SAN JOSE, CA - On Thursday, May 9 from 4 to 5 p.m., the Civic Engagement Initiative will host a live conversation on Twitter on Inspiring civic engagement during #WE2020.
The Civic Engagement Initiative will be tweeting live from our Twitter handle: @CivicSantaClara as part of the National Conversation Project, a nationwide initiative which asks people to #ListenFirst.
The event will be a fast-paced question and answer session design to spark ideas and share best practices for teaching women's suffrage as we approach the centennial of the 19th Amendment.
Attendees can RSVP here, or simply show up.
**UPDATE**
While the TweetChat has passed, you can still see and participate in our conversation by visiting our Twitter Moment.
Q1 - 4:06 p.m.: How do issues facing women today inform the way you teach women’s suffrage?
Q2 - 4:13 p.m.: What is your organization doing to inspire youth involvement in the upcoming 2020 election?
Q3 - 4:20 p.m.: What resources have you used to encourage discourse around women’s suffrage?
Q4 - 4:27 p.m.: How can you discuss modern gender inequality issues faced by nonbinary and gender nonconforming students?
Q5 - 4:34 p.m.: What are some ways to touch on intersectionality in the discussion about women’s suffrage in the 1900s?
Q6 - 4:41 p.m.: What is your school doing for the centennial of women’s suffrage? What would you like to see?
Q7 - 4:48 p.m.: How can students who cannot yet vote make their voices heard?
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