Vice President Kamala Harris coming to Las Vegas as part of college tour

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday, June 24, 2023, focusing on the one-year anniversary of Roe vs. Wade being overturned. (Sean McInnis/The Charlotte Observer via AP)

by: Stephanie Overton

Posted: Oct 6, 2023 / 09:18 AM PDT

Updated: Oct 11, 2023 / 05:30 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Vice President Kamala Harris will be making a stop in Las Vegas Thursday as part of her “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour.

According to a release, Vice President Harris will be holding a moderated conversation at the North Las Vegas campus of the College of Southern Nevada. This event will be the eighth stop on her nationwide college tour.

The campus event at CSN will be held on Thursday, Oct. 12.

The “Fight for Our Freedoms” college tour is a “high-energy national swing that is mobilizing thousands of young people in the ongoing fight for fundamental freedoms and rights,” the release stated.

Vice President Harris is visiting approximately a dozen campuses on the tour. At each stop, she is focusing on issues that “disproportionately impact young people across America.” Such issues include reproductive freedom, gun safety, climate action, voting rights, LGBTQ+ equality, mental health, and book bans.