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SUMMARY:The Candy Kitchen: An American Immigration Story
DESCRIPTION:This excerpt from the Emmy-nominated “River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6” tells the story behind the Wilton\, Iowa Candy Kitchen restaurant. From its Greek origins to it’s classic Americana present\, the heart and soul of this colorful little soda shop on a two-lane highway will always be Thelma and George Nopoulos.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/the-candy-kitchen-an-american-immigration-story/
LOCATION:Fourth Wall Films\, United States
CATEGORIES:Immigration + Opportunity
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary City: A Portal to the Nation's Founding
DESCRIPTION:“Revolutionary City: A Portal to the Nation’s Founding” is a one-stop-shop for students\, teachers\, scholars\, and lovers of history to learn about diverse stories of the American Revolution from the perspective of early residents of America’s revolutionary city. Focused on the stories of everyday Philadelphians\, the portal pushes beyond the Founder-centric narrative by bringing together archival collections from the American Philosophical\, Library Company of Philadelphia\, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/revolutionary-city-a-portal-to-the-nations-founding/
LOCATION:American Philosophical Society Library & Museum\, 104 S. 5th Street\, Philadelphia\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence + Freedom,Repairing and Remembering
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SUMMARY:Insurance During the "Golden Age of Black Business"
DESCRIPTION:Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance\, Co. (1915-1992) was one of the largest Black-owned and operated companies in Kentucky’s history. Four individuals founded Mammoth Life during the “Golden Age of Black Business” in Louisville\, Kentucky: B.O. Wilkerson\, Rochelle I. Smith\, William H. Wright\, and Henry E. Hall. By 1928\, Mammoth Life opened district offices in seven neighboring states: Michigan\, Illinois\, Indiana\, Ohio\, Missouri\, Tennessee\, and Wisconsin. The corporation was central to the Black community for decades\, especially during the height of racial segregation. In 1992\, Atlanta Life Insurance brought out Mammoth Life\, another Black-owned business headquartered in Georgia. By 1994\, Atlanta Life closed down the flagship Louisville district office. This digital exhibit pairs together black and white photographs\, newspaper clippings\, and pastel portraits of former presidents to explore the history of Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance\, Co.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/insurance-during-the-golden-age-of-black-business/
LOCATION:Filson Historical Society\, United States
CATEGORIES:African American Experience
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SUMMARY:General George Washington and the Crossing of the Delaware
DESCRIPTION:George Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River on Christmas\, 1776. They were heading from Pennsylvania to engage the British-paid Hessians at Trenton\, New Jersey. Read about the dangerous travels to Trenton\, and the challenges of returning to Pennsylvania after their victory. \nAmerica250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial\, or 250th anniversary\, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission\, created by Congress\, and the corresponding America250 Foundation\, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/general-george-washington-and-the-crossing-of-the-delaware/
LOCATION:America250\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence + Freedom
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SUMMARY:History Of The Postage Stamp for Kids!
DESCRIPTION:When it was first invented\, people thought the postage stamp was silly. Why would anyone pay to send a letter\, when they were used to paying to receive it? Learn the fascinating history of the postage stamp\, and the first two stamps issued in the United States (can you guess who was featured on them?). Then\, create your own postage stamp design! \nReading level: Grade 6 \nAmerica250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial\, or 250th anniversary\, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission\, created by Congress\, and the corresponding America250 Foundation\, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/history-of-the-postage-stamp-for-kids/
LOCATION:America250\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence + Freedom
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SUMMARY:Sergeant Henry Johnson\, WWI Hero
DESCRIPTION:Henry Johnson\, a Black man who had left the South as part of the Great Migration\, signed up to serve his country during World War I. But the American military at the time was segregated\, and Pvt. Henry Johnson and his regiment of Harlem Hellfighters were attached to a French army unit on the front lines. Read about their defense against enemy attack in May of 1918\, and how Johnson became one of the first Americans ever awarded France’s Croix de Guerre. And read what happened afterwards… \nAmerica250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial\, or 250th anniversary\, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission\, created by Congress\, and the corresponding America250 Foundation\, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/sergeant-henry-johnson-wwi-hero/
LOCATION:America250\, United States
CATEGORIES:African American Experience,Veterans + Sacrifice
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SUMMARY:Fresh Talk: Place and Power
DESCRIPTION:To what degree are identities shaped by food exchanges—from cultivation and harvest to preparation and consumption? In this virtual program\, food rights activist Ianne Fields Stewart\, interdisciplinary artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz\, culinary historian Laura Shapiro\, and interdisciplinary artist Zina Saro-Wiwa discussed questions of global food access\, gender\, class\, and labor.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/fresh-talk-place-and-power/
LOCATION:National Museum of Women in the Arts\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Rights, Duties + Voting
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SUMMARY:Haunted Halloween History
DESCRIPTION:Halloween was introduced to the United States by Irish and Scottish immigrants in the mid-1800s. Read here how it became the very American holiday we think of today\, including how railroads and telegraphs changed it\, and about the woman who invented “trick or treat.” This article includes an activity for kids to write a Halloween story and design a costume. \nReading Level: Grade 8 \nAmerica250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial\, or 250th anniversary\, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission\, created by Congress\, and the corresponding America250 Foundation\, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/haunted-halloween-history/
LOCATION:America250\, United States
CATEGORIES:How We Celebrate,Immigration + Opportunity
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SUMMARY:Revolutionary Questions
DESCRIPTION:Viewed through a wider lens\, declaring independence involved more than a single document and a single historical moment. Before July 1776\, numerous local organizations had urged the Congress to embrace independence. And it was not just “Founding Fathers” but also a broader population whose actions gave the Declaration meaning. A broad-based Founding Generation—ordinary free men\, women held subordinate by law\, enslaved African Americans\, and others—brought their own ideas of liberty to the Revolutionary moment. \nLater generations\, too\, would struggle over Revolutionary issues\, some seeking to fulfill the Declaration’s proclaimed ideals and others promoting vested interests seeking to bypass popular consent. Given the many limits of the nation that the Revolution established\, can the Declaration still be a source of commitment and identity for Americans today? \nExplore these “Revolutionary Questions” to start a conversation in your community!
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/explore-your-political-nuance/
LOCATION:ActiVote\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Rights, Duties + Voting
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SUMMARY:Community Conversation on "The Hornet's Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War" by President Jimmy Carter
DESCRIPTION:When we reflect on the American Revolution\, the crucial role of the South is often overlooked. In this pre-recorded conversation\, speakers Jacob Ross and Tawnya Waggle\, both from the National Park Service\, reflect on President Jimmy Carter’s historical fiction set during the Revolution in the southern states. The conversation connected the book to President Carter’s views of government\, the oppression of enslaved African Americans and Native Americans\, and the complexity of the Southern Campaign.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/community-conversation-on-the-hornets-nest-a-novel-of-the-revolutionary-war-by-president-jimmy-carter/
LOCATION:America250\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence + Freedom,Repairing and Remembering
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SUMMARY:American Indian Life Series (Multiple dates)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this thought-provoking series exploring past and present American Indian cultures. Each day\, an American Indian Interpreter will delve into a different topic: You may examine certain native societies’ influence on American democracy and its struggle for independence and the ways in which they adapted to this changing world. You may discover how European fashion affected American Indian culture and vice versa or the diversity of American Indian religious practices and beliefs. No matter the topic\, this exploration of the diversity of American Indian nations and their role in our collective story is sure to captivate. \n\n 
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/american-indian-life-series/
LOCATION:Colonial Williamsburg\, 429 E. Duke of Gloucester Street\, Williamsburg\, VA\, 23185\, United States
CATEGORIES:Interdependence,Native American Experience,Repairing and Remembering
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SUMMARY:Nation Builders Discuss the Cost of Freedom (Multiple Dates)
DESCRIPTION:Join two Nation Builders to discuss the Cost of Freedom during the formation of the United States; the impact on soldiers and civilians in the war\, the fight for religious freedom and separation of church and state\, the arguments at the Constitutional Convention regarding the Bill of Rights\, the self-liberation and emancipation of some enslaved people and the return to and continuance of bondage for others\, the impact on families that stayed intact and those that were split apart\, etc. Speak with the Nation Builders\, and the historians who portray them\, to give context to the ins and outs of their 18th-century world.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/nation-builders-discuss-the-cost-of-freedom/
LOCATION:Colonial Williamsburg\, 301 S. Nassau Street\, Williamsburg\, VA\, 23185\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence + Freedom,Rights, Duties + Voting
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SUMMARY:How Women's Sports Have Progressed Since Title IX
DESCRIPTION:On June 23\, to celebrate 50 years of Title IX\, the UT Center for Sport\, Peace and Society will launch a website that includes interactive global maps highlighting the connection between national and international laws and policies to the history and progression of women’s sports. This multimedia storytelling and research project champions the fearless superheroes who are standing up to convention in their use of sport as a tool for social change on the field\, in communities\, across media and the world.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/title-ix-multimedia-website/
LOCATION:UT Center for Sport\, Peace & Society\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Interdependence
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SUMMARY:How young\, undocumented organizers fought to bring DACA into existence
DESCRIPTION:Undocumented organizers catapulted themselves into the center of one of the nation’s fiercest debates to form an unlikely\, yet powerful\, political voice. From the DREAM Act\, to DACA\, to deportation and policing\, undocumented organizers ushered in a new era of political activism\, shaping policies\, influencing elections\, and sparking national conversations about exclusion and belonging.   \n\n\n\nThe undocumented organizing collecting initiative explores the roots of how undocumented activists worked to fight for the DREAM Act\, create DACA\, and expand immigrant rights over the past two decades.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/how-young-undocumented-organizers-fought-to-bring-daca-into-existence/
LOCATION:Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Immigration + Opportunity
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SUMMARY:How one girl helped build a Latinx civil rights movement
DESCRIPTION:By the time she graduated high school\, Jessica Govea knew without a doubt that social justice was her calling\, and at the age of 19 she joined Cesar Chavez and the organization that would eventually become the United Farm Workers (UFW).
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/how-one-girl-helped-build-a-latinx-civil-rights-movement/
LOCATION:Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Immigration + Opportunity
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SUMMARY:Isabella Aiukli Cornell makes prom political
DESCRIPTION:For Isabella Aiukli Cornell\, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma\, a prom dress was the perfect vehicle to express pride for her Native heritage and to signal her support of a growing political movement with which she has been deeply involved.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/isabella-aiukli-cornell-makes-prom-political/
LOCATION:Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Native American Experience
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SUMMARY:Fresh Talk: Liz Ogbu and Swoon—How do we build to better?
DESCRIPTION:Liz Ogbu\, a designer\, urbanist and social innovator\, participates in a conversation with artist Caledonia Curry (a.k.a. Swoon) about solving social problems through creative transformations of places\, systems and communities. Moderated by journalist Kriston Capps.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/fresh-talk-liz-ogbu-and-swoon-how-do-we-build-to-better/
LOCATION:National Museum of Women in the Arts\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Interdependence
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SUMMARY:A People’s Journey\, A Nation’s Story
DESCRIPTION:The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life\, history\, and culture. It was established by an Act of Congress in 2003\, following decades of efforts to promote and highlight the contributions of African Americans. To date\, the Museum has collected more than 40\,000 artifacts and nearly 100\,000 individuals have become members. The Museum opened to the public on September 24\, 2016\, as the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/a-peoples-journey-a-nations-story/
LOCATION:Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture\, 1400 Constitution Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, DC\, 20560\, United States
CATEGORIES:African American Experience
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SUMMARY:You decide: Revolutionary Points of View (Tuesdays)
DESCRIPTION:It’s the eve of the American Revolution\, and there are just as many opinions about war and independence as we hear about politics and religion today. Step back in time and encounter points of view that run the gamut. Then\, engage in the most crucial debate in our nation’s history–you will decide whether we remain British or become Americans? \nTuesday evenings in May\, June and July at Colonial Williamsburg.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/you-decide-revolutionary-points-of-view/
LOCATION:Colonial Williamsburg\, E. Duke of Gloucester St. \, Williamsburg\, 23185\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Independence + Freedom
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SUMMARY:Fresh Talk: Righting the Balance - Culinary Justice
DESCRIPTION:Join the National Museum of Women in the Arts for a conversation about the gender inequity that pervades the culinary industry. Celeste Beatty\, the first Black woman brewery owner in America; Jenny Dorsey\, interdisciplinary visual artist and professional chef; and Ashley Rose Young\, Historian of the American Food History Project at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History explore how creativity\, ingenuity\, and networking can create opportunities to level the field. \nImage: Jenny Dorsey\, Reclamation 65\, 2020; Digital Photograph; Courtesy of the artist; © Jenny Dorsey
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/fresh-talk-righting-the-balance-culinary-justice/
LOCATION:National Museum of Women in the Arts\, United States
CATEGORIES:Be Heard,Independence + Freedom
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SUMMARY:"They called me 'race traitor'": Joan Trumpauer Mulholland's lifetime of resistance
DESCRIPTION:By 21\, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland had demonstrated against segregation dozens of times\, been imprisoned for her work as a member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)\, and been hunted for execution by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/they-called-me-race-traitor-joan-trumpauer-mulhollands-lifetime-of-resistance/
LOCATION:Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History\, United States
CATEGORIES:African American Experience,Rights, Duties + Voting
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SUMMARY:Many Tulsa Massacres: How the Myth of a Liberal North Erases a Long History of White Violence
DESCRIPTION:In 1921\, the Tulsa Race Massacre was not an isolated incident\, but part of a pattern of white mob violence against Black communities and institutions that stretched back to the founding of the United States.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/many-tulsa-massacres-how-the-myth-of-a-liberal-north-erases-a-long-history-of-white-violence/
LOCATION:Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History\, United States
CATEGORIES:African American Experience,Repairing and Remembering
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230503T191800
DTSTAMP:20260502T200520
CREATED:20220513T004730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T193320Z
UID:32896-1683141480-1683141480@www.civic-season.com
SUMMARY:Inkpaduta in Iowa: Dakota Decline\, Dispossession and Erasure
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, Kevin Mason\, Waldorf University professor\, presents about Iowa’s changing physical environment during the 1850s and how northwest Iowa’s worst winter on record (1856-1857) escalated tensions between settlers near Spirit Lake and Indigenous peoples led by Inkpaduta.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/inkpaduta-in-iowa-dakota-decline-dispossession-and-erasure/
LOCATION:State Historical Museum of Iowa\, IA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Native American Experience
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230503T191800
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230503T191800
DTSTAMP:20260502T200520
CREATED:20220513T004756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T193316Z
UID:32893-1683141480-1683141480@www.civic-season.com
SUMMARY:Iowa's Native Nations
DESCRIPTION:This recorded program addresses some of the first people to live in the land we now call Iowa. Learn more about the Native nations\, including the Iowa (Baxoje)\, with Lance Foster\, vice chairman of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and author of “The Indians of Iowa” (2010\, University of Iowa Press).
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/iowas-native-nations/
LOCATION:State Historical Museum of Iowa\, United States
CATEGORIES:Native American Experience
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230503T191800
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230503T191800
DTSTAMP:20260502T200520
CREATED:20220513T004932Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230517T230129Z
UID:32890-1683141480-1683141480@www.civic-season.com
SUMMARY:Prairie Fires: Urban Rebellions in the Midwest
DESCRIPTION:In this recorded session\, Dr. Ashley Howard\, University of Iowa\, looks at the relationship between class\, gender and region in urban uprisings in the Midwest; the central differences between the 1960s and the millennial revolts; and how these historical lessons can bring about change today.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/prairie-fires-urban-rebellions-in-the-midwest/
LOCATION:State Historical Museum of Iowa\, IA\, United States
CATEGORIES:African American Experience,Rights, Duties + Voting
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230503T191800
DTSTAMP:20260502T200520
CREATED:20220513T005018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T193314Z
UID:32887-1683141480-1683141480@www.civic-season.com
SUMMARY:"We Came Home Together": Black Civil War Veterans and Community Building in Iowa
DESCRIPTION:In this recorded session\, Dwain Coleman\, University of Iowa Ph.D. candidate and co-director of the Iowa Colored Conventions Digital Project\, discusses how Black Civil War Veterans of the 1st Iowa Regiment of African Descent (60th U.S. Colored Infantry) and their families used the goodwill obtained through their service to fight for equal rights and social space in Iowa’s communities.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/we-came-home-together-black-civil-war-veterans-and-community-building-in-iowa/
LOCATION:State Historical Museum of Iowa\, United States
CATEGORIES:African American Experience,Independence + Freedom
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Niue:20230503T191800
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Niue:20230503T191800
DTSTAMP:20260502T200520
CREATED:20220513T005135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230504T193238Z
UID:32884-1683141480-1683141480@www.civic-season.com
SUMMARY:Fourth of July Gathering Guide
DESCRIPTION:The Fourth of July can bring up lots of conflicting feelings: how are we supposed to be patriotic when our country is so full of challenges and contradictions? It’s time for a better way to observe Independence Day. \nWith the Fourth of July Gathering Guide\, you’ll spend this holiday doing something meaningful and activating. You’ll create an intentional space for reckoning with America’s complexities\, repairing wrongs\, and recommitting to living like a powerful citizen. Based on the nation-wide “Civic Saturday” model\, your gathering will help you strengthen your belief that it matters to show up and take responsibility. Whether you have five minutes by yourself or an hour with friends\, you can use the music\, poetry\, texts\, and discussion prompts in this guide to spark reflection and action. Turn this Fourth of July into something you can be proud of!
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/fourth-of-july-gathering-guide/
LOCATION:Citizen University\, United States
CATEGORIES:How We Celebrate,Repairing and Remembering
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230503T191848
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230503T191848
DTSTAMP:20260502T200520
CREATED:20210609T065703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T213632Z
UID:33328-1683141528-1683141528@www.civic-season.com
SUMMARY:From Apathy to Agency: How to Reframe Elections for New Voters
DESCRIPTION:In the last presidential election\, less than half of eligible young people voted. Why? \nAfter all\, countless initiatives have been launched to register and mobilize these voters. School lectures stress the importance of voting. Celebrities swamp social media with urgent pleas. And in some states\, there are even drives to lower the voting age. Why then do young people reject their right\, and responsibility\, to vote?
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/from-apathy-to-agency-how-to-reframe-elections-for-new-voters/
LOCATION:Vote By Design\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence + Freedom,Rights, Duties + Voting
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230503T191900
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230503T191900
DTSTAMP:20260502T200520
CREATED:20210609T060535Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T222019Z
UID:33946-1683141540-1683141540@www.civic-season.com
SUMMARY:Try Being George Washington!
DESCRIPTION:Be Washington is a first-person interactive leadership experience. Come face to face with challenges that George Washington confronted as commander in chief and the president in four key scenarios that established precedents for veterans service\, federalism\, and foreign policy. \nBe Washington can be played onsite at Mount Vernon or at bewashington.org. It is also available through the App Store and Google play
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/try-being-george-washington/
LOCATION:George Washington’s Mount Vernon\, United States
CATEGORIES:Independence + Freedom,Rights, Duties + Voting,Veterans + Sacrifice
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230503T191900
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230503T191900
DTSTAMP:20260502T200520
CREATED:20210609T060536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T222001Z
UID:33943-1683141540-1683141540@www.civic-season.com
SUMMARY:How Museums Can Help the Public Make Sense of Pandemics
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Sabrina Sholts invites audiences to join the Smithsonian and leverage science communication and informal education as a safeguard against pandemic threats\, helping to stem the tide of panic and confusion that can quickly inundate facts and reason when novel viruses emerge.
URL:https://www.civic-season.com/event/how-museums-can-help-the-public-make-sense-of-pandemics/
LOCATION:Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History\, United States
CATEGORIES:Interdependence
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