Today, OFN President and CEO Lisa Mensah spoke at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Tennessee Democracy Forum roundtable to discuss how economically challenged urban and rural communities can work together to create economic opportunity. #Thread

Tonight, at 7 PM EST, Lisa will also participate in a public hour-long conversation focusing on steps that the federal govt can take to promote economic recovery in often forgotten places, both rural and urban. Join her virtually or in person: tndemocracyforum.org/register/

Andrea Bernstein presented by Tennessee Democracy Forum at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Next Wednesday, June 7th, my colleague Andrew Garber and I will talk about suppression, partisan expulsions, power in Tennessee, and the risk to democracy posed by gov’t abuses of power that may run afoul of the U.S. Constitution. Register for free here: TNDemocracyforum.org/conversations

Really excited to join Tennessee Democracy Forum and the Brennan Center for this important discussion. You don’t want to miss this. You can register below. #DemocracyMatters

Tonight my colleague Andrew Garber and I will talk about the expulsions of Rep. Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson, and the attempted expulsion of Rep. Gloria Johnson + the broader legal and social consequences of legislative abuses of power. Join us! Register here: tndemocracyforum.org

There is still time to register! TNDemocracyForum.org

If you missed our event last night, you can listen to the full event on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/CTgvIY1wiAY

Thank you to Robyn Sanders and Andrew Garber for your insights on the expulsions of Rep. Justin Jones and Justin J. Pearson. Special thanks to our moderator, Wade A. Hinton, for skillfully guiding the conversation. youtu.be/CTgvIY1wiAY

Hey Memphis 📢 There’s still time to register for tomorrow night’s 6 PM CT event at Rhodes college with Maya Wiley. tndemocracyforum.org/conversations

Happening now: A Conversation on Democracy with Maya Wiley, moderated by Russ Wigginton at Rhodes College