Justin Amash represented Michigan’s Third Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2020. From 2011 to 2019, Rep. Amash served as a Republican. On July 4, 2019, in a Washington Post op-ed, he announced that he was breaking from the Republican party and would serve as an Independent. In that same piece, Rep Amash issued a call to action: “No matter your circumstance, I’m asking you to join me in rejecting the partisan loyalties and rhetoric that divide and dehumanize us … If we continue to take America for granted, we will lose it.” Although he did not run for re-election in 2020, he continues to advocate on behalf of all Americans through his work with the Libertarian Party and other organizations. Rep. Amash will be featured in the upcoming documentary “Unrepresented,” where he will help “unearth the mechanisms that drive the cycle of corruption in Congress.”
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Crashing the Party
The Final Installment of the Speak Now Series on Political Polarization
Friday, April 09, 2021, 3:30pm EDT
Event Overview
The 2020 elections and ensuing Capitol riots exposed the real and violent dangers of partisan divides. These fractures, however, are not new. Many youth have only ever experienced an America splintered by ideological polarization — rifts that corrode our ability to listen to and understand voices different from our own. Such division threatens not only democracy and political stability but also our ability to help those in this country who need it most.
“Speak Now,” a four-part speaker series from the Cornell Advocacy Project, addresses this divide, exploring the role of empathy in rehabilitating hostile spaces. With the advice of an experienced advocate, each webinar equips attendees with rhetorical techniques and productive strategies for engaging in political discourse, advocacy, and activism in an increasingly polarized age.
“Crashing the Party,” the fourth and final episode in this series, will feature former U.S. Representative Justin Amash, who became the only Libertarian member of Congress in 2019 after a highly publicized split from the Republican Party. Rep. Amash will discuss when and how to be an effective advocate in the face of intense partisan backlash.
This event is hosted by the Cornell Advocacy Project (advocacypro.org) and co-sponsored by Cornell ILR and the Cornell Institute of Politics and Global Affairs.
“Speak Now,” a four-part speaker series from the Cornell Advocacy Project, addresses this divide, exploring the role of empathy in rehabilitating hostile spaces. With the advice of an experienced advocate, each webinar equips attendees with rhetorical techniques and productive strategies for engaging in political discourse, advocacy, and activism in an increasingly polarized age.
“Crashing the Party,” the fourth and final episode in this series, will feature former U.S. Representative Justin Amash, who became the only Libertarian member of Congress in 2019 after a highly publicized split from the Republican Party. Rep. Amash will discuss when and how to be an effective advocate in the face of intense partisan backlash.
This event is hosted by the Cornell Advocacy Project (advocacypro.org) and co-sponsored by Cornell ILR and the Cornell Institute of Politics and Global Affairs.
What You'll Learn
- The extent to which polarization and corruption erode the efficacy of Congress
- How to advocate within a system that might reward polarization and discourage collaboration or straying from the so-called party line
- How to respond when partisan backlash becomes personal and targeted
Speaker
Justin Amash
Representative Justin Amash
United States Congress (formerly)
Representative Justin Amash, United States Congress (formerly)
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2021-04-09 15:302021-04-09 16:30Crashing the PartyAdd to CalendarThe 2020 elections and ensuing Capitol riots exposed the real and violent dangers of partisan divides. These fractures, however, are not new. Many youth have only ever experienced an America splintered by ideological polarization — rifts that corrode our ability to listen to and understand voices different from our own. Such division threatens not only democracy and political stability but also our ability to help those in this country who need it most.
“Speak Now,” a four-part speaker series from the Cornell Advocacy Project, addresses this divide, exploring the role of empathy in rehabilitating hostile spaces. With the advice of an experienced advocate, each webinar equips attendees with rhetorical techniques and productive strategies for engaging in political discourse, advocacy, and activism in an increasingly polarized age.
“Crashing the Party,” the fourth and final episode in this series, will feature former U.S. Representative Justin Amash, who became the only Libertarian member of Congress in 2019 after a highly publicized split from the Republican Party. Rep. Amash will discuss when and how to be an effective advocate in the face of intense partisan backlash.
This event is hosted by the Cornell Advocacy Project (advocacypro.org) and co-sponsored by Cornell ILR and the Cornell Institute of Politics and Global Affairs.https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K040921b/primaryAmerica/New_YorkeCornell
“Speak Now,” a four-part speaker series from the Cornell Advocacy Project, addresses this divide, exploring the role of empathy in rehabilitating hostile spaces. With the advice of an experienced advocate, each webinar equips attendees with rhetorical techniques and productive strategies for engaging in political discourse, advocacy, and activism in an increasingly polarized age.
“Crashing the Party,” the fourth and final episode in this series, will feature former U.S. Representative Justin Amash, who became the only Libertarian member of Congress in 2019 after a highly publicized split from the Republican Party. Rep. Amash will discuss when and how to be an effective advocate in the face of intense partisan backlash.
This event is hosted by the Cornell Advocacy Project (advocacypro.org) and co-sponsored by Cornell ILR and the Cornell Institute of Politics and Global Affairs.https://ecornell.cornell.edu/keynotes/view/K040921b/primaryAmerica/New_YorkeCornell
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