Civic Engagement Event of Interest:
The National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Inc. -New Haven Metropolitan Chapter will be hosting a virtual film screening and discussion of the movie, RIGGED: The Voter Suppression Playbook as part of a two-part series for our Advocacy in Action: Amplify the Vote Initiative.
RIGGED: The Voter Suppression Playbook takes a rigorous look at voter suppression and sparks spirited discussion on the actions needed to protect our democracy. This award-winning documentary was shot principally during the 2016 election. The film tracks a systematic, decade-long effort to suppress votes at scale and reverse the growing demographic tide of non-white and younger voters who helped elect President Barack Obama in 2008. Using cinema verite, Rigged details a variety of mendacious voter suppression “plays,” or tactics, ranging from the purging of voting rolls and passing of new, restrictive voter ID laws to gerrymandering and voter intimidation. It is narrated by Emmy & Tony award-winning actor, Jeffrey Wright. (70 minutes)
Immediately following the film, we will be hosting a Q&A with one of the film’s executive producers, Timothy Smith.