NEW ORLEANS — The “By The People” Debate Series, a dynamic, community-powered platform uplifting the voices, needs, and priorities of Black and Brown New Orleanians, kicks off August 12 with City Council District A and concludes with the Mayoral Debate on September 9.
Debate Series Schedule:
Tuesday, August 12th – City Councilmember District A
Loyola University New Orleans – Nunemaker Hall
7:00 p.m.
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Friday, August 15th – City Councilmember At-Large, Division 2
McDonogh 35 Senior High School – Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, August 19th – City Councilmember District C
L.B. Landry High School – Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, August 20th – City Councilmember District D
Dillard University – Georges Auditorium
7:00 p.m.
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Monday, August 25th – City Councilmember District E
Franklin Avenue Baptist Church
7:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, September 3rd – City Councilmember At-Large, Division 1
Ashé Cultural Arts Center – Powerhouse Theatre
7:00 p.m.
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Friday, September 5th – Assessor
Ashé Cultural Arts Center – Powerhouse Theatre
7:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, September 9th – Mayor
Xavier University of Louisiana – Convocation Center
7:00 p.m.
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Hosted by the Urban League of Louisiana in partnership with Ashé Cultural Arts Center, Black Voters Matter, C.O.P., Eternal Seeds, GNOHA, Krewe of Themis, Lower 9th Ward Voters Coalition, NAACP – New Orleans, National Coalition of 100 Black Women, New Orleans NPHC, NOLA HBCU Alumni Association, The Links, Inc. – Crescent City, Orleans, and Pontchartrain Chapters, Proficient Media Service, Teamer Strategy Group, The Collaborative, and Xavier University.
Together, we’re confronting power, policies, and progress in Orleans Parish.
Join us for a series of crucial, high-impact debates that put our communities first.
About the Urban League of Louisiana
Urban League of Louisiana’s mission is to build a Louisiana where Black and other people of the global majority have economic self-reliance, generational wealth, civil rights, and equitable representation. Using a holistic, family-centered approach, we implement our mission through four strategies – programs, policy and advocacy, narrative change, and events and convenings to impact change. To learn more, visit www.urbanleaguela.org.