This is the second entry in the Representation Matters virtual series. Presented by Dr. Karen Kuo, Associate Professor of Asian Pacific American Studies at Arizona State...
Keyword: Activism
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 comic by Sarah Mirk exploring how a ballot measure to provide universal preschool went from idea to reality in Oregon.
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While young people might not yet have the right to vote, many are engaged and looking for ways to make a difference. How do young Montanans push for public policies that...
Podcast produced by Arizona Citizens for the Arts.
This event was hosted by Atlantic Cape Community College. Funded through the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, the Democracy Conversation...
Why It Matters: Reckoning with Race. Equity. Allyship. with Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal
Authors Kimberly Latrice Jones and Gilly Segal discuss their best-selling book, “I’m Not Dying With You Tonight”—inspired by the death of Baltimorean Freddie...
California Youth and the Ballot: What Will 2040 Look Like?
In April 2021, we asked a panel of California youth about their thoughts on civic engagement. What are young people doing now to address the issues they care about? What...
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...
An Evening with Gloria Steinem and Sally Roesch Wagner
Voting: Why It Matters – An Evening with Gloria Steinem & Sally Roesch Wagner.
Why It Matters: The Purpose of Protest explores the historical and contemporary role of protest in our communities. How do we define protest? What are our rights and...
Panel discussion featuring Nebraska State Senator Anna Wishart, Sarpy County Election Commissioner Michelle Andahl, League of Women Voters of Nebraska (LWVN) Voter...
When Women Won the Right to Vote: A History Unfinished
The passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 did not win women the right to vote—despite repeated claims that it did. Just what, then, did the women’s suffrage amendment do...