# Event Details - **Event Name**: Selma is Now and the Fight for the Ballot is Ours: A Panel on Voting Rights - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: The fight for the ballot is now. Join ACLU of Florida for a panel on voting rights & democracy.About this EventThe historic struggle for the Voting Rights Act is not over — it is being fought right now. This panel connects the sacrifices that secured federal protections to today's renewed fights over ballot access and democratic participation. From what has been dismantled to what remains unfinished, our panelists will examine the growing anti-democratic trends threatening our communities and the question on everyone's mind: how do we fight back?ModeratorBacardi Jackson is the Executive Director of the ACLU of Florida, making history in May 2024 as the first Black woman to lead the organization. A Yale Law School graduate and seasoned trial attorney with over 20 years of litigation experience, she previously served as Deputy Legal Director of the Children's Rights Practice Group at the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), where she fought to dismantle the school-to-Pr*son pipeline. She is the inaugural recipient of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund's Distinguished Young Leader Award and has been recognized as a Florida Super Lawyer since 2020.PanelistDaniel Tilley, Esq. has served as Legal Director of the ACLU of Florida since April 2019. He joined the organization in 2012 as a staff attorney with a focus on LGBTQ rights and served as lead counsel in the landmark consolidated cases that brought marriage equality to Florida in January 2015. He earned his law degree from the University of Georgia, where he was a member of the Georgia Law Review and received the Spurgeon Public Interest Fellowship.Additional panelists to be announced.This free, in-person event is part of the 2026 Africana Arts & Humanities Festival and is intended for adult audiences. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/8ee5d480-1dbc-11f1-aa2f-f55444b7b9d3-rimg-w740-h740-dc342a1a-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/8f252770-1dbc-11f1-aa2f-f55444b7b9d3-rimg-w605-h740-dcfffefc-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-lauderdale/selma-is-now-and-the-fight-for-the-ballot-is-ours-a-panel-on-voting-rights/100001984485462439 - **Event Categories**: festivals, art, lgbt-pride - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Fort Lauderdale - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center - **lat**: 26.128388 - **long**: -80.1775981 - **full address**: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Selma is Now and the Fight for the Ballot is Ours: A Panel on Voting Rights - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4de9874c4cad95cd0a59eeefd7ea3fc5c9e70985ee3fa01e59f73de9c04446d2-rimg-w1200-h1085-dcdcdfd8-gmir.jpg?v=1773371180 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Selma is Now and the Fight for the Ballot is Ours: A Panel on Voting Rights being held? - **A:** Selma is Now and the Fight for the Ballot is Ours: A Panel on Voting Rights takes place on Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm to Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Selma is Now and the Fight for the Ballot is Ours: A Panel on Voting Rights? - **A:** Selma is Now and the Fight for the Ballot is Ours: A Panel on Voting Rights is organized by South Florida Book Festival. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Selma is Now and the Fight for the Ballot is Ours: A Panel on Voting Rights", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4de9874c4cad95cd0a59eeefd7ea3fc5c9e70985ee3fa01e59f73de9c04446d2-rimg-w1200-h1085-dcdcdfd8-gmir.jpg?v=1773371180", "startDate": "2026-03-28", "endDate": "2026-03-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/fort-lauderdale/selma-is-now-and-the-fight-for-the-ballot-is-ours-a-panel-on-voting-rights/100001984485462439", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "African-American Research Library and Cultural Center", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "2650 Sistrunk Boulevard", "postalCode": "33311", "addressLocality": "Fort Lauderdale", "addressRegion": "FL", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "26.128388", "longitude": "-80.1775981" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "The fight for the ballot is now. 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