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Political polarization. Election result rejections. Limits to voter access. The January 6th attack on the Capitol. <\/span><\/p>\n The fragility of our democracy has become a key talking point for politicians, academics, and the media. But for us, as educators, that fragility is a call to action. We need to equip our students with the skills to not only engage with but also shape our democracy confidently and responsibly.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n These essential questions are designed to engage our students as citizens and future leaders of the democracy we want to serve.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.1″]<\/p>\n In February 2025, we co-hosted a discussion about Democracy with Revolutionary Spaces<\/a>. Moderated by WBUR’s<\/a> Sim\u00f3<\/span>n Rios, the panel included Dayna Cunningham, the Pierre and Pamela Omidyar Dean of Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life<\/a>, Chawky Frenn, visual artist and professor at George Mason University<\/a>, Noorya Hayat, researcher at the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)<\/a>, Elizabeth Hansen Shapiro, former CEO and co-founder of the National Trust for Local News<\/a>, and Sophia Hall, Deputy Litigation Director at Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR)<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch the panel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.1″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.1″]<\/p>\n In May 2025, we brought all of our schools together to share their work on the theme of Democracy. Our keynote speaker was Iv\u00e1n Espinoza-Madrigal, the Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights (LCR)<\/a>, and there were presentations by the Mayor’s Youth Council<\/a>, BosNOMA<\/a>, and Chawky Frenn<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.1″][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.1″][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”1169,1168,1176,1177,1162,1178,1180,1181,1166,1164,1186,1163,1179,1184,1191,1192,1193,1194,1182,1183″ show_title_and_caption=”off” _builder_version=”4.1″ custom_padding=”||0px|||”][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.1″ hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.1″ column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.1″ type=”1_3″][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.1″ hover_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n\n
Democracy Now: A Panel Discussion<\/h1>\n
Democracy Now: Final Exhibition<\/h1>\n
Democracy Now: Videos of the Exhibition<\/h1>\n