Tent Talk: We the People for Education with Tiffany Van Der Hyde
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 […]
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Tent Talk: Center for Common Ground with Andrea Miller
BigTent Zoom RoomJoin 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 […]
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Michael Waldman and Judge J. Michael Luttig: Is the U.S. President Above the Law?
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State: Election Security in 2024
BigTent Zoom RoomWe 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 […]
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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 […]
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Vote Forward and BigTentUSA Letter-Writing to Voters!
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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Protecting the Right to Vote: One ID at a Time with Lauren Kunis, CEO VoteRiders
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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A Conversation with GALVANIZE Executive Director Jackie Payne and Journalist Bonnie Fuller
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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Why Letter Writing Wins: Yasmin Radjy, Executive Director, Vote Forward
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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Tent Talk: Lauren Groh-Wargo – Voting in Georgia
BigTent Zoom RoomWhen 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” […]
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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 […]
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Tent Talk: Aaron Frank and Anton Moore Under the Tent
BigTent Zoom RoomWe 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 […]
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Tent Talk: A Conversation with Working America, Founder Karen Nussbaum
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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Tent Talk: The States Project – Why States are the Bulwark for Democracy
BigTent Zoom RoomOn 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. […]
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Tent Talk: What is Rural America Thinking with Sarah Jaynes and Jess Piper
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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BigTent Letter-Writing Party!
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 […]
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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. […]
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Tent Talk: Recruiting Future State Leaders with New Politics Founder Emily Cherniack
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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Tent Talk: Voting Access with CT’s Secretary of State and National Vote at Home Institute
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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, […]
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Mobilize Virginia: Students Rising for Democracy
BigTent Zoom RoomBigTent 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 […]
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Cornhuskers Countdown: Nebraska and the 2026 Midterms
BigTent Zoom RoomOn 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 […]
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Courageous Citizenship: Bridging the Divide
BigTent Zoom RoomOn 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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Ready, Set, Vote: Removing Barriers to the Ballot
Democracy works best when everyone can participate—and that starts with making sure every eligible voter can cast a ballot. At this BigTentUSA TentTalk held on June 9, VoteRiders’ Sylvester Johnson […]