Speakers at Indivisible Beaufort’s August meeting will take a closer look at the 2020 election including the problems created by gerrymandering.

The group will gather at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 at the St. Helena Library.

Michael “Nathan” Campbell, a teacher at May River High School in Bluffton, will focus on gerrymandering and what it means to local voters.

A native of West Virginia, Campbell came to Beaufort County seven years ago to teach at Whale Branch Early College High School. He currently runs the Youth in Government, Model United Nations and Academic World Quest programs at May River, in addition to being the Advanced Placement Coordinator.

Also speaking will be Ashley Crary Lidow with WREN – the Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network located in Columbia.

Lidow is Associate Director of Policy and Government Relations at WREN and the driving force behind the S.C. Coalition for Healthy Families. She earned her MA in Public Health at the University of South Carolina and was the 2014 Master’s Student of the Year for Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior.

Richard Hricik, a Charleston lawyer who specializes in wrongful death suits, will speak on “Messaging and Framing of Issues.” He has taught Criminal Justice and Constitutional Law at Charleston Southern University.

For more information contact j<a href="mailto:JusticeIndivisibleBSC@gmail.com">usticeIndivisibleBSC@gmail.com</a>.