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SUMMARY:The Erosion of the Voting Rights Act: Impact and Implications
DESCRIPTION:September 14th from 11:30 pm – 1:00 pm \nwith Dr. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons \nPlease register by 6 pm Monday\, September 7th\n \nFor our September luncheon\, Dr. Simmons will be speaking about the erosion of the voting rights act and its impact on current events. \nSPEAKER BIO\nDr. Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons is currently an assistant professor of religion and affiliated faculty in the Women’s Studies Department at University of Florida. Dr. Simmons received her Ph.D. in Religion with a specific focus on Islam from Temple University and a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies. \nDr. Simmons’ primary academic focus in Islam is on the Shari’ah (Islamic Law) and its impact on Muslim women contemporarily. Simmons spent two years (1996–1998) living and conducting research in the Middle East countries of Jordan\, Egypt\, Palestine\, and Syria. The areas of focus for her teaching at this time include Islam\, women\, religion and society; women and Islam\, African American religious traditions; and race\, religion\, and rebellion. During her early adult years as a college student and thereafter\, she was active with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). \nDr. Simmons spent seven years working full time on voter registration and desegregation activities in Mississippi\, Georgia\, and Alabama during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. She also served as director of the Laurel County Freedom Schools site during Freedom Summer of 1964. \nDETAILS\n\nMonday\, September 7th at 6 pm – Registration deadline\nMon\, Sept 14th – Luncheon at Institute of Culinary Arts at Eastside High School\n11:30 – Lunch\n12:00 – Presentation begins\n\nAdvance Registration Required\nDue to enhanced security in public schools\, The Florida Free Speech Forum now requires event attendees to register in advance. Proof of identity may also be required upon entry to the Institute of Culinary Arts at Eastside High School. In addition\, the number of attendees may be limited by the capacity of the venue. \n\nREGISTRATION\nRegistration is now closed
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