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Watch the full event: Elections, A More Perfect Union

The future of our democracy depends on rebuilding trust in our elections and the vehicles for ensuring the peaceful transfer of power.
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the Partnership for American Democracy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

May 18, 2022
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Bipartisan Support for the Safe and Fair Elections Pledge

Five top national security leaders talk about the current threat to American democracy and why Team Democracy's Safe and Fair Elections (SAFE) Pledge is necessary to protect our democracy.
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Panel Conversation: Our Elections Administration at Risk

Featuring Maggie Oliver, Joanna Lydgate, and Bill Gates. Moderated by Krys Boyd
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May 18, 2022
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Community Election Protection Program

Ashley Quarcoo announces a new program to support public servants and educate and engage Americans across sectors.
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May 18, 2022
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An Election Redesign to Restore Trust in US Democracy

In this TED Talk, Epps-Johnson describes how the US Alliance for Election Excellence is working to improve the performance of systems serving 240 million voters.
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April 11, 2022
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9 Democrats, 9 Republicans Introduce Legislation to Reduce Polarization and Support Community Bridgebuilding

On Feb. 25, nine Republicans and nine Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced the Building Civic Bridges Act – bipartisan legislation empowering communities to tackle division.
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The Suburban Times
February 26, 2022
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There is a bipartisan path forward on election and voter protections

If ever there was a need to repair the systems of our republic, protect access to the ballot box and strengthen our elections, that time is now.
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The Hill
January 24, 2022
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You're Being Fed Lies: How Americans Can Find Truth in the Age of Misinformation

Just as young people should be taught coding, they must be taught the decoding of news and information as a prerequisite of informed citizenship.
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Margaret Spellings
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Former Secretary of Education
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John Bridgeland
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CEO & Executive Chair, More Perfect
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USA Today
December 9, 2021
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America Talks: How not to let fear isolate you from people with different opinions

The late comedian Joan Rivers often quipped, “Can we talk?” If her catchphrase was asked today, it might be met with a resounding “No.”
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USA Today
July 9, 2021
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A Fresh Start: Let's Heal America's Divisions Before Her 250th Birthday

How often do nations have a chance for a fresh start? Rarely. These moments tend to come after wars or disasters – and determine the path nations take in the decades that follow.
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John Bridgeland
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Tim Shriver
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Chairman, Special Olympics & Founder & Chairman, UNITE
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The Hill
July 9, 2021
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Our democracy is ailing. Civics education has to be part of the cure.

Our constitutional democracy is ailing. If we didn’t know that before Jan. 6, the lesson was etched into our souls that day.
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Paul Carrese

The Washington Post
March 2, 2021
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We Need National Service. Now.

The formative moment for a new generation.
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By David Brooks

The New York Times
May 7, 2020
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Just like the Great Depression, we need 500,000 service year jobs now

We should enact an Emergency Service to Nation Jobs effort to engage 500,000 young people in a year of service to put them to work and meet the nation’s pressing needs.
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Alan Khazei
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Co-founder and Former CEO, City Year
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John Bridgeland
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The Boston Globe
May 1, 2020
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What a call to service could look like during a pandemic

We have heard presidents calling on the American people to give back to their country. Today, the U.S. faces a crisis unlike any in living memory: a global pandemic that is changing how we live..
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John Bridgeland
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Tim Shriver
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Chairman, Special Olympics & Founder & Chairman, UNITE
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The Washington Post
March 31, 2020
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Let's fight for America by learning to listen first

The year ahead will present both enormous challenge and opportunity for a nation severely fractured across political and myriad other lines.
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Graham Bodie

USA Today
December 9, 2019
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Will America Embrace National Service?

A report examining the case for national service, highlighting the various ways in which that service could unfold, and concluding that large-scale national service is needed in America now.
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John Bridgeland
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Former Director of the White House Office of Faith based and Community Initiatives
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October 1, 2019
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A Nation of Weavers

The social renaissance is happening from the ground up.
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By David Brooks

The New York Times
February 18, 2019
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President Obama Champions Democracy in his Farewell Address

Barack Obama gave his farewell address to the American people on January 10, 2017. At this moment during his speech, he emphasized the importance of looking after our democracy.
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President Obama on the Meaning of Citizenship

Barack Obama shared how he discovered the importance of citizenship and how the Americorps leads Americans to this same discovery.
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September 12, 2014
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Lincoln's Call to Service—and Ours

A proposal that would help young Americans understand that civic duty is not restricted to the military.
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Gen. Stanley McChrystal
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The Wall Street Journal
March 29, 2013
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Sandra Day O'Connor on Civic Education

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor speaks about reintroducing the importance of civic education to American schools.
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July 9, 2012
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President George W. Bush Speaks to the National Endowment for Democracy

President George W. Bush spoke on the 20th anniversary of the National Endowment for Democracy, elaborating on the foundation of the American democracy and the nation's fundamental values.
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November 6, 2003
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President George W. Bush on Overcoming Evil with Greater Good

George W. Bush, during his 2002 State of the Union, calls Americans to give back suggesting participation in the USA Freedom Corps.
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January 29, 2002
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President Clinton on the Value of Civic Education

In his 1996 State of the Union, Bill Clinton pushed schools to have character education programming.
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January 23, 1996
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President Clinton at the National Service Bill Signing

President Clinton delivers remarks at the National Service Bill signing ceremony, which would lay the foundation for what would become AmeriCorps.
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September 21, 1993
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