Neighborhood House and Better Days invite you to a marker dedication for Emma McVicker on the National Votes for Women Trail. A suffragist, educator, and advocate for women and children, McVicker became the first woman in Utah’s executive branch of government when she served as the State Superintendent of Schools in 1900. She founded Neighborhood […]
Planning and Advocacy and Communications campaign workshop is a 90 minute session that will help inspire you to get involved politically and socially. This interactive workshop will help you think critically about how to take action on issues that you care about.
Planning and Advocacy and Communications campaign workshop is a 90 minute session that will help inspire you to get involved politically and socially. This interactive workshop will help you think critically about how to take action on issues that you care about.
Join us for a delicious brunch at Café Storico—including appetizer, choice of entrée, soft drinks, coffee, tea, and cookies for the table. Then take a special Civic Season-themed tour of our galleries tour that also highlights the Citizenship Project. Cost includes brunch, Museum admission, a guided tour, and a discount coupon to the Museum Store.
How do we develop the next generation of voters and expand the electorate? Join the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), the nation’s leading, nonpartisan applied research institute on youth voting, as we present a new paradigm to guide the work of preparing young people for electoral participation: CIRCLE Growing […]
Deliberations. US is a non-partisan organization dedicated to reinvigorating our democracy through fostering civic engagement and learning among America’s college students. By engaging America's youth in fact-based, nonpartisan and balanced deliberations, we’ll foster informed opinions, advance communication and critical thinking skills, reveal common ground, and bring democracy back to the people. Please join our online […]
This webinar, hosted by play experts Education for Sharing and The History Co:Lab, will offer fun and engaging techniques for young parents and educators to nurture the civic capabilities of the kids in their care through play. This will be a very interactive and lively webinar with the goal of providing participants with concrete tools […]
Join Bill Doggett as he presents a multimedia keynote address about the life of his father, Reverend Dr. John N. Doggett Jr., a beloved and critical leader who worked tirelessly for civil rights.
In celebration of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States, visitors to the Library of Virginia will have the rare opportunity to view a selection of "Free Negro Registers" displayed in the lobby and to learn about the Library’s efforts to digitize, preserve, and make them more accessible. These […]
They say that history is written by the victors. But not in the case of the most famous dissenter on the Supreme Court. Almost a century after his death, John Marshall Harlan’s words helped end segregation and gave us our civil rights and our modern economic freedom. This is a hybrid event with in-person and […]
Join the National Susan B. Anthony Museum & House for a specialty tour offering on Sunday, June 19 at 2 pm. The tour will discuss the role of the media in the 19th century and how the legendary American civil rights leader, Susan B. Anthony, carefully curated her public image. The tour also explores the […]
Every president is the central player in the drama called America, and it’s increasingly crucial for presidents to generate a positive image in popular culture. But the respect and even reverence that once surrounded the presidency have seriously eroded, replaced by skepticism, cynicism, and often ridicule, making governing all the more difficult. Veteran White House […]
The art of protest. The Carpenters' Company and CraftNOW Philadelphia will host a Saturday morning event at Old City Phialdelphia's Art in the Age. We will briefly discuss the history and importance of craft to American protest and resistance movements. Following an interactive discussion, participants will be instructed on how to make their own protest […]
How can educators of all disciplines prepare students to be active and informed participants in a democracy? Join us this summer to explore this question through the lens of six Smithsonian collections! Register for our free five-day virtual Summer Sessions and join an online community of educators across the country. Discover how museum objects can […]
Join the History Center for a panel discussion that will explore the history of voting rights in conjunction with the Civic Season theme of “Rewind, Reflect, and Reimagine.” Dr. Ray Block of Penn State University will discuss voting history in Pennsylvania, from state jurisdictions under the Constitution, to the 15th Amendment, through today. Civil rights […]
Bill Keene, a lecturer in history, urban studies, and architecture, examines developments from the 1930s onward that shaped Los Angeles as a magnet for population migration and a major center of industry. Emergent airplane manufacturing during the 1930s established the foundation for the explosive growth to meet the demands of WWII. Shipbuilding, aircraft production, and […]
Deliberations. US is a non-partisan organization dedicated to reinvigorating our democracy through fostering civic engagement and learning among America’s college students. By engaging America's youth in fact-based, nonpartisan and balanced deliberations, we’ll foster informed opinions, advance communication and critical thinking skills, reveal common ground, and bring democracy back to the people. Please join our online […]
Learn about three Texas foremothers who shaped history and how to connect with your own chosen ancestors using the wisdom of the tarot. About this event... We have Barbara Jordan to thank for the first minimum wage law in Texas. We have Sarah Weddington to thank for arguing and winning Roe v. Wade before the […]
Join us for a celebration of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness all holiday weekend. Explore our latest exhibitions and take part in special activities for all ages that invite us to reflect on how we can live up to our revolutionary ideals. Snap a selfie in front of our very own replica Liberty […]