Our monthly July meeting on the 25th was not only one of the best attended meetings lately, but there were lots of first-timers. Of course the group was energized by KAMALA!! Such energizing news at such a key moment made this past week seem truly historic.
Our guest speaker was RSU Political Science Professor Kenneth Hicks, speaking about his Book-in-progress, American Kulturkampf. It’s a great, in-depth work that analyzes how cultures in the 19th and 20th centuries were created at the intersection of religion and nationalism. He had a well-produced slide show and afterwards, he took questions, which led to some interesting conversations.
Among other topics discussed, we heard more about our Vice-chair Paula Strickland going to Chicago to help nominate our next president. We also heard about a plan in the works from Rae Ann Wilson, Chair of Congressional District 2, in cahoots with our State Party Chair, Alicia Andrews. They are planning a series of events in black townships throughout the state and they hope to attract some national media attention. And they just might! We will post more when we hear anything.