Monday, April 16, 2018

9:30 – 10:30 PUBLIC POLICY

Gerrymandering in Minnesota

Speaker: Annastacia Belladonna Carrera, Executive Director, Common Cause Minnesota

Carrera will speak about Minnesota’s redistricting process, the role of the census, and how parties disenfranchise voters through gerrymandering. Her focus is on advancing intergenerational socio-economic equity for all Minnesotans. This may be hindered by a lack of transparency and dark money, making government work for a few while advancing restrictive voting laws for the poor, the isolated, and the vulnerable. Carrera will speak about what we can do to guard our democracy.

10:45 – 11:45 THE ARTS

Deepening Community:
 The Guthrie’s Commitment to Connection and Engagement

Speakers: Dr. Carra Martinez, Director of Community Engagement
Jeffrey Meanza, Associate Artistic Director, Guthrie Theater

Join two of the Guthrie’s newest leaders in a conversation about the theater’s reinvigorated commitment to serving communities across the Twin Cities and Greater Minnesota. An organization built by the citizens of this state, under the leadership of Joseph Haj, the Guthrie seeks to build meaningful connections in a landscape of dynamically changing diversity.

11:45 – 12:00 ANNOUNCEMENTS
12:00 – 1:15 LUNCHEON

1:15 – 2:15 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Policing and the Tech Tools That Support the Work

Speaker: James Eli Shiffer: StarTribune Reporter, Editor

Shiffer has worked as an editor and reporter at the StarTribune since 2005, focusing on investigative and data reporting. His most recent assignment is a series about government secrecy. He writes the Full Disclosure column. Today he will speak about: What is inside law enforcement’s high-tech toolbox–drones, facial recognition software, shot spotters, and more. What information is collected and how is it used? What are the controversies around this rapidly changing landscape of police work?