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Wilder School town hall March 22

3/17/2017, 7:07 p.m.
A community conversation about the current political climate, leadership and how people can get involved will be the central topic …
Douglas Wilder and Bob Holsworth

A community conversation about the current political climate, leadership and how people can get involved will be the central topic of a town hall sponsored by Virginia Commonwealth University’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs.

The town hall, “Popular Politics, Populism and Donald Trump: Who Are ‘We the People?’ ” will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, at the Grace Street Theater, 934 W. Grace St.

The event is free and open to the public.

The discussion will be led by former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder; Robert Holsworth, managing principal at DecideSmart; John Accordino, dean of the Wilder School; Jack Trammell, author and associate professor of sociology at Randolph-Macon College; Meghan Gough, chair of the Wilder School’s Urban and Regional Studies and Planning Program; and Alexandra Reckendorf, assistant professor of political science at VCU.

VCU President Michael Rao will make remarks.

For more information, please contact Angelica Bega at aebega@vcu.edu or (804) 828-8520.