Watch the Latest Community Listening Session
Thursday, June 20, 6–8 p.m.
CSN Henderson Campus
Amber Renee Dixon, host of “Nevada Week” and Rocio Hernandez of The Nevada Independent moderate a live discussion about the most relevant issues impacting you in this next election cycle.
Nevada Democracy Project
About
The Nevada Democracy Project is a new initiative focused on civic engagement and community conversations. It is a partnership between Vegas PBS and The Nevada Independent that is based on the democratic principle that every Nevadan – regardless of background – who is affected by an issue should have a say in the decision-making around it.
Under the Nevada Democracy Project, the partners will team up for regular community listening sessions and from those conversations they will create coordinated, in-depth story coverage on Vegas PBS’ weekly public affairs show Nevada Week and in The Nevada Independent.
Our partnership aspires to close a widening gap in Nevadans understanding of and engagement in local and state government.
Watch
The Nevada Democracy Project takes a closer look at redlining, a topic heavily discussed in our first community listening session in the Historic Westside area of Las Vegas. We meet a family still affected years later by redlining and explore how it continues to impact some communities.
Guests
- Naoka Foreman, Reporter, The Nevada Independent
- Chandler Cooks, Property Manager
- Ernesten Cooks, Property Owner
- Richard Rothstein, Author, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of how Our Government Segregated America
- Leah Rothstein, Co-Author, Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law
- Shanta Patton-Golar, Director, National Association of Real Estate Brokers
- Jennifer Young, Director of Community Engagement, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV