Experts on Fidel Castro, Election Recount, OPEC, François Fillon, Dylann Roof, & Disability
This week WMC SheSource features experts on the death of Fidel Castro, the calls for an election recount and President-elect Donald Trump's claims that the election was rigged, the OPEC meeting this week, François Fillon winning the center-right primary in France, Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof representing himself in his upcoming trial, and December 3 being International Day of Persons with Disability.
In light of Fidel Castro's death this past Friday, we SPOTLIGHT Shannon O'Neil. Shannon is the Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin America Studies and Director of the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Program at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher. Her expertise includes U.S.-Latin American relations, trade, energy, and immigration. Her blog, Latin America’s Moment, analyzes developments in Latin America and U.S. relations in the region. Media includes: PBS, New York Times, Bloomberg, MSNBC, Univision, CNN, BBC.
With calls for an election recount and President-elect Donald Trump's claims that millions voted illegally, we FEATURE Lisa Danetz. Lisa is a voting rights and campaign finance lawyer who addresses issues of inequality and fairness in elections. She is an expert on implementation of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act, has worked cooperatively with and also litigated against states regarding implementation of the National Voter Registration Act, and has engaged in advocacy before Congress and federal executive offices on the issue. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg.
With the OPEC meeting in Vienna on November 30 to discuss oil prices and production, we FEATURE Marcela Donadio. Marcela is the former Southwest Sub-Area Energy Industry Leader and Americas Oil & Gas Sector Leader for Ernst & Young, a global professional services firm that provides auditing, accounting, tax, and transactions services for clients in 140 countries. She is currently on the Board of Directors for the Marathon Oil Corporation. Media includes: Houston Chronicle, Oil & Gas Investor, Oil & Gas Financial Journal, E&P, Journal of Petroleum Technology.
François Fillon has won the center-right primary in France. To discuss what this means for the upcoming election, we FEATURE Terri Givens. Terri is a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. As a scholar, she focuses on the global politics of immigration, European politics, international relations and party politics. She joined The University of Texas at Austin as a government professor in 2003. Her publications include Voting Radical Right in Western Europe, Immigration Policy and Security and Legislating Equality: The Politics of Antidiscrimination Policy in Europe. Media includes: BBC, PBS (To the Contrary), Australian Broadcasting, NPR, Austin Statesman Newspaper.
A judge has allowed Dylann Roof to represent himself in the Charleston church murder trial. To discuss, we FEATURE Shannon Watts. Shannon is the founder of Moms Demand Action. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. The online conversation turned into grassroots movement of American mothers fighting for public safety measures that respect the Second Amendment and protect people from gun violence. Media includes: NPR, New York Times, MSNBC, CNN, Associated Press.
For interviews on International Day of Persons with Disability.
With December 3rd being International Day of Persons with Disability, we FEATURE Stephanie Thomas. Stephanie is a Disability Fashion stylist and thought leader with over two decades of experience following clothing trends for people with disabilities (PWD). Stephanie also edits and writes about fashion/ lifestyle issues for PWD on cur8able.com. April 2016 she will launch cur8able live style scopes on Periscope. Born with missing digits on her right hand and feet, Stephanie personally understands the challenges of shopping and dressing with disabilities. In 2004, she developed the Disability Fashion Styling System, a litmus test to empower PWD and their dressers. Media includes: People, Huffington Post, S Moda, CBS TV.