The Chicago Center on Democracy, the Parrhesia Program for Public Discourse, and the Voices of Democracy Series are excited to invite you to the Crafting a More Democratic Digital Sphere conference on Friday, February 21st, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and our related Student workshop/practicum on Saturday, February 22nd, from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Join the University of Chicago’s Chicago Center on Democracy, Center for Effective Government, and John W. Boyer Center in Paris on Monday March 3rd for our public panel “The University in a Time of Democratic Erosion.” We will be looking at global examples of the ways that countries experiencing democratic erosion have seen universities targeted, through attempts to purge faculty, restrict student attendance, cutting public funding, replacing university leaders, and the like.
Join us on Wednesday, February 12th at 6:30pm for a screening of the new documentary about Ronnie Carrasquillo’s 47-year fight for freedom and the politics of parole. A community conversation with Ronnie Carrasquillo, Dan Protess (filmmaker), Matt Epperson (Smart Decarceration Project), and Alice Kim (Beyond Prisons Initiative, CSRPC) will follow the film.
On Monday February 10th from 2:30pm – 4:00pm this interdisciplinary academic panel brings together immigration scholars to examine the enduring and evolving dynamics of immigration control in the United States. Focusing on the cyclical nature of enforcement practices, panelists will explore how historical precedents shape contemporary immigration policies and the lived experiences of immigrant communities, with an eye towards the current administration.
Join in on the next Dean’s Salon on Tuesday, February 25th where they will discuss how we can better understand the reality of home ownership in America—its economic, sociological, and racial histories, as well as the cultural productions that shape our imagination of what it means to own a home?