HARTFORD, CT -- Connecticut Humanities awarded Everyday Democracy a $4,899 grant to bring “hands-on-civics” Innovator, Leader, and Author Scott Warren to Hartford on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Hartford Public Library’s Center for Contemporary Culture, Hartford, CT from 2:30-3:30 p.m.
The 2019 Civic Ambassadors Summit and is free and open to the general public.
For more information and to register go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/318801092279112/
Scott Warren – Generation Citizen
Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street, Hartford, CT
2:30 – 3:30 pm
Scott Warren's keynote, “Generation Citizen: the Power of Youth Civic Engagement,” will engage community and civic leaders, educators, students, and humanities scholars in a conversation about the importance of youth civic engagement and civics education for our democracy. Mr. Warren will address such topics as:
- How youth civic leadership has evolved (using the examples in his book, Generation Citizen: the Power of Youth in Our Politics)
- What youth civic leadership could look like in the context of our present day democracy and society and with a focus on racial equity
- What kinds of leadership building and engagement opportunities and models, especially through inclusive hands-on civics, we need to create to bring about the next generation of diverse young civic leaders
- How youth civic engagement and leadership have strengthened our democracy.
Mr. Warren will also share about his work at Generation Citizen and how it engages with schools and teachers.
According to Valeriano Ramos of Everyday Democracy, “our youth has been in the forefront of transformative social justice and political change in our country, and Mr. Warren’s work offers new perspectives and examples of successful models of hands-on civics education that can promote civics learning and skills among youth in what is now a pivotal social context for our democracy.” He added, “the humanities offer a unique lens for understanding how recent movements led by youth can not only lead to more equitable social justice change but also to a stronger democracy. We are fortunate to have Mr. Warren as our guest speaker on this most important topic for our future generations.”
Scott Warren is the Chief Executive Officer of Generation Citizen, a national nonprofit organization based in New York City. He co-founded Generation Citizen at Brown University with fellow student Anna Ninan during their senior year, working with students in the local Providence community. From that starting point in 2008, Scott has grown Generation Citizen to become one of the preeminent civics education organizations in the country, promoting Action Civics across diverse geographies through best-in-class programming and concrete policy change. Scott has served as a Social Entrepreneur in Residence at Brown University and Tufts University. Scott was named an Echoing Green Fellow in 2010, and a Draper Richards Kaplan Fellow in 2012. He continues to write on subjects ranging youth political engagement to African politics to sports, and has been published and featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, the Christian Science Monitor, Education Week, the New York Daily News, Huffington Post, San Diego Union Tribune, Sports Illustrated, Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Providence Journal. His new book, Generation Citizen: The Power of Youth in Our Politics, was published in 2019.
Support for Generation Citizen: the Power of Youth Civic Engagement is made possible by a quick grant from Connecticut Humanities and through funding provided by the State of Connecticut.
Connecticut Humanities
Established in 1974 and an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Connecticut Humanities provides opportunities to explore the history, literature and the vibrant culture that make our state, cities and towns attractive places to live and work. Learn more by visiting cthumanities.org.
Everyday Democracy
Everyday Democracy is a project of The Paul J. Aicher Foundation, a private operating foundation dedicated to strengthening deliberative democracy and improving the quality of public life in the United States. Since its inception, Everyday Democracy, based in Hartford, CT, has worked with more than 600 communities by providing advice, training, tools and resources. It also partners with national and local organizations to strengthen the field of dialogue and deliberation and promote a stronger, more equitable democracy. Everyday Democracy’s vision is a democracy where all voices are valued, and where participation and racial equity become a permanent part of the way we work as a country at the local, state and national levels.
The Hartford Public Library is a co-sponsor of this program.
Hartford Media Group is the official media sponsor of this program.
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Contact:
Sandy Rodriguez
Everyday Democracy
860-712-4047
srodriguez@everyday-democracy.org
Valeriano Ramos
Everyday Democracy
860-727-5917
vramos@everyday-democracy.org
Website: www.everyday-democracy.org
