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  • May 2023

  • Tue 16

    Tent Talk: Ballotpedia

    May 16, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    On Tuesday, May 16th at 12pm ET Ballotpedia will be joining us to discuss citizen-led legislation (ballot measures), why it's important, and ballot measure trends they are seeing around the country. Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics, and the nation’s premier resource for unbiased information on elections, politics, and policy As a non-partisan […]

  • June 2023

  • Tue 6

    Tent Talk: Civic Influencers

    June 6, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    Maxim Thorne, CEO of Civic Influencers, and Rohan Preston, Theater Critic at the Star Tribune will join on on Tuesday, June 6th at 12pm ET. Civic Influencers gives young voters on-the-ground data and winning strategies on campuses and in communities  to boost civic power and impact elections. Read Thorne's latest Washington Post Op-Ed article here […]

  • July 2023

  • Tue 18

    Tent Talk: The Fairness Project- Ohio’s Latest Power Grab

    July 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    We welcome Hannah Ledford Deputy Executive Director and Campaign Director for the Fairness Project. In Latest Power Grab, Ohio Senate Advances Anti-Democratic Supermajority Requirement for Ballot Measures. In the latest […]

  • September 2023

  • Tue 19

    Tent Talk: We the People for Education with Tiffany Van Der Hyde

    September 19, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    Join 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 […]

  • Tue 26

    Tent Talk: Center for Common Ground with Andrea Miller

    September 26, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    Join us in a discussion with Andrea Miller, founding Board member of Center for Common Ground. Center for Common Ground was founded to educate and empower under-represented voters in voter […]

  • January 2024

  • Tue 30

    Michael Waldman and Judge J. Michael Luttig: Is the U.S. President Above the Law?

    January 30, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent was thrilled to host Michael Waldman, President of the Brennan Center for Justice and retired Judge J. Michael Luttig. They joined us to discuss the 2024 election, and whether […]

  • February 2024

  • Tue 13

    Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State: Election Security in 2024

    February 13, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
    BigTent Zoom Room

    We were thrilled to host distinguished guest speaker, Jocelyn Benson, Michigan’s 43rd Secretary of State and Wendy Weiser,vice president, Brennan Center for Justice. Secretary Benson is a celebrated figure in […]

  • Tue 27

    Empowering the Youth Vote in America with The Civics Center Founder Laura Brill & CNN Anchor Jake Tapper

    February 27, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST
    BigTent Zoom Room

     BigTent 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 […]

  • March 2024

  • Tue 12

    Vote Forward and BigTentUSA Letter-Writing to Voters!

    March 12, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent is thrilled to launch our letter writing partnership with Vote Forward! Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 12, at 12pm ET, as we launch our partnership! We're working together […]

  • Tue 19

    Protecting the Right to Vote: One ID at a Time with Lauren Kunis, CEO VoteRiders

    March 19, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent is thrilled to host a Tent Talk with VoteRiders’ CEO and Executive Director, Lauren Kunis. We will also be writing letters to North Carolina voters who have very strict […]

  • April 2024

  • Tue 2

    A Conversation with GALVANIZE Executive Director Jackie Payne and Journalist Bonnie Fuller

    April 2, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent was thrilled to host a conversation with Galvanize Founder and Executive Director Jackie Payne and renowned journalist Bonnie Fuller. They dove  into what is happening with the moderate white […]

  • May 2024

  • Tue 14

    Why Letter Writing Wins: Yasmin Radjy, Executive Director, Vote Forward

    May 14, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent was thrilled to bring back Vote Forward! We welcome Executive Director, Yasmin Radjy to the tent. We will dove into how Vote Forward determines its strategy and how they […]

  • Wed 22

    Tent Talk: Lauren Groh-Wargo – Voting in Georgia

    May 22, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    When Larry David ended his twelve season run playing himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm, he chose to highlight a provision of SB 202 passed in 2021.The first “election integrity law” […]

  • June 2024

  • Tue 11

    Tent Talk: Protect Our Winters – Stoking the Vote

    June 11, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent 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 […]

  • Tue 25

    Tent Talk: Aaron Frank and Anton Moore Under the Tent

    June 25, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    We were thrilled to host Aaron Frank, co-founder and president, Focus for Democracy (F4D) and Anton Moore, founder of DJ’s at the Polls. F4D researches programs and reviews evidence to […]

  • July 2024

  • Tue 23

    Tent Talk: A Conversation with Working America, Founder Karen Nussbaum

    July 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent hosted Karen Nussbaum, founding director of Working America, and Joseph Loyacono Bustos, Volunteer Coordinator. Working America is the largest non-union organization in the U.S. With over 4 million members […]

  • Tue 30

    Tent Talk: The States Project – Why States are the Bulwark for Democracy

    July 30, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    On July 30th at 12:00PM ET BigTentUSA was honored to welcome Mandara Meyers, Chief Programs officer of The States Project along with Senior Manager of Recruitment, Giving Circles, Tia Howard.  […]

  • August 2024

  • Tue 13

    Tent Talk: What is Rural America Thinking with Sarah Jaynes and Jess Piper

    August 13, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent USA was thrilled to welcome Sarah Jaynes, Executive Director of Rural Democracy Initiative  and Jess Piper, Executive Director of Blue Missouri. Our conversation focused on rural America and what […]

  • Tue 27

    BigTent Letter-Writing Party!

    August 27, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    ???? 71 DAYS TO GO! Time to DO SOMETHING! Join us for a letter writing session with Vote Forward on Tuesday, August 27 at 12pm ET! It’s so important for […]

  • September 2024

  • Tue 10

    Turn up the Vote with HeadCount’s Executive Director Lucille Wenegieme

    September 10, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent 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. […]

  • Tue 17

    Tent Talk: Recruiting Future State Leaders with New Politics Founder Emily Cherniack

    September 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent was thrilled to welcome New Politics Founder and Executive Director Emily Cherniak and AZ State House District 5 Candidate Aaron Márquez under the tent. Emily is on a mission to train and recruit “servant leaders” that […]

  • October 2024

  • Thu 17

    Tent Talk: Voting Access with CT’s Secretary of State and National Vote at Home Institute

    October 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent welcomed Connecticut’s Secretary of State Stephanie Thomas and Barbara Smith Warner, Executive Director of Vote at Home (VAH). Voting turnout often reflects how accessible voting is for eligible voters. Currently, […]

  • October 2025

  • Wed 15

    Mobilize Virginia: Students Rising for Democracy

    October 15, 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT
    BigTent Zoom Room

    BigTent hosted a TentTalk on Wednesday, October 15 at 12:00pm ET featuring Sandy Radoff and Claire Ullman, co-founders of Students for Voting Justice, and Andrea Miller, founding board member of […]

  • March 2026

  • Thu 19

    Cornhuskers Countdown: Nebraska and the 2026 Midterms

    March 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

    On Thursday, March 19, BigTentUSA convened a TentTalk discussion highlighting the political stakes in Nebraska ahead of the 2026 midterms. With Aaron Parnas as moderator, independent candidate for U.S. Senate […]

  • April 2026

  • Thu 9

    Courageous Citizenship: Bridging the Divide

    April 9 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

    On April 9, BigTentUSA convened a timely conversation featuring Randy Freeman and Michael Asbury of Braver Angels, the nation’s largest cross-partisan volunteer movement working to bridge America’s political divide. Moderated […]

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