On Friday, Politics and Prose, Washington, D.C., held the first in a series of discussions dubbed "teach-ins." Much like the teach-ins of the 1960s that grew up around the civil rights and anti-war movements, P&P's sessions are intended to help inform the community about critical issues during these stressful political times and to offer suggestions for citizen action. This initial gathering focused on the challenges to individual rights and liberties and to the rule of law posed by the Trump administration's moves since the inauguration. Held before an audience of 400 people packed into P&P's Connecticut Avenue store, the event featured four distinguished panelists: David Cole, a Georgetown University law professor and former ACLU legal director; Skye Perryman, head of Democracy Forward, which has filed numerous suits seeking to block the mass firings of government workers; Rep. Jamie Raskin, the Maryland Democrat and former law professor who is ranking member of the House Oversight Committee; and Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign and pioneering advocate of LGBTQ+ rights. Moderating the panel was Ally Coll, an assistant law professor at the City University of New York. See the event online here. Pictured: (from left) Ally Coll, David Cole, Skye Perryman, Jamie Raskin, and Kelley Robinson.