Debate for Change
2020 — New York City, NY/US
Public Forum
UPDATE FOR THE SCHEDULE: BECAUSE OF ENTRY NUMBERS, WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF PRELIMS FROM 6 TO 5, AND NOW THE TOURNAMENT RUNS FROM FRIDAY TO SATURDAY ONLY (6/19-6/20) because Sunday is Father's day.
Hello and welcome to PUBLIC FORUM!!!
You can compete at any grade of HS debate (including current seniors). You can judge if you are a rising senior or older.
There will be 5 prelims for PF. It will be held on Discord, but you will have the option to use Zoom for a call if you and your opponents/partner/judge prefer it (you could open up a Zoom call once you are all already in the Discord room). Mavericks are allowed, as are hybrid-school teams.
The topic will be the February NSDA topic. Resolved: The United States should replace means-tested welfare programs with a universal basic income.
The Discord link FOR PF ONLY is here: https://discord.gg/E7y87dx
UPDATED SCHEDULE:
Here’s the general tournament schedule:
**all rounds are single-flighted**
Friday, 6/19:
Round 1: 1:30 PM
Round 2: 3 PM
Round 3: 4:30 PM
Saturday, 6/20:
Round 4: 11:30 AM
Round 5: 1 PM
Quarterfinals: 3:00 PM
Semifinals: 4:30 PM
Finals: 6:00 PM
**also because we don't know the number of entries yet we don't know how many outrounds we will end up having. This schedule is subject to change!**