With coronavirus touching every corner of the globe, join us for a discussion with academics from Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States to compare the relationship between democratic governance and COVID-19 in different countries. Speakers include:
Archon Fung, Harvard Kennedy School (Moderator)
Thamy Pogrebinschi, WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Brigitte Geißel, Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany
Pepper Culpepper, Oxford University, United Kingdom
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Join Eric Wilson, Ash Center Technology and Democracy Fellow and Chief Digital Officer for America Rising, for a workshop on how to get your ideas noticed online and build a strategy for results. He’ll highlight key trends shaping the way ideas are spread online and adopted in real life. Participants will take part in an exercise to generate digital content designed to get noticed and drive action.
Join Ash Center fellows Miles Rapoport and Tova Wang for a study group series examining various aspects of the burgeoning democracy reform movement sweeping through states across the country. The final session is entitled "Universal Civic Duty Voting, An Idea for the Future: A Conversation with E.J. Dionne."
Despite the hardships we are living through, there are two things about our elections that dealing with COVID-19 has taught us: we have a tremendous need for ownership and participation in decision-making, and that ideas previously off the table can and...
This discussion is the second in a two-part series exploring the Latinx voting bloc. Learn more and register for the first event HERE.
As one the fastest growing communities in the United States, Latinx voters are regarded as a sleeping giant. Yet the Latinx community is not a monolith in their viewpoints or voting patterns. Join Cristina Beltrán Ph.D., Associate Professor at New York University and Antonio Arellano, Interim Executive Director...
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Join Ross Morales Rocketto and Manuel Espitia from Run for Something for a workshop on the nuts and bolts on running for down ballot office.
Do you want to see change in your community? Thinking about running for office but don't know where to start? Leadership opportunities exists at every level of government and down-ballot office offers impactful ways to get things done. This workshop will help you explore down ballot races and how to launch your campaign.
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Join us for a virtual workshop led by Stephanie Valencia, Ash Center Technology and Democracy Fellow and co-founder of EquisLabs; an organization creating a more active, powerful Latinx electorate.
As matriarchs, soccer moms, or college-aged kids - Latina women are the glue and the backbones of the Latinx community. Their power lies in the social networks they hold and their ability to catalyze them to move the people around them. Because of this, they have the...
This discussion is the second in a two-part series exploring the Latinx voting bloc. Learn more and register for the first event HERE.
As one the fastest growing communities in the United States, Latinx voters are regarded as a sleeping giant. Yet the Latinx community is not a monolith in their viewpoints or voting patterns. Join Cristina Beltrán Ph.D., Associate Professor at New York University and Antonio Arrellano, Interim Executive Director...
Census Day is Wednesday, April 1st! Counting every person in the census is critical to the proper functioning of a democracy. Join a conversation with census experts for an update on the 2020 census and bring your questions on how we can achieve a full count.
Jonathan Tran, California Endowment
Teresa Acuña, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation (Moderator)
Ajay Saini, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
Join Ash Center Technology and Democracy Fellow Nick Carter to develop your digital toolkit! The workshop will be titled"Pivoting to a New Electoral Reality: Building Trust Online and Implementation of Vote By Mail," with participants learning how voter engagement leaders are scaling their digital programs and adjusting to an election that will be unlike any other. Invited guests include:... Read more about VIRTUAL Tech & Democracy Workshop with Nick Carter