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** 2nd Annual Civic Season 2022
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#CivicSeason is an opportunity to connect with hundreds of museums & cultural institutions across the country & share what you stand for. So if you're civic-curious, join us from Juneteenth to July 4th. Learn more and register here ([link removed]) .
A New Summer Tradition, a Three-Week ‘Civic Season,’ Asks Americans to Reflect on the Past and Future ([link removed]) - Smithsonian Magazine


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** Unfinished Salon
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At a time of deep divisions in the United States, join four democracy pioneers who will share their wisdom and powerful ideas on the animating question: In a thriving multiracial democracy, how can we find a shared purpose? Moderated by Angela Glover Blackwell, Chair of the Unfinished Network, the panelists will include Danielle Allen and Eric Liu, co-chairs of the Academy’s Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship, and Starsky Wilson, President & CEO of the Children's Defense Fund.

Unfinished Salons are an ongoing series of thought-provoking events held through 2022. Each Salon focuses on a single animating question that connects to Unfinished’s mission of building a just digital future. Charting the path toward this future requires a bold imagining of how technology, governance, and culture can create a thriving multiracial democracy and a just economy, and the Salons dive into the fundamental questions that get us there.

June 8, 2022 from 1 – 2 PM Eastern Time | Register here ([link removed])


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** CIRCLE Growing Voters
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Join the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), for a virtual presentation about a new paradigm to guide the work of preparing young people for electoral participation: CIRCLE Growing Voters. Based on exclusive, rigorous research, CIRCLE's framework serves as a guide for every institution and community to help grow voters, with actionable recommendations for educators, organizers, policymakers, journalists, funders, families, young leaders, and more.

The CIRCLE Growing Voters launch is co-presented by Teen Vogue.

June 14, 2022 from 2 – 3:30 PM Eastern Time | Register here ([link removed])


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** A More Perfect Union: The Jewish Partnership for Democracy
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The Jewish Democracy Network ([link removed]) is a transpartisan, Jewish effort to ensure free, fair, safe, and accessible elections. Launched in May 2022, the network has two goals: ensuring the United States remains an electoral democracy; and strengthening democratic culture in the country.

The Jewish Democracy Network is about coming together around concrete, vetted, nonpartisan activities that matter in election administration and protection. There are five strategies for network members to pursue, allowing each organization the flexibility to design a commitment that best suits its assets, resources, and influence.

Interested in learning more?
* Register ([link removed]) to attend the virtual Commitment Workshop on June 22, 2022 at 2pm Eastern Time
* Download ([link removed]) the Jewish Democracy Network's Commitment Toolkit



** Business and Democracy Initiative
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This week, the Business and Democracy Initiative ([link removed]) was launched as a partnership between Public Private Strategies and the Leadership Now Project to address the role that the business community can and should play in maintaining and upholding American constitutional democracy. Check out this new article ([link removed]) in Fast Company co-authored by the CEO and co-founder of Our Common Purpose Champion, Leadership Now Project, Daniella Ballou-Aares in which she lays out how the initiative will mobilize business leaders and organizations to protect the integrity of our elections and rebuild trust in democratic institutions.


** Connecting Communities: Libraries as Invisible Infrastructure
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Daphna Blatt, Senior Director of Strategy & Public Impact at The New York Public Library authored an article in CitiesSpeak, a blogspace of the National League of Cities on public libraries' role as connective tissue in our communities. Along with Shamichael Hallman, Senior Library Manager, Memphis Public Library, Daphna is the co-convener of Libraries as Bridges ([link removed]) , an initiative supported by Our Common Purpose Project ([link removed]) , which aims to both strengthen and better communicate the civic impact of our nation’s public libraries. Check out Daphna's article here ([link removed]) .

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