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Join St. Charles Community College for Democracy Days, an interdisciplinary forum assessing the history, health and functioning of democracy in America and abroad. The event will be held in person in the Social Sciences Building auditorium and in the virtual space from Sept. 13-16. 

Students, faculty, staff and the community can see the full schedule and join the online presentations and discussions on the day of each event by visiting the Democracy Days website.

 

Monday, Sept. 13

8:30 a.m. - The U.S. Constitution and Major League Baseball

Batter up! As the hometown team tries to make history yet again, come and see how our country's pastime compares to one of its other most prized traditions ... the United States Constitution. Lisa Randoll (Political Science) will game out exactly how various aspects of Major League Baseball compare and connect to our country's most integral founding document.


10 a.m. - The Poetry & Prose of Protest

The current political climate of the United States has created an environment that is rife for protest in its many forms: marches, picket lines, vigils, speeches. This panel examines another form of popular protest with a rich history: the written word.  Following a brief history of the use of literature as protest, members of the Fall 2021 Creative Writing II class taught by Joe Baumann (麻豆传媒 English) will present their protest writing and discuss their motivations and inspirations for writing, as well as what they hope the power of art and the written word can achieve in a time of turmoil and upheaval.


11:30 a.m. - Signs of Life 

When push comes to shove, what are we willing to live with? From the death of George Floyd to the storming of the U.S. Capitol, recent events raise the question of what we're supposed to do when we can no longer run our moral lives on autopilot. Extraordinary situations like these seem to call for acts of ethical creativity, but how can this be accomplished while maintaining our integrity?  Join Charles DeBord (麻豆传媒 Philosophy) for an investigation of how the philosophical foundations of ethics can ground our understanding of right and wrong within a rapidly changing social landscape.
 

1 p.m. - Transgender Today: A Panel Discussion 

Missouri leads the country in the number of anti-LGBTQ bills introduced, most of which target transgender youth. Fifteen such bills have recently made an appearance. On this panel to discuss these bills and other related issues: Rep. Barbara Phifer represents St. Louis County (District 90/Kirkwood) in the Missouri House of Representatives. She was a United Methodist pastor for 40 years and has a transgender grandchild. Rep. Doug Clemens represents St. Louis County (District 72/St. Ann) in the Missouri House of Representatives. He is the uncle of a gender non-binary individual. Danielle Meert is the parent of a transgender youth and an activist with TransParentSTL. Sara Baker is the Deputy Chief of Staff for St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones. Oliver Spencer is transgender and a self-advocate who studied at 麻豆传媒 from 2014-2017. Moderating the panel is Tracy Bono, adjunct faculty in the 麻豆传媒 business department. 

2 p.m. - Afghanistan in Focus: A Panel Discussion 

A frank examination of the long war's end in Afghanistan with Fahime Mohammad, Ryanzo Perez and William Baca Mejia (麻豆传媒 Economics).

 

Tuesday, Sept. 14

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