Book Discussion: Unrigged by David Daley
Are you frustrated by how important issues are not being addressed in Pennsylvania? Are you concerned that our democracy is weakening? Do you need ideas on how you can take action?
Please join Fair Districts Indiana County for a discussion of the book “Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy” by David Daley at the Indiana Free Library on Wednesday, April 12, at 7:00 PM.
“Unrigged” is an uplifting story of how grassroots political movements around the US are forcing significant changes in how government operates. There are chapters on fighting for access to Medicaid in Idaho, redistricting reform in Michigan that began with a Facebook post that went viral, the restoration of voting rights for felons in Florida who successfully served their prison sentences and a campaign for ranked choice voting in Maine.
The author, David Daley, is a journalist and a senior fellow at FairVote who has written many articles on gerrymandering and efforts to uphold voting rights. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, The Washington Post, the Atlantic and the Boston Globe and he has been interviewed on CNN and NPR. When writing for the Hartford Courant, he helped identify Mark Felt as the “Deep Throat” source for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein.
The Indiana Free Library will have a copy of the book available to read before the discussion and there are many low-cost books available on eBay and other sites. Join us (even if you don’t have time to read the book) to be inspired by actions used by ordinary citizens to enact change in their state and local governments.
