Recent years have brought a significant rise of mis- and disinformation on a number of critical topics—including election security—which has caused concern about the integrity of our elections. Our current times have also illuminated the importance of news literacy; democracy needs informed participants who can tell if what they read, watch or hear is fact or fiction.
To aid in increased news literacy in Washington, and show how our elections are safe, secure, and accurate, the LWVWA has added two ACT via Zoom sessions on these topics, extending the program beyond Washington's legislative session. The two additional sessions will be on March 18 and 25, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. As always, all League members (and their guests) are invited!
The March 18 session, News Literacy for an Election Year, will focus on news and information in our current political environment. It will feature Chelsey Cartwright, LWVUS Program Manager for the Democracy Truth Project. Cartwright will join us from the “other” Washington, where she works to counter mis-and disinformation and advance a better public understanding of democratic and electoral processes. Cartwright works with Leagues across the country to develop and implement training sessions and events that advance this mission.
The March 25 session, Election Security: Your Ballot’s Journey, will answer questions about election protocols. This session will feature Garth Fell, the Snohomish County Auditor, and will detail the entire journey each ballot takes during an election. Fell will discuss both the electoral process and election security in Washington.
Folks who attend the two sessions will learn information and skills to help dispel mis-and disinformation about election security and increase media literacy among our communities.
If you are already registered for ACT via Zoom sessions, you’ll receive links to the two new sessions automatically on March 18 and 25. If you have not yet registered, but would like to attend, you can register here. There is also one remaining ACT via Zoom from the original schedule on March 11, which will feature a legislative wrap up from LWVWA's Advocacy Team.
You can find links to the previous ACT via Zoom sessions on our YouTube channel.
