Seven days later on January 6, Congressman Raskin. Details for accessing the program will be sent upon registration. On December 31, 2020, Tommy Raskin, the only son of Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, took his own life. Please note: This event will be held virtually. 6 Committee investigating the events of that day, discusses the convergence of personal and public trauma and how the power of his son’s convictions have helped fuel his commitment.Ĭongressman Raskin will be in conversation with Glenn Raucher, founder and host of the PageTurners reading series.īooks can be ordered in advance from our preferred indendent bookseller Books on Call, by clicking here. Seven days later, on January 6, Congressman Raskin was at the Capitol to help certify the 2020 Presidential election results when a mob stormed the building hoping to hand four more years of power to President Donald Trump. In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently. On December 31, 2020, his son Tommy Raskin, 25, tragically took his own life after a long struggle with depression. Signed books will be distributed at check-in.In Unthinkable, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life. You will NOT need to print a ticket you will be checked in at the door.
representative for Marylands 8th congressional. You will be notified ahead of time of any changes to the policy. Jamin Ben Raskin (born December 13, 1962) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his lifeand his family’sas he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation’s Capitol, and led the impeachment. Currently, facemasks are optional, but should that change, we will follow CDC guidelines regarding masking during the event. Doors will open at 4 pm please arrive in a timely manner as doors will close promptly at 5 pm. There are no reserved seats for this event. On December 31, 2020, Tommy Raskin, the only son of Maryland Congressman Jamie Raskin, tragically took his own life after a long struggle with depress. 20% of the ticket price will be donated to the Lewes Public Library. Tickets are $30 and include a signed copy of Unthinkable and one (non-reserved) seat for the event, and additional signed copies may be purchased. Books will be signed prior to the event there will not be a "meet and greet" following the program nor will books be personalized. The event will consist of a conversation between the two Congress members, then a Q&A with the audience. The committee has broad jurisdiction over health care, the environment, commerce and trade, energy policy, telecommunications, manufacturing, and consumer protection. She sits on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
House of Representatives and serves as an Assistant Whip for House Leadership.
31, 2020, Representative Jamie Raskin went down to his basement and found his son Tommy, 25, lying dead on the bed where he had been sleeping while. Congressman Raskin is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and a former Editor of the Harvard Law Review.Ĭongresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester represents Delaware in the U.S. ‘Unthinkable’ twin traumas On the morning of Dec. He has authored several books, including the Washington Post bestseller Overruling Democracy: The Supreme Court versus the American People and the highly acclaimed We the Students: Supreme Court Cases For and About America’s Students. He also was a professor of constitutional law at American University’s Washington College of Law for more than 25 years. Prior to his time in Congress, Raskin was a three-term State Senator in Maryland and the Senate Majority Whip. In this searing memoir, Congressman Jamie Raskin tells the story of the forty-five days at the start of 2021 that permanently changed his life-and his family’s-as he confronted the painful loss of his son to suicide, lived through the violent insurrection in our nation’s Capitol, and led the impeachment effort to hold President Trump accountable for inciting the political violence.Ĭongressman Jamie Raskin has proudly represented Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S.
Join us for a very special event with Congressman Jamie Raskin as he discusses his #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, Unthinkable: Trauma, Truth and the Trials of American Democracy, with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester.
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