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This election season has some fearing that American democracy is in deep peril, as candidates and voters navigate a series of overlapping crises around public health, economic and racial inequality, political polarization, and voter suppression. To understand what’s next, CHF convenes some of the authors behind Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century, a recent report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Join Chair of the AAAS Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship Eric Liu and Commission members Pete Peterson and Hahrie Han for a conversation about our country’s future.
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This election season has some fearing that American democracy is in deep peril, as candidates and voters navigate a series of overlapping crises around public health, economic and racial inequality, political polarization, and voter suppression. To understand what’s next, CHF convenes some of the authors behind Our Common Purpose: Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century, a recent report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). Join Chair of the AAAS Commission on the Practice of Democratic Citizenship Eric Liu and Commission members Pete Peterson and Hahrie Han for a conversation about our country’s future.
Donate now to support programs like this: chicagohumanities.org/donate
This program is presented in partnership with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
This week’s programs presented with the support of Bank of America.
View captions powered by StreamText: wordshare.com/player/CHF
Pre-show music by Mad Squabbles: madsquabbles.bandcamp.com/track/black-lives
Explore upcoming events: chicagohumanities.org
Connect on Twitter: twitter.com/ChiHumanities
Connect on Facebook: facebook.com/chicagohumanities
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![Alicia Garza on the Purpose of Power [ASL]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OznYcPRm8_o/hqdefault.jpg "Alicia Garza on the Purpose of Power [ASL]
“Black people. I love you. I love us. Our lives matter,” wrote Alicia Garza in a 2013 Facebook post after the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. The #BlackLivesMatter hashtag that emerged in response to the post, and the following movement (co-founded by Garza), remains as important today as it was then, with people across the country continuing to protest state-sanctioned violence against Black people. Garza returns to CHF to discuss her debut book The Purpose of Power, which details the two decades of organizing experience that guides her activism. Garza is joined in conversation by writer, pleasure activist, and social justice facilitator adrienne maree brown.
This annual lecture is supported by the Doris Conant Endowment for Programs on Women and Culture and is presented in partnership with 826CHI.
This week’s programs presented with the support of Fifth Third Bank.
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