difficult when you have guests of this caliber to find the right adjectives in terms to describe them. They are few that come to mind. Titans, dedicated, princip
Before restart a couple of members are coming over and we have a number of civics teachers and the audience. If they will raise their hands please. I was telling, i was telling some of them i am delighted to see schools teaching civics and history. And when you get done it might be good for you to come and do a little seminar for the senators. Im sorry, that was my out loud voice. You know this morning i called members here this morning, chairman grassley convened at Judiciary Senate confirmation hearing. I wish we would confirm some of the people that are then voted out but the glaring omission in the hearing was chief judge Merrick Garland. Its been two months since he was nominated to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court. In fact, its totally impressive than it. He had a public hearing. He would be poised to report out of the committee. What bothers me is because he does not have a hearing and we do not allow him to have a hearing his record is being smeared by outside groups. Some
Emory University Professor Carol Anderson argues the racial divide in america is fueled by white resentment over progress by africanamericans. She discussed her book at the ferguson, missouri, public library. This is just over an hour. Were going to get started. Hello and welcome to Left Bank Books for our event with Carol Anderson. This is not Left Bank Books. Sorry. Im shane, host for Left Bank Books and want to thank or cosponsor, the ferguson library. Their work is incredible and inspiring. Theyre a wonderful partner to have for this event. Left bankbooks hosts over 300 author events and with your help we can continue bringing bringir favorite authors. Win you support us your tax dollars are going into her to schools and Community Projects at a higher rate. We give back to Tower Community by partnering with charities and organizations and we are doing our summer fundraising for our river city readers from. We have brochures at the back. We several Public School children by building
Professor watkins, i want want to add one thing to what you yo said about the guy in the she can guide the suit. There are a lot of women who are out there and are doing that kind of thing too. From the library is often a lot of predominantly women there but we also work with sororities, church groups, and you know men but also the women there with you ministries and all sorts of things are doing a lot too. I also want to say that there are two one place they come together is the Annapolis Senior Center where most of the people seem to have gone beyond a lot of stuff. Thank you. Ha thank you. [applause]. I always acknowledge all the people i work with and i shouldve clear my language, but i need to praise all the women my life or i would never be here. I. I can even do my own anything like, so thank you for that, and i will give it to. I would not be here. Amen. First of all, unfortunately that will conclude the panel. We just want to say, i know. Of course we are time constraints but