A comic by Aki Ruiz and Beka Feathers explaining how city charters work and how they can be reformed, using the city of Portland’s ongoing charter review process...
Oregon Humanities
Oregon Humanities completed a two-track initiative. The first track was a set of nine online statewide conversations through their Consider This series. Guests included Jamelle Bouie, David French, and Masha Gessen. The second track was the creation and publication of four short comics on themes relating to democracy and civic engagement.
A comic by Jonathan Hill exploring how people can stay engaged in politics and advocate for the changes they want to see outside of major election cycles. Click to read...
A conversation with filmmaker and writer Astra Taylor, director of the documentary “What Is Democracy?” and author of “Democracy May Not Exist, but...
A comic by Lucy Bellwood illustrating the history of voting rights in Oregon and efforts to expand who gets a say in our democracy.
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A comic by Sarah Mirk exploring how a ballot measure to provide universal preschool went from idea to reality in Oregon.
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A conversation with Clint Smith, author of “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America,” and Adam Davis, executive...
A conversation on democracy, participation, and justice with Eric K. Ward, executive director of Western States Center, and Adam Davis, executive director of Oregon...
A conversation with journalist Leah Sottile, host of the podcasts Two Minutes Past Nine and Bundyville, about how fringe religious and political groups have grown and...
A conversation about organizing and democracy with Hahrie Han, director of the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University, and Adam Davis, executive director of...
A conversation with David French, senior editor for The Dispatch and author of “Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our...
A conversation with Emma Green, a staff writer at The Atlantic who covers politics, policy, and religion, and Adam Davis, executive director of Oregon Humanities, on how...
A conversation with journalist and cultural critic Masha Gessen, author of “Surviving Autocracy,” “The Man Without a Face: The Unlikely Rise of...
Jamelle Bouie, a columnist for the New York Times and political analyst for CBS News, joins Adam Davis, executive director of Oregon Humanities, for a conversation on...
