Democracy and Vulnerability with Allison Lee 

The fourth program of our series Democracy and Vulnerability is a conversation with Allison Lee, who serves as PEN America’s Los Angeles Director. Lee was formerly the Chief Development Officer for TIME’S UP, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting gender equity and ending sexual violence in the workplace. She has previously served as Vice President of External Affairs at Bet Tzedek Legal Services, where she worked, among other things, to launch their Rapid Response Family Immigration Project and Transgender Advocacy Program. Prior to that, Allison served for eight years as the founding Executive Director of American Jewish World Service - Southern California. Allison received her B.A. in Political Science and American Studies from Tufts University.
Join the Wende Museum, the Thomas Mann House, and dublab radio for this monthly on the current state of democracies. How should a democracy deal with its own vulnerabilities? How do democracies need to evolve to deal successfully with increasing global levels of ecological crisis, geopolitical tensions, economic disparities, and culture wars? How much vulnerability can a democracy endure?
The Student Council consists of a team of highly engaged, talented, and diverse undergraduate and graduate students who invite prominent guest speakers to discuss topics relating to society, politics, culture, and art. In conversation with academics, journalists, politicians, and artists, the students explore the various threats to democratic institutions and principles worldwide, as well as strategies to potentially overcome these threats.