Culver City Democratic Club presents
IT CAN’T HAPPEN HERE—AGAIN!
A Staged Reading and GOTV Call to Action
Sunday, October 27, at 3:30 PM
Veterans Memorial Building—Multipurpose Room
A staged reading and Get Out The Vote call to action event, presented in collaboration with Writers for Democratic Action. It Can’t Happen Here—Again! is a powerful defense of the freedom to vote, to participate in democracy, and to raise our voices in protest and celebration. The event occurs on October 27 at 3:30 PM, in the Multipurpose Room of Veterans Memorial Building. Free parking is available in the Veterans Memorial Building parking lot.
In 1936, It Can’t Happen Here, a stage adaptation by Sinclair Lewis of his own bestselling novel, opened simultaneously in 21 theaters in 17 states across America on October 27, one week before that year’s presidential election. It was a warning against the rise of fascism and authoritarianism in America. It Can’t Happen Here—Again! by Writers for Democratic Action, both honors the 1936 production and issues a call to action now.
On July 19, 2024, It Can’t Happen Here—Again! played at 91 locations in 71 cities and towns in 24 states, before thousands of voters. The next national event will occur on Sunday, October 27, 2024, which is the 88th Anniversary of the first readings! Culver City Democratic Club will present one of several simultaneous staged readings of It Can’t Happen Here—Again! occurring in living rooms, bookstores, theaters, libraries, community centers, parks, and places of worship all across America. These readings will be presented in conjunction with Get Out The Vote efforts for the last days before the 2024 U.S. Election.
Writers for Democratic Action is an international organization of more than 3,000 writers, as well as over 150 bookstore partners, standing together to champion democracy and the institutions that embody and protect it. It Can’t Happen Here—Again! is part of WDA’s on-going project, BOOK THE VOTE, which creates community and gets out the vote.