Partnerships formed between TDC and national organizations give our members access to a myriad of opportunities to develop, participate, and communicate the results of their collaborative civic work and democratic learning efforts. TDC is pleased to announce the following calls for participation to member institutions. For more information, click on the links or contact: Verdis Robinson, interim National Manager of The Democracy Commitment. TDC icitizen Pilot…
Clashes Over Citizenship: Promoting, Listening, Learning, and Engagement A Webinar Series of the Citizenship Under Siege Project The US Constitution’s preamble speaks of “We the People”—but who is considered part of that sacred circle, and how has this group varied over time? When national identity is hotly contested, what does it mean to experience citizenship as partial, denied, or fully…
Happy National Voter Registration Day!! The Democracy Commitment celebrates National Voter Registration Day as a Special Day of Action. According to the coalition, in 2008, 6 million Americans didn’t vote because they missed a registration deadline or didn’t know how to register. In 2016, the movement wants to make sure no one is left out. On September 27, 2016, volunteers, celebrities,…
Consider having your students tweet ideas, questions, analysis, and observations about the first 2016 Presidential Debates as part of a political science, communications, or other academic course or as part of a watch event planned on campus. Or join the conversation on your own! Whether you’re hosting a campus Debate Watch Event or will be tuning into the debates on your own, we…
The Democracy Commitment adopts National Voter Registration Day as a Special Day of Action. According to the coalition, in 2008, 6 million Americans didn’t vote because they missed a registration deadline or didn’t know how to register. In 2016, the movement wants to make sure no one is left out. On September 27, 2016, volunteers, celebrities, and organizations from all…
Join Us! Engage the Election 2016 Debate Watch #iDebate16 Tweet-Ups As part of our ADP/TDC Engage the Election 2016 initiative powered by icitizen, we will be hosting a series of Presidential Debate Watch Tweet-ups. Planning a debate watch event on campus? Consider tweeting your ideas, questions, analysis and observations about the 2016 Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates as part of a political…
Engage the Election 2016 Webinar #9: Is your campus ALL IN? Join the Challenge to Increase Democratic Engagement Wednesday, September 21, 2016 | 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST RSVP here. Is your campus ALL IN? More than 130 college campuses across 33 states (including 45 ADP campuses & 12 TDC campuses) have committed to improving democratic engagement by joining the ALL IN…
Webinar #8 Text, Talk, Vote! Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | 2 p.m. EST | Register here. Our Eighth Free Webinar in the Engage the Election 2016 Series features Text, Talk, Vote! Join Us! Text, Talk, Vote uses a text-based platform to facilitate in-person conversations about voting with a small group of young people (3-4 per group). The group receives and discusses prompts delivered…
Citizenship Under Siege: Promoting Listening, Learning, and Engagement Fall 2016 Webinar SeriesThe US Constitution’s preamble speaks of “We the People”—but who is considered part of that sacred circle, and how has this group varied over time? When national identity is hotly contested, what does it mean to experience citizenship as partial, denied, or fully acknowledged? How can the humanities illuminate…
Webinar #8 Text, Talk, Vote! Wednesday, September 14, 2016 | 2 p.m. EST Register here. Text, Talk, Vote uses a text-based platform to facilitate in-person conversations about voting with a small group of young people (3-4 per group). The group receives and discusses prompts delivered by text, interacting with each other and moving through the program at their own pace. The free program creates meaningful…
