Dustin Bleizeffer has worked as a coal miner, an oilfield mechanic, and for 20 years as a statewide reporter and editor primarily covering the energy industry in Wyoming...
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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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Event Recording: Voting: From Suppression to Expression
This event was hosted by Brookdale Community College. Funded through the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, the Democracy Conversation...
This event was hosted by Atlantic Cape Community College. Funded through the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, the Democracy Conversation...
When Community Becomes the Classroom, Everyone Wins
This event was hosted by Raritan Valley Community College. Funded through the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, the Democracy Conversation...
With Good Reason · Who Votes? Remember those twelve months where every ad was asking you to vote? It was inescapable. Gilda Pedraza and her team worked around the clock...
In 2020, California had its highest voter turnout since 1952; but why? What factors into high and low voter turnout? How have watershed moments in California history...
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...
The Power of Hawaiʻi’s Voters: Agency and Representation in Elections
The 2020 election demonstrated the power and influence of BIPOC voters—Black, Indigenous, and other people of color—and young voters. The national election saw its...
With Good Reason · Expanding The Franchise Dwayne Betts was only a teenager when he was convicted of carjacking and sentenced to 9 years in prison. Today, he’s an...
Chiara Benato, storyteller, responding to the question: “What was your experience like voting for the first time?;” recorded January 29, 2021.
Tāneariʻi shares that he feels “the most important challenge we face as a nation is that too many of my own generation are not being educated enough to directly...
Maggie Messer is the GSA President at Campbell High School and serves as a strong advocate for her peers. She argues that the most important challenge facing us is...
Why It Matters: Public Forum 1, Part 1
The American Samoa Humanities Council is working in partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the “Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral...
Why It Matters Public Forum 1: Part 2
The American Samoa Humanities Council is working in partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the “Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral...
Why It Matters Public Forum 1: Part 3
The American Samoa Humanities Council is working in partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the “Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral...
Why It Matters Public Forum 1: Part 4
The American Samoa Humanities Council is working in partnership with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of the “Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral...
The Future of Politics with Erich Frankland: Rights Come with Responsibilities
Mr. Frankland is a political science instructor in the school of social and behavioral sciences at Casper College, serves as the director of the Casper Committee to...