The Up to Us Campus Competition for US college/university students is now accepting applications for the Spring 2022 cohort!This Up to Us competition is a great leadership development opportunity for students to carry out civic engagement initiatives, develop knowledge in fiscal and economic topics, and engage their community in deliberative dialogue on our fiscal future. Students…
Citizen Assembly invites you to join us in the never-ending, limitless process of REAL deliberative democracy, thanks to the groundbreaking technology Egora, “The Worldwide Stock-Market of Ideas”! Egora-ILP.org With Egora EVERYONE is able to participate in democracy at their own convenience and at their own level of comfort, by… – developing their own political philosophy…
Join New Hampshire Listens & Urban Rural Action’s Dialogue Across Difference program. This will be an interactive Zoom workshop for college students in New Hampshire. Join us on Feb. 8, 2022 @ 7-8:30 EST and/or Feb. 9, 2021 @ 3-4:30 pm EST. Both workshops will follow the same format, and students are able to participate…
California is often praised as the “Golden State” with beautiful weather, a world-leading economy, top tier universities and corporations, and a rich, diverse culture. Yet many are leaving California for states with lower taxes, tougher crime enforcement, affordable housing, and less liberal policies. Has California become the poster child for income disparity where Silicon Valley…
You’ve heard us say it: Crossing Party Lines is 100% volunteer run and donation supported. We’ve had people ask, “But you’re just talking, what is there for volunteers to do?”There’s plenty to do! In fact, whatever your skills and interests, there’s a place for you on the CPL Team. Come to this info session and…
Would you like to improve local elections with a voting method that doesn’t split the vote? Join our monthly meeting for STAR Voting and Represent.Us!We will talk about:–Efforts to bring STAR Voting to Portland–Statewide reform!–What is STAR Voting? (for new people)And we’ll talk about ways that you can help either from home or in person…
Professor Larry J. Sabato (UVA Center for Politics Director) will host an event with Representative Ro Khanna (D- CA), discussing his new book, Dignity in a Digital Age”. Representative Ro Khanna’s biography: Representative Ro Khanna represents California’s 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his third term. Rep. Khanna…
The National Constitution Center and Renew Democracy Initiative present a discussion exploring how the rule of law is protected in constitutional systems around the world—including the United States—and how to ensure its survival when threatened by modern challenges. What happens to constitutions when legal and political norms are violated, and how can we defend rule…