ClassACT HR73 upcoming events

Democracy at 250: Is Your Midterm Vote at Risk? (September 14, 2026)

Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:00:00 GMT

With concerns mounting over obstacles to free and fair midterm elections this November, ClassACT HR73 will offer an online forum “Democracy at 250: Is Your Midterm Vote at Risk?” on Monday, September 14 from 5:00 to 6:30 pm ET.

E. J. Dionne ’73, New York Times contributing columnist and Distinguished University Professor in the Foundations of Democracy and Culture at Georgetown University, will moderate a panel of experts on the challenges voters and election officials face this fall.

The panel is likely to take up such questions as recent efforts to purge voter rolls and to scale back mail-in-voting. Threats by the Secretary of Homeland Security to investigate and even jail local officials who do not adhere to recent election policy changes have also heightened anxiety.

Joining Dionne will be an esteemed panel that includes Sherrilyn Ifill, Former President & Director-Counsel, NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and Endowed Chair in Civil Rights, Howard University; Seth Waxman ’73, the 41st Solicitor General of the United States; and Wendy Weiser, Vice President of Democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice.

Join us for this critical discussion to learn about rising apprehensions over the sanctity of our elections, the cornerstone of our democracy. Then make a plan to vote this November and to help encourage other citizens to exercise this right.

Meet Our Bridges: SOTENI International (September 24, 2026)

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Meet Our Bridges is ClassACT HR73’s way to introduce our classmates and extended community to our Bridge Partners by letting them create awareness of their mission as well as solicit volunteer help and/or donations.

On September 24th, join us as we introduce SOTENI International, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit registered in the United States and Kenya with over 20 years of experience in sustainable development and the fight against HIV/AIDS. Their mission now includes breaking the cycle of poverty AND disease by advancing entrepreneurship, health services, and wellbeing.

SOTENI Board Chair Vic Wulson HR85 and Operations Manager Dr. Pooja Rachewad will take you through the society's mission, work, and organizational needs.

Unions Forum (November 16, 2026)

Tue, 17 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A forum on the history and contemporary issues surrounding union membership and power in the United States. The panel, moderated by Peter Olney '73, retired Organizing Director of the ILWU, is comprised of Steven Pitts '74, Emeritus Associate Chair, UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education; Jessica Tang '04, President, American Federation of Teachers MA, AFT VP; and Patric M. Verrone '81, Former President, Writers Guild of America, West.

Registration coming soon.