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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The Institute for Ethics in Public Life invites you to
participate in SUNY Plattsburgh’s annual observance of Constitution Day.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span>Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span>10:00am – 3:45pm over Zoom<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">To mark the day, SUNY Plattsburgh in conjunction with other
SUNY campuses including Cortland, Oswego, Old Westbury, Buffalo State, and
Nassau Community College, as well as representatives of the Massachusetts
Department of Higher Education, will be hosting a series of educational and
participatory sessions with political leaders, staff members, advocates, and
activists exploring the First Amendment right to petition the government for
the redress of grievances. With next year’s Presidential election rapidly
approaching, it is important for us to understand how we can make our voices
and our votes count.<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">This year’s observation of Constitution Day consists of four
sessions:<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span>Keynote (10:00am-11:15am): “From Student to
State Rep: My Advocacy Journey.” Massachusetts State Rep. Natalie Higgins<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span>Advocacy Panel (11:30am-12:45pm): A Q&A
session with advocates and government officials across party lines including
SUNY Plattsburgh grad. Adam Saccardi, ’15, Director of Constituent Services for
U.S. Representative Nick LaLota (R, NY-1).<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span>Advocacy Workshop (1:00pm-2:15pm): A chance for
students to work with facilitators in breakout sessions to learn more about how
to engage in effective advocacy on issues of importance to them.<span></span></span></p>
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</span></span>Voter Registration Rush (2:30pm-3:45pm):
Students can get on-line help registering to vote.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The
Thomas Moran Seminar Room (Hawkins 233) will be open for individuals
interested in viewing the Keynote and the Advocacy Panel without
registering. It will also be possible to view the Keynote in AuSable
123, and the Advocacy Panel in Hawkins 214, without needing to register.<span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">Observance of Constitution Day is required of public institutions of higher
learning that receive federal funds. As such, SUNY Plattsburgh, through its
Institute for Ethics in Public Life, has led educational activities to mark
this occasion every September since the establishment of Constitution Day by
Congress in 2004. <span></span></span></p>
<p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">The Institute for Ethics in Public Life is a program of SUNY Plattsburgh
with additional support made possible through generous gifts to the Plattsburgh
College Foundation.<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif"><a href="https://ncczoom. zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEkce2rqzwsHtBidlRA6bA_BdxRYlNAySSG#/registration">Advance registration</a> is required to Zoom into this event:<br></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms,sans-serif">For more info, please contact Institute Director <a href="mailto:dlake001@plattsburgh.edu">Daniel Lake</a> or professor <a href="mailto:bmede001@plattsburgh.edu">Ben Medeiros</a>.</span></p>
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