The new non-profit WCM Program Fund helped a coalition of groups planning an event about redistricting by putting it in touch with a videographer interested in the project.
Dan Folkman, a WCM Independent Producer Member, worked with the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Fair District Maps Midstate, and the Fair Maps Coalition to produce the hybrid event that involved both Zoom and speakers at an in-person event.
The panelists included former Republican State Senator Dale Schultz; Atty. Mel Barnes of Law Forward; Carlene Bechen, Fair Maps Coalition; Debra Cronmiller, League of Women Voters of Wisconsin; and Joe Horvath, Fiar District Maps Midstate.
The speakers talked about the current status of gerrymandering in Wisconsin and about how the process of choosing a map that will be used to create Congressional Districts and other voting districts is nearing the end. The Wisconsin State Supreme Court will select among several competing maps which one will be in effect for the next 10 years. During March 2022, portions of the map will be appealed in federal court over violations of the 1965 Voting Right Act. This must be resolved by the end of March so state candidates can complete the necessary paperwork required for upcoming elections.
The program is available over WCM’s Program Sharing Platform.
The WCM Program Fund’s mission is to connect program producers and funders with Wisconsin’s non-profit Public, Education and Government (PEG) community media center production facilities in order to provide financial and technical support for the creation and distribution of videos of local, regional and statewide public interest for play over cable television systems and other media platforms.
