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Up to Us Fall Campus Competition – Apps open 8/8-9/13

Up to Us

Application Period is Aug 8 – Sept 12. The program starts at the end of September and ends on November 19.Since 2012, more than 500,000 students have engaged in the Up to Us Campus Competition (https://www.itsuptous.org/get-involved/campus-competition). We want to empower students to be a part of the next-generation leaders at the forefront creating meaningful impact…

Journalism’s Role in Strengthening Local Democracy

National Civic League

As discussed in the National Civic League’s publication, the Civic Index, authentic communication is essential for building trust and enabling residents to take action. Healthy communities need credible civic-minded sources of information presented in a way that residents can use. In a new collection of essays published by the Kettering Foundation, Reinventing Journalism to Strengthen Democracy: Insights…

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EQUAL Act- Campaign Call Summer Series

Dream Corps

We need your help to bring thousands home from prison by ending the racist sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. Over the next two months, we invite you to join our EQUAL Act campaign call series, where we’ll provide critical campaign updates, create actionable opportunities to support the campaign, and lead trainings on the…

Event Series Democracy Happy Hour

Democracy Happy Hour

Fix Democracy First

Join us for our weekly Democracy Happy Hour! Grab a drink and come hear about the latest democracy news, ongoing efforts to fix democracy, and ways you can participate. Each week we cover democracy headlines in the news, a special topic of the week, and then have open discussion on democracy related issues.