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This event took place on Thursday, February 2, 2023.Ìý

About the Lecture

Political polarization and extremism is a major challenge in today's America. Join us for a panel of community leaders who are working to address these challenges in Colorado. The panel will explore topics such as: How polarization and extremism manifest in communities around Colorado, what the panelists' groups are doing to address these issues, and what opportunities exist for students and faculty to get involved in these efforts and understand CO communities better.

About the Panelists

• Laureen Boll (Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism), "The racial reckoning of the Summer of 2020 had a profound impact on me. It seemed that my values of casting aside stereotypes and treating people the same regardless of their skin color were suddenly outdated.Both my workplace and my kids’ schools were embracing a movement of prioritizing group identity, and it felt like my moral code was being impinged upon. It quickly became clear that I could not sit on the sidelines and watch my community succumb to an illiberal and divisive ideology. In 2021 I retired from a 23-year career as an employee benefits strategist and began a new role as a volunteer ‘advocate of liberal democracy’. I now lead the Douglas County chapter of FAIR, a commun