[ Live Date: 04/09/21 ]The 2020 election and ensuing Capitol riots exposed the real and violent danger of partisan divides. But these fractures are not new. Many youth have only ever experienced an America splintered by ideological polarization, rifts that corrode our ability to listen to, and understand, voices different than our own. Such division threatens not only democracy and political stability, but also our ability to help those in this country who need it most. Speak Now, a four-part speaker series from the Cornell Advocacy Project, addresses this divide, exploring the role of empathy in rehabilitating hostile spaces. With the advice of an experienced advocate, each webinar equips attendees with rhetorical techniques and productive strategies for engaging in political discourse, advocacy, and activism in an increasingly polarized age.Crashing the Party, the fourth episode in this series, will feature former US Representative Justin Amash, who became the only Libertarian member of Congress in 2019 after a highly publicized split with the Republican party. Amash will discuss when and how to be an effective advocate in the face of intense partisan backlash.

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Speak Now Episode Four: Crashing the Party with Justin Amash

[ Live Webinar Date: 3/19/21 ]For Crossing Borders, the third episode in this series, Stephen Yale-Loehr, a professor of immigration law practice at the Cornell Law School, will discuss how issues of immigration have fractured along party lines — and how we can reverse that trend.

Speak Now - Season 1 Episode 3: Crossing Borders with Stephen Yale Loehr

[ Live Webinar Date: 3/6/21 ]In this second episode of the Speak Now series, constitutional scholar and Cornell Law Professor Michael Dorf will join the Advocacy Project to analyze the role of the Constitution and criminal justice system in contributing to — and fighting — modern American polarization. This event is hosted by the Cornell Advocacy Project and co-sponsored by Cornell Law School and Cornell ILR. View video recording at https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/overview/K030621/.

Speak Now - Season 1, Episode 2: Law and Disorder with Michael Dorf

[ Live Webinar Date: 2/21/21 ]Since the 2020 election and ensuing Capitol riots, cries of “two Americas” have grown increasingly resonant. But how divided are we? What obligations do we as citizens have to fight the partisan biases that confront us?Find out in our new podcast, Speak Now, a four-part speaker series on how to advocate in a polarized world. In this first episode, Courting Opposition, you’ll meet Tahanie Aboushi, a leading candidate in the 2021 Manhattan District Attorney’s race. Aboushi is no stranger to polarization; as a Muslim woman of color, even her identity has been politicized. A dedicated legal advocate — and lifelong self-advocate — in Courting Opposition, she’ll discuss countering bias both inside and outside the courtroom

Speak Now - Season 1, Episode 1: Courting Opposition with Tahanie Aboushi

Months after the 2020 election, America feels more divided than ever. Political polarization not only threatens democracy, but also our ability to help those in this country who need it most. Speak Now, a four-part speaker series, will address this divide. Through the advice of an experienced advocate, each podcast in the series will equip attendees with rhetorical techniques and productive strategies for engaging in political discourse, advocacy, and activism in an increasingly polarized age.

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