Join us for "InFocus: The Idea of Democracy" Sunday, 9/15 at 5:30 p.m. and Thursday, 9/19 at 7:00 p.m. The program is also available right now:
Fred Martino talks with Carolyn Deane of Artspace 304 and Kay Rippelmeyer from the Jackson County Historical Society.
Artspace 304 is hosting a free event on Sunday, September 22 at 2:00 p.m. at the Murphysboro Event Center. "The Idea of Democracy in Southern Illinois, from 1700 to Present" features ten of our region’s most distinguished historians. They will share the important – and very relevant – history about how the idea of democracy evolved through our region from the 1700s until today.
The event is free, but requires online pre-registration at this link: https://b2ndxndf.paperform.co/
Learn more about Democracy Day in this video:
This article is part of U.S. Democracy Day, a nationwide collaborative on Sept. 15, the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. To learn more, visit usdemocracyday.org.
