About Voter Suppression than ahead of the upcoming 2020 election. In this moment following ongoing unconscionable tragedies of Racial Injustice in our country i have more hope than ever that are declaration of black lives matter and our protests in support of freedom for all will be unrelenting in bringing about equitable and longoverdue change. We feel incredibly fortunate that tonights guest is one of the foremost experts on Voting Rights. Leader Stacey Abrams is a political leader, the first black woman to become the gubernatorial nominee for a major party in the United States. In the race for governor of georgia in 2018 she won more votes than any other democrat in the states history. Stacey abrams made history as the first black woman to deliver a response to the state of the union in 2019. There is no doubt her history making efforts are far from over. In her new book our time is now, power, permits and the fight for fair america she draws on Extensive Research to offer concrete
Host tonights event with Nikita Stewart with troop 6000, the girl scout troop that began in a shelter and inspired the world, she will talk with the visionary behind it and her daughter, you are in for an excellent time tonight, before we really start i just want to say huge thanks to everyone for making this happen, all of our participants for being here, the publisher and all of you for showing up, the storefront is currently close but our community is here and we really appreciate that. A couple of housekeeping things, if you are logging in now you can see the speakers but they cannot see and hear you, they can see your name so they know youre here, you can use the share icon to share comments, if youre with the girl scouts crew let us know what group youre with, if you want to ask a question we will have a q a section later on with the q a icon and you can click on that to type in your question and if you see a really good one you can upload it to make sure we get to that question
Addressed to European Parliament once again claiming the president ial election was rigged. In the u. S. Rogers in wisconsin said shops and cars on fire and attacked police after officers shot a black man in the back. Live from moscow thanks for joining us throughout our international hawkins review on tonights welcomes program. The kremlin has dismissed as info noise claims that opposition activists alexina valley has been poisoned the president ial spokesman to be pissed off said that no substance had been identified and the number of different medical theories havent been ruled out it comes after the german clinic now treating the russian activist said it had found a toxin in his system. We cannot take seriously the accusations that russian authorities ordered in the valley to be poisoned these are accusations which combine no means be true and are likely what i would describe as info noise my german colleague was quick to point to poisoning but he should have mentioned the possibil
Hearing in person must wear a face mask. Members who are not wearing a face mask will not be recognized. Let me also make a few reminders for those members appearing in person. You will see members and witnesses appearing remotely on the monitor in front of you when youre speaking in what is known in webex as active speaker view. At time is visible in the room directly in front of you. For members appearing remotely i know you are all familiar with webex by now but let me remind everyone of a few points. First you will be able to see each person speaking during the hearing. Whether they are in person or remote, as long as you have your webex set to active speaker view. If you have any questions about this please Contact Committee staff immediately. Second, we have a timer that should be visible on your screen when youre in the active speaker with him know. Members who wish to pen the timer to the screen should Contact Committee staff for assistance. Third, thousand rules require that w
As folks are beginning to arrive, good evening and we are talking about the troop 6000 that started in a shelter and inspire the world. You are in for an excellent time tonight and before we start thank you to everyone who made this happen and for all of you are showing up. And we really appreciate that. Housekeeping if you are logging in now you can see the speakers they cannot see or hear you. They can see your name. We want to hear what troop you are with. To ask the question it will be later in the evening use the icon. If you have a good question you can upload it. We are recording tonight look for audio and video versions. This could appear on cspan later and troop 6000 is available at greenlight bookstore. Com. We are working with the supplier warehouse for faster shipping so if you care about supporting independent bookstores tonight is a great way to show your support. We are offering five dollars off when you purchase with coupon code 6000 to get had a copy. Introducing speak