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Protecting our Children
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Tent Talks: iCivics with Louise Dube
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Spotlight Speaker: Ryan Busse
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Spotlight Speaker: David Pepper, Saving Democracy
BigTent Zoom RoomA warm welcome to David Pepper, who is returning under the Tent. Join us as we speak to him about his new best-selling book, Saving Democracy: The User’s Manual For Every American. The book provides a framework for all pro-democracy activists (us!) to better understand the steps to save our democracy. As Pepper notes, “we are […]
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Tent Talk: We the People for Education with Tiffany Van Der Hyde
BigTent Zoom RoomJoin us as we discussed the changing the narrative for public schools. We The People For Education (WTPFE) wants to return local school districts’ focus to its students and tamp down on the extreme rhetoric pushed by some activists and elected officials. They’re tired of efforts like book bans that both target specific groups of […]
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Spotlight Speaker: Banned in the USA with Suzanne Nossel and Richard Dresser
FeaturedBigTent Zoom Room2023 Banned Books Week is upon us, and we were thrilled to host Suzanne Nossel, CEO of PEN America, and Richard Dresser, President of the Writers Guild Initiative. They examined the current movement to ban books in public schools and libraries across the country, underscoring the impacts of increased censorship on students and schools, as […]
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Empowering the Youth Vote in America with The Civics Center Founder Laura Brill & CNN Anchor Jake Tapper
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent hosted a discussion featuring Laura W. Brill, CEO and Founder of The Civics Center and Jake Tapper, CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent. Their conversation dove into the current state of youth civic engagement and explored strategies for lowering the barriers to registration and voting. Laura and her team are on a mission to […]
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Liz Cheney In Conversation with Charlie Sykes – Oath and Honor
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent is pleased to host a conversation featuring Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney (R-WY) and MSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes. This conversation will explore a range of topics including the future of democracy, insights from Cheney's book 'Oath and Honor', the dynamics within the Republican Party, perspectives on Trump and the Capitol assault, and previously undisclosed stories from […]
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Tent Talk: Protect Our Winters – Stoking the Vote
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent welcomed Erin Sprague, CEO of Protect our Winters and Team Captain and pro climber Abbey Smith . In 2024, Protect Our Winters aims to mobilize its alliance members, including athletes, creatives, scientists, brands, and resorts, to encourage civic engagement and voter turnout in November’s general election. The POW ‘Stoke the Vote’ campaign is an […]
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Turn up the Vote with HeadCount’s Executive Director Lucille Wenegieme
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent was thrilled to host Lucille Wenegieme Executive Director of HeadCount. Lucille discussed HeadCount’s impactful work in fostering voter engagement and civic involvement with young voters, through music and culture. She dove into their strategies and innovative approaches to promote voter registration and democratic participation. HeadCount gets people registered to vote and interested in democracy. […]
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The Epstein Reckoning: What The Files Reveal About Power
BigTent Zoom RoomOn Thursday, February 19, speakers dug into the latest revelations in the Epstein saga, including high-profile arrests abroad, and asked the pressing question: why is accountability happening overseas while America stalls? In this urgent Big Tent conversation, Camaron Stevenson and Nina Burleigh of COURIER Newsroom, moderated by Kimberly Atkins Stohr of The Boston Globe, explored what […]