Thu, Feb 06, 2020 7:00 PM – Thu, Feb 06, 2020 8:30 PM How Do I Count? Gerrymandering
Where: Indiana Historical Society Indiana Historical Society 450 W. Ohio St. Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Indiana has been counting its citizens since we became a state in 1816. Dig into our collections and meet local experts to explore how you are counted during our four-part series.
In the first part of the series, we’ll explore gerrymandering and how citizens’ locations and voting history are counted by political parties in a way to redistrict in their favor. Learn the basics of gerrymandering through Indiana’s history, ask questions of a scholar, and then try your hand at drawing your own redistricting lines.
$5; free for members and students.
Includes light refreshments.
Upcoming How Do I Count? Topics
April 16 – Census
Sept. 3 – Voting
Oct. 8 – Electoral College
Event tags: explore gerrymandering and how citizens’ locations and voting history are counted by political parties in a way to redistrict in their favor, social justice, activism
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February 6, 2020 7:00 PM
February 6, 2020 8:30 PM
America/Indianapolis
Thu, Feb 06, 2020 How Do I Count? Gerrymandering
Indiana has been counting its citizens since we became a state in 1816. Dig into our collections and meet local experts to explore how you are counted during our four-part series.
In the first part of the series, we’ll explore gerrymandering and how citizens’ locations and voting history are counted by political parties in a way to redistrict in their favor. Learn the basics of gerrymandering through Indiana’s history, ask questions of a scholar, and then try your hand at drawing your own redistricting lines.
$5; free for members and students.
Includes light refreshments.
Upcoming How Do I Count? Topics
April 16 – Census
Sept. 3 – Voting
Oct. 8 – Electoral College
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