Meeting: Colorado Redistricting with Geographers: Fair Maps and Community Engagement
Date and Time: September 3rd, 2021 3:30pm - 5:00pm MT
This panel will equip geographers (including undergraduate and graduate students, K-12 educators and GIS students) with the tools and knowledge needed to participate as Colorado's Independent Redistricting Commission draws new state legislative and congressional maps this fall. After the panel, attendees will be able to answer basic questions about Colorado's process, understand what is at stake in Colorado, how different redistricting criteria affect the outcomes of representation, and how local groups are leveraging "communities of interest" to advocate for greater minority representation in state politics. When it comes to the fight for fair redistricting, there is no one better equipped than a geographer. By activating our collective power as a community and pressing to have as many geographers as possible involved in redistricting, we can set new expectations this year and show why geospatial thinkers are indispensable.
*This event is being live-streamed from the campus of CU Boulder. If you are local and would like to attend in-person:
3:30-5:00pm Friday, September 3, 2021
Guggenheim Hall, Room 205
Boulder, CO 80302
Dr. Emily Yeh
University of Colorado Boulder, President of AAG
Dr. Seth Spielman
University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Scott Adler
University of Colorado Boulder
Julia Jackson
Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission
Amanda Gonzalez
Common Cause Colorado
Dr. Caitlin M. Ryan
University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Emily Yeh University of Colorado Boulder, President of AAG
Dr. Emily Yeh () will lead the panel discussion on Fair Redistricting and Community Engagement in Colorado
Dr. Seth Spielman University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Seth Spielman () will discuss how geography's role in Fair Redistricting and Community Engagement in Colorado, and why geospatial thinking is crucial in the redistricting process
Dr. Scott Adler University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Scott Adler () will discuss the nation’s history of gerrymandering and share perspectives on redistricting from Political Science
Julia Jackson Colorado Independent Redistricting Commission
Julia Jackson () will describe the work of Colorado’s new Independent Commission for Redistricting and highlight upcoming opportunities for public engagement
Amanda Gonzalez Common Cause Colorado
Amanda Gonzalez () will discuss the importance of communities of interest and minority representation in state politics
Dr. Caitlin M. Ryan University of Colorado Boulder
Dr. Caitlin M. Ryan () will demonstrate public online mapping programs and set participants up to submit their own maps to Colorado’s Independent Commission
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Colorado Redistricting with Geographers: Fair Maps and Community Engagement
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Date and Time: September 3rd, 2021 3:30pm - 5:00pm MT
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