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Is it Just Us? Election Polarization in the USA
Join us on Jun 5, 2024, 12:00 PM (CDT) for a virtual conversation on election polarization in the U.S. and global trends featuring Prabha Sankaranarayan, President and CEO of Mediators Beyond Borders International and Tiffany Easthom, Executive Director of Nonviolent Peaceforce. This free event is brought to you by these TRUST Network partners: Nonviolent Peaceforce, Restorative…
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How To Steal A Presidential Election w/ Lawrence Lessig
SPECIAL EVENT: How To Steal A Presidential Election with Lawrence Lessig Fix Democracy First is hosting a special Democracy Happy Hour event with Lawrence Lessig to discuss his latest book, How To Steal A Presidential Election, on Wednesday, May 15th @ 5 pm PT/8 pm ET. Lawrence Lessig is an American legal scholar and political activist. He is the…
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Vetting election information: How service members, veterans and military families can get credible voting information
As the 2024 election season is underway, falsehoods about voting and ballot issues already are circulating widely. Bad actors exploit a charged political atmosphere by spreading false claims about candidates, disinformation about how to vote and baseless rumors that undermine trust in election systems and infrastructure. Military service members, veterans and their families in particular…
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Introduction to Money in Politics
Learn the basics of money in American politics and how YOU can be part of the solution to this problem! Our nonpartisan presentation covers big money, dark money, and foreign money that continues to flow — unchecked — into U.S. elections. You will learn how we got here, and why we need a constitutional amendment…
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Election Essentials: Voting in Our Community
The following template was created by the Convergence Collaborative on Trust in Elections, a cross-sectoral and cross-ideological group of 13 leaders with deep expertise in elections at national, state, and local levels along with communications and behavior change experts. The group met six times from August 2023 to February 2024 to discuss approaches and solutions…
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A Conversation with Michael Donne and Maureen Kline
Do you ever wonder about the impact political spending has on the state of American businesses? Join American Promise for the next chapter in our Speaker Series where we will talk with leading economic experts, Michael Donnelly and Maureen Kline, about how our lopsided campaign finance laws negatively affect the U.S. economy. Their conversation will…
