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Open Book: Open-Source Budget Transparency for Municipalities
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Allen Lab launches new Digital Civic Infrastructure Initiative to help governments strengthen democracy through technology
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The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation develops ideas and fosters practices for equal and inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy and self-government.
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Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation Announces Sports, Democracy, and Civic Health Initiative
The new initiative brings together scholars, sports leaders, and civic organizations to explore how sports can strengthen American democracy.
Video
Content Creators, Election Administration, and Voting: Can Social Media Be Used to Improve the Voter Information Environment?
In this webinar moderated by Tova Wang, director of democratic research projects at the Ash Center, panelists Julia Angwin, Amanda Yarnell, Tommy Gong, and Brianna Wiggity Weck explore how election officials can leverage social media’s reach to improve public awareness around voter registration, voting, and election integrity. The discussion builds on the Ash Center paper, “Building Capacity to Use Social Media: How Election Officials Can Leverage Content Creation to Provide Accurate Voter Information,” which outlines frameworks for collaboration between election officials and digital content creators.
Q+A
Democracy 250: Myth, Memory, and the American Story
As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, questions about the nation’s history — and whose stories shape its meaning — have renewed significance. Moderated by journalist and political commentator Eugene Scott, a recent panel discussion explored how Americans’ understanding of the past informs national identity, perceptions of democracy, and civic engagement.
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Leadership Seminar: Chief Lynn Malerba
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Ash Center Seminar Room 225, Suite 200, 124 Mount Auburn Street
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
“If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving”: Rethinking a National Story
In-Person Event
Ash Center Seminar Room 225, Suite 200, 124 Mount Auburn Street
12:00 pm – 1:15 pm EDT
Dignity, Democracy and Development: Perspectives from the United States and South Africa
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12:00 pm – 1:15 pm EDT
