MI: Civil rights dept. forum tackles the rising confluence of violence and voting
An online forum held this week brought together experts at both the state and national level to examine the connection between voting and violence.
Hosted on Thursday by the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR), the “MI Response to Hate” virtual forum was the first in what the department says will be a series of hate and bias awareness programming hosted both online and in-person each month through September.
Topics covered by the forum included trends in hate crimes around the time of general elections, the impact of violence on voting rights, and ways to prevent hate and bias before, during and after elections.
Participants included election officials, civil rights experts and members of federal law enforcement, each discussing various issues in which a rising tide of extremism had impacted the voting process.
https://michiganadvance.com/2024/01/27/civil-rights-dept-forum-tackles-the-rising-confluence-of-violence-and-voting/