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Filmmaker Spotlight Event: Resistance, Activism & the Media

December 3, 2024

Filmmaker Spotlight Event: Resistance, Activism & the Media How does media shape civic engagement and public trust in challenging times for democracy? Join filmmakers Dawne Langford (The Body Politic), Marco Williams (Murders That Matter), and So Yun Um (Liquor Store…

Why Art Matters

November 21, 2024 | Video

Philadelphia-based artist, Rhonda Babb, was selected by the Human Impacts Institute as the winner of the Voices for Change design competition with her “Your Vote Matters to Her” screen print design.

Let History Be A Guide

November 15, 2024

Emotional responses after the 2024 elections are understandable, but they don’t begin to tell the whole story of what happened, why it happened, or what will happen next. Can history be a guide? Perhaps.

Dear America

November 14, 2024 | Video

Written and directed by Molly Smith, “Dear America” is a short film that explores the student perspective of gun violence. It was written when Smith herself was in high school.

Student Voices on Democracy & Voting

November 3, 2024

Preserving Democracy partnered with public media stations and colleges across the country to hear student perspectives on voting and democracy and this election season.

A Braver Way to Election Day

November 3, 2024

Election Day is just around the corner and many Americans are facing anxiety around the outcomes and are feeling overwhelmed by news about the election. Dive into two podcast episodes below from A Braver Way that are timely and relevant,…

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