We make connections that bring people together to support candidates and causes that strengthen democracy and promote civic engagement.
Since 2017 we have been introducing political candidates and civic leaders to our active and engaged community through in-person and Zoom-based events.
On the political side we have hosted Governors, Secretaries of State, Congresspeople and Senators including:
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Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan
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Gavin Newsom, Governor of California
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Katie Hobbs, Governor of Arizona
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Josh Shapiro, Governor of Pennsylvania
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Secretary of States of Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, and Nevada
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Eleni Kounalakis, California Lt. Governor
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Dozens of U.S. Congresspeople and Senators
Our efforts to promote civic education and engagement are highly informative, often inspiring, and feature prominent leaders including:
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Prof. Larry Diamond, expert in democracy studies at Stanford University.
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Prof. Mike McFaul of Stanford, former US Ambassador to Russia
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Scott Galloway, NYU professor and co-host of the Pivot podcast
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Charlotte Hill, UC Berkeley professor and expert on elections and voting
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John Dean, Nixon White House Counsel and Watergate hearings' star witness
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Paul Solman, PBS NewsHour correspondent
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Marc Elias, preeminent voting rights expert
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do nothing.” -- Edmund Burke