Raven Thompson

It’s been 101 years since the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote and 98 years since the ERA was first introduced in Congress. But the Equal Rights Amendment still needs to be added to the Constitution.

Once a decade, state legislators draw up maps that determine where and how we can place our votes. When this process is powered by and for the people, fairer and more equitable maps are created. The League of Women Voters of the U.S. encourages you to join Leagues across the nation to work together to shine a light on the importance of redistricting!

The Detroit Public Library and Detroit League of Women Voters invite you to a collaborative forum on “How Political Cartoons Happen” with guest speakers Mike Thompson, Editorial Cartoonist for The Detroit Free Press, and Henry Payne, a syndicated cartoonist whose work has appeared in The Detroit News. Mr. Thompson and Mr. Payne will discuss their process and approach to developing political cartoons and expressing complex political ideas through their work.