Good morning,
Fix Democracy First’s Democracy Happy Hour picks back up tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26th at 5PM Pacific Time. We’re so excited to restart this program and a growing list of attendees. Thank you to the hundreds who have already re-registered for the relaunch.
This is a friendly reminder that you must register to join any future Democracy Happy Hours. You can disregard this email if you’ve already registered.
Due to Zoom restrictions, all past attendees must re-register using the following link. You only need to register once to access the event.
(Re)register for Fix Democracy First’s Democracy Happy Hours Here
Guest Speaker for Wednesday, August 26th –
Camron Hurt, State Director, Common Cause Hawai’i
Raised in Nashville, Tennessee, and a resident of Hawaii for eight years, Camron holds nine years in higher education and nonprofit management and five years as a corporate and litigation paralegal. A policy expert and lifelong advocate, the core of his work has focused on uplifting the needs of marginalized groups and centering community-based solutions to systemic issues. Hurt has previously headed the Supported Decision-Making division and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Advisory Committee with Disability Rights Tennessee. Camron joined Common Cause Hawaii as Program Manager in 2023, and through his leadership in the state has steadily gained new responsibilities.
Topic: overview of Act 11, a law that passed in the 2026 Hawai’i legislature and makes Citizens United irrelevant. Common Cause Hawai’i’s work to defend transparency, fairness, and the right to be heard in our democracy. They are a good government, citizen lobbyist group. They lobby for the public interest on good government issues and also operate as a government watchdog organization.