- Lewis Center, OH
- Civil War Reenactment
- $150.00 and up
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Willis Gordon
Overview
Dynamic and Award Winning orator with 16 years experience in political strategy, canvassing, voter registration and outreach. Can motivate your base for election season, or explain the ins and outs of campaigning and engagement, as well as in depth political analysis.
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Price range: $800 and up (special cases will be heard)
Languages: English
Gig length: 10 - 60 minutes
What to expect
Willis is a talented and dynamic speaker who can touch on many social and political issues spanning from race relations and civil rights, to voter engagement, economic justice and Presidential politics/history. He can also use political and cultural history to motivate groups large and small to achieve their goals.
About
Willis Gordon is an author, essayist, activist, and veteran of the War on Terror. Gordon is committed to the improvement of our communities through education, action, and inclusion. He produced and organized the “Rock the Block” voter registration/education concert in 2016, and continues to register voters across Stark County and the greater Ohio area. He has canvassed, advised, or Field Organized in 4 presidential elections and countless local elections. In 2023, he sought his party's nomination for Mayor of Canton. He is currently the chairman of Veterans Affairs for the Ohio Conference NAACP.
He is the author of two short story collections as well as the syndicated column “The Road Forward” featured in Unlikely Stories and The Devil's Strip. He was also the creator and host of “Impolite Conversation”, a YouTube discussion show about finding solutions to our community’s problems without getting stuck on our differences. A firm optimist, Gordon believes love is not just tender, but tough, and the only way the arc of history bends towards justice is through the hard work of ordinary people.
Additional booking notes
All I'll need is a place to talk and depending on the size of the room, a PA system and microphone.
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Microphone and PA
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