Posts Tagged ‘citizenship’

in Connect

January 18, 2012

Discuss on Connect: Should there be limits on corporate campaign spending?

campaign spendingCorporations have nearly the same First Amendment rights as citizens. Does their freedom of speech come at the expense of the equal rights of individual citizens to determine who wins an election?

Join the discussion on Colonial Williamsburg Connect.

in Visit & Events

April 26, 2011

Join the debate this Saturday

Citizenship PanelJoin Jim Lehrer, Sandra Day O’Connor and Gordon Wood in a citizenship discussion at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, April 30 via live online video and twitter.

Titled “The Responsibilities of Citizenship,” the discussion among Colonial Williamsburg’s Churchill Bell honorees – journalist Jim Lehrer, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor and historian Gordon Wood – will be moderated by Andrea Mitchell, NBC chief foreign affairs correspondent.

The session will be broadcast online, and Mitchell will take questions posted by Colonial Williamsburg followers on Twitter, along with questions from the audience. To participate in the dialogue on citizenship with the distinguished panelists, visit www.twitter.com/colonialwmsburg between 2:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday, April 30. To view the live discussion on webcast, visit www.ustream.tv/channel/colonial-williamsburg-live at 2:30 p.m.

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